,transcriber's ,notes3 ,captions marked with the symbols 80 were created by the ,transcriber4 ,text that was in italics is enclosed by underscores 7italics72 text that was bold by 8equal0 signs 7bold74 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,the ,,jolly ,,book ,,of ,,boxcraft ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,illustration3 ,boxville4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,the ,,jolly ,,book ,,of ,,boxcraft ,,by ,,patten ,,beard ,with ,sixty-eight ,photographic ,illustrations ,by ,g4 ,s4 ,north from ,models ,made and ,arranged by the ,author and with ,twenty-three ,diagrams by ,e4 ,d4 ,pattee ,illustration3 ,publisher's ,logo ,,new ,,york ,,frederick ,a4 ,,stokes ,,company ,,publishers ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,copyright1 #aiad1 ,,by ,,frederick ,a4 ,,stokes ,,company ,all rights reserved ,illustration3 ,,fas ,co ,september1 #aiad ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,this ,,book ,,is ,,dedicated ,,to ,,all ,,little ,,children ,,and ,,to 8,,nimblefingers10 8,,happy ,,thought0 ,,and 8,,play0 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,author',s ,,note 8,the ,jolly ,book of ,boxcraft0 has been enlarged and rewritten from work started in ,may1 #aiji4 ,this work was purchased by ,st4 ,nicholas1 ,little ,folks1 ,good ,housekeeping1 ,the ,congregationalist and ,christian ,world1 ,the ,designer1 ,holland's ,magazine1 ,the ,housekeeper1 ,the ,ladies' ,home ,journal1 ,the ,new ,york ,herald1 and ,the ,new ,york ,tribune4 ,thanks are due to them for the courtesy of using material which was included in their articles4 ,the author feels that it is only right to acknowledge her indebtedness to the children themselves who have lent their toys and helped in many little ways of their own toward the making of this book4 ,special thanks are due to ,elizabeth ,hendricks1 ,raymon ,guthrie1 ,henry ,jarrett1 ,stanley ,hoyt1 and ,wesley ,meehan1 playfellows4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,contents ,,page ,,introduction 7,,verse7 ,,xv ,,boxcraft #a ,,the ,,little ,,white ,,cottage ,,of ,,boxville #i ,,the ,,boxville ,,store #af ,,the ,,district ,,school ,,of ,,boxville #ai ,,the ,,little ,,church ,,of ,,boxville #bg ,,the ,,boxville ,,railway ,,station #cd ,b4 ,r4 ,r4 ,,freight ,,station ,,and ,,shoe-,,box #dj ,,tunnel ,,hotel ,,bandbox ,,and ,,how ,,to ,,furnish ,,it #dc ,,the ,,shoe-,,box ,,apartment ,,house #ej ,a ,,boxville ,,residence #ec ,,the ,,boxville ,,garage ,,or ,,stable #eh ,,making ,a ,,boxville ,,garden #fj ,,boxville ,,boat-,,house ,,or ,,yacht ,,club #fe ,,the ,,houseboat 8,,box ,,craft0 #fh ,,camp ,,box ,,on ,,mirror ,,lake #gj ,,the ,,gipsy ,,cart ,,of ,,boxville ,,highway #gc ,,the ,,shepherd',s ,,hut ,,and ,,the ,,sheepfold #gg ,,building ,a ,,box ,,bridge #ha ,,building ,a ,,toy ,,windmill #hc ,,boxville ,,barn ,,and ,,farmyard #hf ,,box ,,brothers' ,,animal ,,show #hi ,,circus ,,tent ,,and ,,circus ,,grounds #ib ,,boxtown ,,zoo ,,garden #if ,,boxtown ,,hose ,,house #ih ,,how ,,to ,,make ,a ,,wigwam #ajj ,,fort ,,box #ajb ,,how ,,to ,,build ,a ,,toy ,,castle ,,and ,a #aje ,,fairyland ,,house ,,boxes ,,used ,,as ,,blocks #aaj ,,making ,a ,,noah',s ,,ark ,,for ,,cracker ,,animals #aad ,,box ,,savings-,,bank ,,for ,,pennies #aag ,,how ,,to ,,make ,a ,,toy ,,wagon ,,and ,,sled ,,or #aai ,,sleigh ,,the ,,china ,,doll',s ,,crib1 ,,go-,,cart1 ,,and ,,may #abb ,,basket ,,the ,,toy ,,dog ,,kennel ,,for ,a ,,toy ,,dog #abg ,,how ,,to ,,make ,a ,,teddy ,,bear',s ,,wheelbarrow #abi ,,office ,,furniture ,,for ,,little ,,dolls #aca ,,how ,,to ,,make ,a ,,dolls' ,,hammock #acd ,,how ,,to ,,make ,a ,,theater ,,or ,,punch ,,show #acf ,,how ,,to ,,make ,a ,,toy ,,merry-,,go-,,round #adj ,,making ,a ,,boxcraft ,,automobile #adc ,,how ,,to ,,furnish ,a ,,doll-,,house #adg ,,how ,,to ,,make ,,the ,,boxcraft ,,game1 #aed 8,,ringfling0 ,,the ,,game ,,of 8,,shoot ,,the ,,chutes0 #aeg ,,the ,,boxcraft ,,game 8,,one-,,two-,i-,,catch-,,you0 #aei ,,the ,,funny ,,game ,,of 8,,mister ,,box0 #afa ,,how ,,to ,,make ,a ,,magic ,,box #afc ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,note ,in view of the large number of illustrations in this volume and of the necessity for grouping them1 it is necessary for an occasional illustration to appear at the end of its chapter1 or at the end of the preceding chapter4 ,it is desirable therefore that the list of illustrations be consulted frequently4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,illustrations ,,page ,,boxville1 ,a ,,toy ,,town ,,made ,,with ,,shoe-,,boxes ,frontispiece ,,boxville ,,cottage 7,outside ,view7--,,boxville ,,cottage #d 7,inside ,view7 ,,boxcraft ,,materials--,,an ,,unfinished ,,boxcraft ,,toy #e ,,the ,,village ,,store 7,outside ,view7--,,the ,,village ,,store #ah 7,inside ,view7 ,,the ,,district ,,school 7,outside ,view7--,,the ,,district #ai ,,school 7,inside ,view7 ,,boxville ,,church 7,outside ,view7--,,boxville ,,church #cb 7,inside ,view7 ,,boxville ,,railway ,,station 7,outside ,view7--,,boxville #cc ,,railway ,,station 7,inside ,view7 ,b4,r4,r4 ,,freight ,,station--,,shoe-,,box ,,tunnel #db ,,bandbox ,,hotel 7,outside ,view7--,,bandbox ,,hotel 7,inside #dc ,view7 ,,boxville ,,apartment ,,house--,,box ,,furniture ,,for ,,the #eb ,,apartment ,,house ,a ,,boxville ,,residence3--,,the ,,garage ,,for ,,boxville #ec ,,residence ,,the ,,greenhouse ,,for ,,boxville ,,garden--,,the ,,pergola ,,for #fd ,,the ,,garden ,,the ,,boat-,,house ,,or ,,yacht ,,club--,,the ,,houseboat1 #fe 8,,boxcraft0 ,,camp ,,box ,,on ,,mirror ,,lake--,,the ,,boxville ,,gipsy ,,cart #gj ,,shepherd',s ,,hut ,,and ,,sheepfold--,,the ,,box ,,bridge #gh ,,the ,,toy ,,windmill--,,boxville ,,barn ,,and ,,farmyard #hd ,,the ,,boxcraft ,,animal ,,show #ij ,,box ,,brothers' ,,circus ,,tent--,,circus ,,cages ,,and ,,booth #ia ,,boxtown ,,zoo--,,boxtown',s ,,hose ,,house #if ,,indian ,,wigwam--,,fort ,,box #ajj ,,the ,,fairyland ,,castle--,,the ,,fairy ,,house #ajh ,,box ,,building ,,with ,,box ,,blocks--,a ,,box ,,animal ,,and ,,box #aji ,,man ,a ,,toy ,,train ,,built ,,of ,,boxes--,,boxes ,,as ,,standards ,,for #aab ,,cut-,,outs ,a ,,noah',s ,,ark ,,with ,,cracker ,,animals--,a ,,penny #aac ,,savings-,,bank ,,wagon ,,and ,,sled--,,sleigh #abj ,,crib1 ,,go-,,cart1 ,,may ,,basket--,,express ,,wagon ,,and ,,doll',s #aba ,,sled ,,toy ,,dog ,,kennel--,,toy ,,wheelbarrow #abh ,,office ,,furniture ,,for ,,dolls--,a ,,doll',s ,,couch ,,hammock #acb ,,dolls' ,,theater--,,the ,,toy ,,merry-,,go-,,round #ach ,,boxcraft ,,toy ,,automobile 7,with ,top7--,,boxcraft #add ,,automobile ,without ,top7 ,,doll-,,house ,,furniture3 ,,bedroom--,,tables ,,and ,,chairs #adh ,,doll-,,house ,,furniture3 ,,mantel ,,and ,,settle--,,piano ,,and #adi ,,clock ,,doll-,,house ,,furniture3 ,,dining-,,room--,,kitchen #aeb ,,the ,,game1 8,,ringfling0--,,the ,,game1 8,,shoot ,,the ,,chutes0 #aed ,,the ,,game1 8,,mr4 ,,box0--,,the ,,game1 #afj 8,,one-,,two-,i-,,catch-,,you0 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,diagrams ,,diagram ,,page ,,one ,how to ,make ,windows #aff ,,two ,how to ,make ,doors #afg ,,three1 ,a ,how to ,make ,side ,walls ,supports for a ,sloping #afh ,roof4 ,how to ,cut a ,hole for a ,chimney ,,three1 ,b ,how to ,make a ,gable ,roof out of ,two ,box ,covers #afi ,,three1 ,c1 ,,cc ,how to ,make a ,gable ,roof out of ,cardboard and a #agj ,building to ,fit ,,three1 ,d1 ,e ,how to ,make an ,indian ,wigwam or a ,round-,pointed #aga ,roof4 ,how to ,make a ,tent-shaped ,roof ,,three1 ,f1 ,g ,how to ,make ,ramparts for a ,castle or ,fort4 ,how #agb to ,make a ,roof for a ,porch ,,four ,how to ,make a ,bridge and a ,r4 ,r4 ,tunnel #agc ,,five ,how to ,make a ,pattern for a ,windmill ,sail #agd ,,six1 ,a1 ,,aa ,how to ,make a ,bench ,form and a ,bed #age ,,six1 ,b ,how to ,make a ,high-backed ,bench #agf ,,six1 ,c ,how to ,make a ,chair #agg ,,six1 ,d1 ,,dd ,how to ,make ,tables #agh ,,six1 ,e1 ,f ,how to ,make a ,school ,desk and a ,piano #agi ,,six1 ,g ,how to ,make a ,fireplace and a ,mantel #ahj ,,seven ,how to ,make a ,pergola #aha ,,eight ,how to ,make a ,zoo or ,circus ,cage #ahb ,,nine ,how to ,make a ,dolls' ,theater or ,punch ,show #ahc ,,ten ,how to ,make a ,sleigh or a ,sled #ahd ,,eleven ,how to ,make the ,boxcraft ,game1 8,ringfling0 #ahe ,,twelve ,how to ,make the ,boxcraft ,game1 #ahf 8,one-,two-,i-,catch-,you0 ,,thirteen ,how to ,make a ,magic ,box #ahg ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,illustration3 ,to ,boxville ,,introduction ,,the ,,boxcraft ,,road ,near ,jollyplay in ,boxland1 on ,boxcraft ,road to ,fun1 ,there lies a children's village--a very happy one4 ,its buildings are all boxes--the hotel and the store1 ,the school-house and the station1 and many others more6 ,the name of it is ,boxville4 ,its villagers are toys1 ,and those who build in ,boxville are merry girls and boys4 ,you1 too1 may go to ,boxland to make a house for play-- ,look6 ,here1 you'll see the guide-post6 ,before you lies the way4 ,take cardboard boxes with you--maybe1 some paste or glue1 ,a pencil1 and a paint-box1--and take your scissors too4 ,i'll tell you all about it4 ,we'll start--the turning's here-- ,it was a fairy told me about this village1 dear6 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,the ,,jolly ,,book ,,of ,,boxcraft ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,the ,jolly ,book of ,boxcraft ,,boxcraft ,material ,required to ,make ,boxcraft3 cardboard boxes1 paste1 scissors1 crayons or water-color paints2 perhaps a ruler1 and pencil will help4 ,do you believe in fairies8 ,i do4 ,i know three of them1 and they are quite as wonderful as ,cinderella's fairy godmother4 ,she could make a coach and pair out of nothing at all but a pumpkin and some mice1 but the fairies that ,i know can do even better than that6 ,they can make a whole toy shop full of toys from nothing at all but some cardboard boxes4 ,the fairies that ,i know are called ,happy ,thought1 ,nimblefingers1 and ,play4 ,they have so much magic that they can transform even dull days and make them jolly ones4 ,all three of them came to see me one very rainy day1 and each of them sat upon a cardboard box while they all told me in chorus about the fairy art of boxcraft4 8,have you ever noticed how much an ordinary shoe-box looks like a little building with a flat roof80 ,happy ,thought inquired4 8,all you have to do to make it a house10 ,nimblefingers put in1 8is to cut doors and windows in its sides40 8,and then1 when you have made the house1 you have all kinds of fun with it10 laughed ,play4 8,boxes will make chimneys for your house10 ,happy ,thought pursued4 8,boxes will make furniture--beds1 tables1 chairs1 mantels1 pianos1 benches--everything60 8,you need only to cut the box rims to make them10 ,nimblefingers interrupted4 8,and when they are made--oh1 think of the things you can use them for60 chuckled ,play4 8,a whole village can be made--cottages1 school1 store1 church1 railway station1 bridges1 tunnels--everything10 ,happy ,thought went on4 8,and all that you need to do it will be a pair of scissors1 a pencil1 some paints1 and maybe some paste4 ,i'll show you how10 ,nimblefingers volunteered4 8,when the village is made1 all your toys can play in it6 ,haven't you some roly-poly tumble toys1 and some penny dolls1 and toy animals80 ,play demanded4 8,i know you must have40 8,and the village is not all that you can make from nothing at all but some cardboard boxes4 ,you may make almost any kind of a toy3 a theater for dolls1 a merry-go-round1 an ,indian wigwam1 and games1 and games1 and ,,games60 ,so1 the fairies1 ,happy ,thought1 ,nimblefingers1 and ,play1 told me how to make all these magic toys from nothing at all but cardboard boxes1 and they asked me to tell the children about it1 so that they might know how to change dull days into bright and happy ones when they had learned of the magic4 ,cardboard boxes are to be found everywhere4 ,they are in your home and in everybody's home4 ,butchers1 bakers1 candlestick makers1 milliners1 druggists1 jewelers1 stationers1 grocers1 drygoods firms1 shoe stores1 book stores1 toy stores1 all keep them4 ,everywhere1 everywhere there are cardboard boxes--big boxes1 little boxes1 middling-sized boxes2 wide boxes1 narrow boxes1 deep boxes1 shallow boxes2 round boxes1 oblong boxes1 square boxes6 ,boxes1 boxes1 ,,boxes everywhere6 ,all you need to do is to ask for them4 ,people at home are throwing them away4 ,the butchers1 the bakers1 the candlestick makers1 the milliners1 the druggists1 the jewelers1 the stationers1 the grocers1 and the dry goods firms1 as well as all the others1 are constantly sending boxes to your home4 ,the shoe stores1 and the book stores1 and the toy stores1 and ever so many others1 are throwing boxes away just because nobody seems to realize what magic there lies in them for the children4 ,when ,happy ,thought1 ,nimblefingers1 and ,play first told me about boxcraft1 ,i did not find any trouble in securing the kind of box that ,i needed for the toy-making4 ,i found that the merchants were very glad to give me boxes when ,i asked for them4 ,they smiled when ,i asked4 ,they did not know that a toy circus tent could be made from a round hat-box4 ,they did not know that a whole village might be erected out of six shoe-boxes6 ,illustration3 ,boxville ,cottage is made from a shoe-box4 ,illustration3 ,boxville ,cottage is furnished with ,boxcraft ,materials4 ,illustration3 ,boxcraft ,materials4 ,illustration3 ,an unfinished ,boxcraft ,toy4 ,among the boxes given me were three very large ones4 ,one was deep and wide4 ,it came from the milliner's4 ,it was not a bandbox1 but a box used to pack hats away in4 ,in it ,i kept all the boxes that came to me4 ,the small ones ,i packed inside the large ones4 ,it was a simple matter1 after that1 to find what ,i needed when ,i wished to make a table1 or a chair1 or a punch show1 or a school-house4 ,another box that was given me was wide and flat4 ,into it ,i put all pretty papers that came my way--lace-paper1 pinwheel paper1 sheets of waxed sandwich paper and glacine book covers1 crape paper1 spools1 cotton1 pencils4 ,everything that could lie flat went into this wide1 flat box1 to be stored till needed4 ,this box packed into the first box easily4 ,the third box was broad1 and square1 and deep4 ,into it ,i packed the playthings ,i had made after ,i had finished playing with them4 ,it fitted into the side of the first box above the wide and flat one4 ,all these could be put out of sight in my play-closet when night came and it was time to pick up4 ,these boxes ,i called my treasure boxes4 ,i hope you will find three like them and keep your boxcraft materials as ,i kept mine1 for ,happy ,thought1 ,nimblefingers1 and ,play told me about the plan1 and ,i think it is a splendid one4 ,if you have some pretty samples of wall-paper1 you can easily cover your treasure boxes with them4 ,there might be some wall-paper like that in your play-room4 ,if so1 this would be the very thing4 ,then1 the boxes may be placed anywhere you choose in your room4 ,these treasure boxes are not meant to hold large toys4 ,it is the little toys that you will like best to use in boxcraft play4 ,the toy figures and the animals will pack into very small space4 ,the corrugated cardboard for roofs1 the green crape paper for grass1 the pretty shells1 pebbles1 and artificial flowers for garden building1 take but small space4 ,the tools for your boxcraft1 scissors1 and paste1 and paint-box1 may go into the large1 deep treasure box too4 ,here in this book you will find the toys that the fairies have shown me how to make4 ,there are many1 many more4 ,you can try the magic craft of the fairies for yourself in your own way4 ,if your boxes are not always exactly like mine1 make them answer by adapting the general plan of the toy to the box which you have4 ,learn to make much out of little4 ,that is the motto of boxcraft play4 ,,that is what ,cinderella's fairy godmother did when she changed a pumpkin into a golden coach4 ,that is what fairies always do6 ,they find magic in little things--so suppose you try it too6 ,sing a song of boxes and busy fingers too1 ,some scissors1 and a paint-box1 and just a bit of glue6 ,sing a song of playtime for happy girls and boys1 ,a-snipping with their scissors1 a-making boxcraft toys6 ,,list ,,of ,,materials ,,which ,,may ,,be ,,used ,,in ,,boxcraft ,cardboard boxes4 7,to make buildings and toys47 ,corrugated cardboard4 7,to make roofs and fences47 ,plain cardboard4 7,to use in cutting side walls1 roofs1 wheels for carriages47 ,glacine paper book-covers4 7,to use in making window-glass for buildings47 ,colored pinwheel papers and tissue papers4 7,to use in decorating houses47 ,spools4 7,to make standards for trees and bushes in landscape building1 to make flower-stands1 cannon1 stools1 tables1 legs for dolls' beds1 men for playing boxcraft games47 ,round-headed paper-fasteners of brass4 7,to make door-knobs and door-latches for buildings4 ,to fasten handles to baskets4 ,to fasten wheels to vehicles47 ,pencils4 7,to use for pillars for buildings4 ,to use for making game-boards47 ,,tools ,,used ,,in ,,boxcraft ,,play ,just a pair of scissors1 some paste1 and a box of crayons or water-color paints4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,the ,,little ,,white ,,cottage ,,of ,,boxville ,material ,required for ,making a ,little ,cottage3 one shoe-box with its cover1 a twelve-inch square of cardboard1 three small boxes1 and a bit of glacine paper to make window-glass4 ,here is the little ,cottage of ,boxville4 ,i think ,the ,old ,woman ,who ,lived in a ,shoe might better have chosen to live in a shoe-box like this than to have made her home in an old boot6 ,the cottage certainly seems cozy1 and far more comfortable than a shoe would be4 ,i know that her children would have preferred a dwelling like this4 ,i am sure you like it better yourself1 so ,i am going to tell you how you may build one just like it4 ,find a shoe-box and take its cover off4 ,set the box upon its side with the bottom of the box facing you4 ,this is to be the front of the cottage4 ,upon the front you will need to draw two windows and a door4 ,take your ruler and a pencil4 ,measure a window space two inches from either end of the box4 ,make each window space two inches wide and two inches high4 ,half-way between these1 draw a door space with its base at the base of the box4 ,make the door space two inches wide and three inches and a half tall4 ,down the center of each window space from top to base of the square1 draw a line which divides it into half4 ,this forms the window-blinds1 which you will need to cut open4 7,to make window with blinds1 see ,diagram ,one1 ,b1 page #aff47 ,cut top line4 ,cut down the center line and cut across the base of the square4 ,fold the sections of cardboard outward against the sides of your box1 and you will have made a window with blinds4 ,half-way between windows is the door space4 7,to cut door1 see ,diagram ,two1 ,a1 page #afg47 ,cut across the top line of your square1 down one side and across the base4 ,fold the cardboard outward1 and you will have made a door that you can open and close at will4 ,if you happen to have a round-headed paper-fastener that has two pointed prongs that are meant to press through papers to keep them together1 take it and press its prongs through the little door where a door-knob should be4 ,bend the prongs together to one side and you will have a door-latch4 ,by turning the round knob1 you may fasten the door or open it1 as you like4 ,the roof of the cottage is supported upon two pieces of cardboard cut to fit each end of the box4 7,see ,diagram ,three1 ,a1 page #afh47 ,to make these1 take your cardboard and cut a piece the width of one end of your box and four inches higher4 ,make a second piece of cardboard like it to fit the other end of your box4 ,glue both on the box1 one on each end4 ,then1 with scissors1 cut each piece off diagonally downward from the top at the rear of the box to the front of the box4 ,this cuts off a corner and makes a sloping rest for each end of the cottage4 ,upon these the cover of the shoe-box is slipped to make half of a sloping roof4 7,see ,diagram ,three1 ,,aa1 page #afh1 showing box cover placed upon side-wall pieces47 ,slip your box cover over the two points1 when both are thoroughly dry4 ,see1 it makes the best kind of a roof for your cottage6 ,if you wish to add a chimney1 any long1 narrow box that is small enough to form the right proportion to the roof may be used4 ,measure its base upon the cottage roof near the top4 ,cut the cardboard of the roof so that the box end may be slipped through it and stand erect1 and you have a chimney4 ,if you use a box which has a sliding cover like a drawer1 its outside will be like a real little chimney4 ,you may mark off bricks upon it with a pencil1 and color it bright red4 ,a wad of cotton will form the smoke for a chimney4 ,i painted blinds and door of the cottage that you see in the picture4 ,blinds were green and the door was brown4 ,you may use almost any kind of paint to do this4 ,the colors from your water-color painting-box will answer4 ,you may use crayons too1 if you like4 ,other paint takes somewhat longer to dry4 ,it is not so well adapted to the building4 ,in front of my cottage1 ,i made a garden with some artificial flowers that had once been on my summer hat in a wreath4 ,you may easily make a garden for your cottage1 or you may have tubs of flowers like the one in the picture4 ,it is the lower half of a pill-box filled with forget-me-nots4 ,the cottage is furnished with furniture cut from small boxes4 ,these may be three inches long or smaller4 ,my furniture is all painted1 but you need not paint yours unless you care to do so4 ,the bed is made from a box and its cover4 ,to make it1 first take the lower half of your box and turn it over so that its rims are below instead of on top4 ,at each corner cut a leg for the bed1 and remove cardboard from between these cuttings1 so that it leaves at each corner of the rim a two-sided leg4 7,to cut bench form1 see ,diagram ,six1 ,a1 page #age47 ,when you have cut this lower half of the bed1 take the cover of your box and turn it so that its rims come upward instead of downward4 ,remove the rims from each long side1 and you will have left the head and footboard of the bed4 ,glue this piece to the lower half you first cut1 and the bed will be finished4 ,sheets and pillow may be cut from tissue or lace-paper4 ,a chair is made from the lower half of any small box4 ,beginning at the center of one long rim of the box1 cut the rim off half-way around4 ,the part with rim removed will be the back of the chair4 ,the other will be the seat and legs4 ,legs are cut to right and left of each forward corner4 ,cardboard is evenly removed from between them4 ,rear legs are cut in each rim at the side of the box in the same way1 except that these rear legs have but one cut needed4 ,they are not cornered as the front legs are4 7,for cutting a chair1 see ,diagram ,six1 ,c1 page #agg47 ,a table for the cottage is made from a spool by standing the spool on end4 ,over its top is