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S NOTE

The J ol ly Book of Boxcraft”has been enl arged

an d rewri tten f rom work s ta rte d in M ay, 1909. Thi s

work was purchased by St. N i cholas, L i ttle F olks,

Good Housek e ep i ng, The Congregati onali st and

Chri stian World, The Design er, Holland’

s M aga

z i ne , The Housek eep er, The Ladi es’ Home J ournal,

The N ew Y ork Herald,and The N ew Y ork Tri b

un e . Thanks are due to them for the courtesy of

us ing materi al which was inc luded in thei r a rtic l es .

The autho r feel s that i t i s only right to acknowl

edge he r indebtedness to the chi ld ren themselves who

have len t the i r toys and helped in many l i ttl e ways of

the i r own toward the making of thi s b ook . Spec i al

thanks a re due to E l i zabeth Hendricks , R aymon

Guth rie,Hen ry J arrett

,Stanley Hoyt, and Wesley

M eehan,playfel lows .

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CONTE NTS

INTRODUCTION (V E RSE )BOXCRAFT

TH E LITTLE WH ITE COTTAGE OF BOXVI LLETH E BOXVILLE STORETH E DISTR ICT SCHOOL OF BOXVI LLETHE LITTLE CHURCH OF B OXVILLETHE BOXVILLE RAILWAY STATIONB . R . R . FREIGHT STATION AND SHOE-BOX TUNN ELHOTEL BANDBOX AND How TO FURN ISH ITTHE SHOE-Box APARTM ENT HOU S EA BOXVI LLE RES IDENCETHE BOXVILLE GARAGE OR STABLEMAKING A BOXVI LLE GARDENBOXVILLE BOAT-HOU SE OR Y ACHT CLU BTHE HOUSEBOAT “

Box CRAFT”

CAMP Box ON M IRROR LAKETHE GIPSY CART OF BOXVILLE H IGHWAYTHE SHEPHERD’S HUT AND TH E SH EEPFOLDBU I LDING A Box BRIDGEBU I LDING A TOY W INDM I LLB OXVILLE BARN AND FARM YARD

Box BROTHERS’ AN IMAL SHowix

CONTENTS

CIRC ! S TENT AND CIRCU S GROUNDS

BOXTOWN ! OO GARDEN

BOXTOWN HOSE HOUSE

How TO MAKE A W IGWAMFORT Box

How TO B U I LD A TOY CASTLE AND A FAIRYLAND HOU S EBOXES USED AS B LOCKSMAKING A NOAH’S ARK FOR CRACKER AN IMALSBox SAVING S- BANK FOR PENN IESHow To MAKE A TOY WAGON AND SLED OR SLEIGHTHE CH INA DOLL’S CRIB , Go-CART , AND MAY BASKETTHE TOY DOG K ENN EL FOR A TOY DOGHow To MAKE A TEDDY B EAR’S WHEELBARROWOFFICE FURN ITURE FOR LITTLE DOLLSHow TO MAKE A DOLLS’ HAMMOCKHow TO MAKE A THEATER OR PUNCH SHOWHow To MAKE A TOY M ERRY-GO-ROUNDMAKING A BOXCRAFT AUTOMOB ILEHow TO FURN ISH A DOLL-HOU SEHow TO MAKE THE BOXCRAFT GAM E, RINGF LING

THE GAM E OF “ SHOOT THE CHUTESTHE BOXCRAFT GAME “

ON E -Two-I-CATCH-Y O!THE FUNNY GAM E OF “M ISTER B OX”

How To MAKE A MAGIC BOX

NOT E

In vi ew of the large n umber of i l lus trat i on s

i n th i s V olume and of th e n ec es s i ty for grouping

th em,i t i s n e cessary for an o c cas i ona l i l lus tra ti on

to appear a t the end ofi ts chap t er, or a t th e end

ofth e pre ceding chapt er . I t i s des i rabl e th ere

fore that th e l i s t ofi llus trat i on s b e consul t ed ftc

! uen t ly .

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ILL! STRATIONS

BOXVILLE , A TOY TOWN MADE WITH SHOE BOXES Frontispi ece

FAC ING PAGE

BOXVI LLE COTTAGE (Outside Vi ew) - BOXV ILLE COTTAGE( Insi de Vi ew)

BOXCRAFT MATER IALS—AN ! NFIN ISH ED BOXCRAFT TOYTHE V I LLAGE STORE (Outside Vi ew)—THE VILLAGE STORE

( Inside Vi ew) .

TH E DISTR ICT SCHOOL (Outside Vi ew)—THE DISTRICTSCHOOL ( Inside Vi ew)

BOXVI LLE CHURCH (Outside Vi ew)—Boxvi LL E CHURCH(Inside Vi ew) .

BOXVI LLE RAILWAY STATION (Outside Vi ew) - Boxv1LL E

RAILWAY STATION ( Inside Vi ew)B . R . R . FREIGHT STATION—SHOE-Box TUNNELBANDBox HOTEL (Outside Vi ew)—BANDBox HOTEL (In

BOXVI LLE APARTMENT HO ! SE—Box FURN ITURE FOR THEAPARTMENT HOU SE

A BOXVI LLE RES IDENCE—TH E GARAGE FOR BOXVI LLE RES IDENCE

TH E GREENHOU SE FOR BOXVILLE GARDEN—TH E P ERGOLAFOR THE GARDEN

TH E BOAT-HOUSE OR Y ACHT CLU B—TH E HOU SEBOAT ,BOXCRAFT

”65

CAMP Box ON M IRROR LAKE—TH E BOXVILLE G IPSY CART 7O

SHEPHERD’S H! T AND SHEEPFOLD—THE Box BR IDGE 78

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ILLUSTRAT IONSFACING PA G E

TH E TOY W INDM ILL—BOXVI LLE BARN AND FARM YARD 84

THE BOXCRAFT AN IMAL SHOW 90

Box BROTHERS’ CIRCU S TENT—CIRCU S CAGES AND BOOTH 9 1

BOXTOWN ! OO—BOXTOWN’

S HOSE HOU SE 96

INDIAN W IGWAM—FORT Box 100

THE FAIRYLAND CASTLE—TH E FAIRY HOUSE 108

Box BU ILDING W ITH Box BLOCKS—A Box AN IMAL ANDBox MAN

A TOY TRAIN BU I LT OF BOXES— BOXES AS STANDARDS FORCUT—OUTS

A NOAH’

S ARK WITH CRACKER AN IMALS—A P ENNY SAVINGS-BANK .

WAGON AND SLED—SLEIGHCRIB

, GO-CART,MAY BASKET— E XPRESS WAGON AND

DoLL’

s SLEDTOY DOG K ENN EL—TOY WHEELBARROWOFFICE FURN ITURE FOR DOLLS—A DOLL ’S COUCH HAMMOCK

DOLLS’ THEATER—J FHE TOY MERRY-Go-ROUNDBOXCRAFT TOY AUTOMOB I LE (Wi th Top)— BOXCRAFT

AUTOMOB I LE (Wi thout Top)DOLL-HOUSE FURN ITURE : BEDROOM—TABLES ANDCHAIRS . .

DOLL-HOU SE FURN ITURE : MANTEL AND S ETTLE—P IANOAND CLOCK

DOLL-HOUSE FURN ITURE : DIN ING-ROOM—K ITCH ENTHE GAME “

RINGFLING —TH E GAM E , “ SHOOT TH ECHUTES

THE GAM E . MR . Box -THE GAME , ON E-TWO-ICATCH-YO!

”

DIAGRAMS

How to Make W indowsHow to Make DoorsHow to Make S ide Walls Supports for a

S lop ing Roo f. How to Cut a Holefor 21 Ch imn ey

THREE, B How to Make a Gable Roo f out o f TwoBox Covers

THREE , C, CC How to Make a Gable Roo f ou t o f Cardboard and a Build ing to F i t

THREE, D, E How to Make an Ind ian W igwam or a

Round-Poin ted Roo f . How to Make aTen t-Shaped Roo f

THREE,F , G How to Make Ramparts for a Castle or

For t. How to Make a Roof for aPorch

FOUR How to Make a Bridge and a R . RTunn el

How to Make a Pattern for a W indm i l lSail

S IX,A, AA How to Make 21 Bench Form and a Bed

SIX , B How to Make a H igh-backed BenchS IX

, G How to Make a ChairS IX

,D, DD How to Make Tables

XV

TWELVE

THIRTEEN

D IAGRAMSPAG E

How to Make a School Desk and a P iano 1 79

How to Make a F i rep lace and a Man tel 1 80

How to Make a Pergola 1 8 1

How to Make a ! oo or C i rcus Cage 1 82

How to Make a Dolls’ Theater or PunchShow

How to Make a S leigh or a S ledHow to Make the Boxcraft Game , R ing

fl ingHow to Make the Boxera i t Game

, One

Two-I-Catch-Y ou”

How to Make a M agic Box

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INTROD! CT ION

THE BOXCRAFT ROAD

Near Jollyplay in Boxland, on Boxcraft Road to Fun ,T‘here l i es a child ren ’s vil lage—a ve ry happy one .

[ts bu ild ings are all boxes—the hotel and the store ,The school-house and the stat ion , and many o thers more !The

“

name o f i t is Boxvil le . I ts v illagers are toys ,And those who build in Boxvil le are merry g i rls and boys.Y ou

,too

,may go to Boxland to make a

'

house for p layLook ! Here , you’l l see the guide-post ! Be fore you l ies theTake cardboard boxes w i th you—maybe , some paste or glue,A penci l , and a pain t-box ,—and take you r sc issors too .I ’l l tel l you al l about i t. W e’l l start—the tu rn ing’s hereIt was a fairy told me abou t th is v illage , dear !

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BOXCRAFT

Material Required to Mak e Boxcraft : card ,

boa rd boxes , pas te , sc i sso rs , c rayons o r water-color

p a i n ts ; perhaps a rule r, and penc i l wi l l help .

Do you bel ieve in fa i ri es ! I do . I know three of

them , and they a re quite as wonde rful as C inderel l a’s

fa i ry godmother . She coul d make a coach and pai r

out o f noth ing a t al l but a pumpkin an d some mice,

but the fa i ri es that I know can do even bette r than

that! They can make a whol e toy shop ful l o f toys

f rom nothing at al l but some cardboard boxes .

The fa i ri es that I know are cal led Happy Thought,

N imb lefingers, and P l ay . They have so much magic

tha t they can trans form even dul l days and make

them jol ly ones . All th ree of them came to see me

one very ra iny day,and each of them sat upon a card

boa rd box whil e they al l tol d me in chorus about the

fa i ry a rt o f boxcraft.

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THE JOLLY BOOK OF BOXCRAFT

H ave you ever noticed how much an o rdinary

shoe-box looks l ike a l i ttl e bui l ding wi th a flat roof !

Happy Thought inqui red .

“A ll you have to do to make i t a house ,”N imble

fingers put in ,“i s to cut doors and windows in i ts

s i des .”

“And then , when you have made the house , you

have al l k inds of fun wi th i t,

”l aughed Pl ay.

“Boxes wil l make chimneys fo r you r house ,Happy Thought pursued .

“Boxes wi l l make furn i

ture—beds,tables

,chai rs

,mantel s

,p ianos

,benches

everything !”

“You need only to cut the box rims to make them,

N imb lefingers interrupted .

“Andwhen they are made— oh,thi nk o f the things

you can use them for !”chuckled Pl ay.

“A whole vi l l age can be made—cottages

,school

,

s to re,church

,rai lway S tation

,b ri dges

,tunnel s

everything,

”Happy Thought went on .

“And all that you need to do i t wi l l be a p a i r o f

sc i s sors,a penc i l

,some paints

,and maybe some pas te .

I ’l l Show you how,

”N imb lefingers voluntee red .

When the vi l l age i s made,al l you r toys can p l ay

in i t ! Haven’t you some roly-poly tumble toys,and

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BOXCRAFT

some penny dol l s,and toy animal s ! Play demanded .

“I know you must have .”

noth ing at al l but some cardboard boxes . Youmay

make almos t any kind of a toy : a theater for dol l s,a

me rry-go-round,an Indian Wigwam

,and games

,and

games,and GAMES !”

So , the fai ri es , Happy Thought, N imb lefingers,and P l ay, tol d me how to make al l these magic toys

f rom nothing at al l but ca rdboard boxes,and they

asked me to tel l the ch i ldren about i t,so that they

m ight know how to change dul l days into b righ t and

happy ones when they had learned of the magic .

Cardboard boxes a re to be found everywhere .

They are in you r home and in everybody’s home .

Butchers,bakers

,candlestick makers

,mil l ine rs

,drug

g i s ts,j ewelers

,s tationers

,grocers

,drygoods firms

,

shoe s tores,book s to res

,toy stores

,al l keep them .

E verywhere , everywhere there a re cardboard boxes

b ig boxes,l i ttl e boxes

,middl ing- s i zed boxes ; wide

boxes,narrow boxes

,deep boxes

,shal low boxes ;

round boxes,oblong boxes

,square boxes ! Boxes ,

boxes,BOXES everywhere l All you need to do i s

to ask fo r them .

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Peopl e a t home are th rowing them away . The

butchers,the bakers

,the candl es tick makers

,the

mil l iners,the druggi s ts

,the j ewelers

,the s tatione rs

,

the grocers,and the dry goods fi rms

,as wel l as al l

the others,are cons tantly sending boxes to you r home .

The shoe s tores,and the book s to res

,and the toy

s tores,and ever so many others

,are th rowing boxes

away just because nobody seems to real i ze what

magic there l i es in them for the /chi ldren .

When Happy Thought,Ni mb lefingers, and Pl ay

fi rs t tol d me about boxcraft,I di d no t find any troubl e

in s ecuring the kind of box that I needed fo r the

toy-making . I found that the merchants were very

gl a d to g ive me boxes when I asked fo r them . They

smil ed when I asked . They di d not know that a toy

ci rcus tent coul d be made f rom a round hat-box .

They did not know that a whol e vi l l age m ight b e

erec ted out of s ix shoe-boxes !

Among the boxes given me were th ree very l a rge

ones . One was deep and wi de . I t came from themi l l iner’s . I t was not a b andbox

,but a box used to

pack hats away in . In i t I kep t al l the boxes that

came to me . The smal l ones I p acked ins i de the

l arge ones . I t was a s imple matte r,af te r that

,to find

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Boxv i l le Cottage i s made f rom a Shoe-box .

Boxv i l le Cottage i s furn i shed with b oxcraft furn i ture .

Box craft Mater ial s.

An unfin i shed Boxcraft Toy .



Then,the boxes may be p l ace d anywhere you choose

in your room .

These treasure boxes a re not meant to hol d l a rge

toys.I t i s the l i ttl e toys that you wil l l ike bes t to use

in boxcraft play. The toy figures and the an ima l s

wi l l pack into very smal l sp ace . The corrugated

cardboard for roofs,the green crape p ape r fo r grass ,

the p retty shel l s,pebbles

,and artifici al flowers fo r

garden bui lding,take but smal l sp ace .

The tool s fo r your boxcraft,sc i s so rs

,and p as te

,an d

paint-box,may go into the l a rge

,deep treasure box

too .

Here in thi s book you wil l find the toys that the

fai ri es have shown me how to make . There are

many,many more . You can try the mag i c c raf t o f

the fai ri es fo r yoursel f in your own way. I f you r

boxes are not always exactly l ike mine,make them

answer by adapting the general p l an of the toy to the

box which you have . Lea rn to make much out of

l i ttl e . That i s the motto o f boxcraft pl ay . THAT

i s what C inderel l a’s fai ry godmother di d when She

changed a pumpki n into a golden coach . That i s

What fai ri es always do ! They find magi c in li ttle

thi ngs— so suppose you try i t too !

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BOXCRAFT

S ing a song of boxes and busy fingers too,

Some sc i ssors, and a pain t-box , and j ust a b i t o f glue !

S ing a song o f playt ime for happy g i rls and boys,

A-Sn ipping wi th thei r sc issors, a

-mak ing boxcraft toys !

L IST OF MATERIALS WH ICH M AY B E USED

IN BOXCRAFT

Cardboard boxes . (To make bui l dings andtoys .)

Corrugated cardboa rd . (To make roofs and

fences)P l a in cardboard . (To use in cutting s i de wall s ,roofs

,wheel s fo r carri ages .)

Glaci ne pape r book-covers . (To use in making

window-gl ass fo r bui l dings .)Colored p inwheel p apers and ti s sue papers . (To

use in deco rating houses .)Spool s . (To make s tandards fo r trees and

bushes in l andscape bui l ding,to make flower

stands , cannon , s tool s , tables , l egs fo r dol l s’

beds,men for p l aying boxcraft games .)

Round-headed pape r-fas teners o f b rass . (To

make door-knobs and door- l a tches fo r bui ld

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ings . To fasten handles to baskets . To fas ten

wheels to vehic les .)Penc i l s . (To use fo r p i l l a rs fo r bui l dings .

use for making game-boards .)

TOOLS USED IN BOXCRAFT PLAY

Just a pai r o f sc i s so rs,some pas te

,and a box of

c rayons o r water-colo r p ain ts .

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THE LITTLE WHITE COTTAGE OF

BOXV ILLE

Material Required forMak ing a L i ttle Cottage

one Shoe-box wi th i ts cove r,a twelve - inch square of

ca rdboard , th ree smal l boxes , and a b i t o f glaci nepape r to make window-gl ass .

Here i s the l i ttl e Cottage of Boxvi l le . I th ink

The Old Woman Who L ived i n aShoe might bette rhave chosen to l ive in a Shoe-box l ike th is than to

have made her home in an ol d boot ! The cottage

ce rta in ly seems cozy,and fa r more comfortab le than

a shoe woul d be . I know that he r chi l dren woul d

have p refe rred a dwel l ing l ike thi s . I am sure you

l ike i t bette r yoursel f,so I am going to tel l you how

youmay bui l d one jus t l ike i t.

Find a shoe-box and take i ts cove r off. Set the box

upon its s ide wi th the bottom of the box fac ing you .

This i s to b e the front o f the cottage .

Upon the front you wil l need to draw two windows

and a door. Take your rule r and a penci l . Measure

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a window space two inches f rom e i the r end o f the

box. M ake each window sp ace two inches wide and

two inches high . Half-way between these ,’

draw a

door space wi th i ts base at the base o f the box . M ake

the door space two inches wide and th ree inches and

a half tal l .

Down the cente r o f each window sp ace f rom top

to base of the square,draw a l ine which divi des i t

into hal f . This forms the window-b l inds , which

you wil l need to cut open . (To make window w i th

bl inds,see Diagram One, B , page Cut top l ine .

Cut down the cente r l ine and cut ac ros s the b ase o f

the square . Fold the sections o f cardboard outward

agains t the S i des of you r box,and you wi l l have made

a window with bl inds .

Hal f-way between windows i s the door sp ace .

(To out door, see Diagram Two , A , page Cut

across the top l ine o f your square,down one S i de and

across the base . Fol d the cardboa rd outward,and

you wi l l have made a doo r tha t you can op en and

c lose at wi l l .

I f you happen to have a round-headed p ap e r

fas tener that has two po inted p rongs th at a re meant

to p ress through papers to keep them togethe r, take

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THE LITTLE WHITE COTTAGE

i t and p res s i ts p rongs th rough the l i ttl e doo r where

a door-knob shoul d be . B end the p rongs togethe r to

one s i de and you wil l have a door- l atch . By turning

the round knob,you may fas ten the door o r open i t

,

as you l ike .

The roof o f the cottage i s supported upon two

pi eces of ca rdboard cut to fi t each end of the box .

(S ee Di agram Three , A ,page To make these

,

take you r cardboard and cut a p iece the wi dth of one

end o f you r box and four inches higher . M ake a

second p iece of ca rdboard l ike i t to fi t the other end

of your box . Glue both on the box , one on each end .

Then,with sc i s so rs

,cut each p iece off diagonally

downward from the top at the rea r of the box to the

f ron t of the box . This cuts offa corne r and makes a

s lop ing res t fo r e ach end of the cottage . Upon these

the cove r of the shoe-box i s s l ipped to make half of

a s lop ing roof . (See Diagram Three , AA , page 168 ,showing box cover pl aced upon s ide-wal l pieces .)S l ip you r box cover ove r the two points , when

both are thoroughly dry. S ee,i t makes the bes t kind

o f a roof fo r you r cottage !

