{"id":1727,"date":"2012-08-01T11:26:15","date_gmt":"2012-08-01T18:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/movinginsider.wordpress.com\/?p=1727"},"modified":"2024-08-01T13:54:12","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T20:54:12","slug":"5-more-fun-ways-to-reuse-moving-boxes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/01\/5-more-fun-ways-to-reuse-moving-boxes\/","title":{"rendered":"5 More Fun Ways to Reuse Moving Boxes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-57786 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/three-boxes-stacked-edited-202x300.jpg\" alt=\"5 more fun ways to reuse moving boxes\" width=\"202\" height=\"300\" \/>Are you still looking for more ways to reuse your cardboard boxes? Then you are in luck because today we are bringing you 5 more cool DIY cardboard projects.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>1. Build a Robot:<\/strong><\/span> Who doesn&#8217;t need a cool robotic arm made out of cardboard? This build-it-yourself robotic kit lets you make a robotic arm with either a camera mount or claw attachment. Find the project here:<a title=\"reuse\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/392540503\/cardboard-robot-robotic-arm-and-smart-phone-camera\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> kickstarter.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">2. \u00a0Box Fort:<\/span><\/strong> If you didn&#8217;t get to build a box fort as a kid, here is your chance! All you need to build a box fort are boxes and imagination. You can find some great box fort inspiration here: <a title=\"reuse howstuffworks\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Make-a-Box-Fort\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wikihow.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">3. Macro Photo Studio:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0Do you have an interest in photography? Maybe you want to look into creating your very own DIY macro photo studio for under $10. \u00a0With a\u00a0<a title=\"reuse box\" href=\"http:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/MovingSupplies\/Boxes\/Standard-sized-moving-boxes\/Book-Box?id=3161&amp;utm_campaign=UhaulSM&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=MovingSupplies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">small book box<\/a>, some white tissue paper and some poster board you can be taking great macro photos in no time. Step by step instructions can be found here:\u00a0<a title=\"reuse strobist\" href=\"http:\/\/strobist.blogspot.com\/2006\/07\/how-to-diy-10-macro-photo-studio.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">strobist.blobspot.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">4. Baskets:<\/span><\/strong> With a little bit of decoration an old <a title=\"File Box reuse\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/MovingSupplies\/Boxes\/Office-moving-boxes\/File-Box?id=2650&amp;utm_campaign=uhaulsm&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=movingsupplies&amp;utm_content=20120801-5morefunways\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">File box<\/a> can become a cheap basket that is great for organizing your stuff. Or creating an awesome Valentine&#8217;s Day box for your kids&#8217; class party! Instructions on how to create your own can be found here: <a title=\"reuse cardboard boxes\" href=\"https:\/\/thismakesthat.com\/box-decoration-ideas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Decoration Ideas<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">5. Lap Desk:<\/span><\/strong> Do your kids like to color at home or in the car? You can turn your old moving box\u00a0into a cheap and easy lap desk for your children to work on. Full step by step instructions are here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/videos\/riverview\/relatedvideo?q=how+to+make+a+lap+desk+out+of+cardboard&amp;mid=2573FD9AFD1F43A48C102573FD9AFD1F43A48C10&amp;FORM=VIRE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lap Desk Example<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If none of these ideas sound good to you, don&#8217;t just throw your old boxes away. U-Haul <a title=\"Moving Boxes\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/MovingSupplies\/?utm_campaign=uhaulsm&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=movingsupplies&amp;utm_content=20120801-5morefunways\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Moving boxes<\/a> are built for multiple moves or many years in storage. U-Haul has set up a free box exchange to connect people who need boxes with those who already have them. That way you help to keep your old boxes out of landfills. U-Haul Box Exchange is here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/Exchange\/?utm_campaign=uhaulsm&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=movingsupplies&amp;utm_content=20120801-5morefunways\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">uhaul.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you still looking for more ways to reuse your cardboard boxes? Then you are in luck because today we are bringing you 5 more cool DIY cardboard projects. 1. Build a Robot: Who doesn&#8217;t need a cool robotic arm made out of cardboard? This build-it-yourself robotic kit lets you make a robotic arm with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":198,"featured_media":2556,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9,6,220],"tags":[26,27,30,31,61,114,116,142,145,148,149,717],"class_list":["post-1727","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-moving-2","category-moving-fun","category-movingfun","tag-box","tag-boxes","tag-cardboard","tag-cardboard-boxes","tag-fort","tag-moving-box","tag-moving-fun-2","tag-photography","tag-recycle","tag-reuse","tag-robot","tag-sustainability"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1727","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/198"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1727"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1727\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":58111,"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1727\/revisions\/58111"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2556"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1727"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1727"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1727"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}