placed the half of a small round box4 7,a square box cover may answer quite as well47 ,the table may be made from an ordinary spool1 or two twist spools glued end to end4 7,for table1 see ,diagram ,six1 ,,dd1 page #agh47 ,a mantel with fireplace for the cottage may be cut from a small box three inches high4 ,stand the box on end and cut from its rear1 near the base1 an opening like that of a fireplace4 7,for cutting a mantel with fireplace1 see ,diagram ,six1 ,g1 page #ahj47 ,use the back of the box1 as it has no printing upon it4 ,if your box is painted1 it will not matter whether or not you make your cutting in the front1 as the print will not show when cleverly painted over4 ,in my cottage there lived a tumble toy lady4 ,her name was ,polly ,ann4 ,you can see her in the picture with her china dog4 ,you may use roly-poly tumble toys or penny dolls to play with in the cottage4 ,figures cut from magazine pictures are fun to use1 too4 ,color them with your paints or crayons4 ,besides tumble toys1 ,noah's ,ark figures1 and picture people cut from magazines1 villagers for ,boxville cottages may be found at any penny store where children trade4 ,these are small dressed dolls1 one cent apiece6 ,in candy shops where party favors are sold1 all manner of small figures may be bought4 ,these are odd little men or women--just the very ones to use in playing ,boxville plays4 ,at every holiday season1 new ones appear6 ,you can always find them4 ,i built a tiny cottage with two windows and a door1 ,i called it ,boxville ,cottage and ,i placed it on the floor3 ,all 'round about my cottage1 a cardboard village grew-- ,i'll tell you how to make it1 so that you can make one too6 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,the ,,boxville ,,store ,material ,required for ,making a ,boxville ,store3 one shoe-box with two shoe-box covers1 two long pencils1 two spools1 waxed paper1 and small boxes4 ,the village store of ,boxville is made from a shoe-box4 ,one shoe-box cover makes the porch it rests upon4 ,another forms the roof of the store4 ,if you wish to make a village store1 also1 place a shoe-box upon its side1 and then the bottom of the box will become the front of your store4 ,you will need to have a large shop window in front4 ,make this first4 ,two inches from the right-hand end of the box1 mark with your pencil a wide oblong space five inches by three4 ,cut out this window space on all four sides4 7,for cutting a window space1 see ,diagram ,one1 ,a1 page #aff47 ,cut a piece of waxed paper a little larger than the size of your window4 ,paste this inside the box building over the window space to make glass4 ,cut strips of pinwheel paper and paste them around the window on the outside of the box to make window-casings4 ,now you are ready to make a door for your store4 ,draw a door space on your box with your pencil4 ,make it two inches from the left-hand end of the box4 ,make it four inches high and two inches wide4 7,to cut single door1 see ,diagram ,two1 ,a1 page #afg47 ,cut across the top line1 down the side line that is next the window1 and across the base4 ,when you bend the cardboard you have cut1 you will have a door that will open and close4 ,color the door1 if you like4 ,it may be painted brown4 ,after this1 you are ready to place the roof on your store2 but first1 lay one of the box covers upon its rims on your work-table and put the little store upon it1 well back1 so there will be a porch in front4 ,then1 take your other shoe-box cover and fit it over the top of the box building so that it projects over the porch in front4 ,two long pencils1 with ends run into the openings of two spools1 make pillars to place at either corner of the porch4 ,the step up to the porch is any small box you may have4 ,inside the store1 a long hat-pin box makes a counter4 ,flowers1 leaves1 pretty pebbles1 shells1 and little toys such as you may find among your own playthings may be displayed upon the counter4 ,a roly-poly tumble toy will make a clerk for the store1 or1 if you like1 you may find both clerk and customers in magazine pictures1 and you can mount them on thin cardboard and cut them out4 ,there is no end to the plays you can invent when your store is finished4 ,polly ,ann of shoe-box cottage1 ,boxville1 has just come to the store to buy a loaf of bread4 ,there it is--that pretty brown pebble6 ,those green leaves are vegetables6 ,the beads in that box are apples6 ,the shells are little cakes6 ,to ,boxville6 ,to ,boxville6 ,to have a lot of fun6 ,i'm going to the general store to buy a penny bun6 ,the bun is just a pebble on the counter of the store1 ,and the penny's made of paper1 so1 perhaps1 ,i'll make some more6 ,illustration3 ,the ,village ,store made of a shoe-box and two shoe-box covers4 ,illustration3 ,inside view of the ,village ,store4 ,the counter is a hat-pin box4 ,illustration3 ,the ,district ,school of ,boxville4 ,it is made from a shoe-box4 ,illustration3 ,inside view of the ,boxville ,school4 ,the desks are all cut from small oblong boxes4 ,the benches are boxes also2 and the stove is a spool with a pencil for a stovepipe4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,the ,,district ,,school ,,of ,,boxville ,material ,required for ,building a ,toy ,school3 one shoe-box with its cover1 a half-sheet of cardboard1 three small boxes about three inches long1 the cover of some narrow little box which has an inner drawer1 a pencil1 a spool1 and a box two inches long4 ,did you ever before see a toy school-house8 ,i don't believe you have ever seen anything like ,boxville ,school1 so ,i am going to tell you how you may build one like it4 ,first1 you will need a shoe-box to form the house itself4 ,its cover is the roof4 ,to this1 at either end of the box1 are glued two side walls which hold the roof in place1 slanting4 ,the cover of some tiny narrow box which is made with an inner drawer is the chimney4 ,inside1 the desks are made from the lower parts of three boxes about three inches long4 ,their three covers make the benches4 ,a teacher's desk may be made from any small box you have4 ,its cover is teacher's chair4 ,a spool forms the stove1 and a pencil is the stovepipe4 ,begin by taking the cover from your shoe-box4 ,place the box upon the table before you so that it stands upon one long side1 with its bottom part facing you1 open at the back4 ,the base of your box1 which now faces you1 will be the part of the school which will need to have windows made in it4 ,these two windows must have blinds4 ,the window spaces must be located on the face of the box1 which fronts you4 ,from these the blinds are cut4 ,two inches from either end of your box1 mark upon the part which faces you two oblongs1 each three inches high and two inches wide4 ,mark a vertical line down the center of each window space4 ,this forms the blinds1 which you will need to cut4 7,for cutting blinds1 see ,diagram ,one1 ,b1 page #aff47 ,cut the top line1 down the center line1 and across the base line4 ,press the two sections of cardboard outward against the sides of the box building1 and you will have made the window with blinds4 ,color these blinds1 if you choose4 ,use crayons or water-color paints4 ,next1 you will need to make the cardboard side walls which support the box-cover roof4 ,take your sheet of cardboard and measure with pencil outline upon it the shape of one end of your box4 ,add to this four inches at the top1 and cut this piece from the cardboard with its added height4 ,make a second piece of cardboard identical with the first4 ,glue each to one end of the box upright4 ,cut from each the front upper corner point4 7,see ,diagram ,three1 ,a1 page #afh1 which shows the shape of the side walls when cut47 ,cut a door in one of these side walls1 near its central part1 where you see the door in the picture of ,boxville ,school4 ,to make this1 first take pencil and ruler and make an oblong four inches high and two inches wide4 7,to cut door1 see ,diagram ,two1 ,a1 page #afg47 ,cut top line1 down one side line1 and across the base line4 ,fold the door outward4 ,the cardboard under the door in the side wall may be cut out the shape of the door space4 ,if you do this1 your door will bend open more easily4 ,if you happen to have a round-headed paper-fastener1 press its pointed prongs through the little door where a door-knob should go4 ,the round head of the paper-fastener will form a door-knob4 ,its prongs1 bent to one side1 form the latch4 ,it will catch the door securely when the 8door-knob0 is turned4 ,now that the lower part of the school building is finished1 you may begin upon the roof4 ,this is the box cover4 ,place it upon the points of the side walls so that it fits down upon them4 ,you will readily see how this is4 7,for placing a roof on a shoe-box building1 see ,diagram ,three1 ,,aa1 page #afh47 ,when the roof is placed1 you will be able to judge where the chimney-hole should be cut in the box-cover roof4 ,it should go near the top at the end of the box that is opposite the door4 ,the cover of some narrow box which has a sliding inner drawer will make the chimney4 ,it will be just the right shape1 square and hollow4 ,mark off upon the sides of this box the bricks of the chimney4 ,color them red1 if you like4 ,if you use a ruler1 the work is easily and quickly done4 ,you do not need to mark the bricks unless you like4 ,your box may be painted merely4 ,to place it on the roof1 you will need to cut out of the school-house roof a piece of cardboard the size of the end of your box4 ,decide where the chimney should go4 ,mark the end of it with pencil upon the roof at this point4 ,cut the cardboard out4 7,for cutting hole for chimney in a box-cover roof1 see ,diagram ,three1 ,,aa1 page #afh47 ,press the end of the chimney down through this hole4 ,press the chimney backward to make it stand straight1 and glue it4 ,some tiny bit of cotton stuffed into the upper hole of the chimney box will form smoke4 ,of course1 you will be anxious to furnish your school-house inside4 ,you may make it like a real district school such as you see in the country4 ,it will have desks1 benches1 a stove1 and a blackboard--to say nothing of a teacher's desk and chair6 ,the lower halves of the three small boxes form desks4 ,it is really a simple matter to make these4 ,they are the kind that have a shelf beneath the top4 ,they are open4 ,take the lower half of one of these boxes4 ,place it upon one of its long rims4 ,the upper rim will be the top of the desk4 ,the ends of the box will need to be cut the shape of the sides of a desk4 7,for cutting a desk out of a small oblong cardboard box1 see ,diagram ,six1 ,e1 page #agi47 ,fit a bit of box rim beneath the top of the desk where the shelf should go1 and glue its ends to the box desk4 ,the desk may be painted black1 if you choose4 ,make the two other desks like this one4 ,the benches are next cut from the box covers4 ,to make a bench1 make a cut with scissors in each box rim at the center of each end of the box4 ,cut each as far as the upper part of the cover4 ,half the box will be the back of the bench4 ,half will be the seat and legs4 ,first1 cut the legs4 ,then bend the other half of the box upward1 cut off the side piece at either end of the box1 bend the long rim upward4 ,this will make a bench with high back4 7,for cutting the legs of bench and its high back1 see ,diagram ,six1 ,b1 page #agf47 ,in following diagrams1 always cut where you see the heavy black line4 ,bend where you see a dotted line4 ,the bench may be painted to match the desks4 ,make other benches like the first one4 ,the teacher's desk is made from the lower half of another box--one about two inches long4 ,it is made like a table1 except that no legs are cut in its end rims4 7,for cutting a bench form for the teacher's desk1 see ,diagram ,six1 ,a1 page #age47 ,the desk may be painted1 if you like4 ,the chair for this desk is cut from the cover of the same box that made the desk4 ,cut the cover's rim half off the box1 beginning at the center on one long side4 ,the part of the cover left without rim will be the back of the chair4 ,cut legs at the corners of the other half of the cover and at each side on the rim4 ,remove the surplus cardboard from between them4 7,to cut chair1 see ,diagram ,six1 ,c1 page #agg47 ,color the chair to match desks and benches4 ,your school is almost done4 ,the stove will need to be put up--,i'm quite sure that you never heard of a district school-house without a stove6 ,it is as much a part of a district school as the dipper and the waterpail used to be4 ,the stove of this toy school is just a spool painted black4 ,place it under the chimney1 with the point of a long pencil run into its upper hole to represent a stovepipe4 ,there6 ,that is easy to do1 ,i am sure6 ,the blackboard is a piece of black pinwheel paper cut oblong and pasted between the windows4 ,if you have some old time-table in your home1 perhaps you will find in it a small map that may be cut out and pasted to the walls of the school4 ,you can make text-books by folding pieces of paper together4 ,these can be placed inside the desks4 ,penny dolls make excellent scholars4 ,a tumble toy figure may make a schoolmistress or a schoolmaster4 ,in the picture of ,boxville ,school1 you can see three penny dolls and my tumble toy schoolmistress4 ,the dolls are at recess4 ,violet is trying to do a sum at the board4 ,pansy is pretending to be 8teacher40 ,lily has just finished her luncheon4 ,when does your school open8 ,now6 ,the scholars will have to hurry or they'll be late6 ,i made a little ,boxville ,school1 and now in it each day ,i'm educating penny dolls1 and it is splendid play6 ,i teach them all my lessons every day when ,i am through-- ,they have finished with my reader1 and can divide by two4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,the ,,little ,,church ,,of ,,boxville ,material ,required for ,making a ,boxville ,church3 one shoe-box with its cover1 one narrow box about six or seven inches long1 one oblong box cover three or four inches long1 three small box covers of about the same size 7three inches71 a twelve-inch square of cardboard1 and some colored tissue-paper1 with a spool4 ,ding6 ,ding6 ,can you hear the bell in the steeple of the ,boxville ,church ringing8 ,it does not ring very loud1 because it is such a small bell1 but it does ring beautifully6 ,you can try it yourself4 ,suppose that you make a little church like this for your village6 ,take a shoe-box4 ,remove its cover4 ,lay the shoe-box upon one long side rim4 ,the bottom of the box will become the side of the church4 ,it will need to have three long windows cut in it4 ,draw these window spaces long and narrow1 about one inch wide and three inches high4 ,cut the two end windows equally distant from the ends of the box1 and draw the outline of the center window mid-way between these two4 ,cut the cardboard at the top of the window spaces to a point4 7,for cutting windows1 see ,diagram ,one1 ,a1 page #aff47 ,if you have some colored tissue-paper1 you may cut three pieces the same shape as the window spaces you have cut out4 ,let them be a little wider and longer1 however4 ,paste each inside the box right over the open window spaces4 ,this will make stained-glass windows4 ,you can paint the window-casings with black ink1 or paint on the outside of the box around the windows4 ,if you prefer1 you can make the window-casings by pasting narrow strips of pinwheel paper around the windows1 instead of using the paint4 ,the ,boxville ,church1 as you can see1 has a sloping roof4 ,this roof is the cover of the shoe-box supported on two side walls1 which are made of cardboard and glued to each end of the box4 ,you will need to cut these side walls4 7,see ,diagram ,three1 ,a1 page #afh47 ,measure the exact width and height of your box on the twelve-inch square of cardboard4 ,measure one end only1 and place the end of the box so that it comes at the edge of your cardboard4 ,at the top1 add four inches to the height1 and cut out this oblong piece you have drawn4 ,make another like it4 ,next1 cut off the two front upper corners diagonally down to the mark you first made1 showing the height of your box building at the front of your box4 ,cut a church door in one of these sides4 ,make it rather high--about the height of the church windows4 ,let the base of the door come at the lower edge of the side wall4 ,cut up through the cardboard vertically for about three inches4 ,then cut the arch of the door and bend as if it were on a hinge4 7,see ,diagram ,two1 ,a1 page #afg1 for cutting door47 ,paste each side wall in place on the box building so that the points of each come at the rear of the box4 ,when the side walls are firmly dry1 cut out the cardboard that is under the door space of the side wall4 ,the roof is not quite ready to go on yet1 however4 ,you will first need to arrange for the steeple or bell-tower4 ,take the cover of your shoe-box and also the oblong box you intend to use for a steeple4 ,this may be either a long candy box1 such as chocolate peppermints are often sold in drug stores1 or it may be a box such as jewelers use for hat-pins4 ,the tower of the church should come over the door4 ,near the top corner of the shoe-box cover which is to be the roof of the church1 mark off the shape of one end of the oblong box which is to be the tower4 ,cut out this square from the shoe-box roof1 and cut out about a quarter of an inch more at the bottom1 otherwise your steeple will not stand exactly straight4 ,now1 slip the roof over the points of the side walls4 ,see6 that is it6 ,and1 next1 slip the tower in place down through the opening which comes in the roof over the door4 7,see ,diagram ,three1 ,,aa1 page #afh47 ,if your tower is to have a bell1 you can buy a bell at almost any toy store4 ,it will probably cost you a penny4 ,you will need to cut openings in the upper part of the bell-tower box4 ,cut one on each side1 as you see it in the picture of my ,boxville ,church4 ,the belfry windows will be cut like ordinary square windows1 except for a point at the top4 7,for cutting plain windows1 see ,diagram ,one1 ,a1 page #aff47 ,the bell is next tied like a locket to a double cord or bit of string4 ,one end of this string is used to fasten the bell to the top of the tower4 ,it is sewed1 with the help of a large darning-needle1 to the cardboard top of the belfry4 ,the other end of the cord will be the bell-rope1 and this goes down through the cardboard at the base of your tower box and through the cardboard at the top of the shoe-box building4 ,it can be threaded to the darning-needle and pressed through the holes made by the needle till its end hangs down into the church vestibule1 as you see it in the picture4 ,when you let the sexton pull this bell-rope1 ding1 ding goes the bell1 and the noise that it makes is just the right size for a ,boxville ,church6 ,now you are ready to furnish the inside of your church4 ,begin with the platform for the pulpit4 ,this is the box cover you have--the one about three or four inches long4 ,place it where the platform should go1 opposite the door4 ,the spool will be the pulpit4 ,paste a little round cardboard disk over the opening at one end of the spool1 and this will be the top of the pulpit4 ,paint the spool black4 ,use a long1 narrow box cover for the pulpit chair4 7,see ,diagram ,six1 ,c1 page #agg47 ,cut the rim from box cover1 beginning near the center on one long side4 ,cut till you have reached the point opposite4 ,the part of the cover from which the rim has been removed will be the back of the chair4 ,bend it forward4 ,the other half of the cover will be the seat of the chair4 ,legs are cut in the front rim and in the side rims that remain4 ,to make front legs1 keep the corners of the box1 and cut up to the part which is the seat1 the upper part of the cover4 ,remove the cardboard from between these two cuttings4 ,then1 make the back legs of the chair in the box rims at side4 ,place the little chair back of the pulpit1 and color it1 if you wish1 to match4 ,at least three pews will be needed for the church4 ,they are to be made from the three small box covers4 7,see ,diagram ,six1 ,b1 page #agf1 for making high-backed benches47 ,with a pencil or pin-point1 mark the center of each short rim on these box covers4 ,then1 taking one cover1 cut through the rim at the two points till you have reached the top of the cover4 ,half of the division made will be for the back of the bench and half for the seat and the legs4 ,cut the legs in one half as you cut the legs for the pulpit chair4 ,remove from the other half of the cover the remaining end rim4 ,bend the rim that is left at the top upward1 to make the high back of the bench1 and color the bench to match the pulpit and chair4 ,illustration3 ,boxville ,church is made from a shoe-box4 ,its bell-tower is an oblong box4 ,it has stained-glass windows of red tissue-paper4 ,illustration3 ,boxville ,church has a pulpit1 a reading desk1 and pews that are made in boxcraft style from boxes and a spool4 ,illustration3 ,boxville ,railway ,station is built from a shoe-box and four shoe-box covers4 ,pencils are used for pillars that hold the long roof of the platform in place4 ,illustration3 ,inside view of ,boxville ,railway ,station4 ,this shows the ticket booth made from a shallow box about four inches square4 ,place the benches one behind the other inside the church4 ,let the sexton ring the bell for ,sunday-school to begin4 ,what was the lesson you had last ,sunday8 ,do you remember about it8 ,perhaps you might not so easily forget next ,sunday's lesson1 if you taught it yourself to a class of penny dolls in a ,boxville ,church like this4 ,anyway1 you can try6 ,boxville dolls on ,sunday go ,to this ,boxville ,church1 just so6 ,two by two1 as couples should1 ,boxville dolls are always good6 ,little ,boxville1 as you see1 ,is as good as it can be3 ,little girls and little boys1 ,learn this text from ,boxville toys6 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,the ,,boxville ,,railway ,,station ,material ,required for ,making a ,boxville ,railway ,station3 one shoe-box and four shoe-box covers1 one small box about four inches square and without a cover1 the shallow covers of two small boxes three inches long1 two long pencils1 and a small square of waxed paper4 ,boxville's ,railway ,station is a real railway station4 ,it is not a tin thing such as you buy ready-made in a toy shop4 ,boxville ,station has a waiting-room with a real ticket booth and benches4 ,you can make just the same kind of little station as you see in this picture4 ,it is easy to make4 ,the building itself1 you see1 is the lower half of a shoe-box placed upon its side4 ,the platform is made of two shoe-box covers placed end to end upon the floor1 and the roof of the station is one shoe-box cover4 ,the other shoe-box cover is the roof of the platform1 and this is supported by two long lead-pencils4 ,do you want to make a ,boxville ,station8 ,to begin1 you must make two doors and a window on the part of your box that is the front of the station4 ,about an inch and a half from either end of your box1 mark a door space four inches high and two inches wide4 ,use a pencil and ruler for the work1 so that it will be even4 ,half-way between the door spaces you have drawn1 mark off an oblong window space two inches high and three inches wide4 ,now1 you can take your scissors and cut the doors in the box4 7,to cut doors1 see ,diagram ,two1 ,a1 page #afg47 ,cut the top line of each door space4 ,cut the bottom line also4 ,the doors must open toward each other1 so cut each door space down the side next to the window space4 ,push each little door inward4 ,next1 cut out the window space4 ,cut it around on all four sides1 and keep to the line you have drawn with pencil4 7,to cut window1 see ,diagram ,one1 ,a1 page #aff47 ,when you have finished this1 take a piece of the waxed paper you have and paste it inside the station building over the window space to make window-glass4 ,the waxed paper should be cut a bit longer and wider than the opening of the window4 ,you can measure it by the cardboard piece you cut from the box4 ,if you wish1 you may color the doors of your station building green or brown4 ,use whatever colors you have1 but if you use your water-colors1 keep the work as dry as you can4 ,if you do not1 the doors will not be straight4 ,they will curl4 ,place two shoe-box covers end to end upon the floor or table1 for you can put the building upon them now4 ,see1 it is placed far back1 so that there will be a platform in front4 ,place the building at the left of the platform made of the shoe-box covers4 ,the third shoe-box cover is the roof of the station building1 and you must fit it down over the station4 ,if you wish to have a roof over your station platform1 you will need the fourth shoe-box cover to make this4 ,to secure it in place1 just cut two end corners on the box rim as far as the top of the cover4 ,then1 turn this end rim upward and slip it under the right-hand rim of the cover which forms the roof of the station building itself4 ,you will need two pillars at the right-hand end of your platform to keep the long roof up4 ,these pillars are long lead-pencils4 ,press the point of a pencil down through each right-hand top corner of the long station platform's top1 and secure the points below by running them into standards made of spools4 ,the pencil point will be firm when run into the upper hole of a standing spool1 and when both pillars are so fixed1 the roof will be quite firm4 7,see ,diagram ,three1 ,g1 page #agb47 ,next1 make a signboard for your station1 and glue it to the roof4 ,you will need to have a bench or two and a ticket office in your station building4 ,a little doll can be placed in the ticket office4 ,if you look at the picture of my ,boxville ,station1 you will see a lady buying her ticket of the ticket agent4 ,the ticket booth is the lower half of a box that is about four inches wide and an inch or so deep4 ,you will need to stand it on its rim and cut a window in the part of the box that is the front of the ticket office4 ,you do this just as you cut the window for your station1 only you must make the ticket-booth window smaller4 ,draw the outline of the window first with help of pencil and ruler4 ,then cut it out4 ,to cut window1 see ,diagram ,one1 ,a1 page #aff47 ,when window is cut1 paste some waxed paper over the window opening on the inside of the box4 ,cut a round opening in this1 near the bottom4 ,the ticket agent will need this1 you see4 ,now1 the ticket booth is finished6 ,place it between the doors where it should go4 ,you will need a bench at either end of the station waiting-room4 ,cut these from covers of two boxes three inches long4 7,for cutting benches1 see ,diagram ,three1 ,,aa1 page #agf47 ,with pencil or pin-point mark a dot at the center of each short end rim of the covers1 and cut through each rim thus marked till you have reached the top of the cover4 ,half of each division so made will be the high back of the bench4 ,half will form the seat and legs4 ,cut legs in the rim of one end4 ,leave the corners at the front of the bench and remove the cardboard that is between them1 making your cutting to the right and left of each front corner4 ,then cut the rear legs in both side rims4 ,bend the other half of each box upward4 ,this is to be the high back4 ,cut off the little pieces of cardboard that are left on the narrow end rims4 ,bend what is left of the cover's rim upward to make the rest of the high back for each bench4 ,color the benches black or brown4 ,toot-too6 ,don't you hear the whistle of the toy train8 ,the baggage1 that is made up of boxes1 is waiting on the station platform1 and the little dolls are ready to start on their travels4 ,miss ,doll is waiting on the station platform4 ,she has just purchased her return ticket to ,boxtown4 ,boxtown is the next stop4 ,everybody goes there on ,circus ,day--,mr4 ,doll1 ,mr4 ,mulligan1 ,mr4 ,swartzenheimer1 ,polly ,ann1 ,susan ,smith1 all the ,noahs6 ,the station platform is crowded6 ,when all the sky is dark with storm1 ,then with my train ,i play4 ,i build a ,boxville ,station1 ,and ,i stay indoors all day4 ,it is always pleasant weather ,when you're happy as can be2 ,and when ,i'm playing ,boxville1 ,there's no storm that ,i can see6 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,b4 ,r4 ,r4 ,,freight ,,station ,,and ,,shoe-,,box ,,tunnel ,material ,required to ,make a ,boxville ,freight ,station3 one shoe-box cover1 one shallow cover of a box about eight or nine inches long and seven or eight inches wide1 and the lower half of a deep box about six inches long and four or five inches wide4 ,material ,required to ,make a ,dark ,tunnel for ,b4 ,v4 ,r4 ,r43 the lower half of an ordinary shoe-box4 ,after you have built your ,boxville ,railway ,station1 ,i am sure you will like to build a ,freight ,station for your railway system4 ,you will have so much freight to go from ,boxville6 ,there is no end to the little boxes6 ,it will take you about five minutes1 or less1 to build the freight station4 ,it is so simple that you can almost see how from looking at the picture4 ,the shoe-box cover is the platform4 ,the lower half of the deep box you have is turned upside-down and placed upon the left end of the shoe-box cover4 ,a double door is outlined with pencil at one end of this box4 7,see ,diagram ,two1 ,b1 page #afg1 for double door47 ,mark a square three inches wide on the end of the box where the door should come4 ,draw down the center of this from top line to lower line4 ,this gives the two divisions of the door4 ,cut the top line of the door space4 ,cut down the center line of it and across the lower line4 ,bend the two doors of the doorway outward4 ,color them1 if you like4 ,to make the square flat roof1 take the box cover and place it down over the freight building at the top4 ,that is an easy way to make a roof1 isn't it8 ,and now that the freight office is made1 ,i am sure you will agree that it is a very fine one indeed4 ,isn't it fun to build your own8 ,do you want to have me tell you how to make a tunnel too8 ,it will be fine to have one for your railway system4 ,to make one you will need a box--almost any that is deep1 like a shoe-box1 will answer4 ,how high is the smoke-stack of your train8 ,two inches8 ,well1 how high is it from the ground8 ,five8 ,then1 the holes made for the tunnel opening in either end of the box will need to be higher still by an inch or a half-inch4 7,for cutting a tunnel1 see ,diagram ,four1 ,b1 page #agc47 ,turn your box over4 ,the lower half is the only part you will need to use1 so put aside the cover4 ,in either end of the box cut out a round opening large enough for your toy train to pass through at a sixty-miles-a-minute rate4 ,there is your tunnel6 ,if you have any crape paper1 you can cover the sides and top of your box so that it will look like a big square hill4 ,the ends of the box should be painted with black paint to look like stone masonry4 ,let's see how well your train goes through the tunnel--toot-too6 ,here it goes6 ,isn't that the nicest toy you ever saw8 ,little bits of boxes make a pile of freight ,for my ,boxville ,railway4 ,it is simply great6 ,just a cardboard shoe-box makes a tunnel too-- ,very black an' spooky when my train goes through6 ,illustration3 ,the ,b4,r4,r4 ,freight ,station4 ,it is a small oblong box with a cover of another box for its roof4 ,the platform is a shoe-box cover and the freight is little boxes4 ,illustration3 ,shoe-box ,tunnel may be made of almost any long box4 ,to make it1 cut rounded openings in the end rims of the box4 ,illustration3 ,bandbox ,hotel is made of a square hat-box4 ,illustration3 ,bandbox ,hotel has an opening at the back so that one may play inside easily4 ,partitions of rooms are made with shoe-boxes from which end rims have been removed4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,hotel ,,bandbox ,,and ,,how ,,to ,,furnish ,,it ,material ,required to ,make a ,hotel ,bandbox3 one large bandbox with its cover1 the cover of another square bandbox that is larger4 ,these make the building and its roof4 ,a shallow box cover will make the roof over the front door4 ,two long pencils are pillars4 ,the hotel is furnished with furniture cut from small boxes4 ,spools1 lace-paper1 pinwheel paper1 bits of wall-paper1 and the glacine paper covers from books may all be used4 ,did you ever before hear of a dolls' hotel8 ,if you look at the picture of ,hotel ,bandbox1 you will see one that may be made from a square hat-box4 ,its porch is a large hat-box cover4 ,the building is a hat-box1 smaller than this cover4 ,the roof of the hotel is the cover of the hat-box itself4 ,windows and front door are cut in the rims of the bandbox4 ,in starting to make a hotel1 begin by marking off windows4 ,each window must be two inches wide and three inches high4 ,it will help you to place windows evenly if you mark a horizontal line around three sides of your bandbox about three inches from the top of the box4 ,use a ruler1 and make all marks as light as possible4 ,they are only intended to guide you1 and must be rubbed out after you have cut out the window spaces4 ,below the line you have drawn1 make another1 three inches farther down the sides of the box4 ,this line forms the base of windows4 ,next1 make the windows that come nearest each corner of the box4 ,measure two inches from each corner4 ,this gives the right spacing from the corner4 ,measure two inches more on your horizontal line at the top of the building1 and this will give the width of a window4 ,make the end windows first4 ,then make the ones that come between4 ,space evenly1 so that windows may come at regular intervals4 ,cut out each window on all four sides4 7,for cutting a window1 see ,diagram ,one1 ,a1 page #aff47 ,arrange your lower story windows as you have the upper ones4 ,at the center upon the front of your building outline a large double door four inches square4 ,it should come at the very base of bandbox4 7,to cut double door1 see ,diagram ,two1 ,b1 page #afg47 ,cut its top line4 ,cut its base line4 ,cut the cardboard between these two lines in half vertically to make the door4 ,when windows and door are made1 then you may paste some three-inch squares of glacine paper back of each window inside the box4 ,the window-glass is made this way4 ,if you like1 you may leave some windows open4 ,the building is ready1 now1 to stand upon the larger bandbox cover4 ,as you see1 this makes a porch4 ,place the smaller bandbox cover over the upper part of your hat-box to make a flat roof4 ,over the front door you may make a flat roof4 7,see ,diagram ,three1 ,g1 page #agb47 ,use for it a narrow box cover4 ,glue one long rim of this cover to the cardboard over your doorway4 ,press a pencil point downward through each forward corner of the cover to make a pillar4 ,the pencil points may be secured in the holes of two spools and thus keep the roof upright4 ,if you wish1 you may glue the spools where they should go4 ,cut a narrow strip of cardboard and write the name of your hotel upon it4 ,glue this over the doorway4 ,flower-stands for the hotel veranda are simple things to make4 ,one spool will be needed for each flower-stand4 ,press the stems of some artificial flowers into the hole of the spool4 ,if you have gilt paint1 you can gild the stands4 ,i painted mine with black water-color paint4 ,penny dolls make guests for the hotel4 ,they come already dressed1 but you can take one or two of yours and dress them like men dolls4 ,i inked mine4 ,you can see them in the picture4 ,how are you going to play inside the hotel8 ,if you look at the second picture of the hotel1 you will see that it is the back of the box1 and that each corner at the back of the box has been cut4 ,when this is done1 the back lets down4 ,you can cut your hotel building this way4 ,as you see1 it may be closed up again1 when you are not playing inside4 ,partitions for downstairs rooms are made with two shoe-boxes--just their lower half is used4 ,cut the ends off each box4 ,place each lengthwise inside the hotel so that there is a space between them4 ,this space forms the hotel hallway4 ,cut a piece of cardboard to fit into your box and put it over the top of these two shoe-boxes4 ,it forms the floor for the second-story rooms4 ,another shoe-box--or two1 if you prefer--makes partitions for second-story rooms4 ,doors may be cut in these partitions4 7,for cutting a single door space1 see ,diagram ,two1 ,a1 page #afg47 ,samples of wall-paper make good carpet for the hotel4 ,you may cut it into squares to make rugs4 ,window curtains may be made from tissue-paper or lace-paper4 ,the furniture1 itself1 is cut from very small boxes4 ,tables are made with spools4 ,the lower half of a small oblong box may be cut to form a chair by removing its rim1 half-way around--beginning to cut the rim at the center of one long side of the box4 ,the part from which the rim is removed is the back of the chair4 ,press its cardboard upward4 ,the part that has the rim left upon it is the seat of the chair1 and legs are cut at its two front corners and in each side at the rear4 7,see ,diagram ,six1 ,c1 page #agg1 for making a chair47 ,place a pill-box over an upright spool to make a table4 ,round pill-boxes make round tables4 ,square boxes make square tables4 7,see ,diagram ,six1 ,,dd1 page #agh47 ,an oblong pill-box rested on its side will form a doll's bureau4 ,mark off the drawers upon its front1 and glue a strip of cardboard1 upright1 at its rear4 ,paint a mirror frame on the strip of cardboard4 ,beds for the hotel chambers may be made of small oblong boxes and their covers4 ,to make the upper part of the bed1 cut off the long rims on each side of the cover4 ,this leaves headboard and footboard to be glued to the lower half of the box when this has been turned over to rest upon its rims4 ,at each corner of the lower half of the box1 cut a leg for the bed to stand upon4 ,remove the cardboard from between each4 7,to cut bed1 see ,diagram ,six1 ,,aa1 page #age47 ,little dolls touring through ,hat-box ,county stop at the hotel overnight4 ,drummer dolls1 on their business trips to ,boxville ,general ,store1 find comfortable accommodations at ,bandbox ,hotel too4 ,as soon as the toy train stops at ,boxville ,station1 you may see them making a bee-line for the hotel4 ,there are splendid accommodations at ,hotel ,bandbox4 ,the meals are always good4 ,you only need to pretend what the dolls want and then give it to them4 ,some want their steak well done and are very particular about it1 but the waiter always does right and everybody is always satisfied4 ,after dinner the guests take a walk over to ,mirror ,lake and watch the man who is fishing on the bridge there4 ,or else1 perhaps1 they sit on the hotel piazza and watch the people come to the ,village square to get water at the town pump4 ,hurry1 hurry with the scissors6 ,bring the glue-pot or some paste3 ,we must make a ,hotel ,bandbox1 ,the proprietor's in haste6 ,touring through the ,boxland ,country1 ,penny dolls may wish to stay ,in this splendid ,hotel ,bandbox ,that we're building here to-day6 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,the ,,shoe-,,box ,,apartment ,,house ,material ,required to ,make a ,shoe-box ,apartment ,house3 one shoe-box with the whole of its cover1 one small box about two inches long1 and small boxes and spools for furnishing the apartment house4 ,you may make a whole row of apartment houses4 ,they are shoe-boxes that are placed to stand on end4 ,windows are drawn upon the fronts of the boxes as they stand4 ,each apartment house must have a porch and front door as well4 ,would you like to erect an apartment house8 ,find a shoe-box1 then4 ,take its cover off4 ,stand your box on end with the opening at back4 ,let the bottom of the box face you4 ,mark off upon it three window spaces1 each ,with its base five inches from the top of your box4 ,see that end windows are equally distant from the sides of your box4 ,make each window two inches high and one inch wide4 ,arrange second-story windows evenly between top and base of your box1 and place below them the first-story window4 ,leave a place for a door just above the base of your box at the left1 as the picture of ,shoe-box ,apartment will show you4 ,make the door a little larger than your window spaces--about three inches high and two inches wide4 ,next to it1 draw a ,window space for the first-floor window4 ,the windows may be cut out1 if you like4 7,for windows1 see ,diagram ,one1 ,a1 page #aff47 ,cut out the squares you have drawn on top1 side lines1 and base4 ,back of each window opening1 paste a bit of waxed sandwich paper to form glass4 ,outline on the front of the box around the windows1 the window-sashes4 ,use black ink or water-color paints to do this work4 ,paste tissue- or lace-paper curtains over the waxed paper inside the apartment house to make the windows trim4 ,cut the door of the apartment house out4 7,for door1 see ,diagram ,two1 ,a1 page #afg47 ,cut the top line1 down the side next to the window1 and across the base line4 ,the porch roof is half of a small box glued over the doorway4 ,the porch itself is the half of a box glued below the doorway4 ,now1 put the finishing touch to the building by adding a flat roof4 ,take the cover of your shoe-box4 ,cut off all its rims except at one end1 a third of the way around4 ,this end is the roof4 ,cut it off with rims and fit it down over the building4 ,paste it in place4 ,the floors of the apartment are made by pasting the rest of the cover into the inside of the box1 horizontally4 ,cut the remaining part of the cover in half4 ,fit each section into the box where the floors should be4 ,glue the edges that are fitted into the box4 ,let them dry thoroughly4 ,then1 you may furnish the interior with boxcraft furniture such as is used in arranging ,hotel ,bandbox4 ,penny dolls and ,noah's ,ark ladies will surely take up light housekeeping there1 if their husbands approve4 ,in the picture1 you will see the janitor1 ,mr4 ,jinks4 ,the ,noah's ,ark ladies have come to look at the rooms4 ,there is a fine apartment 8,to ,let0 in ,shoe-box ,flat-- ,but those who wish to rent it may not own a dog or cat6 ,when ,mrs4 ,noah came there1 the ,janitor said1 8,no6 ,we cannot take your animals6 ,we cannot have you--go60 ,illustration3 ,boxville ,apartment ,house4 ,this is made from a large shoe-box4 ,its roof is the end of the cover4 ,illustration3 ,here is furniture for the ,apartment ,house and for ,bandbox ,hotel4 ,illustration3 ,a ,boxville ,residence which is made from a deep letter-paper box and its cover4 ,illustration3 ,the ,garage is made from a deep square letter-paper box4 ,the cover of the box is its roof4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,a ,,boxville ,,residence ,material ,required for ,making a ,boxville ,residence3 a deep1 square letter-paper box with its cover1 the cover of a flat letter-paper box about ten inches long1 the cover of a drawer-like pill-box1 some glacine or waxed paper1 some artificial flowers1 lace-paper cut from candy boxes1 and some box rims4 ,see what a darling little house ,i have made for a ,boxville ,residence6 ,the husband of ,mrs4 ,doll1 who owns the house1 goes in his motor car to ,boxville ,station every morning4 ,he commutes to ,boxtown4 ,you can see ,mrs4 ,doll and her sister in the picture4 ,mr4 ,doll has gone to ,boxtown1 but in the picture of the garage that goes with the ,boxville ,residence you will see ,mr4 ,doll's motor and the chauffeur4 ,don't you think it would be fun to make a ,boxville ,residence like mine8 ,i will tell you how to do it4 ,first1 of course1 you will have to hunt for a deep1 square letter-paper box1 and the other materials that are needed to use in building4 ,when you have found your box1 turn it over so that it stands upside-down4 ,take off the cover4 ,that will be the roof1 but you are not ready yet to put the roof on to the building4 ,upon two opposite sides of the box1 mark off two window spaces4 7,for windows1 see ,diagram ,one ,,aa1 page #aff47 ,each window space measured off1 with help of ruler and pencil1 must be an inch and a half square4 ,have the bases of the windows1 as well as their tops1 made a uniform distance from the base of the box building4 ,each window should be an equal distance from the corner of the box nearest it4 ,when the two sides of the box are marked out with window spaces1 you can begin upon the front of the house4 ,draw a door space about four inches high and two inches broad1 and let it come an inch from the right-hand side of the box building that faces you4 7,for front door1 see ,diagram ,two ,c1 page #afg47 ,let the base of your door space come on the very outer rim of the front of the box4 ,when you have outlined the door1 draw a square in its upper part to indicate where the plate-glass window is to be in the door4 ,cut the top line of your door and down its right side4 ,then cut out the square you made for the window in it4 ,there1 the door will open and close1 you see1 when you bend it on the side where the hinge should be6 ,waxed paper pasted in a square under the window opening will make the glass window4 ,lace-paper makes curtains4 ,a round-headed paper-fastener with its prongs pushed through the cardboard door and bent to one side will make a door-knob with a latch4 ,by turning the knob you can open or fasten the front door tight4 ,after the door is finished1 draw a window space half-way between the door and the corner of the building on the front of the house4 ,now1 you can begin to cut out all the windows4 ,cut each one evenly1 and paste a square of waxed paper or glacine paper back of each1 inside the box1 to make window-glass4 ,you can outline the window-frames on the outside1 using black ink or paint4 ,doesn't the box begin to look like a real house8 ,yes6 ,but it has no roof yet6 ,where is the cover of your box8 ,slip it down over the building4 ,there you are6 ,the cover of a small drawer-like pill-box will make a fine chimney4 ,glue it on end to the top of the roof at the center4 ,where is the flat letter-box cover8 ,that is to be the porch4 ,place it on the floor or table1 and then brush the rims of the box that is your ,boxville ,residence with paste or glue so that it will stand well back upon