I f you wish to add a chimney, any long , narrow

box th at i s smal l enough to form the right p roportion

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to the roof may be used . M easu re i ts base upon the

cottage roof near the top . Cut the cardboa rd o f th e

roof so that the box en d may be S l ipped th rough i t

and s tand erec t,and you have a chimney. I f you

use a box which has a s l i ding cove r l ike a d rawer,i ts outs i de wi l l be l ike a real l i ttl e chimney. You

may mark offb ricks upon i t wi th a p enci l , an d colo r

i t b right red . A wad of cotton wi l l form the smoke

for a chimney.

I painted bl inds and doo r o f the co ttage that you

see in the p icture . B l inds were green and the door

was b rown . You may use almos t any k ind o f p ain t

to do thi s . The colors from your water-co lo r pain t

ing-box wil l answer. You may use c rayons tf i f

you l ike . Other pain t takes somewhat l onge r I dry.

I t i s not so wel l adap ted to the bui l d ing .

In f ront of my cottage,I made a garden wi th some

artific i al flowers that had once been on my summe r

hat in a wreath . You may eas i ly make a garden fo r

your cottage,or you may have tub s o f flowers l ike the

one in the p ic ture . I t i s the lower hal f o f a p i l l -box

fi l led wi th fo rget-me-nots .

The cottage i s fu rni shed wi th furn i tu re cut f rom

small boxes . These may be th ree inches long o r

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excep t that these rea r l egs have but one cut needed .

They are not cornere d as the f ront legs are . (For

cutting a chai r,see D i agram S ix , 0, page

A table fo r the co ttage i s made f rom a spool by

s tanding the spool on end . Over i ts top i s p l aced the

hal f o f a smal l round box . (A square box cove r may

answer qui te as wel l .) The table may be made f rom

an o rdinary spool,o r two twis t spool s glued end to

end . (For table , see Diagram S ix , DD, page

A mantel wi th firep l ace fo r the cottage may be cut

f rom a smal l box th ree inches h igh . S tan d the box

on en d and cut from its re ar,nea r the b ase

,an opening

l ike that of a firep l ace . (For cutting a man te l wi th

firepl ace,see Diagram S ix, G,

page ! se the

back o f the box,as i t has no p rin ting upon i t . I f

your box i s p ainted,i t wi l l no t matte r whethe r o r no t

you make you r cutting in the fron t,as the p rin t wi l l

not Show when cleverly painted ove r.

In my cottage there l ived a tumbl e toy l ady. H e r

name wasPol ly Ann . You can see her in the p ic ture

with her china dog. You may use roly-poly tumbl e

toys o r penny dol l s to p l ay w i th in the cottage .

Figures cut from magaz ine p icture s a re fun to use,

too . Color them with you r p ain ts o r c rayons .

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THE LITTLE WHITE COTTAGE

Bes ide s tumble toys,Noah’s Ark figures

,and pic

ture peopl e cut from magazines,vi l l agers for Box

vi l l e cottages may be found at any penny s tore where

chi ldren trade . These are smal l dressed dol l s,one

cen t ap i ece !

In candy shops where party favors are sold,al l

manner o f smal l figures may be bought. These are

odd l i ttl e men or women— jus t the very ones to use in

pl ay i ng Boxvi l le p l ays . At every hol iday season ,new ones appear ! You can always find them .

I bu il t a t iny cottage w i th two windows and a door,I called i t Boxvi lle Cottage and I placed i t on the floorAl l ’roun d about my cottage , a cardboard vi llage grewI ’l l tel l you how to make i t , so that you can make one too !

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THE BOXV ILLE STORE

Mate r ial Required forMak ing a Boxvi lle Store

one shoe-box with two Shoe-box covers , two l ong

penci ls,two spool s

,waxed p ape r, and smal l boxes .

The vil l age s tore o f Boxvi l l e i s made f rom a shoe

box. One shoe-box cove r makes the porch i t res ts

upon . Another forms the roof o f the s to re .

I f you wish to make a vi l l age s to re,al so

,p l ace a

shoe-box upon i ts s i de,and then the bottom o f the

box wil l become the fron t o f you r s to re .

You wil l need to have a l a rge shop window i n

f ront. Make th i s firs t. Two inches f rom the right

hand end o f the box,mark w i th you r penc i l a wide

oblong sp ace five inches by th ree . Cut out thi s

W indow space on al l four s i des . (For cutting a

window space,see Diagram One

,A

,page

Cut a p i ece of waxed p ape r a l i ttl e l a rge r than

the s ize of your window . Pas te th i s in s i de the box

bui lding ove r the window space to make glass . Cut

s trip s of p inwheel paper and p aste them around the

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THE BOXVILLE STORE

window on the outs i de of the box to make window

cas ings .

Now you are ready to make a door fo r your s tore .

Draw a door sp ace on your box wi th your penci l .M ake i t two inches from the le ft-hand end of the

box . Make i t fou r inches high and two inches wide .

(To cut single door, see D i agram Two, A,page

Cut across the top l ine, down the Side l ine that is

next th e W indow,and across the b ase . When you

bend the cardboard you have cut,you wi ll have a

doo r that wi l l op en an d close . Colo r the door,i f

you l ike . I t may be p ainted b rown .

A f te r th i s,you are ready to p l ace the roof on your

s to re ;but fi rs t, l ay one of the box covers upon i ts rim s

on your work- tab le and put the l i ttl e s to re upon i t,

wel l b ack,so there wi l l be a po rch in front. Then ,

take you r othe r shoe-box cove r and fi t i t ove r the top

o f the box bui l ding so that i t p roj ects ove r the porch

i n f ront. Two long penci l s , wi th ends run into the

open ings o f two spools,make p i l l a rs to p l ace at e i the r

co rne r o f the porch .

The s tep up to the porch i s any smal l box you may

have .

Ins i de the s tore,a long hat-p in box makes a

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coun te r. Flowers,l eaves

,p retty pebbles , shel ls, and

l i ttl e toys such as you may fin d among you r own p lay

things may be disp l ayed upon the counte r.

A roly-poly tumble toy wil l make a c l e rk for the

s to re,or

,i f you l ike

,you may find both cle rk and

cus tomers in magaz ine p ictures,and you can mount

them on thin cardboard and cut them out. There i s

no en d to the p lays you can invent when you r s tore

i s finished . Pol ly Ann of shoe-box cottage,Boxvi l l e

,

has jus t come to the s to re to buy a loaf o f b read .

There i t i s—r—that p retty b rown pebbl e ! Those green

l eaves are veg e t abl es ! The beads in that box are

apples ! The shel l s are l i ttl e cakes !

To Boxv ille ! To Boxv il le !To have a lo t o f fun !I’m going to the gen eral store to buy a penny bun !The bun i s j ust a pebble on the coun te r o f the store

,

And the penny’s made o f paper , so, perhaps, I ’l l make some more !

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The V i l lage Sto re mad e o f a shoe-box and two Shoe-box covers.

In s ide V I€W Ofthe V i l lage Store . The coun ter i s a hatpm box .

The D i strict Schoo l o f Boxv i l le . I t i s made f rom a shoe -box .

In s ide v iew of the Boxv i l le Schoo l . The desks are al l cut from sma l loblon g boxes. The ben ches are boxes al so ; and the stove i s a spoo lwith a pen c i l for a stove-p ipe



teacher’s chai r. A spool forms the s tove , an d a p en

c i l i s the S tovep ipe .

Begin by taking the cove r from you r shoe-box .

P l ace the box upon the table b efo re you so th at i t

s tands upon one long s i de,wi th i ts bo ttom p art facing

you,open at the back . The base o f you r box

,which

now faces you,wil l be the part o f the school which

wil l need to have windows made in i t .

These two windows must h ave b l inds . The

window spaces must be located on the face o f the

box,which fronts you . From these the b l ind s a re

cut. Two inches f rom ei ther end o f you r box,mark

upon the p art which faces you two ob longs,each

th ree inches high and two inches wide . M ark a ve r

tical l ine down the cente r o f each window sp ace .

This forms the bl inds,which you wil l need to cu t.

(For cutting bl inds , see Di agram One , B ,page

Cut the top l ine,down the cente r l ine

,and ac ross

the base l in e . Press the two s ections o f cardboard

outward agains t the s i des o f the box bui l ding,and

you wil l have made the window wi th b l inds . Color

these bl inds , i f you choose . ! se c rayons o r wate rcolo r paints .

Next, you wi l l need to make the cardboard s ide

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THE DISTRICT SCHOOL OF BOXVILLE

wal l s which support the box-cove r roof . Take your

shee t of ca rdboard and measure wi th penci l outl ine

upon i t the shapeof one end of your box . Add to th i s

four inches at the top,and cut th i s p iece f rom the

ca rdboa rd wi th i ts added height .

M ake a second p iece of cardboard i dentical wi th

the fi rs t . G lue each to one end of the box up right .

Cut f rom each the f ron t upper co rner po int. (See

D i agram Three,A

,page 168 , which shows the shape

of the s i de wal l s when cut .)Cut a door in one of these s i de wal l s

,near i ts cen

tra l p art,where you see the doo r in the p ic tu re of

Boxvi l l e S chool . To make th is,firs t take penc i l and

rule r and make an oblong fou r inches high and two

inches wide . (To cut doo r, see D i agram Two , A ,

page Cut top l ine,down one s ide l ine

,and ac ros s

the b ase l ine . Fol d the doo r outward . The card

board unde r the doo r in the S i de wal l may be cut out

the shape of the door sp ace . I f you do th is , your

door wi l l bend open more eas i ly .

I f you happen to have a round-headed p ape r- fas

tene r,p res s i ts po inted p rongs th rough the l i ttl e doo r

where a door-knob shoul d go . The round head of

the pape r- f astene r wi l l fo rm a door-knob . I ts p rongs ,

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bent to one s i de,fo rm the l atch . I t wi l l c atch the

door securely when the “door-knob”i s turned .

Now th at the lower p art o f the school bui l ding i s

finished,you may begin upon the roof . Thi s i s the

box cove r . P l ace i t upon the points o f the s i de wal l s

so that i t fi ts down upon them . You wi l l readi ly see

how thi s i s . (Fo r p lac ing a roof on a shoe-box bui l d

ing,see Diagram Three , AA, page

When the roof i s placed,you wil l be abl e to judge

where the ch imney-hol e shoul d be cut in the box

cove r roo f. I t shoul d go nea r the top at the end of

the box that i s oppos i te the doo r. The cove r of

some narrow box which has a S l i ding inne r drawer

wi l l make the chimney. I t wi l l be jus t the righ t

shape,square and hol low .

Mark offupon the S i des o f th i s box the b ricks o f

the chimney. Colo r them red,i f you l ike . I f you

use a rule r,the work i s eas i ly and quickly done . You

do not need to mark the b ricks unl ess you l ike . Your

box may be pain ted merely.

To place i t on the roo f,you wil l need to cut out of

the school -house roof a p iece o f cardboard the s iz e

o f the end of you r box . Deci de where the ch imney

should go . Mark the end o f i t wi th penci l upon the

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roo f at th i s po in t. Cut the cardboa rd out. (For

cutt i ng hol e fo r chimney in a box-cover roof,see Dia

gram Three,AA

,page Pres s the end o f the

ch imney down through this hol e . Press the ch im

ney backward to make i t s tand s traight,and glue i t.

Some tiny b i t o f cotton stuffed into the upper hole

o f the chimney box wil l fo rm smoke .

Of course,you wil l be anxious to furnish you r

school -house in s i de . You may make i t l ike a real

d i s tri c t school such as you see i n the country. I t wi l l

have desks , benches , a s tove , and a b l ackboa rd— to

say noth ing o f a teacher’s desk and chai r !

The lowe r halves o f the three smal l boxes form

desks . I t i s real ly a s imple matte r to make these .

They a re the k in d that h ave a shel f beneath the top .

They a re open .

Take the lower hal f of one of these boxes. P lace

i t upon one o f i ts l ong rims . The upper rim wil l be

the top o f the desk . The ends o f the box wil l need to

be cut the shape o f the s i des o f a desk . (For cutting

a desk out ofasmal l ob l ong cardboard box, see Dia

gram S ix,E,page

Fi t a b i t o f box rim beneath the top of the desk

where the shel f shoul d go,and glue i ts ends to the box

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desk . The desk may be p ain ted b l ack , i f you choose .

M ake the two other desks l ike th i s one .

The benches are n ext cut f rom the box cove rs .

To make a bench,make a cu t wi th sc i s so rs in each

box rim at the cente r o f each end o f the box . Cut

each as fa r as the upper p art o f the cove r . H al f the

box wil l be the back o f the bench . H al f wi l l b e the

seat and legs .

Fi rs t,cut the l egs . Then bend the o the r hal f o f

the box upward,cut offthe s i de p i ece a t e i ther end

o f the box,bend the long rim upward . This wi l l

make a bench wi th high back . (For cu tting the l egs

o f bench and i ts h igh back,s ee Di agram S ix

,B ,page

In fol lowing di agrams,always cut where you

see the heavy bl ack l ine . Bend whe re you see a

dotted l ine . The bench may be p ainte d to match the

desks . M ake othe r benches l ike the fi rs t one .

The teacher’s desk i s made f rom the lowe r hal f o f

anothe r box—one about two inches l ong. I t i s made

l ike a table,excep t that no l egs a re cut i n i ts end

rims . (For cutting a bench form fo r the teacher’s

desk , see Diagram S ix, A , page The desk may

be painted,i f you l ike .

The chai r fo r th i s desk i s cu t f rom the cove r o f

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the s ame box that made the desk . Cut the cover’s rim

hal f offthe box,beginn ing at the center on one long

s i de . The part o f the cove r lef t wi thout rim wil l be

the back of the chai r. Cut l egs a t the corners of the

othe r hal f of the cove r and at each s i de on the rim .

Remove the surp lus cardboard f rom between them .

(To cut chai r, s ee D i agram S ix, C, page Color

the chai r to match desks and benches .

You r schoo l i s almost done . The s tove wi l l nee d

to be put up— I’m qui te sure that you neve r heard of

a d is tric t school -house w i thout a S tove ! I t i s as much

a p art of a di stric t school as the dippe r and the water

p ai l used to be . The s tove o f thi s toy school i s jus t

a spool p ain ted bl ack . Pl ace i t under the chimney ,with the point of a long penc i l run into i ts upper hole

to rep resent a s tovep ipe . There ! That i s easy to

do,I am sure !

The bl ackboard i s a p iece of bl ack p inwheel p aper

cut ob long and pasted between the windows . I f you

have some ol d time-tab le in your home , perhaps you

wi l l find in i t a smal l map that may be cut out and

p asted to the wall s of the school .

You can make text-books by folding p ieces of

p ape r together.These can be p laced ins ide the desks .

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Penny dol l s make excel l en t schola rs . A tumble

toy figure may make a schoolm i s tres s o r a school

mas ter .

In the p ictu re ofBoxvi l l e S chool,you can see th ree

p enny dol l s and my tumbl e toy schoolm i s tress . The

dol l s a re a t recess . V i ol e t i s trying to do a sum at the

board . Pansy i s p re tending to b e “teacher .” L i ly

has jus t fini shed her luncheon .

When does you r school open ! Now ! The schol ars

wi l l have to hurry o r they’l l b e l a te !

I made a l i ttle Boxv ille School , and now i n i t each dayI ’m educatin g penny dol ls, and i t i s sp len d id p lay !I teach them al l my lessons every day when I am throughThey have fin ished

’

wi th my reader, and can div ide by two.

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one inch wide and th ree inches h igh . Cut the two

end windows equal ly di s tant f rom the ends o f the

box,and draw the outl ine of the cen te r window m i d

way between these two . Cut the ca rdboa rd at the

top of the window sp aces to a poin t . (For cutting

w i ndows,see Diagram One , A , page

I f you have some colo red ti s sue-pape r,you may

cut th ree p ieces the s ame shape as the win dow spaces

you have cut out . Le t them be a l i ttl e wi der and

longe r,however . Paste e ach ins i de the box righ t ove r

the open window sp aces . This wi l l make s taine t

gl as s windows . You can p ain t the window-cas i n

with black ink,o r p ain t on the outs i de of the In" !

a round the windows .

I f you p refe r,you can make the window- cas i Igs

by pasting narrow strip s o f p inwheel p ape r around

the windows,ins tead of us ing the p ain t.

The Boxvi l l e Church,as you can see

,has a $1 ping

roof . Thi s roof i s the cove r of the shoe-box supporte d

on two s i de wal l s,which are made of c ardboard and

glued to each end of the box . You wi l l nee d to cut

thes e s ide wal l s . (See D i agram Three , A ,page

Measu re the exac t width and he igh t of you r box

on the twelve- inch square of cardboard . Measu re

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THE LITTLE CHURCH OF BOXVILLE

one end only,and p lace the end of the box so that i t

comes at the edge of you r cardboard . A t the top,add

fou r inches to the height,and cut out thi s ob long p iece

you have drawn . M ake anothe r l ike i t. Next,cut off

the two fron t upper co rners di agonal ly down to the

mark you fi rst made,showing the height of your box

bui l ding at the f ron t o f your box .

Cut a church door in one of these s i des . M ake i t

rather h igh— about the height o f the church windows .

Let the b ase of the doo r come at the lower edge of the

s i de wal l . Cut up th rough the cardboard vertical ly

fo r about three inches . Then cut the a rch of the door

and bend as i f i t were on a h inge . (See Diagram

Two,A

,page 167

,fo r cutting door .)

Pas te each s i de wal l i n pl ace on the box bui l ding

so that the points of each come at the rea r of the box .

When the s i de wal l s are firmly dry,out out the card

boa rd that i s under the door sp ace of the S i de wall .

The roof i s not qui te ready to go on yet, however . You

wil l firs t need to arrange fo r the s teep le o r bel l tower .

Take the cove r o f your shoe-box and al so the oblong

box you intend to use for a s teep le . Thi s may be ei the r

a long candy box,such as chocol ate peppe rm ints

a re o f ten sol d in in drug s to res,o r i t may be a box

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such as j ewelers use fo r hat-p ins . The tower of the

church shoul d come over the doo r. Nea r the top

co rner o f the Shoe-box cover which i s to b e the roof

o f the church,mark off the shap e o f one end of the

ob long box which i s to b e the towe r. Cut out th i s

square from the shoe-box roo f,an d cut out about a

quarte r o f an inch more a t the bottom , othe rwis e your

s teep l e wi l l no t s tan d exactly s traigh t.

Now,s l ip the roof ove r the po ints o f the s i de wal l s .

See ! that i s i t ! And,next

,s l ip the tower in p l ace

down through the opening which comes in the roof

over the door. ( See Di agram Three , AA ,page

I f you r tower i s to h ave a bel l,you can buy a bel l

a t almos t any toy s to re . I t wi l l p rob ab ly cos t you a

penny . You wil l need to cut op en ings in the upper

p art o f the bel l -tower box . Cut one on each s i de,as

you see i t inthe p ic tu re o f my Boxvi l l e Church . The

bel fry windows wi l l b e cut l ike o rdin ary square wi n

dows,excep t for a point a t the top . (For cutting

plain windows,see Di agram One

,A

,page

The bel l i s next ti e d l ike a locke t to a doub l e cord

o r b i t of s tring. One end o f th i s s tring i s used to

fas ten the bel l to the top of the tower. I t i s s ewed,

wi th the help o f a l arge darn ing-need l e,to the card

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THE LITTLE CHURCH OF BOXVILLE

board top o f the bel f ry. The othe r en d of the co rd

wil l be the bel l- rope,and thi s goes down through the

cardboard at the b ase o f you r tower box and through

the cardboard at the top of the shoe-box bui l ding. I t

can b e th readed to the darning-needle and p ressed

th rough the holes made by the needle ti l l i ts end hangs

down into the church ves tibule,a s you see i t i n the

p ic ture . When you l et the sexton pul l thi s bel l - rope,

ding,ding goes the bel l

,and the noi se that i t makes

i s jus t the right s ize fo r a Boxvi l l e Church !

Now you are ready to furni sh the ins i de of you r

church . B egin wi th the p l atfo rm fo r the pulp i t. This

i s the box cove r you have—the one about three o r

fou r inches long. P l ace i t where the pl atform shoul d

go,oppos i te the door. The Spool wi l l be the pulp i t.

Pas te a l i ttl e round cardboard disk ove r the opening

a t one end of the spool,and th i s wi l l be the top of the

pulp i t . Paint the spool b lack .

! se a long, narrow box cove r fo r the pulpi t chai r .

(See Di agram S ix, 0,page Cut the rim from

box cover,beginn ing near the cente r on one long s i de .

Cut ti l l you have reached the point oppos i te . The

part o f the cover f rom which the rim has been re

moved Wi l l be the back of the chai r. Bend i t fo rward .

