Crafts with Cardboard: Halloween Edition

Regardless of whether you have recently moved yourself or used a Rochester moving company, one thing is certain: you own a lot of boxes to move! A great way to help clear out leftover boxes is to find creative ideas to reuse them. Even more if you have kids, utilizing the boxes as building materials or decorations with them is an excellent family activity. So pull out those old boxes, gather the family, and let’s create some spooky crafts to prepare for Halloween!

Dice Halloween Costume

This is a fun and simple costume, even more so as a pair! Here is what you’ll require:

Materials:

• Two Medium (3.0) Moving Boxes
• White Paint
• Black Paint or Construction Paper
• Scissors or Box Cutter

Instructions:

1. Color the boxes white, and leave them dry.
2. CAREFULLY! Cut out a hole in the top and sides of the boxes, for the arms and head.
3. Locate something circular to trace. A bowl or jar will work fine!
4. Draw circles onto the box and paint them. Or, draw and cut circles on black paper and attach them onto the box.

Castle Archway

Looking to really amp up your decorations? Build an archway! These can be simply painted and constructed to match any theme!

Materials:

• 6 Large (4.5) Moving Boxes
• Wardrobe box or mattress box (Many movers take away these larger boxes for your comfort. If your relocation is coming up, be certain to request your moving company to not remove these large boxes!)
• Spray Paint (Whatever colors match your style)
• Tape
• Scissors or Box Cutter

Instructions:

• Arrange the 6 large moving boxes. Color them as desired. We chose a combination of black and gray to give a stone and brick appearance.
• While those are drying, trace your wanted pattern on the flattened wardrobe or mattress box. This is for the top part that connects the two stacks of moving boxes (pillars) together.
• Using a box cutter or scissors, CAUTIOUSLY! Cut out that design.
• Paint and decorate the top joining pieces.
• Once dry, pile the large moving boxes on each other to create two pillars. Attach tape to all of the joints. Paint the tape for a perfect look.
• Tape the top bridge part to the front and top of the two pillars.

*Tip- Add bricks or books to the inner portion of the bottom moving boxes to improve stability and support to your build.

Semi-Truck Photo Booth

This build is certain to make you the envy of the neighborhood! And better yet, this one appears much more complex than it really is! This build is ideal to let kids to get in and out of the “truck cab”, while permitting great pictures from the front. This can be easily painted and decorated to appear like any hero or villain’s vehicle, delivery truck, or favorite Rochester moving company rig!

Materials:

• Two Wardrobe Boxes
• Two Medium (3.0) Moving Boxes
• Two Paper Plates
• 2 Paper Towel Rolls
• Silver Paint or Aluminum Foil
• Packing Paper or Tissue Paper
• Scissors or Box Cutter
• Tape
• Spray Paint (whatever colors match your design)
• Tablecloth (Optional) and Folding Table

Instructions:

• Collect and paint the wardrobe and medium boxes in your desired color.
• Start by taping the wardrobe boxes to each other. Then trace where the outside doors and windshield will go. CAREFULLY! Take off the windshield and doors with box cutters or scissors.
• Take the large cardboard rectangle that you removed for the doors to create the front grill. Paint that piece of cardboard black. Use silver paint or tape to make lines to give the appearance of the truck grill.
• Place the two medium boxes in front of the wardrobe boxes, to produce the front of the truck.
• Paint or color the paper plates with black markers or paint. Use either silver paint or tape to make the wheels. Connect to the flanks with tape.
• Wrap the paper towel rolls with silver paint or aluminum foil. Wrinkle up the packing paper or tissue and stuff the top of the roll to make the appearance of exhaust exiting out of the pipes. Tape to the top rear of the wardrobe boxes.
• We placed a tablecloth and folding table at the rear of the wardrobe boxes to create the trailer for the truck. You can do the same to match your aesthetic and decorate however you like!
• Attach accessories like horns and lights to put it over the top!

Spooky Coffin Decoration

Make the scariest home for your little vampire’s eternal slumber by using a wardrobe box! This coffin is an excellent photo station, or add a skeleton to make a spooky prop!

Materials:

• Wardrobe Box
• Box Cutter or Scissors
• Tape
• Spray Paint (whatever colors match your style)

Instructions:

• While laying flat, draw the shape of your coffin. This will be the rear/inside of the coffin.
• Using box cutters or scissors, BE CAREFUL! Cut out the shape of that coffin.
• Cut one side of the wardrobe off. Then, cut two strips lengthwise from that potion (depicted above). These will become the side pieces. You can make them as thick as you’d like, in the pictures, ours are around 10-12 inches wide.
• Tape the sides to the back part.
• Color and decorate!

No Tricks, Only Treats With Corrigan!

As a family owned and operated Rochester moving company, we are proud of moving ghouls and goblins from all over the world. Are you a witch that requires a moving company to delicately make sure your delicate items like taxidermy (Norman Bates can call our competitors!), your haunted self-playing organ, and oil paintings where the eyes follow you? Or probably you are a troll needing to be relocated from the bottom of one bridge to another? Even if you are relocating to the swamp on the outskirts of the town, Corrigan will take extraordinary care of you and your belongings. Contact us today for your free, no-obligation in-haunt or virtual relocation consultation.