this veranda4 ,be careful not to have any paste under the door4 ,see1 there is the front porch4 ,the veranda railing is just a box rim cut from a box and pasted to the edge of the veranda on the cover of the letter-paper box4 ,if you wish to have a step up to the front porch1 a small box or its cover will make this4 ,my ,boxville ,residence has a garden4 ,mrs4 ,doll is very fond of gardens1 and so is ,mr4 ,doll also4 ,i made the garden from a wreath of flowers that was on an old summer hat4 ,i made an arbor4 ,it was easy to make that4 ,the arbor is cut from a candy box4 ,it is just half the rim4 ,i stood it up on its ends and trimmed it with the flowers4 ,of course1 if you play out-of-doors with your ,boxville ,residence1 you can have real flowers to play with4 ,you can lay out walks with pebbles and gravel when you do not play in the house4 ,i made a fountain or a pool for the garden from a hand-glass4 ,at almost any penny store you can buy a little round mirror that will make a garden pool4 ,you can make a sun-dial also4 ,it is a spool with a pill-box placed over one end of it4 ,you will have to mark off the face of the sun-dial with pencil4 ,don't you think that this makes a comfortable home for a ,boxville resident8 ,i do4 ,i almost wish ,i were a little doll1 so that ,i might open the front door and begin furnishing the inside of the house with box furniture and spools4 ',mid pleasures and palaces where'er you may roam1 ,there is no place like ,boxville for a little doll's home6 ,a charm from the fairies seems magic play there1 ,which1 seek through the world1 is ne'er met elsewhere4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,the ,,boxville ,,garage ,,or ,,stable ,material ,required to ,make a ,boxville ,garage or ,stable3 one deep letter-paper box with its cover4 ,here is a toy garage4 ,it belongs to the residence of ,mr4 ,doll of ,boxville4 ,would you like to make a garage like it8 ,the box you will need to use for making a garage must be deep and square4 ,place it upon the table standing upon its rims4 ,then1 the bottom of the box will become the top of your building1 and you may place the cover over this and glue it to make a flat roof4 ,upon the front of your box1 draw a large square four inches in size4 ,let the base of this square come upon the outer rim of the box4 ,the square is to be the large double door of the garage4 7,to cut the door1 see ,diagram ,two1 ,b1 page #afg47 ,cut the top line4 ,cut the base line4 ,from top to base line cut another line dividing the doorway into halves to form the doors4 ,the doors will fold outward when you have finished cutting them4 ,paint them green1 if you wish4 ,on each side of your box1 you may draw a window with blinds4 ,the window should be two inches square1 and should be placed in the center of each side4 ,draw a line vertically from top to base of the window space to make the divisions for the blinds4 ,this line should divide the window space evenly into halves4 7,to cut window with blinds1 see ,diagram ,one1 ,c1 page #aff47 ,cut across the top of each window you have marked out4 ,cut down its center line1 and cut its base line4 ,press the cardboard outward against the sides of the little building to make blinds4 ,color the blinds to match the door4 ,there6 ,the garage is finished4 ,wind up your toy automobile1 and let us see how nicely it runs right through the doorway6 ,here is ,boxville ,garage--just the very toy ,for an automobile owned by a small boy6 ,takes a half a second just to cut a door ,and two little windows4 ,there is nothing more6 ,anyone can make it1 for the garage here ,is a box of cardboard4 ,isn't it just dear6 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,making ,a ,,boxville ,,garden ,material ,required to ,make a ,greenhouse3 the half of some deep box from five to seven inches long and about five inches deep 7the half of a box such as is usually to be found at a hardware store71 about twelve square inches of cardboard from which to cut a roof1 and a sheet of waxed sandwich paper4 ,material ,required to ,make a ,pergola3 half of a ordinary white shoe-box1 and a strip of cardboard about thirteen inches long and seven inches wide4 ,material ,required to ,make the ,garden ,itself3 artificial flowers1 some spools for flower-stands1 sand paper for roadway and gravel walks1 a penny mirror for a sunken-garden pool1 boxes for benches1 green crape paper for grass1 a long box to make a hedge1 moss1 pebbles1 shells1 and pretty twigs from out-of-doors4 ,it is such fun to play in a garden that ,i made one for ,boxville4 ,it belongs to ,mr4 ,penny ,doll's residence4 ,it has a pergola and a greenhouse1 a sunken pool1 flower-stands1 gravel walks1 benches1 and everything that a garden should have4 ,green crape paper placed upon the floor will make the garden lawn4 ,sandpaper cut in strips and laid upon it forms the garden paths4 ,a roadway may be made from sandpaper too4 ,if you have none1 ordinary brown paper will answer4 ,a long box covered over with green crape paper looks just like a garden hedge4 ,the paper should be pasted over the sides of the box quite flat4 ,garden stands are made by gilding spools and then poking into each spool1 as it stands upright1 some artificial flowers4 ,greenhouse for the garden is made from the deep half of some box about seven inches long and five inches deep4 ,if you like1 your greenhouse may be made smaller1 but this size is an easy one to handle4 ,the box itself forms the greenhouse building4 ,its roof is of bent cardboard1 and the glass in it is waxed sandwich paper4 ,shall ,i tell you how to make the greenhouse so that you may make one like it8 ,first1 take the half of the box you intend to use and place it upon its rims1 open at base4 ,next1 one inch above the base1 on each corner make a pencil dot4 ,cut the top off the rims of your box4 ,on each end rim1 at center1 make a pencil dot to indicate the middle top of each box end4 7,leave sides without marks47 ,from the center top point on each end cut down diagonally to right and left1 to form the peaked part of the building under the roof4 7,see ,diagram ,three1 ,,cc1 page #agj47 ,then1 cut the long sides of the box to meet these1 lengthwise4 ,remove the cardboard at the top of each long side4 ,now1 in the point at one end of the lower half of the greenhouse building1 cut out windows4 ,cut them to fit your box building4 7,see ,diagram ,one1 ,a1 page #aff1 for windows47 ,back of each1 paste some transparent waxed sandwich paper4 ,if you like1 cut a triangular window in the point of the building which is to be under the roof4 ,between the lower two windows1 cut a door to fit--one inch wide and two inches high should be a good size4 7,for cutting a door1 see ,diagram ,two1 ,a1 page #afg47 ,you may make the roof two inches longer and four inches wider than the size of the base of your box4 ,cut this roof from your cardboard4 ,fold it through the center of its long sides to make a gable roof4 7,see ,diagram ,three1 ,c1 page #agj47 ,in each side of this roof1 cut out windows4 ,paste back of their openings some waxed sandwich paper4 ,glue the roof to the lower half of the building4 ,any small boxes that you have will form flower-boxes when filled with small artificial flowers4 ,they may go into the greenhouse4 ,to make the pergola1 you will need the lower half of a white shoe-box4 ,take the box and stand it upon its rims1 base at top1 opening below4 ,cut out the cardboard that was the bottom of the box1 leaving a narrow rim around this between corners on the side that was this box bottom4 ,then1 cut off each end of the box1 leaving the margin around corners and top rim like this first cutting in the box4 ,in the two long rims of the box cut pillars on each side4 7,see ,diagram ,seven1 page #aha47 ,cut two long cardboard strips from some ,bristol-board--each two inches longer than the length of your box4 ,glue one strip each over the top of the pergola1 lengthwise1 over the long sides of the box4 ,cut five inch-wide strips of cardboard two inches longer than the width of your box1 and glue each across the opening made by cutting the top from the pergola box4 ,each strip should be evenly crossed between opposite pillars4 ,if you have any pretty artificial flowers left from your garden and greenhouse1 twine them around the pillars of your finished pergola4 ,i have a gardener for my garden4 ,his name is ,karl ,shepherd4 ,he came to me in a box of toy lambs that ,i bought at the ten-cent store4 ,i called him ,karl because he looked so ,german4 ,perhaps1 among your playthings1 you have a little figure like him4 ,look and see4 ,i am sure you will find a gardener4 ,here's the little ,boxville ,garden1 ,just as cunning as can be2 ,bring your scissors and the paste jar6 ,it is made with boxes--see6 ,there shall be a pretty greenhouse1 ,there shall be an arbor1 too2 ,paths and flower-beds we'll lay out-- ,oh1 there will be fun for you6 ,illustration3 ,boxville ,greenhouse is cut from the half of a deep box such as hardware merchants use on their shelves4 ,it has a roof made from cardboard4 ,the glass is waxed paper4 ,illustration3 ,the ,pergola is made from the lower half of a white shoe-box4 ,strips of white cardboard are glued across the top4 ,illustration3 ,the ,boat-house or ,yacht ,club is made from the half of a deep box about eight inches long4 ,its roof and floor are shoe-box covers4 ,the flagstaff is a pencil4 ,illustration3 ,boxcraft ,houseboat is made from the lower half of a plain shoe-box4 ,two shoe-box covers make the rest of the boat4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,boxville ,,boat-,,house ,,or ,,yacht ,,club ,material ,required to ,make a ,boxville ,boat-house3 the lower half of a deep box about six inches long1 and also two shoe-box covers4 ,boxville ,boat-house is made from an oblong box about two-thirds the size of a shoe-box4 ,its wharf is a shoe-box cover1 and its roof is another shoe-box cover4 ,if you wish to cut a lake from a sheet of silver paper1 the boat-house or yacht club is the very thing for this play4 ,any water toys1 such as swans1 ducks1 fish1 or frogs1 may swim on ,silver ,paper ,lake1 and from your yacht club1 parties of fishermen may angle for magnetized fish4 ,the boat-house may be a part of the summer attractions of ,hotel ,bandbox in season4 ,to make a boat-house building1 you will first need to turn your box over upon its rims so that its bottom becomes its top4 ,draw a three-inch square on one short end of your box4 ,let its base come to the extreme edge of the box rim4 ,this square is to be the door you see in the picture4 ,draw a vertical line down the center of this square4 ,this gives two doors for the doorway4 7,to cut double door1 see ,diagram ,two1 ,b1 page #afg47 ,cut across the top line and down the center to the outer rim4 ,bend outward the two halves of the doorway4 ,the boat-house is to have windows1 and each window is to have an awning over it4 ,to make windows with awnings1 first draw on each long side of your box1 two one-inch squares4 ,each square should be drawn about an inch and a half from a corner of the box4 ,each square should be half-way between top and bottom of the building4 7,for windows with awnings1 see ,diagram ,one1 ,c1 page #aff47 ,cut down both side lines and across the base line4 ,bend the cut cardboard outward and upward to form an awning4 ,color this awning with red stripes1 using your crayons or water-color paints4 ,when all windows are cut1 then you may place your little building at the rear of the shoe-box cover which forms the wharf4 ,over the top of your building1 fit another shoe-box cover to form a projecting roof over the wharf4 ,a long pencil will be a fine flagstaff4 ,run its point through the front of the boat-house roof1 and glue to the top of the pencil a triangular piece of colored paper to make the pennant4 ,my little ,boxville people ,have a club-house where they go ,when they want to do some fishing1 ,or they want to take a row4 ,it stands beside a paper lake1 ,upon my play-room floor2 ,it has some pretty awnings1 ,and a dock1 beside a door6 ,upon the lake float water toys4 ,i put moss by the shore ,and pebbles3 they make splendid rocks6 ,some day ,i'll find some more6 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,the ,,houseboat 8,,boxcraft0 ,material ,required to ,make a ,houseboat3 the covers of two large shoe-boxes1 and the lower half of a child's shoe-box4 ,here is a jolly houseboat1 the very thing to sail on ,silver ,paper ,lake4 ,little dolls may spend their vacation upon it4 ,would you like to make a houseboat to play with8 ,it is not difficult4 ,first1 take the two shoe-box covers and glue them top to top4 ,place them on the floor flat4 ,there is the lower half of the houseboat4 ,upon both long sides of your small shoe-box1 draw three one-inch squares1 keeping the two at either end of the same side equally distant from the nearest corner of the box1 and making the third window on each side half-way between them4 7,to cut windows with awnings1 see ,diagram ,one1 ,c1 page #aff47 ,cut the window squares at both sides and along their base lines4 ,bend the cardboard outward and upward to make the awnings4 ,color these with red stripes1 using either chalks or water-color paints4 ,on the front and rear ends of the houseboat1 you will need a door and window4 ,make an upright oblong space for the door4 ,mark it out with pencil about three inches high from the rim of the box4 ,make a window beside each door4 7,to cut door space1 see ,diagram ,two1 ,a1 page #afg47 ,cut top line and down one side4 ,bend the door outward on the third side as if it were on a hinge4 ,a flagstaff for the houseboat is made by pressing the point of a long pencil down through the top of the houseboat in front4 ,a paper pennant may be glued to the side of the pencil4 ,a piece of string will make a tow-line for the houseboat4 ,fasten it to any little donkey or toy horse you have1 and start penny dolls on a voyage around the play-room floor4 ,the houseboat1 of course1 is not meant to sail upon dangerous water4 ,it might be safely anchored on the shore of ,mirror ,lake or ,silver ,paper ,lake4 ,i built a little houseboat with some windows and a door1 ,and ,i made an inland voyage all around the play-room floor6 ,at last ,i moored my houseboat beside my little chair3 ,there was a carpet hassock that was an island there4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,camp ,,box ,,on ,,mirror ,,lake ,material ,required to ,make ,camp ,box3 a yard or two of green crape paper for grass and foliage of trees1 two or three clothes-pins to make tree-trunks1 a sheet of silver paper or a cheap ten-cent mirror to form a 8lake10 the halves of shallow letter-paper boxes to make tents1 and any pebbles1 moss1 or shells you have among your treasures4 ,it is great fun to make a ,mirror ,lake ,camp--almost as much fun as being in a real camp6 ,mirror ,lake ,camp may be made on the play-room floor4 ,first1 if you have some green crape paper1 lay it flat on the floor4 ,this is the grass4 ,next1 if you have some silver paper1 cut out a circle of it1 and paste it to the crape paper to form a lake4 ,instead of the silver paper1 you may substitute a cheap mirror4 ,place this under the crape paper and cut out a circle above it4 ,illustration3 ,camp ,box on ,mirror ,lake4 ,its tents are made from the halves of shallow boxes4 ,trees are made of clothes-pins4 ,illustration3 ,the ,boxville ,gipsy ,cart is made from a correspondence-card box4 ,you will need a grove of trees near the shore of your lake4 ,these trees are made by standing some clothes-pins on end with forks in the air4 ,cut some green paper and press it in between the forks4 ,it makes the foliage of trees4 ,the tents are made from the half of a shallow white box like a letter-paper box4 ,to make a tent1 cut through each long side rim of your box as far as the top or bottom of the cover1 as the case may be4 ,bend the box downward to each side of this cutting1 making a tent roof1 slanting to each side downward4 7,for cutting a tent1 see ,diagram ,three1 ,e1 page #aga47 ,you may have as many tents in your camp as you like4 ,perhaps your tin soldiers might like an encampment on the shores of ,mirror ,lake4 ,small oblong box covers will make smaller tents for these4 ,when it is summer1 maybe it would be nice1 on some warm1 sunny day1 to take the tents outdoors under the trees on the lawn and make a really true camp on the really true grass1 with real growing things for trees in a woods4 ,perhaps so6 ,cut bits of twigs and use these for trees4 ,pebbles will help to make a rocky shore for a real water lake that is a shallow pie-plate filled with water4 ,its sides should be covered with moss or short grass4 ,of course1 after playing out-of-doors with the camp buildings1 you will have to pick them up1 when playtime is over1 for the cardboard tents will be spoiled if you let them stay out over night4 ,i know it because ,i tried it6 ,i had a really darling little doll and ,i let her stay out in a tent after my play was finished4 ,it rained in the night and she was all spoiled--and ,i had to make a new tent1 too4 ,i think you'll like to know about this so you won't try it4 ,it really is better to pick up after play1 ,i think6 ,i made a grove of clothes-pin trees1 ,and had a splendid time with these6 ,my china rabbits ran in play ,beneath the trees the whole long day6 ,i made some little camp tents1 too-- ,it was a jolly thing to do6 ,some penny dolls a picnic laid ,beneath the green crape-paper shade4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,the ,,gipsy ,,cart ,,of ,,boxville ,,highway ,material ,required to ,make a ,toy ,gipsy ,cart3 a deep oblong box such as correspondence cards are packed in1 also five square inches of cardboard1 four round-headed paper-fasteners1 and two small boxes4 ,do you think it would be fun to make a gipsy wagon like the one in the picture8 ,it is a very simple thing to make4 ,first1 find a box such as correspondence cards come in from the stationery store4 ,take its high cover off1 and cut from the lower part of the box almost all of the deep inner rim1 leaving only about a half-inch of it all around4 ,put the cover back over this1 and glue the two parts of the box together4 ,the box is to be the gipsy wagon now4 ,a door will need to be cut at one end of the box1 and windows will need to be made on the sides of the box rim4 ,turn the box over so that its base becomes the top of your wagon4 ,make the outline of a door with pencil on one end of the box4 ,to make it1 mark off an upright oblong space an inch wide and two inches and a half high4 ,have its base come at the very edge of box rim4 7,to cut door1 see ,diagram ,two1 ,a1 page #afg47 ,cut one side line from the base of the box up to the top line1 and cut along the top line of the upright figure you have drawn4 ,bend the cardboard outward to make a little door4 ,see1 it will open or close as you bend it4 ,next1 make the windows on the sides of the cart4 ,you may make these with or without shutters4 ,if you make them without shutters1 you will only need to cut two one-inch squares in each side of your box4 ,each should be evenly distant from a corner4 7,to cut plain windows1 see ,diagram ,one1 ,a1 page #aff47 ,if1 however1 you wish to have shutters on the windows of your wagon1 cut these squares at top and base4 ,then cut a line through each center1 vertically1 from top to base4 ,this gives you the shutters4 ,press them back against the outside of the cart4 7,for making blinds1 see ,diagram ,one1 ,b1 page #aff47 ,window-shutters and door may be painted4 ,dry them while you make wheels for the cart4 ,color them with water-color paints4 ,make them green or red4 ,the wheels are circles cut from stiff cardboard4 ,find your compass to help draw them round4 ,if you have no compass1 use the outline of a small round saucer about two inches and a half in diameter to guide you in drawing the four wheels in outline4 ,draw a hub and spokes on each1 if you like4 ,when you have drawn them1 cut each out1 and press through the axle of each one a round-headed paper-fastener4 ,bend its prongs to either side after you have pressed the wheel into place on the cart4 ,the wheels may be glued1 if you have no paper-fasteners to use for making axles4 ,your cart will need a seat for the driver4 ,this is made from the lower half of a small1 narrow box about two inches in length4 ,cut off the short end rims1 and glue one long rim to your wagon in front1 so that it makes the dashboard and floor of the front of the cart under the seat4 ,paste a small pill-box on this to make the seat itself4 ,at the rear of your cart1 you may make some steps by folding a strip of box rim twice and fastening it under the door with mucilage4 ,shafts for the cart are two narrow strips of cardboard pasted to the forward part of the wagon4 ,there6 ,the gipsy cart is finished4 ,penny dolls or tumble toys will be the gipsies4 ,here come the gipsies a-jogging up the road6 ,they're going up to ,boxville4 ,the horse has quite a load6 ,good fortune's coming to you1 and it isn't far away3 ,we're going with the penny dolls a-gipsying in play6 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,the ,,shepherd',s ,,hut ,,and ,,the ,,sheepfold ,material ,required for ,making the ,shepherd's ,hut3 a yard or two of green crape paper1 some corrugated cardboard1 half a small square box about four inches high1 and1 if you have it1 silver paper to make a lake4 ,here in the picture you see the shepherd's cottage4 ,i had a little flock of white woolly lambs given me4 ,they came in a box1 with a shepherd boy and his dog to tend them4 ,one day1 ,i decided to build a cottage for the shepherd and make a sheepfold for his flock4 ,you can make one for your toy lambs1 too1 and1 if you like1 ,i will tell you how to do it4 ,first1 lay some green crape paper upon the floor to make grass4 ,there must be grass1 you know4 ,of course1 if you have no green crape paper1 you will need to pretend that the carpet of the floor is grass4 ,perhaps it will answer just as well4 ,but1 if you have the paper1 you can make a hill or two behind the place where you intend to build4 ,it is made by putting some blocks or books under the paper4 ,next1 ,i made a long fence by cutting some corrugated cardboard into long strips4 ,three rows made the width of this long fence4 ,after you have cut your fence1 stand it upon its rim4 ,by bending the strip at one end1 you can make a gate4 ,the fence is made of very heavy corrugated cardboard1 such as comes wrapped around very heavy things4 ,there is a lighter kind that you may also use4 ,from this kind1 ,i made my sheep-pen4 ,it came wrapped around a small glass jar4 ,to make the sheep-pen1 cut a long strip of the corrugated cardboard4 ,cut it crosswise instead of lengthwise1 and slip through each undulation in the cardboard the end of a toothpick4 ,this gives the effect of a picket fence4 ,the shepherd's but is made from the lower half of a deep box4 ,its roof is a piece of corrugated cardboard cut long and bent through the middle downward4 ,to make the house1 turn your box over so that the bottom becomes the top and the box