[3 1 ]


The othe r h al f of the cover wi l l b e the s eat o f the

chai r.Legs a re cut in the f ron t rim and in the s i de

rims tha t remain . To make f ron t l egs , keep the cor

ners of the box,and cut up to the p art which i s the

seat,the upper p art o f the cove r. R tmove the c ard

board f rom between these two cuttings. Then , make

the back l egs o f the chai r in the box rims at s i de .

Place the l i ttl e chai r back o f the pulp it, and colo r i t,i f you wish

,to match .

A t l eas t th ree p ews wi l l b e needed fo r the church .

They are to be made f rom the th ree smal l box cove rs .

(See D i agram S ix, B ,page 176

,for making high

backed benches .)Wi th a p enci l o r p in-point

,m ark the cente r o f each

short rim on these box covers . Then , tak ing one

cover,cut th rough the rim a t the two points t i l l you

have reached the top o f th e cove r. H alfo f the

divi s ion made wi l l b e fo r the back o f the bench and

hal f for the sea t and the legs . Cut the legs in one hal f

as you cut the legs for the pulp i t chai r. Remove

from the other h al f of th e cove r the remaining en d

rim . Bend the rim that i s le f t a t the top upward,to

make the h igh back o f the bench,and co lor the bench

to match the pulp i t and chai r.

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Boxvi l le Church i s made f rom a Shoe—box . Its be l l—tower i s an oblongbox . It has sta in ed glass W in dows o f red t i ssue—paper .

Boxvi l l e Church has 3 m l It readm de sk an d n e w s that are m ad e In

Boxv i l le Ra i lway Stat ion i s bu i lt from a Shoe-box and four Shoe-boxcovers . Pen c i ls are used for p i l lars that hold the long roof o f thep lat form i n p lace .

In s ide v iew o f Boxv i l le Ra i lway Stat ion . Th i s shows the t ick et booth


THE BOXV ILLE RA ILWAY STAT ION

Material R equired for Mak ing a Boxville Rai l

way Station : one shoe-box and fou r shoe -box coy

ers,one smal l box about four inches square an d wi th

out a cover, the shal low covers o f two smal l boxes

th ree inches long,two long penci l s

,an d a smal l square

of waxed pape r .

Boxv i lle’

sR ai lway S tation i s a real ra i lway s tation .

I t i s no t a tin th ing such as you buy ready-made in a

toy shop . Boxvi l l e S tati on has a wai ting- room with

a real ti cket booth and benches . You can make jus t

the same kind of l i ttl e s ta tion as you see i n th i s p ic

tu re . I t i s easy to make .

The bui l ding i tsel f,you see

,i s the lower hal f o f a

shoe-box pl aced upon i ts s i de . The pl a tfo rm i s made

o f two shoe-box covers p l aced end to end upon the

floo r, and the roo f of the s ta tion i s one shoe-box cove r .

The othe r shoe-box cove r i s the roo f o f the p l atform,

and thi s i s supported by two long l e ad-penci l s .

Do you want to make a Boxvi l l e S tati on ! To

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THE BOXVILLE RAILWAY STATION

begin,you mus t make two doors an d a window on

the p art o f you r box that i s the f ron t o f the s tation .

About an inch and a hal f f rom e i the r end of you r

box,mark a doo r sp ace fou r inches h igh and two

inches wide . ! se a p enci l an d rule r fo r the work,

so that i t wi l l b e even . H al f-way between the doo r

sp aces you have drawn,mark offan oblong window

space two i nches high an d three inches wide . Now,

you can take you r sc i s so rs and cut the doors in the

box . (To cut doors , see D iagram Two,A

,page

Cut the top l ine o f each door space . Cut the

bottom l ine also . The doors mus t open toward each

other,so cut each door sp ace down the s ide next to the

window sp ace . Push each l i ttl e doo r inward .

N ext,cut out the window sp ace. Cut i t a round

on al l fou r s ides,and keep to the l ine you have drawn

wi th penci l . (To cut window, see Diagram One , A ,

page When you have finished th i s,take a piece

o f the waxed pape r you have and p aste i t ins i de the

s tati on bui ld ing ove r the window space to make win

dow-gl as s . The waxed pape r shoul d be cut a b i t

longer and wider than the open ing o f the window .

You can measu re i t by the cardboard p i ece you cut

f rom the box .

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I f you wish,you may colo r the doors o f you r

s tation bui l ding green or b rown . ! se whatever colors

you have,but i f you use your wate r-colors , keep the

work as dry as you can . I f you do not, the doors wi l l

not be straight . They wil l curl .

P l ace two shoe-box covers end to end upon ‘the floo r

ortable,for you can put the bui l ding upon them now .

S ee,i t i s p l aced fa r back

,so th at the re wi l l b e a p l at

form in fron t. P l ace the bui ld ing at the le ft ofthe

p latform made o f the shoe-box covers .

The thi rd shoe-box cove r i s the roo f o f the s tat ion

bui l ding,and you mus t fi t i t down over the s ta ti on .

I f you wish to have a roo f over you r s ta tion p l atfo rm

you wil l need the fourth shoe-box cove r to make th i s .

To secure i t in p lace,just out two end corners on

the box rim as fa r as the top o f the cove r. Then,

turn th i s en d rim upward and s l ip i t under the righ t

h and rim o f the cove r which fo rms the roo f o f the

s tation bui l ding i tsel f . You wi l l need two p i l l a rs a t

the righ t-hand end of you r p l atform to keep the long

roof up . These p i l l a rs a re l ong l ead-p enc i l s . P res s

the point o f a penci l down th rough each righ t-hand

top corne r o f the long s tation pl atform’s top,and

s ecure the poin ts b elow by running them into s tan

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THE BOXVILLE RAILWAY STATION

dards made of spool s . The penci l poin t wi l l b e firm

when run into the upper hole of a s tanding spool,and

when both p i l l a rs a re so fixed,the roof wi l l be qui te

fi rm . (See D i agram Three , G,page

Next, make a s ignboard fo r you r s tation , and glue

i t to the roof .

You wil l need to have a bench or two and a ticket

ofli ce in your s tation bui lding. A l i ttl e dol l can be

p l aced in the ticket offi ce . I f you look at the p ic ture

o f my Boxvi l l e Station,you wi l l see a l ady buying

her ticke t of the ticke t agen t.

The ticket booth i s the lowe r hal f o f a box that i s

about fou r inches wi de and an inch o r so deep . You

wil l need to s tand i t on i ts rim and cut a window in

the p art of the box that i s the f ront of the ticket offi ce .

You do th is jus t as you cut the window fo r your

S ta tion,only you must make the ticket-booth window

small e r . Draw the outl ine of the window firs t wi th

help of penc i l and rule r . Then cut i t out. To cut

window,see D i agram One

,A , page When

window is cut,paste some waxed paper ove r the win

dow open ing on the ins i de of the box . Cut a round

opening in th i s,nea r the bottom . The ticket agent

wi l l need thi s,you see . Now

,the ticket booth i s

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fin i shed ! Place i t be tween the doors whe re i t shoul d

go .

You wil l need a bench at e i ther en d o f the s tati on

wai ting- room . Cut thes e f rom covers o f two boxes

th ree inches long . (For cutting benches , see D i agram

S ix,B

,page With penc i l o r p in -po in t mark

a dot at the cente r o f each sho rt end rim of the covers ,and cut th rough each rim thus marked ti l l you have

reached the top o f the cove r. Hal f o f each divi s ion

so made wil l be the h igh back o f the bench . H al f

wi l l fo rm the seat and legs . Cut legs in the rim o f

one end . Leave the co rne rs a t the fron t of the bench

and remove the ca rdboa rd that i s between. them,

making you r cutting to the right and le f t o f each

front corne r . Then out the rea r l egs in both s i de

rims . Bend the othe r h al f o f each box upward . This

i s to b e the h igh back . Cut off the l i ttl e p i eces of

ca rdboard that a re l ef t on the narrow end rims . B en d

what i s l e f t of the cove r’s rim upward to make the

res t o f the h igh back fo r each bench . Colo r the

benches black o r b rown .

Toot- too ! Don’t you hea r the whi s tl e of the toy

train ! The baggage,th at i s made up of boxes

,i s

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THE BOXV ILLE RAILWAY STATION

wai ting on the s ta tion pl atform,and the l i ttl e dol l s

a re ready to s tart on thei r travel s .

M i s s Dol l i swai ting on the s tation pl atform . She

has jus t purchased he r return ticket to Boxtown .

Boxtown i s the next s top . E verybody goes there

on Ci rcus Day M r . Dol l,M r. M ul l igan

,M r.

Swartz enhe imer,Polly Ann

,Susan Smith

,all the

Noahs ! The s tation platfo rm i s c rowded !

When al l the sky is dark w i th storm ,

Then w i th my train I play.I build a Boxvil l e S tat ion ,

And I stay indoors al l day.

I t i s always p leasan t weatherWhen you ’re happy as can be ;

And when I ’m p lay ing Boxvil le ,There’s no s torm that I can see !

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B . R . R . FRE IGHT STAT ION AND SHOE

BOX TUNNEL

Material R e quired to Make a B oxv i l le F re ight

Stat ion : one shoe -box cover,one sh al low cove r of

a box abou t e ight o r n ine inches long and seven o r

e ight inches wide,and the lower hal f of a deep box

about si x inches l ong and fou r o r five inches wide .

Mate r ial R equired t o Make a Dark Tunn e l for

B . V . R . R . : the lower hal f o f an o rdin ary shoe -box .

A f te r you have bui l t you r Boxvi l l e R a i lway Sta

tion,I am sure you wi l l l ike to bui l d a Freigh t S tation

fo r you r ra i lway system . You wi l l h ave so much

f re ight to go f rom Boxvi l l e ! There i s no end to the

l i ttl e boxes ! I t wi l l take you about five minutes,o r

l es s,to bui l d the f re ight s tation . I t i s so s imp le that

you can almos t see how from looking at the p ic tu re .

The shoe -box cove r i s th e p l atfo rm . The lower hal f

o f the deep box you have i s tu rned ups i de-down and

pl aced upon the l e f t en d o f the shoe-box cove r. A

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Four,B ,page Turn your box over . The l owe r

hal f i s the only part you wil l need to use , so put

as ide the cover. In e i the r end o f the box cut out a

round opening l arge enough fo r your toy tra in to

p as s through at a s ixty-miles-a-m i nute rate . There

i s you r tunnel !

I f you have any c rap e p ape r,you can cove r the

sides and top o f you r box so th at i t wi l l l ook l ike a

b ig square h i l l . The ends o f the box should be p ain ted

w i th bl ack p a in t to look l ike s tone mason ry.

Let’s see how wel l you r tra in goes th rough the

tunnel— toot-too ! He re i t goes ! I sn’t th at the n i ces t

toy you eve r saw!

Li ttl e b i ts o f boxes make a p ile o f fre ightFor my Boxvi l le Railway. I t is s imply great!Just a cardboard shoe-box makes a tunn el tooV ery b lack an ’

spooky when my tra in goes through !

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The B .R .R . Fre ight Stat ion . It i s a smal l O blong box w ith a cover o fanother box for i ts roo f . The p latform i s a shoe-box cover andthe f re ight Is l itt le boxes .

Shoe-box Tunn e l may b e made ofalmost any long b ox . To make i t, cutrounded open ings i n the en d r ims of the box .

Ban dbox Hote l i s made o f a s! uare hat-box .

Ban dbox Hote l has an open in g at the back so that on e may p lay in s ideeas i ly . Part it ion s o f room s are made W i th Shoe- boxes from wh ichend r im s have been removed .

HOTEL BANDBOX AND HOW TO

FURN I SH IT

Material Required to Mak e a Hote l Bandbox

one l arge bandbox wi th i ts cove r,the cove r of anothe r

square bandbox that i s l a rge r.!

These make the buil d

ing and i ts roo f . A shal low box cove r wi l l make the

roo f over the front doo r. Two long penci l s are

p i l l ars . The hotel i s fu rni shed wi th furni ture cut

f rom smal l boxes . Spool s,l ace-paper

,p inwheel p aper

,

b i ts of wal l -p aper,and the glaci ne p ape r covers from

books may al l be used .

Did you ever before hear of a dol l s’ hote l ! I f you

look a t the p icture of Hotel B andbox,you wil l see

one that may be made f rom a square hat-box . I ts

p o rch i s a l a rge hat-box cover. The bui l ding i s a

hat-box,smal le r than thi s cove r . The roo f o f the

hotel i s the cover of the hat-box i tsel f .

W i ndows and front doo r are cut in the rims ofthe

bandbox.

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THE J OLLY BOOK OF BOXCRAFT

In s ta rting to make a hotel , begin by ma rk ing off

w indows. E ach window mus t b e two inches wi de

and three inches h igh . I t wi l l help you to p l ace

windows evenly i f you mark a horizon tal l ine around

th ree s ides o f your bandbox about th ree inches from

the top o f the box . ! se a rule r, and make al l marks

as l igh t as poss ib l e . They a re only in ten ded to guide

you,and mus t be rubbed out afte r you h ave cut out

the window sp aces .

Below the l ine you have d rawn , m ake anothe r,th ree inches farther down the s ides o f the box . Thi s

l ine forms the bas e o f w indows .

Next,make the windows th at come neares t each

co rner o f the box . M easu re two i nches f rom each

corner . Thi s gives the right sp acing f rom the co rner.

Measure two inches more on you r hori zonta l l ine a t

the top of the bui ld ing,and th i s wi l l give the width

of a window . Make the en d windows firs t. Then

make the ones that come between . Sp ace even ly,so

th at windows may come at regul a r in te rval s . Cut

out each window on al l four s ides . (For cutting a

window,see Diagram One

,A

, page A rrange

your lower s tory windows as you have the upper ones .

At the center upon the f ront o f you r bui l ding out

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HOTEL BANDBOX

l ine a l a rge double door fou r inches square . I t should

come at the very base of bandbox . (To cut double

doo r,see D i agram Two

,B

, page Cut i ts top

l ine . Cut i ts b ase l ine . Cut the cardboard between

these two l ines in hal f vertical ly to make the door .

When windows and doo r a re made,then you may

p aste some th ree- inch squares of glaci ne pape r b ack

of each '

w i ndow ins i de the box . The window-gl as s

i s made th i s way . I f you l ike,you may leave some

windows open .

The bui l ding i s ready,now

,to s tand upon the

l a rger bandbox cove r . Asyou see,thi s makes a porch .

P l ace the smalle r bandbox cover over the upper

p a rt o f your hat-box to make a flat roof .

Ove r the f ront door you may make a flat roof . (See

D i agram Three,G,page ! se fo r i t a n arrow

box cover . Glue one long rim of thi s cover to the

ca rdboa rd over you r doorway. Press a penci l po in t

downward th rough each forward corne r of the cover

to make a p i l l a r . The penci l poin ts may be secure d

in the holes of two spools and thus keep the roof

up righ t.I f you wish

,you may glue the spool s where

they shoul d go .

Cut a narrow strip of cardboa rd and wri te the

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name of your hotel upon i t . G lue th i s ove r the door

way .

Flower- s tands fo r the hotel ve randa a re s imp le

things to make . One spool wi l l b e needed fo r each

flower- s tand . Press the s tems of some artific i a l flowers

in to the hol e of the spool . I f you have gi l t p a in t, you

can gi l d the s tands . I p ain ted mine wi th b l ack water

colo r p ain t .

Penny dol l s make gues ts fo r the hotel . They come

al ready dressed,but you can take one o r two o f you rs

and dres s them l ike men dol l s . I inked m ine . You

can see them in the p ictu re .

How are you going to p l ay i nside the hotel ! I f

you look at the second p ictu re o f the hotel,you wi l l

see that i t i s the back o f the box,and that each corne r

a t the back o f the box has been cut. When th i s i s

done,the b ack lets down . You can cut your hotel

bui l ding th i s way . As you see,i t may b e closed up

again,when you are no t p l aying ins i de .

Parti ti ons fo r downstai rs rooms are made wi th two

shoe-boxes—ju s t the i r lower hal f i s used . Cut the

ends offeach box . P l ace each lengthw i s e ins i de th e

hotel so that there i s a sp ace be tween them . Thi s

sp ace fo rms the hote l hal lway .

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boxes make square tables . (See D i agram Six,DD ,

page

An oblong p i l l -box res ted on i ts s i de wi l l fo rm a

dol l ’s bu reau . M ark offthe drawe rs upon i ts f ront,

and glue a s trip of cardboard,up righ t, a t i ts re a r .

Pa in t a mi rro r f rame on the s trip of ca rdboard .

B eds fo r the hote l chambers may be made o f smal l

oblong boxes and thei r cove rs . To make the upper

part of the bed,cut offthe long rims on each s i de o f

the cove r . Thi s l eaves headboa rd and footboard to

be glued to the lower half o f the box when th i s has

been turned ove r to res t upon i ts rims . At each cor

ne r o f the lowe r hal f of the box,cut a l eg fo r the bed

to s tand upon . Remove the cardboard f rom between

each. (To cut bed , s ee Diagram S ix, AA , page

L i ttl e dol l s touring th rough Hatbox County s topat the hote l overn igh t . Drumme r dol l s

,on thei r

bus ines s trip s to Boxvi l l e General S to re,

find com

fortab le accommodations at B andbox Hote l too. As

soon as the toy train s top s a t Boxvi l l e S tati on,you may

see them making a bee - l in e fo r the hotel .

There are Splendid accommodations at Hote l

Bandbox . The meal s a re a lways good . You only

need to p re tend what the dol l s want and then give i t

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HOTEL BANDBOX

to them . Some want thei r s teak wel l done and are

very particul a r about i t, but the wai te r always does

right and everybody i s always s ati sfied . A f te r d inner

the gues ts take a walk over to M i r ror Lake and watch

the man who i s fish ing on the b ri dge there . O r el se,

perhaps,they si t on the hotel p i azz a and watch the

peop le come to the v i l l age square to ge t water at the

town pump .

Hurry , hurry wi th the sc i ssors !B ring the glue-pot o r some pasteWe must make a Hotel B an dbox ,The proprietor’s in haste !

Touring through the Boxland Coun try,Penny dol ls may w i sh to stay

In th i s splend id Hotel BandboxThat we ’re build ing here to-day !

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THE SHOE-BOX A PARTMENT HOUSE

Mate r ial R equired to Mak e a Shoe-box Apart

men t House : one shoe-box wi th the whol e o f i ts

cove r,one smal l box about two inches l ong

,and smal l

boxes and spool s fo r furn i sh ing the ap artmen t house .

You may make a whol e row of ap a rtment houses .

They a re shoe-boxes that a re p l aced to s tand on end .

Wi ndows are drawn upon the f ronts o f the boxes as

they s tand . E ach ap artment house mus t h ave a porch

an d front doo r as wel l .

Woul d you l ike to e rec t an ap artment house ! Find

a shoe -box,then .

Take i ts cove r off. S tand you r box on en d wi th

the open ing at back . Le t the bottom of the box face

you . M ark off upon i t th ree window sp aces,each

wi th i ts b as e five inches f rom the top o f you r box .

See that end w indows a re equal ly di s tan t f rom the

s i des o f you r box . M ake each window two inches

h igh and one inch wide .

Arrange second- s to ry windows evenly between top

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THE SHOE-BOX APARTMENT HOUSE

and base of your box,and p lace be low them the first

sto ry window. Leave a pl ace fo r a door jus t above

the b ase o f your box at the lef t,as the p ic ture of Shoe

box Ap artment wi l l show you . M ake the door a

l i ttl e l arge r than your window spaces— about three

inches h igh and two inches wide . Next to i t,draw a

window space for the first-floorwindow .

The w indows may be cut out,i f you l ike . (For

windows,see Diagram One

,A

,page Cut out

the squares you have drawn on top,s i de l ines

,and

base . Back o f each wind-ow opening,pas te a b i t of

waxed s andwich p ape r to form glass . Outl ine on

the front o f the box around the windows,the window

sashes . ! se b l ack ink o r water-colo r p aints to do

th i s work. Pas te ti s sue o r l ace -paper curtains over

the waxed p aper ins i de the ap artment house to make

the windows trim .

Cut!

the door of the apartment house out . (For

doo r,see Diagram Two , A , page Cut the top

l ine,down the s i de next to the window

,and across the

b ase l ine .

The po rch roof i s h al f o f a smal l box glued over

the doo rway. The porch i tsel f i s the hal f of a box

glued below the doorway.

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Now,put the fini sh ing touch to the bui l ding by

add ing a flat roof . Take the cove r of you r shoe-box.

Cut offal l i ts rim s excep t at one end , a th i rd o f the

way a round. This end i s the roo f. Cut i t offwith

rims an d fi t i t down over the bui ld ing. Pas te i t in

p l ace .

