Today’s economic situation, more than ever, necessitates that we look for inexpensive materials for art. Also, with people concentrating on recycling, the use of materials over and over again gains significance.
Youngsters generally are fascinated with boxes and they use them for play and creating toys.  Adults find them, interesting, too, and on their own or with children find creative uses for them.
Some crafty uses for boxes, which range from jewelry containers to those huge ones encompassing appliances:

Houses painted in exotic or realiztic colors
Trains
Airplanes
Animals
Tunnels
Base/canvas for artwork
Sculptures with small boxes
Mixed media  and fabric art coverings
Weaving

What do you do with box art?  Share …read more

One of my readers stopped by to comment on my post, The Charm of Imaginary Games, and reminded me of the delight of big boxes.
One of my kids’ favorite toys is a big box that they can decorate as a plane or castle or car or whatever they are feeling like that day. They have way more fun with that than with the fancier more finished toys
I want to thank Mike for calling my attention to big boxes.  My grandchildren, as well as my daughter before them, have been fascinated with big boxes and all that can be done with them. …read more