rests upon its rims4 ,measure the size of its ends1 and cut two triangular pieces of cardboard to fit over them and form gables4 ,glue each to an end of the house4 7,for cutting triangular roof supports1 see ,diagram ,three1 ,,bb1 page #afi47 ,cut a door and a window in the front of your house4 ,both must first be outlined on the box in pencil4 ,mark the door an inch wide and two inches high1 an oblong with base at the edge of the box rim4 7,for door1 see ,diagram ,two1 ,a1 page #afg47 ,cut the top line and down one long side4 ,bend the door outward as if it were on a hinge4 ,one-inch squares may be cut in the box rim to make windows4 7,for cutting a window1 see ,diagram ,one1 ,a1 page #aff47 ,cut the square on all four sides4 ,place a window under the roof in the point of the gable1 if you like4 ,the roof of the cottage is made by measuring1 first1 the size of the building you wish to cover4 ,measure this on your corrugated cardboard1 and add three inches to its length and breadth4 ,fold the corrugated cardboard together to make a pointed roof4 7,see ,diagram ,three1 ,c1 page #agj47 ,glue this to the building1 and the little shepherd's hut is finished4 ,you may make a landscape of mountains behind it1 where the sheep may go to graze4 ,these are blocks or boxes covered with crape paper4 ,do not use glue or paste in doing this4 ,the paper is merely folded over them4 ,a pretty stream may be made from an irregularly cut strip of silver paper4 ,the woolly sheep love to drink at a stream1 ,i am sure4 ,you can see the lake ,i made for my landscape4 ,it was a mirror4 ,a rocky ledge on the mountain-side or by the lake is made with pretty pebbles such as you may find in the country4 ,mary had a little lamb1 its fleece was white as snow2 ,a little shepherd guarded it in sheepfold1 don't you know6 ,it didn't go to ,boxville ,school1 it grazed about in play ,upon the green crape-paper field that ,mary made one day4 ,illustration3 ,sheepfold and ,shepherd's ,cote4 ,corrugated cardboard is used for roof and fences4 ,illustration3 ,the ,bridge over ,mirror ,lake4 ,it is made from a long shallow box with a cover4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,building ,a ,,box ,,bridge ,material ,required to ,make a ,box ,bridge3 a long cardboard box with cover1 a strip of cardboard about ten inches long4 ,when you look at the picture of ,box ,bridge1 you will easily see1 ,i think1 how it is made4 ,it may be used in many ways for play4 ,your toy railway system may have a bridge as well as a freight station and tunnel4 ,a box bridge may connect opposite shores of ,silver ,paper ,lake1 and the delivery wagon from ,boxville's ,general ,store may jog happily over the bridge to deliver goods at ,boxville ,cottage4 ,guests from ,hotel ,bandbox may fish from the bridge4 ,i am sure you will find many other things to play with it1 so ,i will tell you how to make one1 even though it does seem as if you might almost make one without directions6 ,take the box that you wish to use for a bridge4 ,remove its cover4 ,turn the lower half of the box over so that the bottom of the box becomes top4 ,cut a semicircular piece from each long rim4 ,this makes the long arch of the bridge4 7,see ,diagram ,four1 ,a1 page #agc47 ,next1 take the box cover and turn it so that its top is next to the top of the bridge4 ,the lengthwise rims of the box will be a railing for the roadway over it4 ,cut each end rim at the corner1 and let these end rims be pasted each to a strip of cardboard cut to fit the width of the box1 and join the bridge roadway to the road along the floor where you are playing4 ,each strip of cardboard glued to an end of the bridge may be about five inches long4 ,if you wish to make more than one bridge1 you may easily do so4 ,the shape of your box1 whether deep or shallow1 will make a different kind of bridge4 ,the landscape of your ,boxville may be as full of silver paper streams and foot-bridges1 railway bridges1 covered bridges1 toll-bridges1 as you please6 ,london ,bridge may fall down1 ,but my ,box ,bridge stands true6 ,i'd rather own a ,boxville ,bridge ,that stands up--wouldn't you8 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,building ,a ,,toy ,,windmill ,material ,required for ,making a ,windmill3 a box made with curved sides about five inches deep1 a half-sheet of cardboard1 and a long pencil4 ,from any deep box with round sides1 you may make a windmill4 ,you will not need the cover of the box4 ,remove it1 and turn the lower half of the box over to stand upon its upper rim so that its top becomes its base4 ,cut a small door about an inch high in the edge of the lower box rim1 just as you see it in the picture of my box windmill4 ,on its rim1 farther up1 cut a narrow window4 ,a half-inch square cut out in the box rim will make this4 ,the roof of the windmill is round and pointed4 ,it is to be made from cardboard4 ,to make it1 take your compass and draw a circle twice the size of the round base of your box--or about that4 ,cut this circle out of the cardboard1 and from it remove a quarter piece like a large slice cut from a pie4 7,see ,diagram ,three1 ,d1 page #aga47 ,next1 lap one edge of your three-quarter circle over its opposite side4 ,glue it so4 ,this gives the round1 pointed roof4 ,paint it1 if you wish1 with your paints4 ,color it bright red or brown4 ,sails for windmill need to be cut from a paper pattern4 ,this pattern must be made from soft paper that may be folded easily4 ,pad paper will answer4 ,cut a square of pad paper that is half the height of your windmill4 ,fold this square together to make halves--then again to make quarter-sections4 ,cut in the folded quarter-section the figure shown for shaping windmill sails4 7,see ,diagram ,five1 ,z1 page #agd47 ,then unfold your paper1 and1 placing it upon cardboard1 outline all around its edge with pencil4 ,then1 cut the outline out4 ,this is the sail piece for your windmill4 7,for shape of pattern for windmill sails1 see ,diagram ,five1 ,,zz47 ,make a hole through its center4 ,press through it the point of a long pencil4 ,make two holes in your box1 near the top1 below the roof--one hole exactly opposite the other4 ,run the pencil point through these holes4 ,there6 ,the sails are in place6 ,illustration3 ,the ,windmill is made from a round box4 ,its roof and sails are cardboard4 ,illustration3 ,the ,boxville ,barn and ,farmyard4 ,the roof of the barn is made of two shoe-box covers4 ,the fence for the ,barnyard is made of a box rim4 ,where is your toy cart8 ,shall it go cantering over ,box ,bridge to the mill with some corn from ,boxville ,farm8 ,what a windy day it must be when the windmill sails turn so fast6 ,i built a little windmill1 ,its sails went round an' round2 ,the miller was a tumble toy1 ,the mill1 a box ,i found4 ,the roof is made of paper1 ,the sails are paper1 too3 ,it is easy work to make one1 ,and it's lots of fun to do6 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,boxville ,,barn ,,and ,,farmyard ,material ,required to ,make a ,barn and ,farmyard3 the lower half of a large shoe-box and two shoe-box covers that fit it1 a ten-inch square of cardboard1 and the rims cut from a shallow box4 ,farms are such very interesting places that ,i am sure you will enjoy knowing how to make one with a big barn and a farmyard where your toy animals may be kept4 ,you may easily make a barn like the one in the picture4 ,you will need to have a shoe-box to make the building4 ,two shoe-box covers make its gabled roof4 ,some cardboard is needed from which to cut supports for the roof4 ,begin by turning your box over upon its rim so that its top becomes the base of the barn4 ,in one end of the barn1 cut a double door4 ,to make this1 first mark a three-inch square upon an end of your box4 ,draw a line down its center1 vertically4 7,for double door1 see ,diagram ,two1 ,b1 page #afg47 ,cut the top line and down the center line4 ,the base of your door should be at the edge of the box rim4 ,the two sections cut in the cardboard make the doors4 ,press each outward4 ,next1 you will need to make the two triangular supports for the box-cover roof4 ,these supports must be cut from cardboard1 and each must be the width of an end of your box1 and be made as high as your box is wide4 7,for cutting these supports for a gabled roof1 see ,diagram ,three1 ,,bb1 page #afi47 ,glue one to each end of your box1 at the upper part4 ,the roof is made from your two box covers lapped one rim under the other1 lengthwise1 to form a gabled roof shape4 ,the upper part is glued rim under rim4 7,see ,diagram ,three1 ,b47 ,let the roof dry1 and then slip it over the triangular supports pasted at each end of the box building to hold the roof in place4 ,cut a little weather-vane from a strip of cardboard1 if you like1 and paste it to the front of the barn roof4 ,the farmyard is made from box rims cut from any shallow cardboard box you have4 ,the box rims stand if you cut them with corners4 ,they make a good enclosure4 ,a small box1 placed on end1 will make a shed4 ,the cover of a small box will make a drinking-trough4 ,little boxes make chicken-coops4 ,mrs4 ,tumble ,toy lives on my farm4 ,you see her in the picture4 ,her husband's name is ,bill4 ,he is chasing the pig4 ,you can see him1 too4 ,have you some toys that would like to live on your farm8 ,cock-a-doodle-doo6 ,just run and fetch some glue1 ,some scissors1 and a shoe-box3 ,we'll make a farm for you6 ,cock-a-doodle-doo6 ,when all the work is through1 ,we'll have a little farmyard ,with a fence around it1 too6 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,box ,,brothers' ,,animal ,,show ,material ,required to ,make an ,animal ,show3 small boxes of all shapes and sizes1 spools1 and candy-box favors1 a round bandbox cover to make a circus ring4 ,the cover of a round bandbox will make a splendid circus ring4 ,any small boxes and spools you may have can be the benches for your trained animals to perform upon4 ,a really good circus may be made with ,noah's ,ark animals1 or with the candy-box favors that come to one at ,christmas and other holiday times4 ,shall ,i tell you how ,i made my circus8 ,you can make one like it4 ,first of all1 ,i collected animals4 ,at a small candy shop1 ,i found a polar bear1 a rhinoceros1 a fox1 and a pig4 ,each came with a loose head1 because the animals were supposed to be filled with candy1 but ,i glued the heads on tight4 ,i bought these animals because they were so cheap4 ,they could stand upon spools to make acts for the circus ring4 ,i painted each spool red1 and pasted over its hole a disk of colored cardboard4 ,from round box covers ,i made pyramids1 and from square ones ,i cut benches4 7,to cut bench for animal show1 see ,diagram ,six1 ,a1 page #age47 ,cut a leg at each corner of the box-cover's rim4 ,remove the cardboard from between cuttings4 ,swartzenheimer and ,mulligan were my animal trainers4 ,each came to me as a dinner favor4 ,they were both little figures of toy men that stood upon a cake of sweet chocolate4 ,you can easily see what a splendid clown ,mulligan made4 ,the animals performed all kinds of tricks4 ,they could stand upon each other's backs4 ,i had two or three tumble toys1 besides4 ,they performed splendidly4 ,i am sure you will have a good time making a circus4 ,it is ever and ever so much fun1 ,i think4 ,you can use any animals that you happen to have among your playthings4 ,illustration3 ,benches for performing animals at ,box ,brothers' ,circus are made from an assortment of cardboard boxes and spools4 ,the cover of a large round bandbox makes a circus ring4 ,illustration3 ,this is ,box ,brothers' ,circus4 ,it is made from the lower part of a round white bandbox4 ,illustration3 ,a view taken inside the ,circus ,grounds4 ,the walls are corrugated cardboard4 ,the cages are boxes with covers2 and the booth is the lower half of a candy box4 ,at some toy shops1 you will find celluloid animals4 ,at ,japanese shops1 you will find cotton animals4 ,in your own ,noah's ,ark there will be wooden animals and your ,boxville people--tumble toys1 jointed dolls1 ,halloween figures1 and favors will form the trainers and performers for the 8,show40 ,wild animals and domestic animals may be bought at candy stores as favors4 ,they also come in boxes at the shops where toys are found4 ,these animals should be small--never over four or five inches in length4 ,my animals are very good3 ,they do their tricks just as they should6 ,when ,i have trained them all1 you'll see ,what a fine show this one will be6 ,i'm making benches for it now1 ,and1 if you like1 ,i'll tell you how4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,circus ,,tent ,,and ,,circus ,,grounds ,material ,required to ,make a ,circus ,tent3 a round bandbox and a sheet of cardboard4 ,material ,required to ,make ,circus ,cages3 three or four hardware boxes from three to five inches long4 ,a booth may be made from half of a flat letter-paper box4 ,some cotton mosquito-netting will be the cage bars4 ,a circus tent is a very easy thing to make4 ,it needs nothing but a sheet of cardboard and the lower half of a round bandbox to make it4 ,the lower half of the bandbox must be turned over to stand upon its rims4 ,this forms the sides of the circus tent4 ,the roof is cut from a large circle of cardboard4 ,first1 arrange the box to make sides for the tent4 ,then1 cut the roof4 ,in the edge of the bandbox rim1 cut out a piece of cardboard the shape of tent canvas looped back to make an entrance4 ,draw some folds upon this with blue pencil4 ,if you prefer1 use your water-color paints instead4 ,when this is done1 glue across the top of your bandbox some strips of string to form tent ropes4 ,the roof of the tent1 round and pointed1 may next be made4 ,take a large sheet of cardboard and draw upon it a circle that is half again as large around as the base of your bandbox4 ,cut this out4 ,cut from the circle a quarter piece like the slice of a pie4 7,see ,diagram ,three1 ,d1 page #aga47 ,lap the cut sides of this three-quarter circle1 and glue together to make a pointed roof like that of a circus tent4 ,when the roof is dry1 slip it upon the top of the hat-box1 and your circus tent is done4 ,if you find some corrugated cardboard1 it may be slightly curled and pressed so that it will stand on its rim1 to make a board fence for the circus enclosure4 ,of course1 you must have a fence6 ,of course6 ,hardware boxes that come with covers double and close telescope fashion make very good circus cages4 ,to make these cages1 you will need to cut top and bottom from the boxes1 leaving rims only4 ,you may1 if you wish1 keep a very narrow margin of rim around the top and bottom cutting of your box4 ,paste strips of coarse netting1 like cotton mosquito netting1 over each opening of the box4 ,it should be glued inside the box from side to side4 ,this makes bars for the cages4 7,for cutting a box to make a cage1 see ,diagram ,eight1 page #ahb47 ,wheels may be added to the cages1 so that the animals may go out on parade4 ,the wheels are small circles cut from cardboard4 ,there should be four for each cage1 of course4 ,when they are cut out from the cardboard1 fasten each through its center to the base of a cage by a round-headed paper-fastener4 ,the prongs of the paper-fastener should be bent to right and left inside the covers of the box4 ,this holds wheels firm4 ,if you have no paper-fasteners1 sew the wheels to your box with raffia1 or glue them to your box4 ,a booth for the circus grounds may be made from a box about three or four inches in size4 ,stand the box on its long side4 ,cut in its back an awning4 ,the awning is made first by drawing an oblong space upon the back of the box1 cutting this outline down at each side line and across its base4 ,the cardboard is then pressed outward and upward to make the awning4 7,see ,diagram ,one1 ,c1 page #aff1 for cutting awning47 ,color the awning with red stripes4 ,side-show tents for circus grounds are made like the tents of ,camp ,box4 7,see ,diagram ,three1 ,e1 page #aga1 for cutting the rim of a shallow box and bending it to make a tent47 ,all toy figures that you can muster--tumble toys1 wooden dolls1 penny dolls1 ,noah's ,ark ladies1 shepherds and shepherdesses1 should go to ,box ,brothers' ,circus on the play-room floor4 ,if you look among your toys1 you will find animals for the circus1 ,i know4 ,they may even be animals cut from old magazine pictures4 ,one day ,i made a circus 7,a bandbox was the tent71 ,i advertised in ,boxville1 ,but it didn't cost a cent6 ,the penny dolls of ,boxville ,turned out on ,circus ,day6 ,i made pretend sell peanuts1 ,and ,i tell you1 it was gay6 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,boxtown ,,zoo ,,garden ,material ,required to ,make a ,boxtown ,zoo3 some shoe-boxes1 their covers1 strips of cardboard or toothpicks to make bars for cages4 ,a zoo is really a splendid thing to make4 ,you can cage all your wild animals--,noah's ,ark animals1 or whatever other ones you may happen to have4 ,the cotton animals that are bought in ,japanese stores1 8three for five10 are just right for zoo animals4 ,you can buy chenille monkeys1 one for a penny1 at the toy shops4 ,illustration3 ,this is ,boxtown ,zoo4 ,its cages are cut from shoe-boxes4 ,box rims are used to make enclosures for the animals4 ,illustration3 ,boxtown's ,hose ,house4 ,it is made from a deep square box4 ,the roof is the cover of another box4 ,when you start to build your zoo1 the cages will be made from boxes4 ,cut out a large square from each side of the rim4 ,toothpicks make bars for cages4 ,they will need to be pressed down3 through the top of the box over openings you cut in the box rims4 ,if you have no toothpicks1 you may make bars for the cages by pasting very narrow strips of paper or cardboard inside the box cages over the openings in the box rims4 7,for cutting a zoo cage1 see ,diagram ,eight1 page #ahb47 ,dens for animals are boxes that have their covers taken off4 ,these boxes must be turned over to stand on their upper rims4 ,doors are cut in the edge of box rims1 as you see them in the picture4 ,rims cut from box covers make fences for enclosures4 ,little box covers make feeding-troughs4 8,do not worry the animals60 ,this is the rule of all zoos4 ,i have a lion1 and a bear1 ,i have a tiger1 too6 ,a monkey1 and a 8nelephant10 ,and so ,i made a zoo6 ,i put a tiger in a cage1 ,an'1 if you're good to-day1 ,i'll show you how ,i made it1 ,for it's lots of fun to play4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,boxtown ,,hose ,,house ,material ,required for ,making a ,hose ,house3 a box deep and square1 about six or seven inches long1 and the shallow square cover of some larger box4 ,if you own a toy fire-engine or a hook and ladder1 there is every reason why it should have a home4 ,the engine-house that you see in the picture is made from a deep1 square box4 ,it is quickly made by cutting a square doorway in one side of the box rim and by adding a flat roof4 ,turn your box over so that it rests inverted upon its rims4 ,outline a three- or four-inch square on one end of your box4 ,its base must come at the edge of your cardboard box rim4 ,draw a line down the center of this square1 vertically4 ,cut with scissors up this line and across the top line4 ,this gives two doors1 that should be pressed outward against the sides of your box4 7,see ,diagram ,two1 ,b1 page #afg1 for making the double doorway47 ,place over the top of the box the cover of a larger box1 and the hose house will be finished4 ,why1 it took you no time at all to do that1 did it8 ,let's see how the toy engine looks inside its new building6 ,i have a little engine1 ,and it clangs across the floor ,right into ,boxville ,hose ,house1 ,where they've opened wide its door4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,how ,,to ,,make ,a ,,wigwam ,material ,required to ,make the ,wigwam3 half a round bandbox cover and a few small sticks or pencils4 ,why1 of course1 you may make an ,indian wigwam6 ,it will take about two minutes to make one like this one in the picture4 ,with it1 you may play all kinds of ,indian plays4 ,it will be ever such fun6 ,you will need half an old bandbox cover to help make the wigwam4 ,the cover must be a round one4 ,one bandbox cover will make two wigwams4 ,cut the cover into halves4 ,take one of these and lap its edges to form a cone4 ,glue or sew these edges together4 ,cut off the point of the cone4 ,this makes the opening at top of the wigwam4 ,illustration3 ,the ,indian ,wigwam is cut from half of a round bandbox cover4 ,illustration3 ,this is ,fort ,box4 ,it is made from a deep box and its cover4 ,in the rim of the bent bandbox cone1 cut a flap1 and bend this back against the outer side of the tent4 ,stand the tent up upon its broad base1 and there will be its entrance4 ,small sticks or thin pencils may be thrust through the top to make tent sticks4 ,indian symbols may be painted on the sides of the tent4 ,i had an ,indian doll1 ,big ,chief ,ten-,cent ,store4 ,he came in a canoe made of wood4 ,i made a green woods for him out of crape paper1 and he lived near a silver paper spring upon my play-room floor in his home4 ,all the toy animals that ,i have played in the woods and ,big ,chief ,ten-,cent ,store hunted them4 ,there was a deer that came off our ,christmas tree1 and a whole family of china bunnies1 and--and you just ought to see him on the trail of ,noah's ,ark animals6 ,and--and you ought to see the lovely mats that are inside the ,indian's tent4 ,i made them at ,kindergarten myself4 ,by the shores of ,abigmirror1 ,by the shining of its water1 ,stood the wigwam of ,big ,box ,chief1 ,builded from a half a bandbox4 ,dark behind it rose a mountain ,made of paper-covered boxes3 ,there were pebble rocks upon it1 ,caverns where ,big ,box ,chief hunted4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,fort ,,box ,material ,required to ,make a ,box ,fort3 a deep1 square box with its cover4 ,a round hair-pin box and a spool will make a cannon for the fort4 ,would you like to make a fort for your leaden soldiers8 ,shall ,i tell you how to do it8 ,if your soldiers are small1 a box three inches deep may answer for the building4 ,its cover forms ramparts of the fort4 ,to start the building of your fort1 turn your box over upon its rims so that its base becomes the top of the building4 ,take the box cover off and lay it aside4 ,find a pencil and mark the openings for guns4 ,they are made like windows upon the box front4 ,draw each about a half-inch square1 and use your ruler to make each opening even4 ,cut these squares out1 if you wish4 ,they may also be painted black1 should you prefer not to cut them out4 ,to add ramparts to the building1 take the cover of your box and make a pencil mark upon its rim every half-inch all the way around4 ,cut sections from the rim1 as marked1 every other half-inch4 ,turn the box with its rim upward and glue it to the top of your box4 7,for making ramparts1 see ,diagram ,three1 page #agb47 ,at the back of the fort1 you may easily devise a sallyport by cutting the cardboard door shaped4 7,for cutting a door1 see ,diagram ,two1 ,a1 page #afg47 ,a toy cannon may be made with a