The floors o f the ap artment a re made by pasting

the res t of the cove r into the ins i de of the box,hor i

z ontally. Cut the remain ing p a rt o f the cove r in

hal f . Fi t each section into the box where the floors

Should be . Glue the edges that a re fi tted in to the

box . Le t them dry tho roughly. Then,you may

furni sh the interio r wi th boxcraft fu rn i tu re such as

i s used in arrang ing Hote l B andbox .

Penny dol l s an d Noah’s Ark l adi es wi l l su rely take

up l ight housekeep ing the re,i f thei r husbands ap

p rove . In the p ic tu re,you wi l l see the j an i to r

,M r.

J inks . The Noah’s Ark l adie s h ave come to look a t

the rooms .

There i s a fine apartmen t To Le t” in Shoe-box FlatBut those who w i sh to ren t i t may not own a dog or cat!

When M rs. Noah came there , the J an i tor said ,“No !

We cannot take your an imals ! We canno t have you—go!”

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tc v i l le Apartmen t House . Thi s i s made from alarge shoe-box . Its roo f i s the end o f thecove t

Here i s furn iture for the Apartmen t House and for Bandbox Hote l .

A Boxv i l le Res iden ce wh ich i s made f rom a deep letter-paper box and

i ts cover .

The Garage i s made from a deep s! uare letter-paper box . The cover ofthe box i s i ts roo f .



your box,tu rn i t over so that i t s tands up s i de - down .

Take offthe cove r . That wi l l be the roof,but you are

no t ready yet to put the roo f on to the bu i l d ing .

Upon two oppos i te s i des o f the box,mark offtwo

window spaces . (For windows , see D i agram One ,A ,page E ach window space measured off

,with

help of rule r and penc i l,must be an inch and a hal f

square . Have the bases of the windows,as wel l a s

the i r tops,made a un i fo rm di s tance f rom the b ase

of the box bui l d ing. E ach window shoul d be an

equal di s tance f rom the corne r of the box nea res t i t .

When the two s i des o f the box a re marked out with

window sp aces,you c an begin upon the f ront o f the

house . Draw a doo r sp ace about fou r inches h igh

and two inches b ro ad,and le t i t come an inch from

the right-han d s i de of the box bu i l d ing th a t face s

you . (For front door , see Diagram Two , 0,page

Le t the base of you r doo r space come on the

very oute r rim o f the f ront o f the box . When you

have outl ined the doo r,draw a square in i ts uppe r

part to indicate where the p l ate-gl as s window i s to

be in the doo r. Cut the top l ine of you r doo r an d

down i ts righ t s ide . Then cut out the square you

made fo r the window in i t. There , the doo r wi ll

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A BOXV ILLE RESIDENCE

open and close,you see

,when you ben d i t on the s i de

where the hinge shoul d be ! Waxed p aper pas ted

in a square unde r the window opening wil l make

the gl ass window . Lace -paper makes curtains . A

round -headed pape r- f astener wi th i ts p rongs pushed

th rough the cardboard door and bent to one s i de wi l l

make a door-knob wi th a l atch . By tu rn ing the knob

you can open o r fas ten the f ron t door tight.

A f te r the door i s fini shed,draw a window sp ace

half-way between the door and the corne r of the

bui l ding on the front of the house . Now,you can

begin to cut out al l the windows . Cut each one

evenly,and paste a square of waxed paper o r glaci ne

p ape r back of each,ins i de the box

,to make window

gl ass . You can outl ine the window-f rames on the

outs i de,us ing black ink or pain t.

Doesn’t the box begin to look l ike a real house !

Yes ! But i t h as no roof ye t ! Where i s the cover of

your box ! S l ip i t down over the bui l ding. There

you are ! The‘

cover of a smal l drawer- l ike p i l l -box

wil l make a fine chimney. Glue i t on end to the top

of the roof at the cente r.

Where i s the flat le tte r-box cover ! That i s to be

the po rch . P l ace i t on the floor o r table,and then

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b rush the rims o f the box th at i s you r B oxvi l l e R es i

dence wi th p aste o r glue so that i t wi l l s tand wel l

b ack upon th i s veranda . Be ca reful no t to have any

pas te unde r the door . S ee,there i s the f ron t porch .

The veranda rai l ing i s jus t a box rim cut f rom a box

and p as ted to the edge o f the veranda on the cover

o f the l ette r-paper box .

I f you wish to have a s tep up to the fron t porch,a

smal l box o r i ts cove r wi l l make th i s .

M y Boxvi l l e Res i dence has a garden . M rs. Doll

i s very fond o f gardens,and so i s M r. Dol l al so . I

made the garden f rom a wreath o f flowers that was

on an ol d summer hat. I made an a rbor. I t was easy

to make that. The arbo r i s cu t f rom a candy box .

I t i s jus t hal f the rim . I s tood i t up on i ts ends an d

trimmed i t wi th the flowers . Of course,i f you p l ay

out-of-doors wi th your Boxvi l l e R es i dence,you can

have real flowers to p l ay wi th . You can l ay ou t walks

wi th pebbles an d gravel when you do not p l ay i n the

house . I made a fountain o r a pool for the ga rden

f rom a hand-gl ass . At almost any penny s to re you

can buy a l i ttl e round mi rro r that w i l l make a garden

pool . You can make a sun-d i a l a l so . I t i s a spool

with a p i l l-box pl aced ove r one end o f i t. You wi l l

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A BOXVILLE RESIDENCE

have to mark offthe face of the sun -di a l wi th penci l .

Don’t you think that th i s makes a comfortable home

fo r a Boxvi l l e res i dent ! I do . I almos t wi sh I werea l i ttl e dol l

,so that I might open the f ront door and

beg i n furni sh ing the ins i de o f the house wi th box

furni tu re and spool s .

’M id pleasures and palaces where’e r you may roam ,

There is no p lace l ike Boxvil le for a l i t tle dol l’s home !A charm from the fairies seems magic play there ,Which , seek through the world , is n e

’er met elsewhere.

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THE BOXV ILLE GARAGE OR STABLE

Material Required to Mak e a Boxvi lle Garage

orStable : one deep l ette r-paper box with i ts cove r .

Here i s a toy garage . It belongs to the res i dence

o f M r . Dol l o f B oxvi l l e . Would you l ike to make

a garage l ike i t !

The box you wil l need to use fo r making a ga rage

mus t be deep and square . Pl ace i t upon the tab le

s tanding upon i ts rims . Then,th e bo ttom o f the box

wil l become the top of you r bui l ding,and you may

p lace the cover ove r th i s and glue i t to make a flat

roof .

Upon the fron t o f you r box,d raw a l a rge square

fou r inches in Si z e . Let the base o f thi s square come

upon the ou te r rim o f the box . The square i s to be

the l a rge doubl e doo r o f the garage . (To cut the

doo r,see Diagram Two

,B

,page Cut the top

l ine . Cut the b as e l ine . From top to bas e l ine cut

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THE BOXVILLE GARAGE OR STABLE

anothe r l ine divi ding the doo rway in to halves to form

the doors .

The doors wi l l fol d outward when you have

fini shed cutting them . Pain t them green,i f you wish .

On each s i de of you r box,you may draw a window

wi th bl inds . The window shoul d be two inches

square,and shoul d be p l aced in the cente r o f each

s ide . Draw a l ine vertical ly from top to b ase o f the

window space to make the d ivi s i ons fo r the b l inds .

Thi s l ine shoul d divi de the window space evenly into

halves . (To cut window with bl inds , see Diagram

One,B ,page Cut across the top of each window

you have marked out. Cut down i ts center l ine , and

cut i ts b ase l ine . P ress the cardboa rd outward agains t

the s i des of the l i ttl e bui l ding to make b l inds . Colo r

the bl inds to match the doo r.

There ! The garage i s finished . Wind up your

toy automob i le,and let us see how nicely i t runs right

th rough the doorway !

Here is Boxville Garage—j ust the very toyFor an automob i le own ed by a smal l boy !Takes a hal f a second j ust to cut a doorAnd two l i ttle w indows . There is n othing more !Anyon e can make i t , fo r the garage hereI s a box o f cardboard . I sn ’t i t j ust dear!

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MAK ING A BOXV ILLE GARDEN

Material Required to Mak e a Green house : th e

hal f o f some deep box f rom five to seven inches long

an d about five inches deep ( the hal f o f a box such as

i s usual ly to b e found at a ha rdware s tore), abou t

twelve square inches o f ca rdboard f rom which to Cl

a roof,and a sheet o f waxed sandwich p ape r .

Material Required to Mak e a Pergola: hal f o f a

o rdin ary wh i te shoe-box,and a s trip o f cardboar

about th i rteen inches long and s even inches wi de .

Material Required to Mak e the Garden I tsel

a rtific i al flowers,some spool s fo r flower-s tands

,s an t

p ape r fo r roadway and gravel walks,a penny m i r ro r

fo r a sunken -garden pool,boxes fo r b enches

,green

crap e pape r for grass,a long box to make a hedge

,

moss , pebbles , shel l s , and p retty twigs f rom out-of;

doors

I t i s such fun to p lay in a ga rden that I made one

for Boxvi l l e . I t belongs to M r . Penny Dol l’s res i

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Next,one inch above the b ase

,on each co rne r make

a p enc i l dot .

Cut the top offthe rims of you r box .

On each end rim,at cente r

,make a penc i l do t to

indicate th e m i ddl e top of each box end . (Leave

s i des wi thout marks .)From the cente r top point on each end cut down

diagon al ly to righ t and le f t,to form the peaked p art

of the bui l ding under the roo f . (S ee D i agram Three ,CC, page

Then,cut th e long s ide s o f the box to mee t these

,

l engthwi se . Remove the ca rdboa rd a t the top of

each long s i de .

Now,i n the poin t a t one end o f the lower h al f o f

the greenhouse bui ld ing,cut out windows . Cut them

to fi t your box bui l ding . ( See Di agram One , A ,

page 166,for windows .) B ack of e ach

,pas te some

transp aren t waxed sandwich paper . I f you l ike,

cut a tri angul a r window in the po int of the bui l ding

which i s to b e unde r the roof .

Between the lowe r two windows,cut a doo r to

fit— one inch wide and two inches high shoul d be a

good s i ze . (For cutting a doo r, see Diagram Two,A , page

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MAKING A BOXVILLE GARDEN

You may make the roof two inches longe r and four

inches wide r than the s i ze o f the base o f you r box .

Cut thi s roo f f rom your cardboard . Fold i t th rough

the cen te r of i ts l ong s ides to make a gab le roof . (See

D i agram Three,C, page

In each s i de of thi s roof , cut ou t windows . Pas te

back o f the i r openings some waxed s andwich p ape r .

Glue the roo f to the lower hal f o f the bui l ding.

Any smal l boxes that you have wil l fo rm flower

boxes when fi l l ed wi th small a rtifici al flowers . They

may go into the greenhouse .

To make the p ergol a,you wil l need the lower half

o f a whi te shoe-box . Take the box and s tand i t upon

i ts rims,base at top

,opening below .

Cut out the cardboa rd that was the bottom of the

box,l eaving a narrow rim around this between cor

ners on the s i de that was thi s box bottom .

Then,cut off each end o f the box

,l eaving the

margin aroun d corners and top rim l ike thi s firs t cut

ting i n the box .

In the two long rims of the box cut pi l l a rs on each

s i de . (See Diagram Seven , page

Cut two long cardboard s trip s f rom some B ri s tol

board—each two inches longe r than the length of

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you r box . G lue one s trip e ach ove r the top o f the

pergol a,l engthwi se

,ove r the long s ides o f the box .

Cut five i nch -wide strip s o f ca rdboard two inches

longer than the wi dth o f you r box,and glue each

ac ross the open ing made by cutting the top f rom the

pe rgol a box . E ach s trip shoul d be evenly c ros sed

between opposi te p i l l a rs .

I f you have any p re tty a rtific i a l flowers l ef t f rom

you r garden and greenhouse,twine them around the

p i l l ars of you r fini shed pe rgol a .

I have a gardene r fo r my ga rden . H i s n ame i s Karl

Shepherd . He came to me in a box o f toy l ambs that

I bought a t the ten -cen t s to re . I cal l ed h im Karl

because he looked so Ge rman . Perhaps,among you r

p l ayth ings,you have a l i ttl e figure l ike h im . Look

an d see . I am su re you wil l fin d a ga rdene r.

Here’s the l i t tle Boxv i lle Garden ,

Just as cunning as can be ;B ring you r sc i sso rs and the paste j ar !I t is made w i th boxes—see !

There shal l be a pre tty greenhouseThere shal l be an arbor , too ;Paths and flowe r-beds we ’l l lay outOh, there w i l l be fun for you!

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Boxv i l le Green house i s cut f rom the hal f o f a deep box such as hardwaremerchan ts use on the i r she lves . It has a roo f made from cardboard .

The glass i s waxed paper.

The Pergo la i s made f rom the lower ha l f o f a wh ite shoe-box . Str ip s o fwh ite cardboard are glued ac ross the top .

Th e Boat—house or Y acht Club i s made f rom the ha l f o f a d eep boxabout e ight in ches lon g. Its roo f and floor are shoe-box covers.The flagstaff i s a pen c i l .

Box craft Houseboat i s made f rom the lower ha l f o f a p la in shoe-box .

Two Shoe-box covers make the rest o f the boat.

BOXV ILLE BOAT-HOUSE OR Y ACHT CLUB

Material R equired to Mak e a Boxville Boat

house : the l ower hal f o f a deep box about six inches

long,and also two shoe-box cove rs .

Boxvi l le Boat-house i s made f rom an oblong box

about two- th i rds the s i ze o f a shoe-box . I ts wharf i s

a shoe-box cove r,and its roof i s anothe r shoe-box

cove r

I f you wish to cut a l ake f rom a shee t o f s i lve r

p ape r,the boat-house o r yach t club i s the very th ing

fo r th i s p l ay. Any water toys , such as swans , ducks ,fish

,o r f rogs

,may swim on S i lve r Pape r Lake

,and

f rom you r yach t club,parti es of fishe rmen may angle

fo r magneti ze d fish. The boat-house may be a p art

ofthe summer attractions o f Hotel B andbox in season .

To make a boat-house bui l ding,you wi l l firs t n eed

to tu rn your box over upon i ts rim s so that i ts bottom

becomes i ts top .

Draw a three- inch square on one short end of your

box. Le t i ts base come to the extreme edge o f the

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box rim . This square i s to be the doo r you see in

the p ic tu re . Draw a vertic al l ine down the cen te r

ofth i s square . This gives two doors fo r the doo rway.

(To cut doub l e door, see Diagram Two,B

,page

Cut across the top l ine and down the cente r to

the oute r rim . Bend ou tward the two halves of the

doorway.

The boat-house i s to have windows,and each win

dow i s to h ave an awning ove r i t . To make win dows

wi th awnings,

fi rs t d raw on each long s i de of you r

box,two one—inch squares . E ach square shoul d be

drawn about an inch and a hal f f rom a corne r of the

box . E ach square shou l d be hal f-way between top

and bottom of the buil d ing . (For windows wi th awn

ings,see D i agram One

,0, page Cut down both

s i de l ines and ac ross the b ase l ine . B en d the cut card

board outward and upward to form an awning . Colo r

th i s awning wi th re d s trip es,us ing you r c rayons o r

wate r-color pain ts .

When al l win dows a re cut,then you may p l ace

you r l i ttl e bu i l ding at the rea r of the shoe-box cove r

wh ich fo rms the wharf .

Over the top o f you r bu i l ding,fi t anothe r shoe-box

cove r to fo rm a p rojec ting roo f ove r the wharf

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THE HOUSEBOAT “BOXCRAFT

Material R equired to Mak e a Houseboat : th e

cove rs o f two l a rge shoe-boxes,and the lower half o f

a ch i l d’s shoe -box .

H ere i s a j ol ly houseboat,the ve ry th ing to s ai l on

S i lve r Pap e r Lake . L i ttl e dol l s m ay sp en d the i r

vacati on upon i t. Would you l ike to make a house

boat to p l ay W i th ! I t i s no t difli cult.

Fi rs t,take the two shoe-box covers an d glue them

top to top . P l ace them on the floo r fla t. There i s the

lowe r hal f of the houseboat.

Upon both long Si des ofyour sm al l shoe-box,draw

th ree one- i nch squares,keep ing the two a t ei the r end

of the same s ide equal ly d is tant from the nea res t

corne r of the box,and mak ing the th i rd W i ndow on

each s i de hal f-way between them . (To cut windows

wi th awnings,see Diagram One , C, page Cut

the window squares at both s i des and along thei r b ase

l ines . B end the ca rdboard outward an d upward to

make the awnings . Colo r thes e with red s trip es ,us ing e ithe r chalks o r wate r-colo r p a ints.

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THE HOUSEBOAT BOX CRAFT

On the f ron t and rear ends of the houseboat,you

wil l need a doo r an d window . M ake an up right

oblong sp ace for the door. M ark i t ou t wi th penci l

about th ree inches h igh from the rim o f the box.

M ake a window bes i de each door . (To cut doo r

space,seeDi agram Two , A ,

page Cut top l ine

an d down one s i de . B end the doo r outward on the

th i rd s i de as i f i t were on a hinge .

A flags tafffo r the houseboat i s made by p ress ing

the point of a long penci l down through the top of

the houseboat in f ront . A pape r p ennant may be

glued to the s i de o f the p enci l .

A p i ece of s tring wil l make a tow- l ine fo r the

houseboat. Fasten i t to any l i ttl e donkey o r toy horse

you h ave,and s ta rt penny dol l s on a voyage a round

the p l ay- room floor . The houseboat,o f course

,i s not

mean t to s ai l upon dangerous wate r. I t might be

s afely anchored on the sho re of M i rro r Lake or Si lve r

Pape r Lake .

I bu ilt a l i t tl e houseboat w i th some windows and a door ,And I made an in land voyage all around the play-room floor !At last I moored my houseboat beside my l i t tle chair :There was a carpe t hassock that was an island there.

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CAMP BOX ON M IRROR LAKE

Material Required to Mak e Camp Box : a ya rd

o r two o f green crap e p ape r fo r grass and fo l i age o f

trees,two o r th ree clo thes-p ins to make tree- trunks,

a shee t o f s i lve r p ape r o r a cheap ten-cen t m i rro r to

fo rm a “l ake,

” th e h alves o f shal l ow lette r-paper

boxes to make tents,an d any pebbl es

,moss

,o r shel ls

you have among you r treasu res .

I t i s great fun to make a M i r ro r Lake Camp

almos t as much fun as being i n a real camp ! M i r ro r

Lake Camp may be made on the p l ay- room floo r.

Fi rs t,i f you have some green crape p ape r

,l ay i t

flat on the floo r. Thi s i s the grass .

Next,i f you have some s i lver p aper

,cut out ac i rcl e

ofi t,and paste i t to the c rap e p ape r to fo rm a l ake .

Ins tead o f the s i lve r p ape r,you m ay subs ti tu te a

cheap m i rro r. P l ace thi s unde r the c rap e p ape r and

cut out a c i rc l e above i t.

You wil l need a grove of trees nea r the shore o f

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CAMP BOX ON MIRROR LAKE

you r l ake . These trees a re made by s tanding some

c lo thes-p ins on end wi th forks in the ai r. Cut some

green p ape r and p res s i t in between the forks . I t

makes the fol i age of trees .

The tents a re made f rom the hal f of a shal low white

box l ike a le tte r-pape r box . To make a tent,cut

th rough each long si de rim o f you r box as far as the

top o r bottom of the cove r,as the case may be . Bend

the box downward to each s ide o f th i s cu tting,making

a tent roof,s l anting to each s i de downward . (For

cutting a tent,see Diagram Three

,E

,page

You may have as many tents in your camp as you

l ike . Perhaps your tin sol di e rs might l ike an encamp

ment on the shores of M i rro r Lake . Smal l oblong

box cove rs wi l l make smal l e r ten ts fo r these . When

i t i s summe r,maybe i t woul d be n ice

,on some warm

,

sunny day,to take the tents outdoo rs unde r the trees

on the l awn and make a real ly true camp on the real ly

true gras s,with real growing things for trees in a

woods . Perhaps so !

Cut b i ts o f twigs and use these fo r trees . Pebbles

wi l l help to make a rocky shore for a real water l ake

tha t i s a shal low pie-plate fil led with water . I ts s i des

shou ld be covered wi th moss o r short grass . O f

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cours e,a fte r p l aying out-of- f aors wi th the camp

bui ld ings,you wi l l h ave to p i c.

