I love cardboard. There are multiple things you can do with it and it’s free. Every time we go to the supermarket my girls want to carry some, the bigger the better. They love to hide below it in the car, make forts at home, make beds for the dog and themselves… I am astonished with their imagination.
And then we found a wonderful idea for Christmas, just using cardboard, cotton and some glitter… A cardboard village
We decided to paint the trees green and add some glitter at the top to give it a snowy look, and we added some lights between them, and it looks wonderful at night.
You can find full instructions and the pattern here
I can tell you this is one of the funniest and easiest crafts you can do for Christmas, but if you need more inspiration you can have a look at these other ideas
Hugs,
Pili
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This is beautiful! Way beyond my crafting level, lol! It would be fun for pretend play for kids, too!
Emma, I’m sure you can do it, it’s really easy!
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What a cute way of decorating your home for the holidays Pili! I bet your girls love it. And the lights are an extra highlight!! I love cardboard and what you can do with it! Love martha too!!! Feliz semana!!!
Yes, the girls love it! We’re planning something else out of cardboard
This is such a neat idea! I love the idea of reusing things!
Thanks for joining Cooking and Crafting with J & J!
Me too, Jess. Love to see you again
Pilli, this is such a cute idea. The fact that your girls come up with these things is great. They’ll be able to take over your blog in a few years. I absolutely love the lights in the back of the cardboard. Makes it look so pretty.
Haha, I would love a bit of help with the blog right now! I’m really glad I have the time to be with them and make things together
Oh this is too cute!! I will definitely make one with my oldest daughter, it would be so much fun! I’m pinning and sharing!
Ntina, I promise you will have a fun time together!
Pili, This is adorable and so creative! I love the village idea with the treetops in the background! Cute!
Thanks, Wendi. Everyone who come home love it!
So cute! I love this idea! I feel like gluing candy to it would be a great alternative to a traditional gingerbread house!
Yes! That’s a really good idea too! Kids would love it!
Thanks for stopping by, Kate
Hi Pili,
Wow this village came out so pretty using cardboard!
Thanks for sharing your creations with us at Cooking and Crafting with J & J.
Julie xo
Who said we need to spend a lot of money for decorating? Thanks for visiting, Julie
What a great atmosphere this village displays. It’s so wonderful that all you needed was a piece of cardboard. So creative!
I can tell is the Christmas decor item my kids love most!
Thanks for stopping by Ilka!
That looks the cutest thing ever! I see myself as a child want to do something like it. Adorable, easy and very nice.
Thanks another incredible addition to #tiptuesday.
I don’t know who enjoyed more making it, if the girls or myself 😉 Love this kind of projects, free and easy.
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Pili, so sweet! And I love that it’s upcycled. When my kiddos were wee ones, cardboard was the best thing to play with.
Thanks for sharing, Lynn
I can tell, Lynn. My girls are not wee ones and cardboard is still the best thing in the world to play with!
This is such a cool idea – i’m totally going to try it with my kids! I love how it looks lit up in the evening.
You’ll have a good time doing it, Laura. I would love to see yours!!
I love that you and the girls do so many fun things together! Love it! This village is really adorable. I loved it during the day shot, but really loved it when you turned the lights on. So festive! Love it!!!!
They grow too fast, so we try to do things together as much as we can. When they leave home there’ll be more than enought time to do other things.
This is their Christmas favorite!
This is so cute! We always have cardboard boxes around this time of year. This would be a fun activity on a snow day.
A house with kids always have cardboard boxes around! I’m sure you’ll have fun with it, Keri
wow so creative! I am so impressed you made all that out of cardboard haha. beyond my skill level. it looks lovely!
Haha, you’re funny Tianna! It’s really simple, and cardboard is easy to work with
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This is so creative! It looks like a gingerbread house scene, and I love how it looks when it’s lit up. Who would have thought that something so pretty could come from an old box?
Thanks, Meredith! Cardboard is great to make things with, and with kids around it never fails. Fun time assured!
This is such a great idea. I may try a simplier version as a craft for my daughter. I almost threw away a box today but I will go see if I still have it.
Glad you like it, Carolyn! I would love to see yours!
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Thank you for sharing at the Thursday Favorite Things blog hop
Thank you for stopping by, Betty!
Wow! What a fabulous transformation! My kids will love this. I am totally making this for them 🙂 Thanks for sharing at #turnituptuesday 🙂 I’m one of the co-hosts for November and December and I loved your project. Can’t wait to see what you link up with us next week! 🙂 Maria. x
Maria, I’m really glad you liked it and decided to make your own for your kids! They will love it!
Thank you so much for stopping by 🙂
This is so adorable! Thanks for sharing it at the Vintage Inspiration Party – I pinned it, and am giving you a shout-out on Facebook here – https://www.facebook.com/KnickofTime/
Thank you so much, Angie!! I’m your fan so I’m really excited you stopped by!
What a great craft to do with the kids. It looks really good and I bet you had so much fun doing this. One to go into the loft after Christmas to add to next year I should imagine?
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Yes, of course! We keep it for the next Christmas. We enjoyed doing it and now we’re planning make something else out of cardboard too
I love this so much Pili! You’re one in a million, honestly! Thanks for sharing at Five Star Frou-Frou. Love, Mimi xxx
I really appreciate your comments and your taking the time to stop by every week, Mimi. Glad you like it too!
Hi Pili,
I am a BIG fan of cardboard too! You can make so many different decorations and props with it and it entertains the kiddos for hours. Love the added touch with the lights, that gives it so much! Thanks for sharing this with everyone at Talented Tuesday!
Cheers,
AJ
Hi, AJ! I love cardboard too, it’s so versatile! My girls can play with a cardboard box for hours and laugh all the time.
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It’s amazing what you can make from a bit of old cardboard 🙂 great imagination! Thanks for linking to #frifree4all
Hayley, thank you for stopping by, glad you like it too!
Phili, your cardboard village is fantastic! Such a great project. Thanks so much for sharing this @ Dream. Create. Inspire. Link. Pinning:). Have a great rest of your week and take care, Tara
Hi, Tara!! Thank you so much for stopping by and taking time to comment.
Happy Thanksgiving!
I really love it. I’m thinking of doing some kind of paper houses also. Love the look. Pinned onto my Christmas board. Linda @Crafts a la mode
Hi, Linda! Paper houses would look great too, thanks for you taking the time to stop by!
I think I should make this with my daughter this Christmas, she would have a ball and she is very crafty 🙂
A fondue restaurant sounds amazing, but fondue at home is even better! I am always a huge fan of anything chocolate!
Thanks for linking up to Marvelous Monday on Smart Party Planning.
Then you know, Catherine, she will be happy making this with you and you’d have a great time together.
Thanks for visiting!
I’ve pinned this, it’s such a good idea!
Glay you like it too, Anna!
What a sweet idea. Houses and Christmas seem to go together.
Yes, maybe it’s because we meet and share with the family. Glad you like it too!
So simple yet so beautiful, Pili! It’s amazing how cardboard can be recycled for so many upcycles and this is fantastic.
Thank you for sharing at the Creative Craft Challenge! It’s featured! 🙂
http://redoityourselfinspirations.blogspot.com/2015/12/creative-craft-challenge-12.html
Hi, Robin!! We use cardboard a lot around here, it is free and easy to handle for the girls.
Thank you so much for the feature!
Pili, this cardboard village is awesome!! I never would have thought of this! It’s very creative!! I like the details you added. It gives it a unique touch to the display!! 🙂
It’s not my idea but when I first saw it I knew we were going to do it!
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