small round hair-pint box by pasting it upon the side of a spool between the wheels of the spool4 ,a thumb-tack pressed beneath one wheel of the cannon will keep it upright and prevent rolling4 ,i painted my guns black4 ,if you like1 you may easily do this with water-color paints4 ,an encampment of tents may be made from small white box covers cut through each long side rim up to the top of the cover and bent1 to each side of the center downward4 7,see ,diagram ,three1 ,e1 page #aga1 for making a tent47 ,if you happen to have a penny flag1 it will be just the very thing to wave over ,fort ,box4 ,you can arrange your fort upon a sheet of crape paper and make streams and woods all about it4 ,the streams will be strips of silver paper pasted onto the green crape paper4 ,the woods will be bits of twigs pressed into the holes of spools so that the trees stand upright4 ,bushes are just bits of twigs that may be laid down flat4 ,rocks and mountains may be made from stones4 ,i had a leaden soldier1 ,his name was ,tommie ,tin6 ,oh1 he was brave in battle1 ,and always fought to win6 ,i made him into general1 ,and he is in command ,of all my ,boxville ,army ,at ,box ,fort in ,boxland4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,how ,,to ,,build ,a ,,toy ,,castle ,,and ,a ,,fairyland ,,house ,material ,required to ,make a ,castle3 any box1 either round or square--one at least six or seven inches deep is best4 ,material ,required to ,make a ,fairyland ,house3 an oblong box deep enough for door and windows to be cut in its sides1 a few little crackers or 8goodies0--possibly some gilt or silver paper in place of these4 ,have you ever played in fairyland8 ,well1 if you have not been there1 you can very well make a fairyland upon the play-room floor1 and in it you may gather together all the people of your ,red1 and ,blue1 and ,green1 and ,yellow ,fairy ,books4 ,these people will be ,knights1 and ,princesses1 ,witches1 ,goblins1 ,fairies4 ,all are toys1 and it is an easy matter to get them together--quite as easy as it is to make a fairyland castle4 ,i will tell you how4 ,first1 you may like to build the castle1 for that is all-important4 ,there never yet was a fairyland without that6 ,find some deep box with its cover4 ,it really matters little whether the box is round or square-sided4 ,a round box will make a high tower-like castle similar to the one in the picture4 ,a square one will make one more like a fortress4 ,it scarcely matters which you choose4 ,take the cover from your box4 ,this is to form the castle ramparts later4 ,high up in the box rim cut one or two long tower windows4 ,cut a door at the base of the rim4 ,next cut the ramparts in the box cover4 7,for cutting ramparts1 see ,diagram ,three1 ,f1 page #agb47 ,glue these to the top of your castle box--and the castle is made6 ,the ,princess who lives in the ,castle is a penny doll dressed in a silver robe 7made of tinfoil74 ,my ,princess has golden hair4 ,it is long and beautiful4 ,you can see it in the picture4 ,the ,knight is a leaden soldier4 ,his spear is a bit of wire4 ,his shield is a brass button1 polished and shining4 ,you can easily find the proper kind of dragon at a little ,japanese shop4 ,mine was made of crockery and cost ten cents1 but you will surely find among the cotton animals that are sold three for five cents something far better than my crockery dragon4 ,there are the most dragon-like of cotton animals at the ,japanese stores where ,i buy penny toys4 ,sometimes they are spidery and sometimes they are like crocodiles--only they aren't crocodiles but ,,dragons4 ,when you go to a ,japanese shop and look for penny animals you will know exactly what ,i mean4 ,they are all queer1 and will work into any fanciful fairy tale that you wish to play with your castle4 ,don't forget to make the dragon a lair1 when you have bought him4 ,it may be just a box with a hole in it for the mouth of a den1 but if you have some pretty stones and pebbles1 you can build a real lair on the play-room floor with these4 ,almost any fairy tale may be acted out with the ,knight and the ,princess4 ,little toys which you have among your playthings may help out4 ,i know you will have a good time playing at fairyland4 ,i did4 ,i built me a ,hansel and ,gretel house1 too4 ,this was to help with my fairyland play4 ,hansel and ,gretel were two tumble toys--a boy and a girl4 ,their home was in a ,boxville ,cottage4 ,when they went to the woods and found the ,witch's ,house1 ,i made that4 ,it was in a forest of clothes-pins like the trees made for ,camp ,box4 ,i made the fairyland house of the ,witch from a deep oblong box4 ,i cut two windows in one rim and a door between them1 as you see it in the picture of the fairyland house4 ,to the sides of the house1 ,i pasted some little crackers and goodies4 ,the roof of the house was of crackers4 ,it was very fairy4 ,i used some pretzels for a fence around it4 ,there were some small celluloid dolls among my playthings1 and ,i made fairies of them4 ,you can see one that is a ,daisy4 ,her dress is an artificial flower off my old hat4 ,i took the center out of the daisy and made a skirt of the petals4 ,the fairy's wings were cut from white tissue-paper4 ,they were glued to the back of her body4 ,all kinds of ,halloween figures that are little favors will answer splendidly for this fairy boxcraft play4 ,you can easily find dwarfs1 gnomes1 goblins1 witches1 elves4 ,oh1 it will be fun1 ,i know6 ,illustration3 ,a ,fairyland ,castle made from a round box and its cover4 ,illustration3 ,a ,fairy ,house made of a box covered with goodies4 ,illustration3 ,building ,blocks and ,box ,building with small boxes4 ,illustration3 ,building ,animals and ,box ,people from a collection of boxes4 ,in summer you can go out into the garden and gather hollyhocks4 ,the flowers make real little flower ladies--just like fairies dressed up in red1 and pink1 and white dresses to go to a party4 ,the buds of the hollyhocks make the heads for the ladies1 and you just stick a pin through these and press it down at the base of the full blown flower to make the fairy lady4 ,acorns make fairy dishes too--did you ever happen to know that6 ,once there lived a dolly princess1 with soft1 flaxen1 curly hair1 ,by a cruel spell imprisoned near a ,chinese dragon's lair4 ,day and night her pasteboard tower1 dragon-guarded1 you'll agree1 ,offered ill to those in ,toyland who would set the ,princess free4 ,many little dolls essayed it--in a truly frightful way ,they were gobbled by the dragon one and all1 ,i hate to say6 ,but there came a leaden soldier1 all in tinfoil armor dressed2 ,bravely on his steed he bore him1 valiant1 in his chosen quest4 ,at his blow1 the green tin dragon toppled over1 vanquished quite1 ,and the rescued dolly princess was set free1 then1 by her ,knight4 ,king and ,queen1 they reign in ,playtown even to this very day1 ,and they live forever happy1 as the fairy stories say6 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,boxes ,,used ,,as ,,blocks ,material ,required for ,block ,building3 an assortment of boxes varied in size and shape4 ,building with blocks is always fun1 as you know4 ,you have tried it with cubes1 and with dominoes1 and with cards--but did you ever try to build with boxes in the same way8 ,the boxes do not need to be glued4 ,their covers may or may not be used4 ,small boxes make walls1 and box covers form roofs4 ,you will see a tall block building in the picture4 ,it was made from small drug-store boxes4 ,there is really no end to the ways in which you may build with these4 ,from boxes of uneven size1 men and animals may be made4 ,round boxes or small oblong boxes form heads4 ,larger boxes make bodies4 ,legs and arms are boxes of equal size4 ,the faces are drawn with pencil upon the back of boxes where there is no print4 ,a wire hair-pin will keep the arms in place4 ,it will need to be pressed through the box sides and bent so that the arm boxes may be slipped upon it4 ,men of all sorts may be made4 ,there is great variety1 as forms vary with the shape and size of boxes that you use4 ,if you are playing with some other child1 you will find that it is amusing to divide your store of boxes1 each choosing one at a time till the supply is exhausted4 ,then1 you may each see how many different things you can build4 ,it will be a game1 and the winner will be the one who can make the most with his store4 ,it is entertaining to play with box animals and box men when you have to spend a day in bed4 ,they may be placed upon a table near the bedside4 ,they are light to handle1 and they require no cutting or pasting to muss you up4 ,if you decide to have measles or mumps1 the little boxes may be disposed of easily after you have played with them4 ,you can always find new ones to take their place when you are well again4 ,you may make a puzzle for yourself out of a large box and a number of smaller boxes of varied size4 ,try to pack as many boxes as you can into the large box4 ,make them come as evenly as you can in packing4 ,there will be some space at sides1 but with care and thought you will be surprised to see how small a space they may be packed into4 ,try them in various forms1 till you are sure you have reached the best way to arrange them4 ,then1 give the box puzzle to some friend to see if he can do with one or two attempts what you have accomplished4 ,when you give some person this puzzle1 mix your boxes well so there is no clue to their proper arrangement inside the larger box4 ,toys like trains may be built with little more than a long cracker box for a coach and some oblong box for engine4 ,the engine's smoke-stack is a round box4 ,its coal-car is a cover taken from a candy box4 ,its wheels are buttons or button molds placed on the ends of wire hair-pins that have been pressed through the sides of the cardboard boxes4 ,a bit of wax or plasticine will keep the wheels in place4 ,paste boxes to the back of your cut-outs when you buy these sheets at the penny store4 ,the ,indians1 cowboys1 soldiers1 and animals will then stand erect by themselves4 ,illustration3 ,a ,toy ,train that is built from boxes4 ,its wheels are button molds4 ,illustration3 ,cut-out ,pictures may be made to stand when glued to small boxes4 ,you will have an interesting time1 ,i am sure1 in finding new ways to use your boxes in this kind of play4 ,it is always new1 for you may always find different kinds of boxes to adapt to the building4 ,and the nice thing about it is that you can make almost anything you choose4 ,illustration3 ,a ,noah's ,ark with cracker animals4 ,illustration3 ,a ,savings-bank made to hold pennies4 ,the pennies are dropped down its chimney4 ,i never knew before--did you8-- ,how much a cardboard box could do6 ,i can make buildings1 now and then ,i make some animals and men6 ,indeed1 it's wonderful to play ,with little boxes in this way6 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,making ,a ,,noah',s ,,ark ,,for ,,cracker ,,animals ,material ,required for ,making a ,noah's ,ark3 a child's shoe-box without a cover1 the cover of a large shoe-box1 and some shallow box with cover about ten inches by four4 ,next time that you have cracker animals to play with1 build them an ark6 ,it is splendid fun4 ,i will tell you how to do it4 ,find the materials needed to build with--a shoe-box cover1 the lower half of a child's shoe-box1 and the whole of some very shallow box about ten inches long and at least four inches wide4 ,to make the base of the ,noah's ark1 use the large shoe-box cover4 ,cut its rims off4 ,cut each end pointed4 ,the ark building is placed on this4 ,the ark building is made from the small shoe-box4 ,place it upon its rims so that its bottom becomes top4 ,cut a door in one end of the box on the edge of the box rim4 ,to make this1 cut up from the edge of the rim two inches near the center of the box end4 ,then cut horizontally across the box two inches more4 7,to cut door1 see ,diagram ,two1 ,a1 page #afg47 ,after cutting1 bend the door as if it were on a hinge4 ,a round-headed paper-fastener will make a door-knob and latch4 ,press the points of the fastener through the cardboard door and bend the prongs1 or points1 to one side together4 ,in this way1 animals may be securely locked into the ark4 ,cut two triangular supports for the roof of the ark4 ,they should be cut in heavy cardboard and made equal-sided4 ,the width of one end of your box will give you the dimensions to make these4 7,see ,diagram ,three1 ,,bb1 page #afi47 ,paste one of these cardboard pieces to each end of the ark building near the top part of the box4 ,let both dry well before attempting to put a roof upon them4 ,the roof is made of the two parts of the shallow box4 ,lap the long rim of one part over the long rim of the other4 ,glue the two rims together1 one over the other4 7,for making a gable roof from two box covers or from the halves of a shallow box1 see ,diagram ,three1 page #afi47 ,when the glue is dry1 slip the roof over the gabled points of the ark building4 ,now1 when the rains descend and floods come and there is a ,,rainy ,,day ahead of you1 just summon the cracker animals from the pantry4 ,arrange them in pairs4 ,find a doll for ,mr4 ,noah and a piece of paper to make the dove4 ,a footstool will be ,mount ,ararat1 and the ark may voyage all the whole day upon the play-room floor4 ,when the sun comes out1 you will have been so busy all day that you will have quite forgotten about the rain4 ,two by two6 ,two by two6 ,elephant and kangaroo6 ,box and box covers to-day ,make a ,noah's ,ark for play4 ,maybe1 later1 you may feast ,on an unpaired cracker beast6 ,two by two6 ,two by two6 ,elephant and kangaroo6 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,a ,,box ,,savings-,,bank ,,for ,,pennies ,material ,required to ,make a ,savings-bank3 a box in which correspondence cards have been packed1 a small box with a sliding cover1 and another similar to it4 ,when ,i began to make boxcraft toys1 ,i used to save my pennies to buy pinwheel paper1 cotton animals1 and little figures to use in ,boxville4 ,then1 when ,i found that ,i should need crape paper or silver paper1 or a mirror for a pool1 ,i had money to buy it4 ,perhaps you would like to know how to make a ,savings-bank for pennies too8 ,you will need some small box like that in which correspondence cards come packed at stationery stores4 ,it has a double cover4 ,turn the box over so that the printing on its top is hidden4 ,make the top of your box the bottom by turning it over4 ,draw two windows and a door on one side of the box4 ,paint them1 if you like4 ,paste over the door a porch roof made from half of one small box4 ,the floor ,of the porch is pasted under it4 ,remove the drawer from the little box with sliding cover4 ,the outside of the box1 as you may have noticed1 is like a tall chimney4 ,take this and stand it on end at the top of your box4 ,draw its outline with pencil on the cardboard4 ,then remove the box and cut out the outline just inside the lines you made4 ,when this is done1 you must glue the chimney over the open hole4 ,glue it tight and let it dry well4 ,the pennies1 dimes1 and nickels may be dropped down this chimney into the bank4 ,there is one rule which governs this savings account in my bank--five cents must always stay in the bank to be 8a nest egg40 ,i made this rule myself4 ,i made a little penny bank1 ,i'm saving pennies now6 ,it takes a lot of patience1 ,but ,i'm doing it1 somehow6 ,my bank has a tall chimney1 ,the pennies drop down through3 ,it's really fun to drop them ,and hear them jingle1 too6 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,how ,,to ,,make ,a ,,toy ,,wagon ,,and ,,sled ,,or ,,sleigh ,material ,required to ,make a ,toy ,wagon3 the half of any oblong cardboard box4 ,a few square inches of cardboard will be required1 from which to cut cardboard disks for the wheels of the cart4 ,material ,required to ,make a ,sleigh3 one oblong cardboard box with its cover4 ,a sled may be made from the cover or lower half of any long box4 ,if you wish to make a toy wagon1 find the half of some cardboard box4 ,turn this upward if it is the cover4 ,keep the lower half1 if you use that1 as it is1 upright1 open at the top4 ,this is the body of the wagon4 ,take your compass and with it draw on some cardboard four circles of the same size4 ,these are the four wagon wheels4 ,cut each out4 ,find two small sticks in the garden4 ,they must each be a trifle longer than the width of your box4 ,press each through the end of the box where wheels should come--press clear through both opposite rims of your box4 ,then press a wheel upon each end of a stick1 and put a bit of wax or some glue where the linchpin should come4 ,let the glue dry thoroughly before you attempt to play with your toy4 ,a strip of cardboard cut to fit the width of the cart and glued across its upper forward rims will make the driver's seat4 ,the shafts are two strips of cardboard pasted to the forward sides of the cart4 ,cut each about half the length of your box4 ,whoa there6 ,back up--back6 ,there is your toy horse in the shafts4 ,he is waiting for you to tie his string harness4 ,he will be ready then to go on a trot round the floor4 ,if you wish to make a sled1 take the lower half of a box and turn it over4 ,its long side rims will become the runners of the sled4 ,cut the end rims off the box4 ,then1 cut off each corner of the side rims of the box1 slanting your corner cuttings in the same direction4 ,there you have the runners of your sled6 7,see ,diagram ,ten1 ,a1 page #ahd47 ,illustration3 ,toy ,wagon made from half of an oblong box4 ,a ,sled cut from the lower half of a box2 the runners are made from the box rims4 ,illustration3 ,a ,sleigh made from the cover and the lower half of a box4 ,it has been painted4 ,illustration3 ,doll's ,crib made from the lower half of a box1 with pill-box legs4 ,the ,go-cart is cut from half of an oblong box4 ,the ,basket is half a box4 ,illustration3 ,the ,express ,wagon is the cover of a candy box4 ,its handle and its wheels are cut from cardboard4 ,the ,little ,doll may have a sled cut from a candy box4 ,to make the sleigh1 you will need to use the cover of your box4 ,turn it so that it opens at top4 ,cut the side rims the shape of the upper portion of a sleigh1 and glue the cover to the runners4 ,a small box will make two seats for the sleigh4 ,fit the cover into the back of the sleigh and the lower half into the forward part4 7,see ,diagram ,ten1 page #ahd1 for making sleigh4 ,a1 runners2 ,b1 top47 ,when it is winter in ,boxville1 cotton-batting makes snow1 and my horse1 harnessed to the sleigh1 with a sleigh-bell on his neck1 goes jingling through ,main ,street4 ,the boy dolls catch their sleds to the back of the sleigh4 ,my ,teddy ,bear1 he likes to play ,with little toys ,i make this way3 ,the cover of a box may be ,a wagon like the one you see4 ,or1 maybe1 ,i may make a sled ,for little ,teddy ,bear1 instead6 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,the ,,china ,,doll',s ,,crib1 ,,go-,,cart1 ,,and ,,may ,,basket ,material ,required to ,make a ,china ,doll's ,crib3 the lower half of some oblong box1 and four small oblong pill-boxes of equal size to make the legs of the bed4 ,material ,required to ,make a ,doll's ,go-cart3 the lower half of an oblong box about seven inches in length1 and some cardboard to make wheels4 ,wheels may also be made from top and base of a small round box three inches in diameter4 ,material ,required to ,make a ,doll's ,may ,basket3 the cover or top of any small box you may have2 also a small strip of cardboard and two round-headed paper-fasteners4 ,see1 here is a china doll's crib in the picture4 ,you can see how easy it is to make it4 ,i hardly need to tell you4 ,just take the cover or the lower half of the box you wish to use1 and cut off a part of each long rim--there is the top of the crib with its head and foot4 ,to each corner below its base glue the end of a small oblong pill-box4 ,there6 ,isn't that an easy and quick way to make a toy crib for a doll8 ,if you wish to make a cradle1 cut the box in the same way1 and cut a circle once again as wide as the width of your box4 ,cut this circle into half1 and each half will be a rocker for the cradle4 ,glue one to each end of the box4 ,that is all6 ,to make a doll's go-cart like the one in the picture1 take the cover or the lower half of any oblong box similar to a candy box1 one-pound size4 ,cut the rim from it half-way around1 beginning in the center of one long side4 ,next1 cut from the part that is without rim the handle of the cart1 as you see the box cut in the picture4 ,next1 cut two circles from cardboard to make the wheels of the go-cart4 ,each circle must be of equal size4 ,make each about three inches in diameter1 unless your box is more than eight inches long4 ,in this case out your cardboard circles to correspond1 larger4 ,run a stick or a long pencil through one circle1 and press the point of the stick through a lower corner of the box through to the other side1 where you put on the other cardboard circle for the other wheel4 ,your stick or pencil must be one inch longer than the width of your box4 ,place a blob of glue over each end of the axle and let it dry well1 to keep the wheels on4 ,when you have fitted the end of a little box into the lower half of the go-cart to make a seat1 all is done4 ,you may use a piece of folded cardboard to make the seat1 if you prefer4 ,i painted the handle of my go-cart1 but it is not at all necessary to do this4 ,the go-cart is great fun to use when you play house and go out marketing4 ,then you can take your doll baby with you in the go-cart4 ,you can tie the doll baby into the cart with a piece of string4 ,the basket that you see in the picture is very easy to construct4 ,you can use it for many different things1 and as long as you have small boxes--or even large ones--you may make baskets out of them4 ,you will need some round-headed paper-fasteners or glue to help make them4 7,the paper-fasteners are stronger and better than the glue47 ,take the lower half of a box1 or the upper half1 as you like1 and cut a strip of cardboard twice again as long as the width of your box4 ,this is the basket's handle4 ,glue it inside the inner rim on either side of the box1 or1 better still1 run the prongs of a paper-fastener through the side of your box and through the end of the cardboard strip on both sides of the box4 ,there is the handle--just see what a cunning basket you have made6 ,in spring1 ,may baskets can be made this way4 ,filled with wild flowers1 they are very cunning--just the thing for a ,may ,day gift4 ,if you have some pretty shells that you have picked up at the shore1 they may go into a little box basket and be given to some little sick child1 who will love to handle them and keep them in their basket by his bedside4 ,at ,easter1 fill box baskets with moss or green raffia cut to represent grass4 ,glue the raffia to the box4 ,then ask cook if she will give you some white beans like those that are baked with pork in a pot4 ,place three or four of these in the moss or raffia cuttings1 and you will have made a cute little basket of