‘i om up

,when pl ay

time i s ove r, fo r the ca rdboard 1. ts wi l l be spoi l ed i f

you le t them s tay out ove r n igh t . I know it becaus e

I tried i t ! I had a real ly darl ing l i ttl e dol l and I l e t

he r s tay out in a ten t a fte r my pl ay was fin ished . I t

ra ined in the night and she was al l spo il ed— and I

h ad to make a new ten t,too . I th ink you’l l l ike to

know about thi s so you won ’t try i t . I t real ly i s bet

te r to pick up afte r p l ay,I th ink !

I made a grove o f clothes-p in trees ,And had a sp lend id t ime w i th these !M y chin a rabb i ts ran i n playBeneath th e trees the whole l on g day !

I made some l i t tl e camp ten ts , tooI t was a j olly th ing to do !Some penny doll s a p icn ic l a idBen eath the green crape-paper shade.

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o f you r wagon . M ake the outl ine of a doo r wi th

p enci l on one end o f th e box . To make i t,mark off

an up right oblong sp ace an inch wi de and two inches

and a hal f h igh . H ave i ts b ase come at the very

edge o f box rim . (To cut door, see Diagram Two,A,page Cut one s i de l ine f rom the base o f

the box up to the top l ine,and cut along the top

l ine o f the up right figure you have drawn . B end

the cardb oard outward to make a l i ttl e doo r. See,i t

wi l l op en o r close as you ben d i t.

Next,make the windows on the s ides o f the cart .

You may make these wi th o r wi thout shutters . I f

you make them wi thou t shutte rs,you wi l l on ly need

to cu t two one- inch squares in each s ide o f you r box .

E ach should be evenly di s tan t f rom a co rner . (T0 cut

p l a in windows,see Diagram One

,A , page

I f,however

,you wi sh to have shutte rs on the

windows of your wagon,cut these squares at top and

base . Then cut a l ine th rough each cente r,vertic al ly

,

f rom top to base . Thi s gives you the shu tters. P res s

them back agains t the outs i de o f the cart. (Formaking bl inds

,see Diagram One

,B

,page

Window- shutte rs an d doormay be p ain ted . Dry

them while you make wheel s fo r the cart. Color

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GIPSY CART OF BOXVILLE HIGHWAY

them with wate r-colo r paints . M ake them green or

red .

The wheel s are c i rcl es cu t f rom s tiff cardboard .

Find you r compass to help draw them round . I f you

have no compas s,use the outl ine of a smal l round

sauce r about two inches and a hal f in di amete r to

guide you in drawing the fou r wheel s i n outl ine .

Draw a hub and Spokes on each,i f you l ike .

When you have drawn them,cut each out

,and

p res s th rough the axl e of each one a round-headed

p ape r- fastene r. Bend i ts prongs to e i the r s i de af te r

you have p resse d the wheel in to p l ace on the cart.

The wheel s may be glued,i f you have no p aper

fas tene rs to use fo r making axles .

You r cart wi l l need a seat fo r the driver. Thi s i s

made from the lower hal f o f a smal l,na rrow box

abou t two inches in l ength . Cut off the sho rt end

rims,and glue one long rim to your wagon in f ront

,

so th at i t makes the dashboard and floor of the front

of the cart unde r the seat . Paste a smal l p i l l -box on

th is to make the seat i tsel f .

A t the rea r of you r cart, you may make some s tep s

by folding a s trip of box rim twice and fas tening i t

unde r the door with muc i l age .

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Shafts fo r the cart a re two narrow s trip s o f ca rd

board p as ted to the fo rward p art o f the wagon .

There ! The gip sy cart i s fini shed . Penny dol l s

o r tumble toys wi l l be the g ip s i e s .

Here come the g ip sies a-j ogg ing up the road !They’re going up to Boxvi lle . The horse has ! u i te a load !Good fortun e’s com ing to you , and i t i sn ’t far away :W e’re going w i th the penny dol ls a-g ipsying in p lay !

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Pe rhap s i t wi l l answer jus t as wel l . But,i f you h ave

the p ape r,you can make a hi l l o r ‘ two behind the

p l ace where you intend to bui l d . I t i s made by put

ting some blocks o r books unde r the p ape r.

Next,I made a long fence by cutting some co r

rugated ca rdboa rd into long s trip s . Three rows made

the wi dth o f th i s l ong fence . A f te r you have cut

you r fence,S tan d i t upon i ts rim . By bending the

s trip a t one end,you can make a gate . The fence i s

made o f very heavy co rrugated cardboard,such as

comes wrapped around very heavy th ings . There i s

a l ighte r kind that you may al so use . From this kin d,

I made my sheep -p en . I t came wrapped a round a

smal l gl as s j a r .To make the sheep -pen

,cu t a l ong s trip of the

corrugated cardboa rd . Cut i t c rosswi se ins tead of

lengthwi se,and s l ip th rough each undulation in the

cardboard the en d o f a toothp ick . Thi s gives the

effec t of a p icke t fence .

The shepherd’s hut i s made f rom the lowe r hal f

o f a deep box . I ts roo f i s a p i ece o f co rrugated

ca rdboard cut long and bent th rough the m idd le

downward .

To make the house,tu rn you r box over so th at the

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SHEPHERD ’S H! T AND THE SHEEPFOLD

bottom becomes the top and the box res ts upon i ts

rims .

M easu re the s i ze of i ts ends,and cut two tri angula r

p ieces of ca rdboard to fi t ove r them and fo rm gables .

G lue each to an end of the house . (For cutting

tri angul a r roof supports,see Diagram Three

,BB ,

page

Cut a door and a window in the f ront of your house .

Bo th mus t fi rs t be outl ined on the box in penc i l .

M ark the door an i nch wide and two inches high,an

oblong wi th base at the edge of the box rim . (For

doo r,see Diagram Two

,A

,page Cut the top

l ine and down one long s i de . B end the doo r outward

as i f i t w ere on a hinge . One- inch squares may be

cut in the box rim to make win dows . (For cutting a

window,see D i agram One , A ,

page Cut the

square on al l four s ides .

P l ace a window under the roo f in the po int o f the

gable,i f you l ike .

The roof of the cottage i s made by measuring,firs t

,

the s i ze of the bui l ding you wi sh to cove r . M easure

th i s on you r co rrugated ca rdboard,and add three

inches to i ts l ength and breadth . Fol d the corrugated

ca rdboard togethe r to make a pointed roof . (See

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D i agram Three , C, page G lue th i s to the bui l d !

ing,and the l i ttl e shepherd’s hut i s fini shed

.

You may make a l andsc ape o f moun tains beh in d i t,

where the sheep may go to graze . These are b locks

o r boxes cove red wi th c rape p aper . Do not use glue

o r p as te in doing th i s . The pape r i s me rely fol ded

ove r them .

A p retty s tream may be made from an i rregula rly

cut s trip of s i lve r pape r . The wool ly Sheep love to

drink at a s tre am,I am su re . You can see the l ake

I made fo r my l an dscape . I t was a mi rro r. A rocky

ledge on the mounta in - s i de o r by the l ake i s made

wi th p retty p ebbles such as you may find i n the

country.

Mary had a l i ttle lamb , i ts fleece was wh i te as snowA l i ttl e Shepherd guarded i t in sheep fold , don ’t you know !I t d idn ’t go to Boxvi l le School

,i t graz ed about in play

! pon the green crape-pape r field that Mary made one day.

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BU ILD ING A BOX BRIDGE

M ate r ial R equired to Mak e a Box B r idge : along cardboard box wi th cove r

,a s trip of ca rdboard

about ten inches long .

When you look at the p ic tu re of Box B ridge,you

wi l l eas i ly see,I think

,how i t i s made . I t may be

used in many ways fo r p l ay. You r toy rai lway Svstem

may have a b ri dge as -wel l as a f re ight s tation and

tunnel . A box bri dge may connec t oppos i te sho res

of S i lve r Pape r Lake,and the del ivery wagon from

Boxv i lle’s Gene ral S tore may jog h app i ly ove r the

b ri dge to del ive r goods a t Boxvi l l e Cottage . Gues ts

from Ho te l B andbox may fish f rom the b ri dge . I

am su re you wil l find many o ther th ings to p l ay with

i t,so I wil l tel l you how to make one

,even though

i t does seem as i f you might almos t make one wi thout

di rections !

Take the box tha t you w ish to use fo r a b ri dge .

Remove i ts cove r.

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Turn the lower hal f o f th e box ove r so th a t th e

bottom of the box becomes top . Cut a semici rcul a r

p iece f rom each long rim . Thi s makes th e long arch

o f the b ri dge . (See D i agram Four , A ,page

Next,take the box cove r and turn i t so tha t i ts top

i s next to the top of the b ri dge . The lengthw i s e r ims

of the box wil l b e a rai l ing fo r the roadway ove r i t.

Cut each end rim at the corne r,and le t these end rims

be p aste d each to a S trip o f c a rdboard cut to fi t the

width o f the box,and join the b ri dge ro adway to the

road along the floo r where you a re p l aying. E ach

s trip of ca rdboard glue d to an end o f the b ri dge may

be about five inches long .

I f you wi sh to make more than one b ri dge , you

may eas i ly do so . The shape o f you r box , whether

deep o r sh al low,wil l make a d iffe ren t kind o f b ri dge .

The l andscape o f you r Boxvi l l e may be as ful l o f

s i lve r p ape r s treams and foot-b ri dges,ra i lway

b ri dges,cove red b ri dges

,to l l -b ri dges

,as you p lease !

London Bridge may fal l down ,

But my Box B ridge stand s t rue !I ’d rathe r own a Boxvil le BridgeThat stand s up—wouldn

’t you !

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l ike a l arge s l ice cut f rom a p ie . ( See D i agram

Th ree,D

,page

Next,l ap on e edge of you r th ree-quarte r c i rcl e

ove r i ts oppos i te S i de . G lue i t so . Thi s gives the

round,poin ted roof . P ain t i t

,i f you wi sh , wi th you r

p ain ts . Colo r i t b righ t red o r b rown .

Sai l s fo r windmil l need to be cut f rom a pape r

p attern . This p atte rn mus t be made f rom sof t p ape r

tha t may be folde d eas i ly . Pad p ape r wi l l answer .

Cut a square o f p ad p ape r that i s hal f the heigh t of

you r windmil l . Fol d th i s square togethe r to make

halves— then again to make quarte r- sec ti ons . Cut in

the fol ded quarte r- sec tion the figure shown for shap

ing windmil l s ai l s . (See Di agram Five , ! , page

Then unfol d your paper,and

, placmg It upon

cardboard,outl ine al l a roun d i ts edge with penc i l .

Then,cut the outl ine out. Thi s i s the sa i l p iece fo r

you r windmi l l . (Fo r shape of p atte rn fo r windmi l l

sa i l s,see D i agram Five

,

Make a hol e th rough i ts cente r. P res s th rough i t

the point o f a long penc i l .

M ake two holes in you r box , near the top , below

the roof— one hol e exactly oppos i te the othe r. Run

the penci l poin t th rough these hole s . Ther'

e ! The

sa i l s a re in pl ace !

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The W in dm i l l i s made from a roun d box . Its roo f and sa i ls arecardboard .

The Boxv i l le Barn and Farmyard . The roo f o f the barn i s made o f two


BOXV ILLE BARN AND FARMYARD

Material R equired to Mak e a Barn and Farm

yard : th e lower hal f of a l a rge shoe-box and two

shoe-box covers that fi t i t,a ten- i nch square of ca rd

board,and the rims cut f rom a shal low box .

Farms a re such very i n te res ting p l aces that I am

sure you wi l l enjoy knowing how to make one wi th

a b ig ba rn an d a farmyard where you r toy animal s

may be kep t

You may eas i ly make a b arn l ike the one in the

p ictu re . You wil l n eed to have a shoe-box to make

the bui l d ing. Two shoe-box cove rs make i ts gable d

roo f . Some cardboard i s needed from which to cut

supports fo r the roo f .

Begin by tu rn ing you r box ove r upon i ts rim so

th at i ts top becomes the base of the barn .

In one end o f the b arn,cut a double doo r. To make

th i s,fir

‘

Si’hIesark a th ree- inch square upon an end o f

you r box . Draw a l ine down i ts cente r,vertic al ly .

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BOXVILLE BARN AND FARMYARD

(For doubl e doo r, see D i agram Two , B ,page

Cut the top l in e and down the cen te r l ine . The base

o f you r doo r shou l d be at the edge of the box rim .

The two sec tion s cut i n the ca rdboa rd make the doors .

P res s e ach ou tward .

Next , you wi l l need to make the two tri angul a r

supports fo r the box-cover roof . These supports must

be cut f rom cardboard,and each mus t b e the width

o f an end ofyou r box,and be made as h igh as you r

b ox i s wi de . (For cutting these supports fo r a gabled

roo f,see Diagram Three

,BB

,page Glue one

to each end o f you r box,a t the uppe r p art.

The roof i smade f rom your two box covers l apped

one rim under the othe r,l engthwi se

,to fo rm a gable d

roof Shape . The upper p art i s glue d rim under rim .

“(See D i agram Three , B .) Le t the roof dry, and then

s l ip i t ove r the tri angul a r supports p aste d a t each en d

o f the box bui l ding to hol d the roof in p l ace .

Cut a l i ttl e weathe r-vane f rom a s trip of ca rdboard,

i f you l ike,and p as te i t to the f ron t o f the barn roo f .

The fa rmyard i s made f rom box rims cut from any

shal low ca rdboa rd box you have . The box rims

Stand i f you cu t them with corners . They make a

good enclosu re.

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A smal l box, pl ace d on end , wil l make a shed .

The cove r o f a smal l box wi l l make a drinking

trough . L i ttl e boxes make ch icken-coop s .

M rs. Tumbl e Toy l ives on my farm . You see her

in the p ic tu re . He r husband’s n ame i s B i l l . H e i s

chas ing the p ig. You can see h im,too .

Have you some toys tha t woul d l ike to l ive on you r

fa rm !Cock-a-dood le-doo !Just run and fetch some glue

,

Some sc i ssors , and a shoe-boxWe ’l l make a farm for you !

Cock-a-dood le-doo !When al l the work is th rough

,

We ’l l have a l i t tle farmyardWi th a fence aroun d i t

,too !

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They coul d s tand upon spool s to make acts fo r the

c i rcus ring . I p ain ted each spool red , and p asted

ove r i ts hole a di sk o f colored cardboard .

From roun d box covers I m ade pyram i ds,and f rom

square ones I cu t benches . (To cut bench for an imal

show,see Diagram S ix, A ,

page Cut a leg

a t each co rner of the box-cover’s rim . Remove the

cardboard f rom between cuttings .

Swartz enhe imer and Mul l igan were my animal

tra iners . E ach came to me as a dinne r favo r. They

were bo th l i ttl e figures o f toy men that S too d upon a

cake of sweet chocol ate . You can eas i ly see what a

Splendi d clown Mul l igan made .

The animal s p e rfo rme d al l k inds o f tri cks . They

coul d s tand upon each othe r’s b acks . I had two o r

th ree tumble toys,bes i des . They p erforme d sp len

di dly.

I am su re you wi l l h ave a good time mak i ng a

c i rcus . I t i s eve r and eve r so much fun,I th ink .

You can use any animal s th at you happen to have

among you r p l ayth ings .

At some toy shops,you wil l find cel lulo id an imals .

At J ap anes e shops , you wi l l find cotton an imal s .

In your own Noah’s Ark the re wi l l be wooden an i

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Th i s i s Box Brothers’ Ci rcus . I t i s made f rom the lower part o f a roun dWh ite ban dbox .

A v iew taken in s ide the C ircus Groun d s . The wa l l s are corrugated cardboard . The cages are boxes W ith covers ; and the booth i s the lowerha l f o f a can dy box .


C IRCUS TENT AND C IRCUS GROUNDS

Mate r ial R equired to Mak e a C ircus Ten t : a

round bandbox and a shee t of ca rdboard .

Mater ial Required to Mak e Circus Cages : th ree

o r fou r ha rdware boxes f rom three to five inches long.

A booth may be made f rom hal f o f a flat le tte r-pape r

box . Some cotton mosqui to-netting wi l l be the cage

bars .

A c i rcus ten t i s a very easy th ing to make . I t needs

noth ing but a sheet o f cardboard and the lower hal f

o f a round bandbox to make i t . The lowe r hal f of the

bandbox mus t be tu rned ove r to s tand upon i ts rims .

Thi s fo rms the s ide s of the c i rcus tent . The roof i s

cu t from a l a rge c i rcl e of cardboard .

Fi rs t,arrange the box to make s i des fo r the tent.

Then,cut the roof .

In the edge of the bandbox rim,cut out a p iece o f

cardboa rd the Shape of ten t canvas loop ed back to

make an entrance . Draw some fol ds upon thi s wi th

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CIRCUS TENT AND CIRCUS GROUNDS

blue penci l . I f you p re fe r, use your wate r-color

p ain ts in s tead .

When th i s i s done,glue across the top o f your b and

box some s tr i p s o f s tring to fo rm tent ropes. The

roo f o f the ten t,round and po inted

,may nex t b e

made .

Take a l a rge shee t o f cardboard an d d raw upon i t

a ci rcl e tha t i s hal f again as l a rge a round as the base

of you r bandbox . Cut th i s ou t . Cut f rom the c i rc l e

a quarte r p iece l ike the S l ice o f a p i e . (S ee D iagram

Three,D

,page Lap the cut s i des of th i s

th ree-quarte r ci rcle,and glue togethe r to make a

pointed roo f l ike that o f a ci rcus ten t. When the

roo f i s d ry,s l ip i t upon the top of the hat-box

,and

you r c i rcus ten t i s done .

I f you find ‘

some co rrugated cardboard , i t may be

s l igh tly curled and p ressed so th at i t wi l l s tand on i ts

rim,to make a board fence fo r the c i rcus enc losu re .

Ofcourse, you mus t have a fence ! O f course !

H a rdware boxes that come wi th covers doubl e and

close tele scope fash ion make ve ry good c i rcus cages .

To make these cages,you wil l need to cut top and

bottom from the boxes,l e aving rims only. You may

,

i f you wish,keep a ve ry narrow margin of rim around

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the top and bottom cutting of your box . Paste s trip s

of coa rse netting,l ike co tton mosqui to n etting

,ove r

each opening of the box . I t shoul d be glued ins i de

the box f rom si de to s i de . This makes b ars for the

cages . (For cutting a box to make a cage , see Dia

gram E igh t,page

Wheel s may be added to the cages,so th at the

an imals may go out on p arade . The Wheel s a re

smal l c i rc l es cu t from ca rdboard . There shoul d be

four fo r each cage,of course . When they are cut ou t

f rom the cardboa rd,fas ten each th rough i ts cen te r

to the base o f a cage by a round-headed p aper-fas

tene r . The p rongs o f the p ape r- fas tene r shoul d b e

bent to right and l ef t ins i de the covers o f the box .

Thi s holds wheels fi rm . I f you have no pape r- fas ten

e rs,sew the wheel s to you r box wi th rafha

,o r glue

them to your box .

A booth fo r the c i rcus grounds may be made from

a box about th ree o r fou r inches in s i ze . S tand the

box on i ts long s i de . Cut in i ts b ack an awn ing . The

awning i s made fi rs t by d rawi ng an oblong sp ace upon

the b ack of the box,cutting th i s outl in e down at each

s i de l ine and ac ross i ts base . The ca rdboa rd i s then

p ressed outward and upward to make the awning.

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BOXTOWN ! OO GARDEN

Material R e quired to Mak e a Boxtown ! oo

some shoe -boxes,the i r cove rs

,s trip s o f cardboard o r

toothp icks to make ba rs fo r cages .

A zoo i s real ly a splen di d th ing to make . You cancage al l you r wi l d animal s—Noah’s Ark an imals

,

or whatever o the r ones you may happen to have . The

cotton an imal s that a re bought in J apanese s to res,

“th ree fo r five,are jus t righ t fo r zoo an imal s . You

can buy cheni l l e monkeys,one for a penny

,a t the toy

shops .

When you s ta rt to bui l d you r zoo,the cages wi l l

be made f rom boxes . Cut out a l a rge square f rom

each s i de of the rim . Toothp icks make b ars fo r cages .

They wi l l nee d to be p res se d down th rough the top

of the box over open ings you cut in the box rim s . I f

you have no toothp icks,you may make bars fo r the

cages by pasting ve ry na rrow s trip s of p ape r o r ca rd

board ins i de the box cages ove r the open ings in the

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Th i s i s Box town ! oo I ts cages are cut f rom shoe—boxes . Box r im s areused to make en c losures for the an ima l s .

Boxtown’

s Hose House . I t i s made from a deep s! uare box The roo f i sthe cover of another box .


BOXTOWN HOS E HOUSE

Mate r ial R equired for Mak ing a Hose House

a box deep and square,about six o r s even i nches long

and the shal low square cove r of some l arge r box .

I f you own a toy fire - engin e o r a hook and l adde r,

there i s every reason why i t shoul d h ave a home .

The engine -house tha t you see i n the p ic tu re i s made

f rom a deep,square box . I t i s quickly made by cut

ting a square doorway i n one s i de of the box rim

and by adding a flat roof .

Turn you r box over so tha t i t res ts inve rted upon

i ts rims . Outl in e a th ree o r fou r- i nch square on one

end o f you r box . I ts b as e mus t come a t the edge o f

your cardboard box rim .

D raw a l in e down the cen te r o f th i s squa re,ver

tical ly. Cut wi th sc i sso rs up thi s l ine and acros s the

top l ine . This gives two doo rs,th a t shoul d be p resse d

ou tward agains t the s i des o f you r box . (S ee D i agram

Two,B , page 167 , fo r makingthe doubl e doo rway .)

Pl ace ove r the top of the box the cove r o f a l a rge r

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BOXTOWN HOSE HOUSE

and the hose house wi l l be fini shed .

you no time at al l to do that,di d i t !

the toy engine l ooks ins i de i ts new bui l

I have a l i t tle engine ,And i t clangs across the floorR igh t in to Boxvi lle Hose House ,Where they’ve opened W ide i ts door.

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HOW TO MAKE A WIGWAM

Mate r ial R equired to Mak e the W igwam : hal f

a round bandbox cove r and a few smal l s ticks or

penci l s .

Why,o f cou rse

,you may make an Indi an W i gwam !

I t wi l l take about two minutes to make one l ike th i s

one in the p ictu re . Wi th i t, you may p l ay al l k in ds

o f Indi an pl ays . I t wi l l b e eve r such fun ! You wil l

n eed hal f an ol d b andbox cove r to help make the

W igwam . The cove r mus t b e a roun d one .

One b andbox cove r wi l l make two wigwams . Cut

the cove r in to halves . Take one o f thes e an d l ap i ts

edges to fo rm a cone . Glue o r sew these edges to

gether.

Cut off the point of the cone . This m akes the

open ing at top o f the W igwam.

In the rim o f the ben t b andbox cone,cut a flap

,

an d bend thi s b ack agains t th e oute r s i de of the ten t.

Stand the ten t up upon i ts b road base,and the re wi l l

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HOW TO MAKE A WIGWAM

be i ts en trance . Smal l s ti cks o r th in p enc i l s may be

th rus t th rough the top to make ten t s ticks . Indi an

symbol s may be pain ted on the s i des of the ten t.

I had an Indi an dol l,Big Chie f Ten Cent S tore .

H e came in a canoe made o f wood . I made a green

woods fo r h im out of c rap e p aper,and he l ived nea r

a s i lve r p ape r sp ring upon my p l ay- room floor in hi s

hmn e

A ll the toy an imal s that I have p l ayed in the

woods and B i g Chief Ten Cent S to re hunte d them .

There was a dee r that came offou r Chris tmas tree,

an d a Whol e fami ly of ch in a bunn ies,and— and you

jus t ought to see h im . on the tra i l o f Noah’s Ark

an imal s ! And —and you ought to see the lovely mats

tha t a re ins i de the Indi an’s ten t. I made them at

K inde rgarten mysel f .

By the Shores o f Ab igmirror,By the sh in in g o f i ts water ,S tood the W igwam o f B ig Box Ch ie f,Builded from a hal f a bandbox.Dark beh ind i t rose a moun ta inM ade o f paper-covered boxes :There were pebb le rocks upon i t ,Cavern s where B ig Box Ch ief hun ted .

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FORT BOX

Material Required to Mak e a Box F ort : a deep,

square box wi th i ts cove r . A round hai r-p in box and

a spool wi l l make a cannon fo r the fo rt.

Woul d you l ike to make a fo rt fo r you r l eaden

sol die rs ! Shal l I tel l you how to do i t ! I f you r

sol di e rs a re smal l,a box th ree inches deep may answer

for the bui l d ing. I ts cove r fo rms ramparts o f the

fo rt.

To s ta rt the bui l ding o f you r fo rt,turn you r box

ove r upon i ts rims so that i ts b ase becomes the top

o f the bui l ding . Take the box cove r o ff and l ay i t

a s i de .

Find a penc i l an d mark the open ings fo r guns .

They a re made l ike win dows upon the box f ron t.

Draw each about a hal f- inch square,and use you r

rule r to make each opening even . Cut these squares

out, i f you wi sh . They may al so be p ain ted b l ack,

shoul d you p refe r not to cu t them out.

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You can a rrange you r fo rt upon a shee t o f c rape

pape r and make s treams and woods al l about i t . The

s treams wi l l be s trip s o f s i lve r pape r pas ted onto the

green crape paper . The wood s wi l l be bi ts o f twigs

p res sed in to the holes o f spool s so tha t the trees Stand

uprigh t. Bushes a re jus t b i ts o f twigs that may be

l ai d down flat . R ocks and mountains may be made

f rom s tones .

I 7had a leaden sold ie r ,His name wasTomm i e T in !

Oh, he was brave in battle ,And always fought to W in !

I made h im in to gen eral ,And he i s in comman d

Ofal l my Boxvil le ArmyAt Box Fort in Boxland.

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HOW TO B! ILD A TOY CA STLE AND A

FAIRYLAND HOUSE

Material Required to Mak e a Castle : any box,

e i the r round o r square —one at l eas t six o r seven

inches deep 15 bes t .

Material R equired to Make a Fairy land House

an oblong box deep enough fo r doo r and W i ndows

to be cut in i ts S i des,a few l i ttl e c rackers o r “goodies”

-poss ib ly some gi l t o r s i lve r p ape r in p l ace o f these .

H ave you eve r p l ayed in fai ryl and ! Well,i f you

have no t been there,you can very wel l make a fai ry

l and upon the p l ay- room floo r,and in i t you may

gathe r togethe r al l the peop le o f you r Red,and B lue

,

and G reen,and Yel low Fai ry Books . These p eop l e

wi l l b e Knights,and Princesses

,Witches

,Gobl in s

,

Fai ri e s . A ll a re toys,and i t i s an easy matte r to ge t

them togethe r—qui te as easy as i t i s to make a fai ry

l and castl e .

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I wi l l tel l you how . Fi rs t,you may l ike to bui l d

the cas tle,fo r that i s al l - importan t. There neve r yet

was a fa i ryl and wi thout that!

Find some deep box wi th i ts cove r. I t real ly mat

te rs l i ttl e whethe r the box i s round o r square- s i ded .

A round box wi l l make a h igh tower- l ike cas tl e

s imi l a r to the one in the p ic tu re . A square one wi l l

make one more l ike a fo rtres s . I t sca rcely matte rs

which you choose . Take the cove r f rom you r box.

This i s to form the cas tl e ramparts l ate r. H igh up

in the box rim cut on e o r two l ong tower windows .

Cut a doo r a t the base of the rim . N ext cut the ram

parts i n the box cover . (For cutting ramp arts , see

Diagram Three,F , page Glue thes e to the top

o f your cas tl e box— and the cas tl e i smade !

The P rincess who l ives i n: the Castl e i s a penny dol l

d ressed in a s i lve r robe (made of tinfo i l). My Prin

cess has gol den hai r . I t i s long and beauti ful . You

can see i t i n the p ic ture .

The Knight i s a l eaden sol di e r . H i s sp ea r i s a b i t

o f wi re . H i s Shiel d i s a b rass button,pol i shed an d

sh in ing.

You can eas i ly find the p rope r kind of d ragon at

a l i ttl e J ap anese Shop . M ine was made of c rockery

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When they went to the woods and found the Witch’s

House,I made that. I t was in a fores t o f clo thes-p ins

l ike the trees made fo r Camp Box.

I made the fa i ryl and house o f the Wi tch from a

deep oblong box . I cut two windows in one rim and

a doo r between them,as you see i t i n the p ic tu re of the

fai ryl and house .

To the s i des o f the house,I p as ted some l i ttle

c racke rs and goodies . The roo f o f the house was o f

c rackers . I t was very fai ry.

I used some p re tzel s fo r a fence a round i t.There were some smal l cel lulo i d dol l s among my

p layth ings,and I made f ai ri es o f them . You can see

one that i s a Daisy. H e r dres s i s an. a rtifici al flower

offmy ol d hat . I took the cente r out o f the dai sy

and made a ski rt o f the p etal s . The fai ry’s wings

were cut f rom whi te ti s sue-pape r . They were glued

to the back of he r body.

All kinds o f H al lowe’en figures tha t a re l i ttl e

f avors wi l l answer sp lendi dly fo r thi s fa i ry b oxcraft

play. You can eas i ly find dwarfs,gnomes

, gobl ins ,wi tches

,elves . Oh

,i t w i l l b e fun , I know !

In summer you can go ou t in to the garden and

gather hol lyhocks . The flowers make real l i ttl e flow

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A Fa iry lan d Castle made f rom a roun d box and i ts cover.

A Fa iry House made o f a box covered W i th good ies .

Bu i l d i ng B lock s and Box Bu i ld i ng w ith sma l l boxes .

Bu i ld i ng An ima l s and Box Peop le from a co l lect ion o f boxes .


BOXE S US E D AS BLOCK S

Mate r ial R equir ed for B l ock B uilding : an as

so rtment of boxes vari e d in s i z e and Shap e .

Bui l ding wi th blocks i s a lways fun,as you know.

You have tri e d i t wi th cubes , and wi th dom i noes , and

wi th cards— but d i d you eve r try to bui l d wi th boxes

in the same way !

The boxes do no t need to be glued . Thei r covers

may o r may not be used. Smal l boxes make wal l s,

and box cove rs fo rm roofs . You wil l see a tal l b lock

bui l ding in the p ic tu re . I t was made f rom smal l

drug- s to re boxes . There i s real ly no en d to the ways

in which you may bui l d wi th these .

From boxes of uneven s i ze,men and animal s may

be made . Round boxes o r smal l oblong boxes form

heads . Large r boxes make bodies . Legs and arms

are boxes of equal s i z e .The faces a re d rawn wi th penc i l upon the back

ofboxes whe re there i s no p rint . A wire hai r-p i n

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BOXES USED AS BLOCKS

wil l keep the arms in p l ace . I t wi l l need to be

p resse d th rough the box s i des and bent so that the

a rm boxes may be s l ipped upon i t. M en of al l so rts

may be made . There i s great vari e ty,as forms vary

wi th the Shape and s i z e of boxes that you use .

I f you a re p l aying with some othe r ch i l d,you wi l l

find that i t i s amusing to d ivi de you r s to re of boxes,

each choos ing one a t a time ti l l the supp ly i s ex

hausted. Then,you may each see how many diffe rent

th ings you can bui l d . I t wi l l be a game,and the

winne r wi l l be the one who can make the mos t wi th

h i s s to re .

I t i s ente rtain ing to p l ay wi th box an imal s an d box

men when you have to spend a day in bed . They

may be p l aced upon a tabl e near the beds i de . They

are l igh t to handl e,and they requi re no cutting o r

p asting to muss you up . I f you dec i de to have measl es

o r mumps,the l i ttl e boxes may be di sposed of eas i ly

af te r you h ave p l ayed wi th them . You can always

find new ones to take thei r p l ace when you are well

again .

You may make a puzzl e fo r yoursel f ou t of a l a rge

box and a number of smal le r boxes of vari e d s i ze .

Try to p ack as many boxes as you can into the l arge

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box . M ake them come as evenly as you can in p ack

ing . There wi l l b e some sp ace a t s i des,but wi th care

and though t you wil l be su rp ri se d to see how smal l

a sp ace they may be p acked in to . Try them in various

fo rms,ti l l you a re su re you have reached the bes t way

to arrange them . Then,g ive the box puzzl e to some

f ri end to see i f he can do wi th one o r two attemp ts

what you have accompl i shed . When you g ive some

person thi s puzzle,mix your boxes wel l so the re i s

no c lue to the i r p rope r arrangement ins i de the l arge r

box .

Toys l ike trains may be bu i l t wi th l i ttl e more than

a long c racke r box fo r a coach and some oblong box

fo r engine . The eng ine’s smoke - s tack i s a round box.

I ts coal -ca r i s a cove r taken f rom a candy box. I ts

wheel s a re buttons o r button molds p l aced on the

ends of wi re hai r-p ins th at have been p res sed th rough

the s i des o f the cardboa rd boxes . A bi t o f wax o r

p l as tic ine wi l l keep the wheel s in p l ace .“

Pas te boxes to the back o f you r cut-outs when you

buy these Sheets a t the penny store . The Indi ans ,

cowboys,sol d ie rs

,and animal s wi l l then s tand erec t

by themselves .

You wil l have an inte res ting time,I am su re , i n

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A Noah ’s Ark w ith cracker an imal s .

A Sav ings-bank made to ho ld penn ies . The penn ies are dropped down i tsch imn ey .

BOXES USED AS BLOCKS

finding new ways to use you r boxes in th i s k ind o f

play. I t i s always new ,fo r you may always find

diffe rent k in ds of boxes to adap t to the bui l d ing. And

the n ice thing about i t i s tha t you can make almost

anything you choose .

I n eve r knew before—d id youHow much a cardboard box could do !I can make build ings , now and thenI make some an imals and men !Indeed , i t ’s won derful to playW i th l i ttle boxes in th is way !

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MAK ING A NOAH’S ARK FOR CRACKE R

AN IM AL S

Material R equired for Mak ing a Noah’s Ark

a chil d’s shoe -box wi thout a cove r,the cove r of a l a rge

shoe -box,and some shal low box wi th cove r about ten

inches by fou r .

Next time that you have c racker animal s to p l ay

wi th,bui l d them an ark ! I t i s sp lendi d fun . I wi l l

te l l you how to do i t.

Fin d the mate ri al s needed to bui l d wi th— a shoe

box cove r,the lowe r hal f o f a ch i l d’s shoe—box

,and

the whol e of some very shal low box about ten i nches

long and at l eas t fou r inches wi de .

To make the b ase o f th e Noah’s a rk,use the l a rge

shoe-box cove r . Cut i ts rims off. Cut each end

pointed . The ark bui l ding i s p l aced on th i s .

The ark bui l ding i s made f rom the smal l shoe-box .

Place i t upon i ts rims so that i ts bottom becomes top .

Cut a doo r in one end of the box on the e dge of the

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the roof ove r the gabled poin ts o f the ark bui ld ing .

Now,when the rain s descen d and floods come and

the re i s a RA INY DAY ahead of you,j us t summon

the c racke r animal s f rom the p antry. A rrange them

i n p ai rs. Find a dol l fo r M r. Noah an d a p i ece of

pape r to make the dove . A foots tool wi l l b e M ount

A rarat,and the ark may voyage al l the whole day

upon the p l ay- room floo r . When the sun comes out,

you wi l l have been so busy al l day th at you wi l l have

qui te fo rgotten abou t the ra in .

Two by two ! Two by two !E lephan t and kan garoo !Box and box cove rs to -dayMake a Noah ’s Ark fo r play.Maybe , l ater , you may feastOn an unpai red cracke r beast !Two by two ! Two by two !E lephan t and kangaroo !

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A BOX SAV INGS -BANK FOR PENN IES

Material R equired to Mak e a Savings-bank : a

box in which co rrespondence cards h ave been packed,

a smal l box with a sl i d ing cove r,and anothe r Simi l a r

to i t .

When I began to make b oxcraft toys,I used to s ave

my pennies to buy p inwhee l p aper,cotton an imal s

,

an d l i ttl e figures to use in Boxvi l le . Then,when I

found that I shoul d need c rap e p ape r o r s i lve r p ape r,

o r a mi rro r fo r a pool,I had money to buy i t .

Perhap s you woul d l ike to know how to make a

Savings -bank fo r pennies too !

You wi l l need some smal l box l ike th at in which

co rrespon dence cards come p acked at s tationery

s to res . I t has a doub l e cove r .

Turn the box over so that the p rin ting on i ts top

i s h i dden . M ake the top of you r box the bottom by

tu rn ing i t ove r.

D raw two W indows and a doo r on one s i de of the

box . Pain t them,i f you l ike .

Pas te ove r the doo r a porch roof made f rom hal f

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o f one smal l box . The floor of the porch i s pas ted

under i L

R emove the d rawe r f rom the l i ttl e box wi th s l iding

cove r . The outs i de o f the box,as you may have

noticed,i s l ike a tal l chimney .

Take th i s and s tan d i t on en d at the top of you r box .

D raw i ts outl ine wi th penc i l on the cardboard Then

remove the box and cut out the outl ine jus t i ns i de the

l ines you made .

When th i s i s done,you mus t glue the chimney ove r

the open hol e . Glue i t tight and le t i t d ry wel l . The

pennies,dimes

,and n ickel s may be dropped down th i s

chimney in to the b ank .

There i s one rul e which governs th i s s avings ac

count i n my bank— five cents mus t always s tay in the

b ank to be “a nes t egg . I made th i s ru le mysel f .I )

I made a l i t tl e penny ban k ,I ’m savin g penn ie s now !I t takes a lot o f pat ience ,But I ’m do ing i t , somehow !

M y bank has a tal l ch imney,The penn ies d rop down th roughI t’s real ly fun to d rop themAnd hear them j ingle , too !

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e ach be a trifle l onge r than the width o f your box .

P res s each th rough the end o f the box where wheel s

shoul d come— p res s c l ea r th rough both oppos i te rims

of you r box . Then p res s a wheel upon each end of a

s tick,and put a b i t of wax o r some glue whe re the

l inchp in shoul d come . Le t th e glue d ry thoroughly

befo re you attemp t to p l ay wi th you r toy.

A s trip of c a rdboa rd cu t to fi t the wi dth of the ca rt

and glued ac ros s i ts uppe r fo rward rims wi l l make

the drive r’s s eat .

The shafts a re two s trip s o f cardboard pas ted to

the fo rward s i des o f th e cart. Cut each about hal f the

l ength of you r box .

Whoa the re ! B ack up— back ! There i s you r toy

hors e i n the shafts . He i s wai ting fo r you to ti e h i s

s tring harness . H e wi l l b e ready then to go on a

tro t roun d the floor .

I f you wi sh to make a sl ed,take the lowe r hal f o f

a box and turn i t ove r . I ts long s i de rims wi l l b ecome

the runne rs ofthe s le d . Cut the end rims offth e box .

Then,cut offeach corne r of the s i de rims o f th e box

s l anting you r co rne r cuttings i n the s ame di rection .

There you have the runners o f you r s l ed ! (See

Diagram Ten,A

,page

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Toy Wagon made f rom hal f o f an ob long box . A Sled cut f rom the lowerhal f o f a box ; the runn ers are made f rom the box r im s.

A Sle igh made from the cover and the lower ha l f o f a box . I t has been

Dol l’s Cr ib made from the lower hal f o f a box , w ith p i l l -box legs . TheGo- cart i s cut f rom hal f o f an ob lon g box . Th e Bask et i s hal f a box .

The E xpress Wagon i s th e cover o f a can dy box . Its hand le and i ts

Whee l s are cut f rom cardboard . The L i tt le Do l l may have a S ledcut from a can dy box .


THE CH INA DOLL ’S CR I B,GO-CART

,

AND MAY BA SKET

Material Required to Mak e a China Dol l’s Crib

the lower hal f o f some oblong box, and fou r smal l

oblong p i l l-boxes o f equal S i z e to make the l egs o f

the bed .

Material R equired to Mak e a Dol l’s Go-cart

the lower h al f o f an ob long box about seven inches

in l ength,and some ca rdboard to make wheel s .

Wheel s may al so be made f rom top an d base o f a

smal l round box th ree inches in di amete r .

Mater i al Required to Mak e a Dol l’s May Bas

k et : the cove r o r top o f any smal l box youmay have ;also a smal l s trip o f cardboard and two round-headed

pape r- fas teners .

S ee,here i s a ch ina dol l ’s c rib i n the p ictu re . You

can see how easy i t i s to make i t. I hardly need to

tel l you . Jus t take the cove r o r the lower hal f o f the

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DOLL’S CRIB,Go-CART,

MAY BASKET

box you wi sh to use,and cut off a p art of each long

rim- there i s the top of the c rib wi th i ts head and

foot.

To each co rner below i ts b ase glue the end o f a

smal l oblong p i l l -box . There ! I sn’t tha t an easy

an d quick way to make a toy c rib fo r a dol l !