eggs to give as an ,easter gift4 ,when your water-color paint-brush is moistened with blue or brown paint1 make tiny specks on the beans and they will look like wee little birds' eggs4 ,the box baskets make good ,christmas-tree decorations1 too4 ,they may be suspended from branches by colored paper chains1 or be tied on with raffia or tinsel4 ,each basket may be filled with candies or with pretty berries you have found out-of-doors1 holly or bright wintergreen4 ,they may be used as place favors for a ,valentine party when filled with red paper hearts4 ,little cardboard boxes ,are useful every day4 ,they make 'most any kind of toy ,that you can use in play4 ,i made a little go-cart1 ,a basket1 and a bed1 ,and there are many other toys ,i might have made1 instead6 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,a ,,toy ,,dog ,,kennel ,,for ,a ,,toy ,,dog ,material ,required to ,construct a ,toy ,kennel3 a small box without its cover1 the cover of some larger box that is square1 and cardboard4 ,here is a picture of ,fido1 my little dog4 ,i made him a kennel so that he could stay near the doll-house at night and be a watch-dog4 ,perhaps your dog would like one1 if he is a play dog4 ,if you do want to make one1 ,i will tell you how4 ,take the lower half of your box4 ,this is to be the building4 ,turn it over and stand it on end upon the piece of cardboard you have4 ,draw the shape of this end4 ,add to it about four inches in height4 ,cut this piece out and cut another like it4 ,glue one to each end of your box4 ,be sure your box is inverted before you begin4 ,it should rest upon its rim4 ,next1 cut each end piece glued to the box to a point at the top4 ,this makes the point of each gable side under the roof4 ,these are the points that come under the roof to support it4 ,cut an opening under one of these at one end of the box4 ,it should be shaped like the door of a dog kennel4 ,where is a large flat box cover8 ,it is to be the roof4 ,it ought to be about four inches wider than the width of your first box4 7,for making the kennel roof1 see ,diagram ,three1 ,e1 page #aga47 ,fold this cover downward in equal halves to make a slanting roof1 and place it over the points of the dog kennel that come front and back of the little building4 ,there is the kennel all finished6 ,whistle to ,fido6 ,come here1 ,fido1 to see the nice kennel made for you4 ,don't you think that it would be fun some day to make a smaller one for the little china dog8 ,oh where1 oh where has my little dog gone6 ,oh1 he hasn't gone far1 for you see ,i built him a kennel from out of a box1 ,and now he stays home here with me6 ,illustration3 ,toy ,dog ,kennel with cardboard end pieces glued to it to hold a bent box-cover roof in place4 ,illustration3 ,wheelbarrow cut from the lower half of an oblong box4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,how ,,to ,,make ,a ,,teddy ,,bear',s ,,wheelbarrow ,material ,required for ,making a ,toy ,wheelbarrow3 the lower half of a candy box or a similar shaped box1 one round pill-box for the barrow's wheel4 ,the ,teddy ,bear's wheelbarrow that you see in the picture was made from half of a candy box2 some strips of cardboard made the legs and wheel supports1 and a round pill-box made the wheel4 ,do you wish to make a wheelbarrow to play with8 ,perhaps your ,teddy would like one4 ,i will tell you how to make it1 shall ,i8 ,first1 take the lower half of your box and take one end rim off4 ,then1 from the upper part of the rim next to this side1 cut out the handles of the barrow4 ,next1 cut out the cardboard half-way around the lower part of the box between the handles4 ,this is the frame of the wheelbarrow4 ,cut two short cardboard strips each a half-inch wide and each three inches high4 ,these are the rear legs4 ,glue them to the toy at either side at the back4 ,after this1 cut two strips of cardboard a half-inch wide and five inches long4 ,glue these to the forward part of the wheelbarrow's frame4 ,when all are well dry1 press the point of a pin through one of these wheel supports1 through the cover of a round pill-box1 on through its other side1 through the other strip of cardboard in front4 ,then1 if you like1 you may put a toothpick in place of the pin1 with a small blob of glue at either end1 after you have cut the hub of the wheelbarrow off to make it a correct size4 ,let the glue dry well1 and then ,teddy may have his toy to play with4 ,my ,teddy and ,i play at gardening with artificial flowers on the floor4 ,sometimes1 ,i make flowers from tissue-paper to use4 ,can't you make them1 too8 ,one day ,i cut for ,teddy ,bear ,a wheelbarrow with greatest care4 ,it is a box1 as you can see3 ,it made a 'barrow splendidly6 ,some artificial flowers made ,a little garden that we laid2 ,it was a very happy day ,the time we made this garden play4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,office ,,furniture ,,for ,,dolls ,material ,required to ,make the ,office ,furniture3 the end of the lower half of a shoe-box makes the desk1 a spool with a round box cover makes the desk-stool1 a high round box four inches high makes a flower-stand1 the cover of a box nine inches long makes a chair4 ,my dolls thought it would be fun to have an office4 ,i had a little favor that was made like a tiny typewriter1 and a telephone that came as a favor1 too4 ,you can buy these at any caterer's or at a candy store4 ,one of my dolls was a stenographer4 ,you can see her in the picture4 ,her name is ,dosia--,miss ,dosia4 ,the other doll is the bell boy or errand boy4 ,to make a desk for the office1 take the half of your shoe-box4 ,cut legs in its forward rim1 leaving each corner4 ,from the side rims cut the two rear legs4 7,to cut table or flat office desk1 see ,diagram ,six1 ,d1 page #agh47 ,paint the desk with ,india ink and it will look like the one in the picture4 ,if you prefer1 use paint1 but be careful not to use the paint too moist4 ,the spool makes the desk-stool4 ,paint it to match the desk1 and stand it on end4 ,over the top1 glue a round pill-box4 ,paint this also4 ,it makes a very cunning stool for a doll eight inches in height4 ,the stand is easy to make4 ,the plant on it was a favor1 too4 ,the stand is just a box about five inches high4 ,it is put on end and painted4 ,the chair takes no time at all to cut4 ,just find the cover of a box about eight or nine inches long4 ,cut the rim off from it half-way around1 starting at the center of one long side4 ,bend the part that has no rim left on it upward to make the back of the chair1 and cut the legs from the lower rim of the rest of the cover as you cut legs for the desk4 7,to cut a chair1 see ,diagram ,six1 ,c1 page #agg47 ,it is fun to have a doll's office4 ,with it you can play at business4 ,what is your business going to be8 ,are you going to be a lawyer1 or the principal of a little doll's school8 ,maybe yours will be a real estate office for ,boxville6 ,illustration3 ,office ,furniture for ,dolls4 ,this is made from boxes1 box covers1 a spool and a wooden box4 ,illustration3 ,the ,doll's ,couch ,hammock4 ,it is cut from the cover of a hardware box4 ,you can see my office boy in the picture4 ,his hat ought to be taken off his head1 but it was glued on1 so he had to be impolite--though ,i made him say1 8,excuse me60 for doing it4 ,i hope when you engage an office boy1 you will get the kind whose hat will come off6 ,but mine is really quite a nice boy1 and his name is ,bobbie4 7,he'd rather be called ,bob47 ,i wish that his hat would come off6 ,i make believe1 when ,i'm at play1 ,there is an office far away1 ,and ,mister ,china ,doll goes there ,and sits and dictates in his chair4 ,i made the office by the door1 ,it's right upon my play-room floor4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,how ,,to ,,make ,a ,,dolls' ,,hammock ,material ,required to ,make a ,dolls' ,couch ,hammock3 the lower half of any oblong box that is deep4 ,one seven or eight inches long will make a hammock for a doll the same length4 ,larger boxes may also be used4 ,some string is needed to make ropes4 ,the dolls' couch hammock in the picture is easily made4 ,your large dolls as well as the very small ones may have hammocks4 ,shall ,i tell you how to make one8 ,take the lower half--that is usually the deeper half of a box--and turn it so that it opens at top4 ,from the front rim1 cut out a long lengthwise section of the rim4 ,at each end of the box1 run a string through a corner4 ,knot the two end strings that come on the ends of the box4 ,knot them together or tie them1 so that the hammock may be suspended wherever you wish to place it4 ,you may make a mattress for the couch by folding tissue-paper over brown paper cut to fit the shape of your box4 ,better still1 you may make a real little mattress from some canvas or cloth4 ,cut the cloth a little larger than twice the size of your box4 ,fold it and sew it4 ,then stuff the mattress with bits of paper torn to shreds4 ,pillows for the hammock may be made in the same way1 using smaller dimensions4 ,you can hang the hammock under the railing on the porch1 or fasten it to the rungs of a chair when you play indoors with it4 ,i am sure your dolls will be delighted to have you make this for them4 ,if you are a boy1 you can make one for your sister4 ,boys ought to know how to use needle and thread as well as girls4 ,soldiers and sailors know how to sew4 7,i know a man who can do embroidery1 but1 of course1 that is going pretty far47 ,a boy ought to be able to sew a mattress1 anyhow4 ,it is as easy as making a marble-bag4 ,i made a dollie's hammock1 ,it's an easy thing to do3 ,just find an oblong cardboard box ,and you can make one1 too6 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,how ,,to ,,make ,a ,,theater ,,or ,,punch ,,show ,material ,required to ,make a ,theater or ,punch ,show3 a deep1 square letter-paper box and its cover1 and some postal cards with colored views4 ,would you like to make a toy theater or ,punch ,show to play with8 ,shall ,i tell you how to make one out of some deep1 square box about eight inches square and eight inches high8 ,first1 take the cover off your box and lay it aside4 ,next1 turn your box over so that it rests upon its four rims and the bottom of the box is made the top4 ,upon the upper part of the box1 near the top1 outline an oblong about two inches from each corner of the box4 ,measure it with your ruler4 ,its top should be two inches from the top rim of the box4 ,the whole should be about five inches wide and three inches tall4 7,to guide you in drawing this1 refer to ,diagram ,nine1 ,a1 page #ahc47 ,cut this oblong you have drawn at both sides and along its top line4 ,bend the cardboard inward toward the center of the box4 ,this will make the 8stage40 7,see ,diagram ,nine1 ,a1 page #ahc47 ,just over the stage1 in the upper rim of the box1 cut a two-inch wide opening the same length as you cut for the length of the stage below4 ,cut this out entirely1 so that the little dolls you intend to use for actors may be dropped on black strings through the opening and made to walk and dance on the stage4 7,see ,diagram ,nine1 ,b1 page #ahc47 ,behind the opening over the stage1 cut a slit in the rim of the box long enough to slip through a fancy postal card4 ,slip some pretty colored view through it1 and there will be the scenery for your stage4 ,you may have pictures of interiors as well as views of out-of-doors and houses4 7,see ,diagram ,nine1 ,c1 page #ahc47 ,now1 cut a piece of cardboard the right size for a sign for your theater1 and print its name on the cardboard4 ,glue the sign over the stage as you see it in the picture4 ,it will serve to hide the little dolls' entrance to the stage on their strings4 ,last of all1 place the cover of your letter-paper box1 face down1 on its rim on the table or floor1 and put the theater or ,punch ,show well back upon it so that there is place for an audience of little dolls in front4 7,see ,diagram ,nine1 ,d1 page #ahc47 ,benches for the audience of little dolls may be cut from covers of boxes two and three inches long4 7,for cutting benches1 see ,diagram ,six1 ,a1 page #age47 ,your actors may be penny dolls1 or any jointed wooden dolls such as you will find in toy row-boats at the ten-cent store4 ,i used to collect fancy postal-card views of all kinds of interesting places and give lectures on them at my theater4 ,it was most fun of all1 ,i think4 ,i had performing ,noah's ,ark animals in vaudeville there1 too4 ,there is no end to the games you can play with the theater4 ,i made a lovely theater for little dolls to-day4 ,if you would like1 ,i'll tell you how4 ,you make it in this way3 ,right on the bottom of a box--a pasteboard box1 you know-- ,you draw a square with space each side2 that's where the stage should go4 ,now cut the square right at the top1 and cut it down each side4 ,upon the base1 you bend it in4 ,it cannot be denied ,this makes a 8really truly0 stage6 ,for scenery you use ,some pretty colored postal cards of houses1 and some views4 ,to put these in1 you cut a slit upon the box's top1 ,and through a wider one1 in front1 the dolls on threads you drop4 ,illustration3 ,the ,punch and ,judy or ,little ,dolls' ,theater is made from a deep letter-paper box and its cover4 ,the scenery is a fancy postal card and the actor is a doll4 ,illustration3 ,the ,merry-go-,round is made from the covers of two round bandboxes1 a cardboard roll and penny cut-outs purchased at the children's 8penny store40 ,this must be just above the stage1 and wide and long1 you see1 ,the actor dolls1 held in the wings1 can enter easily4 ,you move the thread and walk them round4 ,mine act all kinds of things3 ,the fairy stories that ,i know2 my sailor doll1 here1 sings4 ,and you can use the theater for fun in lots of ways3 ,give lectures on the postal views as well as acting plays4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,how ,,to ,,make ,a ,,toy ,,merry-,,go-,,round ,material ,required to ,make a ,toy ,merry-go-round3 two round bandbox covers1 or the two halves of some large round box1 a sheet of penny cut-out pictures of horses or animals1 and a cardboard mailing-tube or a hoop-stick4 ,everyone may own a merry-go-round4 ,it is made from two large round bandbox covers and a mailing-tube4 ,you will also need some pictures of animals or horses to use on the merry-go-round4 ,four or five animals are enough to use4 ,a small box will require less4 ,cut-out pictures of ,indians or cowboys may be used on the merry-go-round4 ,if you cannot have these1 horses cut from cardboard will answer4 ,to do this1 find a clear outline of a horse in some magazine picture and trace it upon your cardboard4 ,then1 when it is cut out1 you will have a pattern to help you make the other horses by drawing around its edge4 ,in the picture1 the horses were each a penny cut-out4 ,they came as race-horses4 ,they exactly fitted the bandbox merry-go-round that ,i made4 ,if your cut-outs are upon thin paper1 paste them upon thin cardboard before you start the work of making the toy itself4 ,let them dry while you are making the merry-go-round4 ,to construct this1 first take the cardboard mailing-tube that you have 7or the hoop-stick71 and run it down through the center of one bandbox cover as the bandbox cover stands on its rims like a platform4 ,cut a small hole in the center of your other bandbox cover1 and press this down over the cardboard mailing-tube1 a third of the way down its length1 just as you see it in the picture4 ,now1 take your animals mounted on thin cardboard and cut each out4 ,cut narrow half-inch strips of cardboard for the poles of the animals4 ,glue them at equal intervals around the rim of the upper bandbox cover1 inside4 ,to their bases1 glue the animals4 ,when you turn the top of the mailing-tube1 the merry-go-round will twirl4 ,paper figures cut from colored magazine pictures may ride on the merry-go-round4 ,when it is made in a smaller size1 china dolls may ride on it1 and wooden ,noah's ,ark animals may be glued to the cardboard strips to make very lifelike chargers4 ,with just two bandbox covers1 ,i built a carousel2 ,i cut some picture horses out-- ,for chargers they did well6 ,i gave some paper dolls a ride-- ,i tell you1 it is fun6 ,i make believe a pleasure park ,is right here in the sun6 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,making ,a ,,boxcraft ,,automobile ,material ,required to ,build a ,box ,automobile3 a one-pound candy box with cover1 a sample candy box 7oblong ten-cent size71 one round box three inches in diameter1 about ten inches of cardboard from which to cut wheels1 four round-headed paper-clips for wheel-hubs1 a toothpick and a round cardboard key-tag for steering gear1 two metal buttons for lamps4 ,it is not difficult to make a box automobile1 for nobody needs knowledge of mechanics to do it4 ,paste1 scissors1 boxes--and a pair of hands to do the work1 these are all that you will need4 ,the lower half of the large oblong box forms the body of the car4 ,take the cover of the box off4 ,this will be used later for the hood1 if you care to put one on4 ,cut off each long inner side rim of the box except for a corner at each end4 ,leave the inner rim of both ends on the box untouched4 ,this forms the windguard in front and the back of the rear seat4 ,paste the cover tight on your small sample candy box1 and paste the box end to one end of the body of the car you are building4 ,this completes the shape of the automobile4 ,next1 take your round box4 ,remove its cover4 ,cut the cover in half4 ,this forms the wheel-guards for rear wheels4 ,paste each where the rear guards should go4 ,cut the lower half of the box in half also4 ,these halves are wheel-guards for front wheels4 ,paste them to the forward part of the automobile4 ,cut four circles from your cardboard4 ,use your compass to outline them in pencil first4 ,make each with a diameter of two inches4 ,when these are cut1 run the points of a round-headed paper-fastener through the center of each1 and fasten the pointed prongs of the paper-fastener to the cardboard of the wheel-guards4 ,this secures the wheels4 ,if you prefer1 you may glue the wheels to the guards4 ,they should be painted with spokes and tires4 ,illustration3 ,boxcraft ,automobile with hood made of a box cover4 ,illustration3 ,boxcraft ,automobile made without hood4 ,a narrow box rim is glued between the wheel-guards to make the running-board4 ,two metal buttons are fastened to the front of the automobile to form the lamps4 ,a toothpick is pressed into the front of the box to make the rod of the wheel for steering4 ,the wheel itself is a round cardboard key-tag fitted upon the other end of the toothpick4 ,the front seat of the automobile is the end corner of some small box that is fitted crosswise into the body of the car and glued in place4 ,the rear seat is an end of a small box fitted in the same manner into the body of the car behind4 ,boxcraft automobiles are the best there are4 ,they do not cost you a single penny6 ,repairs are always very easy to make1 too4 ,if you care to add a hood to the automobile1 it may be made from the cover of your large box4 ,cut the front rim of the box cover down1 and slant the long sides of the cover down to the uncut end4 ,paste an upright piece of cardboard about four inches high behind your rear seat4 ,to its top1 glue the higher end of the box cover4 ,two small strips of cardboard may be fitted under the hood above the front seat to hold the hood up in front4 ,i painted the automobile that you see in the picture with ,india ink4 ,you could scarcely tell that it was made out of a box when it was finished4 ,three cardboard boxes--little else-- ,have made a car for me3 ,it is a boxcraft model1 ,and it's jolly as can be6 ,the little ,boxville people ,can go touring in this car2 ,they have splendid picnic parties ,where the groves of clothes-pins are6 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,how ,,to ,,furnish ,a ,,doll-,,house ,material ,required to ,make ,furniture for a ,doll-house3 cardboard boxes of all kinds1 especially flat letter-paper boxes1 jeweler's boxes1 correspondence-card boxes4 ,pencils and spools may be of help in making some of the furniture4 ,when you look at the pictures of my boxcraft doll-house1 you will see how well it was furnished4 ,all the chairs and tables1 and the bed--all the things that are in the pictures--are cut from cardboard boxes4 ,you have just such boxes as ,i used1 ,i am sure4 ,every home has them4 ,shall ,i tell you how the furniture is made8 ,first1 ,i will tell you how ,i made the bedroom1 shall ,i8 ,the old-fashioned canopy bedstead is made from a candy box and its cover4 ,the four posts are long pencils4 ,one pencil is run through each corner of the lower half of the box and glued tight4 ,then the cover is placed upon the upper ends of the pencils to make a canopy4 ,lace-paper is pasted around the rims of the cover4 ,i made tissue-paper sheets and a lace-paper pillow4 ,you can do that1 too4 ,i made a tall bureau from eight empty match-boxes4 ,the match-boxes were safety match-boxes with tiny drawers that are made to slide in and out4 ,i saved till ,i had eight boxes4 ,then1 ,i glued four1 one on top of the other1 and four others ,i glued in the same way4 ,when these were dry1 ,i pasted my two sets together4 ,this made the upper part of the bureau4 ,to make legs1 ,i cut a low bench from a small box cover and pasted the boxes to its top4 7,for bench1 see ,diagram ,six1 ,a1 page #age47 ,i sewed shoe-buttons to each drawer to make a handle4 ,the mirror is a piece of cardboard cut oblong and pasted at the back of the bureau so that it is upright4 ,i painted a frame around the sides of the cardboard to make it look like a mirror4 ,the bureau cover is a strip of lace-paper4 ,the candle and candlestick came off a birthday cake4 ,the wash-stand is cut from the lower half of a box about five inches long4 ,it is cut almost as if it were a bench1 only that its legs are shorter4 ,the 8splasher0 is a piece of cardboard pasted upright at the back of the box4 ,illustration3 ,boxcraft ,bedroom furniture4 ,illustration3 ,boxcraft ,table and ,chairs4 ,illustration3 ,mantel and ,settle made from cardboard boxes4 ,illustration3 ,piano and ,grandfather's ,clock made from boxes4 ,almost all chairs ,i made were cut from narrow box covers and jewelers' hat-pin boxes4 ,one hat-pin box will make two chairs4 ,each half makes one4 7,for chair1 see ,diagram ,six1 ,c1 page #agg47 ,hat-pin boxes will make high-backed chairs4 ,other box covers make other kinds4 ,when you cut an ordinary chair with a low back1 begin to cut the rim from the side of your box near the center on one long side4 ,when you make a chair from a hat-pin box1 cut the rim off your box two thirds of the way around1 leaving one end only with the rim on4 ,the part without rim is the back of the chair4 ,press that upward1 and cut the legs of the chair from the end that has a rim left upon it4 ,i made a grandfather's clock by standing a hat-pin box on end4 ,i glued to its upper front part the face of a penny watch4 ,you do not need to spend a penny4 ,just mark the face of a clock in pencil and glue it to the front of