I f you wi sh to make a c radle,cut the box in the

same way, and cut a c i rcl e once aga in as wide as the

width of you r box . Cut th i s c i rc l e i nto hal f,and

each hal f wi l l be a rocke r fo r the c radle . G lue one

to each end of the box . That i s a l l !

To make a dol l’s go-cart l ike the one in the p ic ture,

take the cove r o r the lowe r hal f o f any oblong box

sim i l a r to a candy box,one-pound s i z e . Cut the rim

f rom i t hal f-way a round , beginning in the cente r of

one long s i de . N ext,cut f rom the p art th at i s with

out rim the handle ofthe cart,as you see the box cut

in the p ictu re .

N ext,out two c i rc l e s f rom cardboa rd to make the

wheel s of the go- cart. E ach c i rc l e mus t b e of equal

s i z e . Make each about th ree inches in di amete r,

unl es s you r box i s mo re than eight inches long . In

th i s cas e out you r cardboard c i rcl es to correspond ,l a rge r .

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Run a s tick o r a long penc i l th rough one c i rc l e,an d

p res s the po in t of the s ti ck th rough a lowe r co rne r

of the box th rough to the othe r s ide,whe re you put

on the o the r c ardboard c i rcl e fo r the othe r wheel .

You r s tick or penci l mus t b e one inch longe r than the

width of you r box . P l ace a b lob of glue ove r each

end of the axle and l e t i t d ry wel l,to keep the wheel s

on . When you have fi tted the end o f a l i ttl e box

i n to the lower hal f o f the go-cart to make a seat,

al l i s done . You may use a p iece o f fol ded ca rdboard

to make the s ea t,i f you p re fer. I pa inted the handle

o f my go-cart,bu t i t i s no t a t a l l necess a ry to do th i s .

The go-ca rt i s grea t fun to use when you p l ay house

and go ou t marketing. Then you can take you r dol l

b aby with you in the go-cart. You can ti e the dol l

b aby into the cart wi th a p iece o f s tring.

‘

The basket th at you see i n the p ictu re i s very easy

to cons truc t . You can use i t fo r many di ffe rent

th ings,and as l ong as you have smal l boxes— or even

l a rge ones— you may make b askets ou t o f them . You

w i l l need some round-headed p ape r-fas tene rs o r glue

to help make them . (The pape r- f astene rs a re s tronge r

and bette r than the glue .)Take the lower h al f o f a box

,o r the upper hal f ,

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make tiny sp ecks on the beans an d they wi l l look

l i ke wee l i ttl e b i rds’ eggs .

The box baske ts make goo d Chri s tmas- tree deco ra

tions,too . They may be suspended f rom b ranches

by colo red p ape r chains,o r be ti e d on wi th rafli a o r

tinsel . E ach basket may be fi l l e d wi th candies o r wi th

p retty berri es you have found out-of-doors,hol ly o r

bright W intergreen .

They may be use d as p l ace f avors fo r a V alentine

party when fi l l ed wi th red p ape r hearts .

L i t tl e cardboard boxesAre useful every day.They make ’most any k in d o f toyThat you can use in play.

I made a l i t tle go-cart ,A baske t , and a bed ,

And there are many o ther toysI m ight have mad e , in s tead !

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A TOY DOG KENNEL FOR A TOY DOG

Material R e quired to Con struct aToy K enn e l : a

smal l box without i ts cove r,the cove r of some l a rger

box that i s squa re,and cardboard .

H ere i s a p ic tu re of Fi do,my l i ttl e dog . I made

h im a kenne l so th at he coul d stay nea r,the dol l house

a t n ight and be a watch -dog . Perhaps you r dog would

l ike one,i f h e i s a p l ay dog .

I f you do want to make one,I wi l l te l l you how.

Take the lower hal f of your box . Thi s i s to b e the

bui l d ing. Turn i t ove r and s tan d i t on end upon the

pi ece o f ca rdboa rd you have . Draw the shape o f th i s

end . Add to i t about fou r inches in height. Cut thi s

p i ece out an d out anothe r l ike i t . G lue one to each

end of your box . B e su re your box i s inverted before

you beg in . I t should res t upon i ts rim .

Next,cut each end p i ece glued to the box to a poin t

a t the top . Thi s makes the poin t of each gabl e s i de

unde r the roof . These are the poin ts that come under

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Cut an opening under one of these a t one en d of

the box . I t shoul d be shaped l ike the door of a dog

k enneL

Where i s a l a rge flat box cove r ! I t i s to b e the

roof. I t ought to be about fou r inches wide r than

the width of your firs t box . (For making the kennel

roo f,see Diagram Three , E ,

page

Fol d th i s cove r downward in equal h alves to make

a s l anting roof,and p l ace i t ove r the po ints o f the

dog kennel that come f ron t and back of the l i ttl e

bui l ding . There i s the kennel al l fin ishe d ! Whi s tl e

to Fi do ! Come here,Fido

,to see the n ice kennel

made fo r you . Don’t you th ink that i t woul d be fun

some day to make a smal l e r one fo r the l i ttl e ch ina

dog !

Oh where , oh where has my l i t t le dog gon e !Oh, he hasn ’t gon e far , for you see

I bu il t h im a ken n e l from out o f a box,

And now he s tays home here w i th me !

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HOW TO MAKE A TEDDY BEAR’S

WHEELBARROW

Material R equired for Mak ing a Toy Whee l

barrow : the lower hal f o f a candy -box o r a s imi l a r

shaped box , one round p i l l -box fo r the b a rrow’s

wheel .

The Teddy B ea r’s wheelba rrow that you see i n the

p ic tu re was made f rom hal f o f a candy box ; some

s trip s o f cardboard made the legs and wheel supports

,and a round p i l l -box made the wheel .

Do you wish to make a wheelbarrow to p l ay wi th !

Pe rhap s you r Teddy woul d l ike one . I wi l l tel l you

how to make i t,shal l I !

Fi rs t,take the lower hal f of you r box and take one

end rim off. Then,from the upper part of the rim

next to th i s s i de,cut out the handl es o f the b a rrow .

N ext,cu t out the cardboard hal f-way around the

lower p art o f the box between the handles . This i s

the f rame of the wheelbarrow .

Cut two short ca rdboard s trip s each a hal f - inch

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wide and each th ree i nches h igh . Thes e are the rea r

l egs . G lue them to the toy at ei the r s i de at the back .

Af te r th i s,cut two s trips o f cardboard a hal f- inch

wide and five inches long . Glue these to the forward

part o f the wheelbarrow’s f rame .

When al l are wel l d ry,p res s the poin t o f a p in

th rough one of thes e wheel supp orts , th rough the

cover of a round p i l l -box,on th rough i ts o the r s i de

,

th rough the other s tri p of cardboa rd i n f ron t . Then,

i f you l ike,you may put a toothp ick in p l ace of the

p in,wi th a smal l b lob of glue a t e i the r end

,afte r you

have cut the hub of the wheelbarrow Off to make i t

a co rrec t S i z e . Le t the glue d ry wel l,and then Teddy

may have hi s toy to p l ay wi th .

M y Teddy and I p l ay at garden ing wi th art i fic i a l

flowers on the floo r . Sometimes,I make flowers f rom

tis sue-pape r to use . Can’t you make them,too !

On e day I cut for Teddy B earA W heelbarrow w i th greatest care.I t i s a box , as you can seeI t made a ’barrow sp len d id ly !Some art ific ial flowers madeA l i tt le garden that we laid ;I t was a very happy dayThe time we made th is garden p lay.

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look l ike the one in the p ictu re . I f you p re fe r, use

pain t,but be ca reful no t to use the pain t too mo i s t.

The Spool makes the desk—s tool . Pa int i t to match

the desk,and S tand i t on end . Ove r the top

,glue a

round pi l l-box . Pain t th i s al s o . I t m akes a very

cunning S tool fo r a dol l e igh t inches i n heigh t.

The S tand i s easy to make . The pl an t on i t was a

favo r,too . The s tand i s jus t a box about five i nches

high . I t i s put on end and p a i nted .

The cha i r takes no time at al l to cut. Jus t find

the cove r o f a box abou t eigh t o r n i ne i nches l ong .

Cut the rim offf rom i t hal f-way around,s ta rting a t

the cen te r o f one long s i de . B end the part that h as

no rim left on i t upward to make the b ack of the

chai r,and cut the l egs f rom the lowe r rim of the re s t

o f the cove r a s you cut l egs fo r the desk . (To cut

a chai r,see D i agram S ix

,0,page I t i s fun to

h ave a dol l ’s office . Wi th i t you can p l ay a t bus ines s .

What i s your bus iness going to be ! Are you going to

b e a l awyer,o r the p rinc ip al o f a l i ttl e dol l

’s school !

M aybe yours wi l l be a real es tate office fo r Boxvi l l e !

You can see my offi ce boy in the p ictu re . H i s

h at ought to be taken offhi s head , bu t i t was glued

on,so he had to be impol i te— though I made him

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Office Furn iture for Do l ls . Th i s i s made from boxes , box covers , a spoo land a wooden box .

The Do l l’s Couch Hammock . I t i s cut f rom the cover o f a hardware box .


HOW TO MAKE A DOLLS ’ HAMMOCK

Mate rial R equired to Mak e a Dol ls’ Couch

Hammock : the lowe r h al f of any oblong box tha t

i s deep . One s even o r e igh t inches l ong wi l l make

a hammock fo r a dol l the s ame l ength . Largerboxes

may also be used . Some s tring i s needed to make

ropes .

The dol l s’ couch hammock i n the p ic tu re i s eas i ly

made . Your l a rge dol l s as wel l as the very small ones

may have hammocks . Shal l I tel l you how to make

one !

Take the lower hal f— tha t i s usual ly the deeper

hal f o f a box -and tu rn i t so that i t opens a t top .

From the fron t rim,cut out a long l engthwi se sec tion

of the rim .

At each end of the box,run a s tring th rough a cor

ne r . Knot the two end S trings tha t come on the ends

o f the box . Knot them togethe r o r ti e them,so th at

the hammock may be suspended whe reve r you wi sh

to pl ace i t.

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HOW TO MAKE A DOLLS’ HAMMOCK

You may make a mattres s for the couch by folding

ti s sue-pape r ove r brown pape r cut to fit the shape

of you r box . Bette r s ti l l,you m ay make a real l i ttl e

mattres s from some canvas o r cl oth . Cut the clo th

a l i ttl e l a rge r than twice the s i ze o f you r box . Fold

i t and sew i t. Then s tuff the mattress wi th bi ts o f

pape r to rn to sh reds . P i l lows fo r the hammock may

be made in the s ame way, us ing smal l e r d imens ions .

You can hang the hammock unde r the ra i l ing on

the porch,o r fas ten i t to the rungs o f a chai r when

you p lay indoors wi th i t. I am sure you r dol l s wi l l

be del ighted to have you make th i s fo r them . I f you

are a boy,you can make one fo r you r s i s te r . Boys

ough t to know how to use needle and th read as wel l

as gi rl s . Sold i ers and sai lo rs know how to sew. ( I

know a man who can do embroi de ry,but

,o f course

,

that i s going p re tty f a r .) A boy ought to be abl e to

sew a mattres s,anyhow . I t i s a s easy as making a

marbl e-bag .

I made a doll ie ’s hammock,

I t’s an easy th ing to doJ ust find an oblon g cardboard boxAnd you can make one , too !

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HOW TO MAKE A THEATER OR PUNCH

SHOW

Mate r ial R equired to Mak e a Theater or Pun ch

Show : a deep,s quare le tte r-pape r box and i ts cover

,

and some pos tal c a rds wi th colo red views .

Would you l ike to make a toy theate r 01: Punch

Show to pl ay wi th ! Sh al l I tel l you how to make

one ou t of some deep,square box abou t e ight inches

s quare and eigh t inches high !

Fi rs t,take the cove r offyour box and l ay i t as i de .

Next,turn you r box ove r so that i t res ts upon i ts

fou r rims and“

the bottom o f the box i s made the top .

Upon the uppe r part o f the box,near the top

,out

l in e an oblong about two inches f rom each co rne r o f

the box . M easure i t wi th your rule r . I ts top should

be two inches f rom the top rim o f the box . The

whol e shoul d be abou t five inches wide and th ree

inches ta l l . (To guide you in drawing thi s , re fe r to

D i agram N ine,A

,page

Cut th i s ob long you have drawn a t both s ides and

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put the theate r o r Punch Show wel l b ack upon i t so

tha t there i s p l ace fo r an audi ence o f l i ttl e dol l s i n

f ron t. (See Di agram N i ne , D,page

B enches fo r the audience o f l i ttl e dol l s may be cut

f rom covers o f boxes two and th ree inches l ong . (For

cutting benches,see Diagram S ix

,A

,page

Your ac to rs may be penny dol l s,o r any j o in ted

wooden dol l s such as you wi l l find in toy row-boats

a t the ten -cen t s to re .

I used to col l ec t fancy pos tal card views o f a l l

kinds o f i nte res ting p lace s and give l ectu re s on them

at my theate r . I t was mos t fun o f a l l,I th ink . I had

perfo rming Noah ’s Ark animal s in vaudevi l l e the re,

too . There i s no end to the games you can pl ay wi th

the theate r .

I made a lovely theater for l i ttle dolls to-day.I f you would l ike , I ’l l tell you how. Y ou make i t in th is wayR ight on tin e bottom o f a box— a pasteboard box , you knowYou draw a s! uare w i th Space each S ide ; that

’s where the stageshould go.

Now cut the s! uare right at the top , and cut i t down each S ide.! pon the base , you ben d i t i n . I t canno t be den iedThis makes a “ really truly”s tage ! For scenery you useSome pretty colored postal card s o f houses , and some views.To put these in , you cut a sl i t upon the box

’s top ,And through a wider one , in fron t , the dol ls on threads you drop .

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Th e Pun ch and Judy or L i tt le Do l l s’ Theater i s made f rom a deep letterpaper box and i ts cover. The scen ery i s a fan cy posta l card andthe acto r i s a do l l .


HOWTO MAKE A TOY MERRY -GO-ROUND

Material Required to Mak e a Toy M erry-

go

round : two round bandbox covers,o r the two halves

o f some la rge round box,a shee t o f penny cut-out

p ic tures o f horses o r animals,an d a c a rdboa rd mai l

ing- tube o r a hoop -Sti ck .

E veryone may own a me rry-go-round . I t i s made

f rom two l a rge round bandbox covers and a mai l ing

tube . You wi l l al so need some p ictu res o f an imal s

o r horses to use on the merry-go- round . Four o r five

animal s a re enough to use . A smal l box wi l l requi rel es s .

Cut-out p ic ture s o f Indi ans o r cowboys may be

used on the merry-go-round . I f you cannot h ave

these,horses cu t f rom cardboa rd wi l l an swe r. To

do th is,find a clea r outl i ne of a horse in some maga

zine p ic tu re and trace i t upon you r cardboard . Then,

when i t i s cut out,you wil l h ave a patte rn to help

you make the othe r horses by drawing around i ts

edge .

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HOW TO MAKE A TOY MERRY -GO -ROUND

In the p ic tu re,the horses were each a penny cut

out . They came as race -horses . They exac tly fi tted

the bandbox merry-go- round that I made .

I f you r cut- outs a re upon th in paper,paste them

upon thin cardboard befo re you start the work of

making the toy i tsel f . Let them dry whi l e you are

making the merry-go- round .

To cons truc t th i s,firs t take the ca rdboard mai l ing

tube th at you have (o r the hoop - s t i ck), and run i t

down th rough the cente r o f one bandbox cove r as the

b andbox cove r s tands on i ts rims l ike a p l atfo rm .

Cut a smal l hole in the cen te r o f you r othe r band

box cove r,and p res s th i s down over the ca rdboard

mai l ing- tube,a thi rd of the way down i ts l ength

,jus t

as you see i t i n the p ic ture .

Now,take your animal s mounted on th in c ard

board and out each out.

Cut narrow half - inch s trip s of cardboard fo r the

poles o f the an imal s . G lue them at equal interval s

a round the rim o f the upper b andbox cover, ins i de .

To thei r b ases,glue the an imal s .

When you turn the top of the ma i l ing- tube , the

merry-go- roun d wi l l twi rl .

Paper figures out f rom colo re d magaz ine p ic tu res

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may ride on the merry-go—round . When i t i s made

in a smal l e r s i ze,china dol l s may ri de on i t

,and

wooden Noah’s A rk animal s may be glued to the

ca rdboard s trip s to make ve ry l i fel ike charge rs .

W i th j ust two bandbox cove rs ,I buil t a carousel ;

I cut some p ictu re horses outFor chargers they d id W el l !

I gave some pape r doll s a r ideI tel l you , i t i s fun !

I make bel ieve a pleasure parkIs r ight here in the sun !

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of both ends on the box untouched . This forms

the w i ndguard in f ron t an d the back of the rear

s eat.

Paste the cove r tight on your smal l s ampl e candy

b ox,and p aste the box end to one end of the body of

the ca r you are bui ld ing . This completes the shape

of the automobi l e .

N ext,take you r round box . R emove i ts cove r.

Cut the cover in hal f . This fo rms the wheel -guards

fo r rea r wheel s . Pas te e ach where the rea r guards

shoul d go .

Cut the lowe r hal f o f the b ox i n hal f al so . These

halves a re wheel -guards fo r f ront wheel s . Paste them

to the forward p art o f the automob i l e .

Cut fou r c i rc l e s f rom your ca rdboard . U s e you r

compass to outl ine them i n penc i l fi rs t . M ake each

wi th a di amete r of two inches .

When these a re cut,run the points of a round

headed p aper- fas ten e r th rough the cente r o f each,

and fas ten the poin ted p rongs o f the p ape r- f as tene r

to the cardboard o f the wheel—guards . Thi s secures

the wheel s . I f you p refe r,you may glue the wheel s

to the guards . They shoul d be painted wi th Spokes

and ti res.

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Boxcraft Automob i le with hood made of a box cover.

Boxcraft Automob i le made Wi thout hood .



the hood above the fron t sea t to hol d the hood up in

f ron t.

I p ainted the automobi l e that you see i n th e p icture

wi th Indi a ink . You could sca rcely tel l th at i t was

made out of a box when i t was fini shed .

Three cardboard boxes—l i t tle e l seHave made a car fo r me :

It i s a boxcraft model ,And i t

’

s j olly as can be !The l i ttle Boxvi lle peopleCan go touring in th is car ;They have splend id p icn ic partlesWhere the groves o f clothes-pin s are !

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HOW TO FURN ISH A DOLL -HOUSE

Material Required to Mak e F urn i ture for a

Doll-house : cardboa rd boxes o f al l kinds,espec i al

ly flat l e tte r-pape r boxes , j ewele r’s boxes

,co rrespond

ence - card boxes . Penci l s and spool s may be of help

i n making some of the furn i tu re .

When you look at the p ictu res of my boxcraft dol l

house,you wil l see how wel l i twas furn i shed . All

th e chai rs and tab les,and the bed— al l the th ings that

a re in the p ictu res— are cut f rom ca rdboard boxes .

You have jus t such boxes as I used,I am su re . E very

home has them .

Shal l I tel l you how the fu rn i tu re i s made ! Fi rs t,

I wil l tel l you how I made the bedroom,Shal l I !

The old- fash ioned canopy beds te ad i s made from a

candy box and i ts cove r . The fou r posts a re long

penci l s . One penc i l i s run th rough each co rne r of

the lower hal f o f the box and glued tigh t. Then the

cove r i s p l aced upon the uppe r ends of the penci l s to

make a canopy. Lace-pape r i s pasted around the

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rims of the cove r. I made ti s sue-p ape r shee ts and

a l ace-p aper p i l low . You can do th at,too .

I made a tal l bureau f rom e ight emp ty match

boxes . The match -boxes were s afe ty-match boxes

wi th tiny drawers that a re made to sl i de in and

ou t. I saved ti l l I h ad eigh t boxes . Then,I glued

four,one on top o f the othe r

,and fou r o thers I glued

in the s ame way . When these were dry,I p as te d my

two sets togethe r . Thi s made the upperpart o f thebureau . To make l egs

,I cut a low bench f rom a

smal l box cove r and p as ted the boxes to i ts top . (For

bench,see D i agram S ix

,A

,page I sewed shoe

buttons to each drawe r to make a handle . The mi rro r

i s a p i ece o f cardboard cut oblong and p aste d a t th e

back of the bureau so that i t i s up righ t . I p ain ted

a f rame around the s i des o f the c ardboard to make i t

look l ike a mi rro r . The bureau cove r i s a s trip o f

l ace-pape r . The candle and candl es ti ck came off

a b i rthday cake .

The wash-s tand i s cu t f rom the lower hal f o f a box

about five inches long . I t i s cu t a lmos t as i f i t we re

a bench,only that i ts l egs a re shorte r . The “sp l asher”

i s a p i ece ofcardboard p as ted up right at the b ack of

the box

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Man te l and Sett le made from cardboard boxes.

Piano and Gran d father’s Clock made f rom boxes.

HOW TO FURNISH A DOLL-HOUSE

A lmos t al l cha i rs I made were cut f rom n arrow

box cove rs an d j ewelers’ hat-p in boxes . One hat-p in

box W i l l make two chai rs . E ach half makes one .

(For chai r, see Diagram S ix , C,page H at-p i n

boxes wi l l make high -b acked cha i rs . O the r box

cove rs make othe r kinds . When you cut an o rdinary

chai r wi th a low back,begin to cu t the rim f rom the

s i de o f you r box nea r the cen te r .on one long s i de .

When you make a chai r f rom a hat-p in box,cut the

rim off you r box two th i rds o f the way a round,

l e aving one end on ly wi th the rim on . The p art

wi thout rim is the b ack o f the chai r. P res s that upward

,and cut the l egs o f the ch ai r f rom the end tha t

h as a rim lef t upon i t.

I made a grandfather’s c lock by s tanding a ha t-p in

box on end . I glued to i ts uppe r f ron t p art th e face

of a penny watch . You do not need to spend a penny.

Jus t mark the face o f a clock i n penci l an d glue i t to

the f ron t o f you r clock .

Real ly,I am ve ry p roud o f the p i ano . I t i s no t

every dol l -house that c an have a p i ano— but you can

make one , fo r i t i s easy. You wi l l need a shal low

l e tte r-pape r box and a narrow box Such as fountain

pens come in f rom the s to re where they a re bought.

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Pas te one l ong s i de of the n arrow box ac ros s the f ront

o r b ack o f the l e tte r-pape r box afte r you have s too d

the l ette r-pape r box up righ t. The narrow'

box shoul d

be pl aced about where you think the keyboard b e

l ongs . (S ee Di agram S ix, F , page 179, fo r making a

p i ano from two boxes.) The mus ic- res t i s a bi t o f

folded box ri'

m glued to the central pa rt o f the p i ano

above the keyboard . The keyboard i s marked offwi th

ink upon a s tri p o f whi te pape r and pas ted upon the

top of the narrow box . You can eas i ly d raw the firs t

p art of some mus i c that you know,and pl ace i t on a

tiny shee t o f whi te pape r to make a “pi ece” fo r the

p i ano’s music- res t .

A mantel fo r the l iving- room may be made f rom

a flat l e tte r-pape r box . S tand the box upon one long

r im and pl ace i ts p rin ted s i de to the back . Cut f rom

the f ron t a mantel opening l ike the open ing fo r a

fi repl ace . (See Di agram S ix, G,page

The Morri s chai r i s made l ike any o the r chai r.

(See Diagram S ix, C,page 177 , fo r cutting a chai r

f rom a box .) I t h as two bent box rims glued to each

si de to make the arm res ts , and the ca rdboard i s cut

rounding from the f ron t rim o f th e box in cutting i ts

legs .

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l ike a bench . A t two s i des o f i ts f ron t,I cut oven

doors and pu t round-headed p ape r- fas teners th rough

them to make knob s . The p rongs of e ach p aper

fas tene r,bent

,make l atch fo r oven doors . At th e

b ack of each oven doo r,righ t ins i de the box

,I p as te d

a smal l box and made a real l i ttl e oven . I coul d put

di she s i n i t !

The boi le r in the k i tchen i s th e kind of round tin

they use to p ack blue -p rin t p aper in . I s tood mine

on a spool afte r I washed the p rin te d p ape r off from

i t. You can use an ol d b aking-powder tin,i f you

have no blue-p rin t p ape r box .

You can see how the ki tchen sink i s made—merely

a box cove r p l aced ove r the end of a deep e r box . A t

the back o f the box p aste an up righ t p iece o f card

boa rd . The faucets a re made f rom the two ends o f

a k i d hai r-curl e r p ressed th rough the cardboard

downward .

The ki tchen tab l e i s the lowe r hal f of a co rrespond

ence-card box . I t i s cu t as i f i t were a bench wi th

long legs . (Fo r cutting the bench , see Di agram S ix,A

,page

You wi l l h ave a ve ry good time p l ay ing i n your

dol l -house,i f you make one . You c an make a fou r

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Boxcraft Do l l-house Furni ture . The D in ing- room .

Boxera i t K itchen Furn iture for do l ls . Stove,tab le

,and s ink are a l l boxes.


HOW TO MAKE THE BOXCRAFT GAME,

“R INGFL ING

Material Required to Mak e “R i ngfl i ng the deep

lower hal f of a box ove r s even inches squa re,fou r

long penc i l s,and about twelve square inches o f ca rd

board .

R i ngfl i ng i s a jo l ly game . I am su re you wil l

enj oy p l aying i t . As many chi l d ren as can p l ay

happ i ly toge the r may p l ay the game . The fi rs t rule

o f the game i s,

“The more,the merri e r !

I t takes but a momen t to col lect materi al s wi th

which to p l ay the game . The game i tse l f may be

m ade in about ten minutes— or l ess .

Take the deep lower hal f of some l arge square box

and draw from corn e r to co rne r ac ros s i ts top . (S ee

figure in Di agram E l even,A

,page Do thi s

wi th heavy penc i l l ines .

Numbe r each sect ion o f the boa rd bu t one,using

the numeral s,1,2, 3 (one nume ral each). Leave one

sec ti on b l ank .

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The Boxcraft Gam e o f R i ngfl i ng. It i s made w ith the he lp o f p en c i l sand cardboard cut f rom box covers .

The Boxcraft Game o f Shoot the Chutes . I t i s p layed w ith spool s.


THE JOLLY BOOK‘

OF BOXCRAFT

Twelve coun ts W i n the game . The firs t to

ob tain thi s wins . You may make i t e ighteen

to make a longe r game .

The game i s p l ayed in rounds . To avoi d di s

pute,i t i s b es t to keep the score of al l p l ayers

wi th pen c i l and p ape r .

E ach playe r mus t s tand five rule r l ength s f rom

the game when he fl i ngs the c i rc l es .

When I am play in g l i ttle games,I l ike to do what’s r ight ;

And when I do not w in the game ,I try to be pol i te !

THE GAME OF “SHOOT THE CHUTES

Mate r ial R equired to Mak e the Game of Shoot

the Chutes”: a long box and i ts cove r,and one h igh

box wi thout a cove r -some Spool s .

Thi s l i ttl e boxcraft game may b e p l ayed by two

p laye rs . I t i s an easy game to make , as you can see

by looking at the p ic tu re . I t i s made o f two p arts o f

one long box,wi th the lower hal f of another that i s

h ighe r. I t i s p l ayed wi th spool s .

To make the game,fi rs t cu t the lower hal f o f you r

long box a s you see i t cu t in the p ictu re . M ake two

open ings in i ts rim,each wi de enough to l e t a spool

rol l th rough i t. S tand th i s p art o f the box upon the

floo r as you see i t p l aced in the ’ p i c tu re .

Now,you are ready to make the chutes . Cut the

cove r’s rim— the rim of the long box— at e ach co rne r,

and p ress the cardboa rd out a t each end .

Res t th i s p a rt of the long box in a s l anting pos i tion

agains t you r h igh box .

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Pain t fou r spools . M ake two red and two blue .

Two of the s ame colo r belong to e ach p laye r .

The game i s to try to ge t you r two spool s in to the

box . E very t ime you get a spool i n by ro l l ing i t down

the chutes,i t counts you one count.

P l aye rs p l ay i n tu rn,one spool a t a time .

game i s p l ayed in rounds . The fi rs t p l aye r to reach

the sco re of seven wins .

I made this l i tt le game mysel f,Al l on a ra iny day !

I t made some j olly fun fo r me,And passed the t ime

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th i s game . You wi l l need a p i l l -box fo r a counte r .

G lue i ts cove r on tight,and put a number on e on i ts

top an d a number two on i ts b as e .

Pl ay in turn,and toss the counte r to see how far you

can move . When the counte r fal l s,take the number

that i s on i ts top and move as many tri angl e s i n e i the r

di rec tion as the counte r indicates .

E ach pl aye r takes a diffe rent colo red button to

beg in the game . E ach button i s p l aced i n an oppos i te

co rne r o f,the board . E ach p l aye r must try to catch

the othe r pl aye r by getting onto h i s tri angl e . The firs t

to catch the othe r p l aye r th ree times i s winne r.

Throw the coun te r ,Happ i ly

Who i s W i nn er,

Le t us see!

Button hereAnd button there ,I w i l l catch you !Just take care !

Funny Mr. Box , a Box craft Game , p layed with Spoo l s .

On e -TWO- I -Catch -Y ou,a Box craft Game of Tag.



and draw a big face on the b ack of the box . M ake

the mouth l a rge and round . Cut ou t the cardboa rd

ins i de the mouth to make a b ig round hol e abou t fou r

inches wide . You can colo r M i s te r Box with your

c rayons,i f you l ike . H i s h ai r shoul d be b rown

,and

h i s eyes too .

Now,to p l ay the game

,eve ry p laye r must s tand

,

i n tu rn,i n the s ame pl ace on the ca rp et o r floo r rug

,

fou r fee t f rom the box . M easu re fou r rule r l engths

to get th i s . E ach must try to get h i s spool in to M i s te r

BOX . Toss the spool . No p l aye r may touch hi s spool

ti l l al l h ave fini she d p l aying the round . The fi rs t one

to get h i s spool in to M i s te r Box six t imes wins.

W hen I w in a game at p lay ,Thi s is what I always say“Y ou w i l l w in anothe r day !”

I f I do not win to-day ,This is what I hOpe I

’l l say“ I have had a splend id play !”

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HOW TO MAKE A MAG IC BOX

Material Required to Mak e a Magic Box : two

smal l ob long boxes wi th cove rs th a t s l i de ove r an

inne r d rawe r. Both boxes mus t be about an inch and

a hal f l ong. Both mus t be dup l ic ates o f e ach othe r.

About two ya rds o f l igh t twine are needed .

The mag ic box i s truly a wonderful one . I t wi l l

obey every command you give ir— yes,i t wi l l ! There

i s a sec re t tha t you wi l l have to l ea rn,but when you

know thi s s ec re t the l i ttl e box wi l l have to do jus t as

you b i d i t .

The magi c box i s on a s tring . AS i t descends,you

c ry,

“Hal t !” The box stop s at once . “Go on !”you

cry. The box continues down the s tring .

“Faste r,

fas te r !” The box fa i rly fl i es in i ts h as te to get down

to the floo r ! Wonderful ! Wonderful !

Now,l e t me tel l you how to do i t . ( I t i s a trick ,

o f course !)Fin d a smal l s tick

,round and smooth l ike a hal f

o f a toothp ick .

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JOLLY BOOK OF BOXCRAFT

S l i ding cove r f rom one of you r boxes,and

he drawer , across the cen te r of i t , the p iece

I tha t there i s sp ace unde r i t and above i t.

take a smal l ho le a t e ach end o f the d rawer

ox,and th read some s tring th rough both

[rig the s tring p ass under the s ti ck o f wood

wer. (See D i agram Thi rteen , A , page

i e s l i ding cove r on the box and le t the s tring

gh i t a t both en ds . (S ee Di agram Thi rteen ,

CRET of you r magi c box i s the p iece o f

he drawe r . Tel l nobody about th i s . When

one en d of the s tring in you r righ t h and,

toe of you r shoe on the floo r ove r the othe r

eep the s tring tau t . Then , loosen you r hol d

n d careful ly b ring the box upon the s tring

as you r hand .

tou l oosen the hol d upon the s tring to make

It,you wi l l notice tha t the box s l i des rap i dly

s tring ;when you hol d the s tring absolutely

)OX rema ins fi rmly in one p l ace . By prac

uwil l find jus t how much to loosen you r



WINDOWS

D iagram On e . Cut the cardboard s ides o f you r

box as the heavy bl ack l ines in dicate . Fold outward

upon the dotted l ines .

A . A pl ain window without b l in ds o r awning.

Cut the cardboa rd out on al l fou r s i des .

B . W indow wi th b l inds . Cut the top l in e,the

cente r l i ne,and the b ase . Fol d ou tward on the dotte d

l ines .

0. W indow wi th awning . Cut s i de l ine s and base .

B end cardboa rd outward and upward to make the

awning ove r the window .

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DIAGRAM

DOORS

Diagram TWO. Cut the cardboa rd of you r box

S i des as the heavy bl ack l ines in dicate . Fol d outward

where there a re dotte d l ines .

A . S ingl e doo r . Cut a t top and s i de ( i f need be ,a t the b ase al so). Fol d the cardboa rd outward to

make a doo r.

B . Double doo r. Cut the squa re a t top an d down

i ts cen te r. ( I f nee d be , cut the b ase of the square

al so .) Fol d both sec ti ons outward .

0. Door wi th window in i t . Cut out a square

f rom the s ingl e doo r . Cut the door a t top and s i de .

Fol d i t outward .

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OR TOWER

Diagram Three . Thi s shows the shape of the

cardboard p ieces tha t a re used to fo rm s i de wal l s

fo r a s lop ing roof ; al so the box cove r roo f p lace d in

pos i tion,and the hole fo r a chimney.

A . S i de wal l s o f ca rdboard , glued to box ends .

AA . Box cove r p l ace d on si de wal l s . Square cut

out so that a box tower o r ch imney m ay be ins e rted

th rough i ts open ing.

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JOLLY BOOK OF BOXCRAFT

E GABLE ROOF . BOX C! T DOWN TO HOLD

GABLE ROOF

m Three . G able roof . Thi s i s a p iece o f

1 cut ob long and fo l ded th rough i ts cente r,

e,to make a s l anting roof . A deep box may

tW II to hol d th i s roof and make a gab led

Cut where heavy b lack l ines indicate .

of cut f rom a p i ece o f p l ain cardboard o r

d cardboard .

)X cut down to make the low s ides and1 - u 2 - 4 A : i m am“

DIAGRAM

ROUND-PO INTED ROOF,TENT ROOF, INDIAN WIGWAM ,

AND CARDBOARD TENTS FOR CAMP

D iagram Three . Roofs .

D . Round-poin ted roo f cut f rom ca rdboard . Lap

edges x to x . Thi s makes a ten t al so . The Indi an

W igwam i s made th i s way.

E . Thi s i s a wide box cove r fol ded th rough i ts

cen te r,rim cu t up to the top on e ach long s i de . B en t

,

i t makes a ten t o r ten t-shaped roo f . Thi s i s l ike the

kennel roo f.

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RAMPARTS FOR A CASTLE OR FORT. A SMALL ROOF TO

PLACE OVER A PORCH

D iagram Three . Cut whe re the heavy bl ack l ine s

indicate .

F . R amparts a re cut f rom the rim of a box cove r.

G . A po rch roof may be made by taking the

cove r o f any shal low box and p asting i t ove r the doo r

way ofyour bui l d ing . The porch p i l l a rs a re long

penc i l s run th rough hol es cu t in each fo rward corne r

of the box cove r.

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PATTERN FOR WINDM ILL SAILS

D iagram F ive . Take a square p iece of p ape r.

Fol d i t th rough i ts cente r once . Fol d the two halves

to make quarte rs . Draw the outl in e ! on the p i ece

o f pape r fol ded into quarte rs,and cut thi s as i s i n

di cated by the heavy b lack l ine . This gives 2 2,the

p atte rn fo r the windmil l s ai l s,which are cut f rom i t

in cardboard .

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DIAGRAM

BENCH FORM AND BED

Diagram Six . Cut your box when i t i s inve rted

whe re the heavy bl ack l ines show .

A . A bench fo rm is made by cutting to righ t and

l ef t of each corne r o f the lower hal f o f an inverted

box . R emove ca rdboa rd evenly f rom between these

cuttings to make legs o f the bench .

AA . Thi s i s the cove r of a box f rom which long

s i de rims are cut . I t i s glue d to the bench fo rm to

make head and foot o f a bed .

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BENCH WITH H IGH BACK

D iagram Si x , B . To make the bench wi th h igh

b ack,use the lower hal f of a box

,inverted . Cut the

rim where the heavy bl ack l in es a re shown . Cut

f ron t l egs from the box rim on one long s i de . Turn

up the other l ong rim of the box to add to the height

of the b ack . Fold upward on the dotted l ine run

ning l engthwise th rough the middl e o f the box .

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TABLE S

D iagram Six . Table s a re made f rom deep boxes

by inverting th e lowe r hal f of th e box and cutting

legs in the rim as i s shown by the heavy bl ack l ines .

Smal l boxes,square o r round

,p laced upon up right

Spool s wi l l fo rm tabl es,s tool s

,s tands .

D . A table cut f rom a co rrespondence -card box .

Cut whe re the heavy bl ack l ines a re shown i n the

d i agram .

DD . A round tabl e made with a spool and a box

glued to i ts top .

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DIAGRAM

SCHOOL DESK AND P IANO

Diagram Si x . Cut where the heavy black l ines

a re indicated . Glue a t y .

E . A school desk i s made by s tan ding the lower

hal f o f a smal l oblong box upon one of i ts l ong rims .

Cut in the box rim where you see a heavy bl ack l ine

in the di agram . A piece of box rim i s fitted below

the top o f the desk ins i de the box to make a shel f .

F . Glue a narrow box across a l a rger box that i s

p l aced upon one of i ts long s i des a t yy to make a p i ano

wi th keyboard .

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FIREPLACE AND MANTEL

Diagram Si x , G . Stand any box you may have

up righ t on one end or on one o f i ts l ong rims . Cut

f rom the front o r b ack of the box an open ing as

shown by the heavy bl ack l ine in the di agram .

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! OO OR C IRCUS CAGE

Diagram E ight. Cut the cardboard box s i des as

i ndicate d by the heavy bl ack l ine in the di agram . ! oo

cages a re cu t on each s i de . Ci rcus cages a re cut top

and bottom o f the box,and the box i s then p l aced

upon one long rim to have wheel s added to i t. The

Wheel s fo r c i rcus cages a re’

c a rdboa rd di sks .

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D IAGRAM

DOLLS’ THEATER OR PUNCH SHOW

Diagram Nine . The theate r i smade f rom a deep

square box pl aced to stand upon i ts rims,upon i ts

cove r. The opening A i s cut upon one s i de of the box

and ben t inward where the dotted l ine i s shown . Thi s

i s the s tage . B i s the s tage open ing th rough which the

dol l s a re l e t down by bl ack co rd to walk upon the

s tage an d ac t. Cut an open ing l ike th i s Shown in the

d i agram by the heavy b lack l ine . 0 shows the s l i t

b ack o f the s tage open ing. Through th i s,pos tal-card

scene ry i s l e t down upon the s tage.

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SLE IGH AND SLED

Diagram Ten .

A . A s l ed i s made by cutting the cove r o r lower

hal f o f a box th at h as been pl aced to s tand upon i ts

rims . R ims are cut off a t e ach end o f the box o r

cove r. The long rim s make the runners . Cut the

rims where you see heavy bl ack l ines in the di agram .

B . A s l e igh top i s added to a s l ed by cutting the

cove r o f a box to the shap e o f the upper p art o f a

S l e igh . The lower hal f o f the same box makes run

ne rs fo r the s le igh . Glue the cove r to these . In

cutting you r box fol low the heavy l ines i nd i ca ted i n

di agram .

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GAME-BOARD“ONE-Two-I-CATCH -YO!

D iagram Twe lve . Draw thi s figure upon the top

o f your box . Draw from corne r to corner,and f rom

cente r o f s ide to cente r o f s i de,ac ross the top o f

box . Pa in t sec ti on s marked x .

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DIAGRAM

THE MAGIC BOX

D iagram Thirteen . Thi s shows a smal l box with

s l i ding cove r which draws ove r an inne r d rawer .

A i s the drawer . A t i ts cente r,c ros swi se

,there i s a

p iece o f s ti ck fitted in to the box . Holes a re p ie rced

a t e i the r end of the drawe r.

B i s the box ready fo r i ts magic p l ay. I ts drawe r

i s rep l aced w i th in the Sl iding cover . The box i s

s trung upon a yar’d orsoofstri ng .


Here’s our'

last page ! We say good-byeBut We w i ll meet some other dayTo build w i thin thi s Magic LandAnd be good comrades in our play.

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