your clock4 ,really1 ,i am very proud of the piano4 ,it is not every doll-house that can have a piano--but you can make one1 for it is easy4 ,you will need a shallow letter-paper box and a narrow box such as fountain pens come in from the store where they are bought4 ,paste one long side of the narrow box across the front or back of the letter-paper box after you have stood the letter-paper box upright4 ,the narrow box should be placed about where you think the keyboard belongs4 7,see ,diagram ,six1 ,f1 page #agi1 for making a piano from two boxes47 ,the music-rest is a bit of folded box rim glued to the central part of the piano above the keyboard4 ,the keyboard is marked off with ink upon a strip of white paper and pasted upon the top of the narrow box4 ,you can easily draw the first part of some music that you know1 and place it on a tiny sheet of white paper to make a 8piece0 for the piano's music-rest4 ,a mantel for the living-room may be made from a flat letter-paper box4 ,stand the box upon one long rim and place its printed side to the back4 ,cut from the front a mantel opening like the opening for a fireplace4 7,see ,diagram ,six1 ,g1 page #ahj47 ,the ,morris chair is made like any other chair4 7,see ,diagram ,six1 ,c1 page #agg1 for cutting a chair from a box47 ,it has two bent box rims glued to each side to make the arm rests1 and the cardboard is cut rounding from the front rim of the box in cutting its legs4 ,i made a very cute little cupboard for my doll-house dining-room4 ,it was easily made4 ,you can make one out of any shallow box that is like a spool box1 by cutting out all of its front rim excepting a narrow margin left all the way around its front cover4 ,i cut some strips of cardboard and fitted them across the inside of this box and glued them to make shelves4 ,lace-paper made the shelf-paper4 ,metal corks from bottles and cold-cream tubes made mugs and silver-ware4 ,plates for the dining-room were circles cut from cardboard4 ,a sideboard may be made from half of a letter-paper box1 cutting this in half lengthwise4 ,then cut this half the box as if you were making a high bench4 ,do not cut far up in the box rim to make the legs4 ,cut them curving at the front4 ,outline a drawer and cupboard doors upon the front1 and paste a plate-rack at back4 ,it is the cover of a narrow box glued behind the buffet4 ,of all my doll-house furniture1 ,i like the kitchen best4 ,it looks so homelike4 ,if ,i were a little doll1 ,i know ,i should love to go into that kitchen and make candy on the stove4 ,it would be such fun6 ,the stove is made from an oblong candy box cut like a bench4 ,at two sides of its front1 ,i cut oven doors and put round-headed paper-fasteners through them to make knobs4 ,the prongs of each paper-fastener1 bent1 make latch for oven doors4 ,at the back of each oven door1 right inside the box1 ,i pasted a small box and made a real little oven4 ,i could put dishes in it6 ,the boiler in the kitchen is the kind of round tin they use to pack blue-print paper in4 ,i stood mine on a spool after ,i washed the printed paper off from it4 ,you can use an old baking-powder tin1 if you have no blue-print paper box4 ,you can see how the kitchen sink is made--merely a box cover placed over the end of a deeper box4 ,at the back of the box paste an upright piece of cardboard4 ,the faucets are made from the two ends of a kid hair-curler pressed through the cardboard downward4 ,the kitchen table is the lower half of a correspondence-card box4 ,it is cut as if it were a bench with long legs4 7,for cutting the bench1 see ,diagram ,six1 ,a1 page #age47 ,illustration3 ,boxcraft ,doll-house ,furniture4 ,the ,dining-room4 ,illustration3 ,boxcraft ,kitchen ,furniture for dolls4 ,stove1 table1 and sink are all boxes4 ,the boiler is a tin box upon a spool4 ,you will have a very good time playing in your doll-house1 if you make one4 ,you can make a four-roomed house from four large bandboxes placed on their sides4 ,put two upon the floor and glue the other two to their tops4 ,of course1 you will not need to use the covers of the boxes4 ,each bandbox will make a room4 ,you can use strips of wall-paper for carpets and rugs4 ,you can cut windows in the bandboxes4 ,when you have furnished the doll-house1 it will be quite like a real little home4 ,i painted my furniture with ink4 ,if you paint yours1 be careful to put newspapers down under your work1 and be very1 very careful to use your brush as dry as you can4 ,in this way your work will be evenly colored4 ,let the furniture dry thoroughly before you attempt to play with it4 ,if you like1 you may paint it with water-color paints4 ,little boxes make such fun6 ,i can use each tiny one6 ,i have made a dollies' bed1 ,and a mantel1 painted red6 ,bureaus1 chairs1--a table1 too6 ,oh1 ,i have some work to do6 ,oh1 ,i think that it is gay1 ,making furniture this way6 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,how ,,to ,,make ,,the ,,boxcraft ,,game1 8,,ringfling0 ,material ,required to ,make 8,ringfling03 the deep lower half of a box over seven inches square1 four long pencils1 and about twelve square inches of cardboard4 ,ringfling is a jolly game4 ,i am sure you will enjoy playing it4 ,as many children as can play happily together may play the game4 ,the first rule of the game is1 8,the more1 the merrier60 ,it takes but a moment to collect materials with which to play the game4 ,the game itself may be made in about ten minutes--or less4 ,take the deep lower half of some large square box and draw from corner to corner across its top4 7,see figure in ,diagram ,eleven1 ,a1 page #ahe47 ,do this with heavy pencil lines4 ,number each section of the board but one1 using the numerals1 #a1 #b1 #c 7one numeral each74 ,leave one section blank4 ,illustration3 ,the ,boxcraft ,game of 8,ringfling40 ,it is made with the help of pencils and cardboard cut from box covers4 ,illustration3 ,the ,boxcraft ,game of 8,shoot the ,chutes40 ,it is played with spools4 ,cut a ring from cardboard1 using a compass or saucer to guide you in drawing it first4 ,make it about three inches in diameter4 7,see ,diagram ,eleven1 ,b1 page #ahe1 for cutting ring47 ,make a smaller ring just like this larger one1 and cut it in the very same way4 ,take your pencils4 ,press the point of one into each section of the game-board at its center near the numeral you have drawn4 ,press the points of the pencils down first1 and be careful to keep each hole small1 so that the pencil will not slip too far down in it4 ,the tops of all pencils should be of an even height1 as you see them in the picture4 ,here are the rules of the game3 ,players play in turn4 ,players count out to see who will begin the game and who will follow4 ,each play consists of a turn to throw the large ring and the small ring4 ,the object of play is to have the ring tossed fall so that it circles about a pencil4 ,when a ring circles a pencil1 it gives the player the count of the number that is upon that section4 ,the small circle doubles the count4 ,twelve counts win the game4 ,the first to obtain this wins4 ,you may make it eighteen--to make a longer game4 ,the game is played in rounds4 ,to avoid dispute1 it is best to keep the score of all players with pencil and paper4 ,each player must stand five ruler lengths from the game when he flings the circles4 ,when ,i am playing little games1 ,i like to do what's right2 ,and when ,i do not win the game1 ,i try to be polite6 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,the ,,game ,,of 8,,shoot ,,the ,,chutes0 ,material ,required to ,make the ,game of 8,shoot the ,chutes03 a long box and its cover1 and one high box without a cover--some spools4 ,this little boxcraft game may be played by two players4 ,it is an easy game to make1 as you can see by looking at the picture4 ,it is made of two parts of one long box1 with the lower half of another that is higher4 ,it is played with spools4 ,to make the game1 first cut the lower half of your long box as you see it cut in the picture4 ,make two openings in its rim1 each wide enough to let a spool roll through it4 ,stand this part of the box upon the floor as you see it placed in the picture4 ,now1 you are ready to make the chutes4 ,cut the cover's rim--the rim of the long box--at each corner1 and press the cardboard out at each end4 ,rest this part of the long box in a slanting position against your high box4 ,paint four spools4 ,make two red and two blue4 ,two of the same color belong to each player4 ,the game is to try to get your two spools into the box4 ,every time you get a spool in by rolling it down the chutes1 it counts you one count4 ,players play in turn1 one spool at a time4 ,the game is played in rounds4 ,the first player to reach the score of seven wins4 ,i made this little game myself1 ,all on a rainy day6 ,it made some jolly fun for me1 ,and passed the time away4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,the ,,boxcraft ,,game1 8,,one-,,two-,i-,,catch-,,you0 ,material ,required to ,make 8,one-,two-,i-,catch-,you03 a square box cover and two buttons1 one dark and one light4 ,the counter is a round pill-box4 7,a square pill-box will do as well47 ,this boxcraft game of 8,one-,two-,i-,catch-,you0 is like a game of tag4 ,it is a tag game on a game-board4 ,as it is not so noisy a game1 you can play it in the house4 ,to make the board to play on1 take your pencil and your ruler4 ,rule a line from corner to corner across the inside of the box cover4 ,then1 rule a line that will cross the center of the box1 and another that crosses the center from the other side4 ,this makes the triangular divisions of the board4 ,paint the triangles1 alternating1 black or blue4 ,leave the ones between1 white4 7,see ,diagram ,twelve1 page #ahf47 ,find your buttons now4 ,two players are to play this game4 ,you will need a pill-box for a counter4 ,glue its cover on tight1 and put a number one on its top and a number two on its base4 ,play in turn1 and toss the counter to see how far you can move4 ,when the counter falls1 take the number that is on its top and move as many triangles in either direction as the counter indicates4 ,each player takes a different colored button to begin the game4 ,each button is placed in an opposite corner of the board4 ,each player must try to catch the other player by getting onto his triangle4 ,the first to catch the other player three times is winner4 ,throw the counter1 ,happily1 ,who is winner1 ,let us see6 ,button here ,and button there1 ,i will catch you6 ,just take care6 ,illustration3 8,funny ,mr4 ,box10 a ,boxcraft ,game1 played with spools4 ,illustration3 8,one-,two-,i-,catch-,you10 a ,boxcraft ,game of ,tag4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,the ,,funny ,,game ,,of 8,,mister ,,box0 ,material ,required to ,make the ,funny ,game of 8,mister ,box03 one large box with a cover--one similar to a shoe-box--two or three spools4 ,allow me to introduce to you my friend ,mister ,box4 ,he is funny and he is jolly4 ,he likes to catch spools in his mouth1 if you will be so kind as to throw them in4 ,mister ,box is a game4 ,you can make a game like him4 ,i will tell you how4 ,you will need an empty box about the size of a shoe-box4 ,it should have a cover4 ,two or three players may play the game4 ,each will need an empty spool to play the game with4 ,each player may color his spool a different color4 ,one may be blue2 one may be red2 and the third1 if there are three players1 may be green4 ,now1 to make ,mister ,box4 ,place your box on end and glue the cover tight4 ,next1 take your pencil and draw a big face on the back of the box4 ,make the mouth large and round4 ,cut out the cardboard inside the mouth to make a big round hole about four inches wide4 ,you can color ,mister ,box with your crayons1 if you like4 ,his hair should be brown1 and his eyes too4 ,now1 to play the game1 every player must stand1 in turn1 in the same place on the carpet or floor rug1 four feet from the box4 ,measure four ruler lengths to get this4 ,each must try to get his spool into ,mister ,box4 ,toss the spool4 ,no player may touch his spool till all have finished playing the round4 ,the first one to get his spool into ,mister ,box six times wins4 ,when ,i win a game at play1 ,this is what ,i always say3 8,you will win another day60 ,if ,i do not win to-day1 ,this is what ,i hope ,i'll say3 8,i have had a splendid play60 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,how ,,to ,,make ,a ,,magic ,,box ,material ,required to ,make a ,magic ,box3 two small oblong boxes with covers that slide over an inner drawer4 ,both boxes must be about an inch and a half long4 ,both must be duplicates of each other4 ,about two yards of light twine are needed4 ,the magic box is truly a wonderful one4 ,it will obey every command you give it--yes1 it will6 ,there is a secret that you will have to learn1 but when you know this secret the little box will have to do just as you bid it4 ,the magic box is on a string4 ,as it descends1 you cry1 8,halt60 ,the box stops at once4 8,go on60 you cry4 ,the box continues down the string4 8,faster1 faster60 ,the box fairly flies in its haste to get down to the floor6 ,wonderful6 ,wonderful6 ,now1 let me tell you how to do it4 7,it is a trick1 of course67 ,find a small stick1 round and smooth like a half of a toothpick4 ,take the sliding cover from one of your boxes1 and fit inside the drawer1 across the center of it1 the piece of wood so that there is space under it and above it4 ,next1 make a small hole at each end of the drawer of your box1 and thread some string through both holes1 letting the string pass under the stick of wood in the drawer4 7,see ,diagram ,thirteen1 ,a1 page #ahg47 ,place the sliding cover on the box and let the string pass through it at both ends4 7,see ,diagram ,thirteen1 ,b47 ,the ,,secret of your magic box is the piece of wood in the drawer4 ,tell nobody about this4 ,when you hold one end of the string in your right hand1 place the toe of your shoe on the floor over the other end and keep the string taut4 ,then1 loosen your hold slightly1 and carefully bring the box upon the string up as far as your hand4 ,when you loosen the hold upon the string to make it less tight1 you will notice that the box slides rapidly down the string2 when you hold the string absolutely taut1 the box remains firmly in one place4 ,by practising1 you will find just how much to loosen your hold on the string in order to make the box do as you wish4 ,anyone who sees the box performing so wonderfully will not readily guess the secret of its magic4 ,here the second box1 that is a duplicate of the first1 comes into the play4 ,arrange this second box as if it were the trick box--except for the stick through the drawer4 ,when your friends ask to examine the magic box1 give them the second one4 ,keep both in your pocket4 ,in putting the trick box into your pocket1 slide its drawer a little1 so that you can easily distinguish between the two boxes by feeling of them4 ,when you give the duplicate1 nobody will suspect that it is not the real box1 if you manage cleverly4 8,wonderful6 ,wonderful60 they say4 8,what a ,,magic ,,box you have60 ,i made a magic trick box6 ,oh1 you may make one1 too1 ,but do not tell the secret ,that ,i am telling you6 ,the little box will mind you1 ,do everything you say6 ,it is a magic trick box-- ,a treasury of play4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,illustration3 ,,windows ,diagram ,one4 ,cut the cardboard sides of your box as the heavy black lines indicate4 ,fold outward upon the dotted lines4 ,a4 ,a plain window without blinds or awning4 ,cut the cardboard out on all four sides4 ,b4 ,window with blinds4 ,cut the top line1 the center line1 and the base4 ,fold outward on the dotted lines4 ,c4 ,window with awning4 ,cut side lines and base4 ,bend cardboard outward and upward to make the awning over the window4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,illustration3 ,,doors ,diagram ,two4 ,cut the cardboard of your box sides as the heavy black lines indicate4 ,fold outward where there are dotted lines4 ,a4 ,single door4 ,cut at top and side 7if need be1 at the base also74 ,fold the cardboard outward to make a door4 ,b4 ,double door4 ,cut the square at top and down its center4 7,if need be1 cut the base of the square also47 ,fold both sections outward4 ,c4 ,door with window in it4 ,cut out a square from the single door4 ,cut the door at top and side4 ,fold it outward4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,illustration3 ,,side ,,walls4 ,,sloping ,,roof4 ,,place ,,for ,,chimney ,,or ,,tower ,diagram ,three4 ,this shows the shape of the cardboard pieces that are used to form side walls for a sloping roof2 also the box-cover roof placed in position1 and the hole for a chimney4 ,a4 ,side walls of cardboard1 glued to box ends4 ,,aa4 ,box cover placed on side walls4 ,square cut out so that a box tower or chimney may be inserted through its opening4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,illustration3 ,,gable ,,roof4 ,,triangular ,,supports ,,to ,,hold ,,it ,diagram ,three4 ,triangular cardboard pieces are cut and pasted to the upper part of a box to hold a roof made from two interlapped box covers4 ,b4 ,gable roof made from two box covers4 ,,bb4 ,triangular cardboard pieces cut to fit the ends of a box and hold a gable roof4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,illustration3 ,a ,,single ,,gable ,,roof4 ,,box ,,cut ,,down ,,to ,,hold ,,gable ,,roof ,diagram ,three4 ,gable roof4 ,this is a piece of cardboard cut oblong and folded through its center1 lengthwise1 to make a slanting roof4 ,a deep box may be cut down to hold this roof and make a gabled building4 ,cut where heavy black lines indicate4 ,c4 ,roof cut from a piece of plain cardboard or corrugated cardboard4 ,,cc4 ,box cut down to make the low sides and high-pointed gable ends of a small building4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,illustration3 ,,round-,,pointed ,,roof1 ,,tent ,,roof1 ,,indian ,,wigwam1 ,,and ,,cardboard ,,tents ,,for ,,camp ,diagram ,three4 ,roofs4 ,d4 ,round-pointed roof cut from cardboard4 ,lap edges x to x4 ,this makes a tent also4 ,the ,indian ,wigwam is made this way4 ,e4 ,this is a wide box cover folded through its center1 rim cut up to the top on each long side4 ,bent1 it makes a tent or tent-shaped roof4 ,this is like the kennel roof4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,illustration3 ,,ramparts ,,for ,a ,,castle ,,or ,,fort4 ,a ,,small ,,roof ,,to ,,place ,,over ,a ,,porch ,diagram ,three4 ,cut ,where the heavy black lines indicate4 ,f4 ,ramparts are cut from the rim of a box cover4 ,g4 ,a porch roof may be made by taking the cover of any shallow box and pasting it over the doorway of your building4 ,the porch pillars are long pencils run through holes cut in each forward corner of the box cover4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,illustration3 ,,bridge ,,and ,r4,r4 ,,tunnel ,diagram ,four4 ,by cutting the ends or sides of boxes1 tunnels or bridges may be made4 ,cut where the heavy black line indicates4 ,a4 ,the bridge is made by cutting a semicircle from the long sides of an inverted box4 ,the box cover1 turned upward1 forms the bridge railing4 ,at each end1 cut the corners4 ,a cardboard strip is pasted to each end rim to complete the bridge roadway4 ,b4 ,the tunnel is made by cutting a circular opening in the two ends of a deep box which has been inverted4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,illustration3 ,,pattern ,,for ,,windmill ,,sails ,diagram ,five4 ,take a square piece of paper4 ,fold it through its center once4 ,fold the two halves to make quarters4 ,draw the outline ,z on the piece of paper folded into quarters1 and cut this as is indicated by the heavy black line4 ,this gives ,,zz1 the pattern for the windmill sails1 which are cut from it in cardboard4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,illustration3 ,,bench ,,form ,,and ,,bed ,diagram ,six4 ,cut your box when it is inverted where the heavy black lines show4 ,a4 ,a bench form is made by cutting to right and left of each corner of the lower half of an inverted box4 ,remove cardboard evenly from between these cuttings to make legs of the bench4 ,,aa4 ,this is the cover of a box from which long side rims are cut4 ,it is glued to the bench form to make head and foot of a bed4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,illustration3 ,,bench ,,with ,,high ,,back ,diagram ,six1 ,b4 ,to make the bench with high back1 use the lower half of a box1 inverted4 ,cut the rim where the heavy black lines are shown4 ,cut front legs from the box rim on one long side4 ,turn up the other long rim of the box to add to the height of the back4 ,fold upward on the dotted line running lengthwise through the middle of the box4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,illustration3 ,,chair ,diagram ,six1 ,c4 ,to make the chair1 turn the lower half or cover of your box so that it stands upon its rims4 ,cut where the heavy black lines are shown in the diagram4 ,fold the back of the chair upward where the dotted line is indicated4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,illustration3 ,,tables ,diagram ,six4 ,tables are made from deep boxes by inverting the lower half of the box and cutting legs in the rim as is shown by the heavy black lines4 ,small boxes1 square or round1 placed upon upright spools will form tables1 stools1 stands4 ,d4 ,a table cut from a correspondence-card box4 ,cut where the heavy black lines are shown in the diagram4 ,,dd4 ,a round table made with a spool and a box glued to its top4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,illustration3 ,,school ,,desk ,,and ,,piano ,diagram ,six4 ,cut where the heavy black lines are indicated4 ,glue at y4 ,e4 ,a school desk is made by standing the lower half of a small oblong box upon one of its long rims4 ,cut in the box rim where you see a heavy black line in the diagram4 ,a piece of box rim is fitted below the top of the desk inside the box to make a shelf4 ,f4 ,glue a narrow box across a larger box that is placed upon one of its long sides at yy to make a piano with keyboard4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,illustration3 ,,fireplace ,,and ,,mantel ,diagram ,six1 ,g4 ,stand any box you may have upright on one end or on one of its long rims4 ,cut from the front or back of the box an opening as shown by the heavy black line in the diagram4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,illustration3 ,,pergola ,diagram ,seven4 ,the pergola is made from an inverted shoe-box4 ,the lower half of the box is used4 ,cut the bottom from the box1 leaving a narrow rim around the bottom4 ,cut the ends as shown in the diagram by the heavy black lines4 ,mark off pillars upon the long sides of your box with pencil1 and cut these as shown by the heavy black lines of the diagram4 ,two cardboard strips are glued lengthwise at the top over the lengthwise edges left4 ,strips of cardboard are crossed over the open top which was the bottom of the box4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,illustration3 ,,zoo ,,or ,,circus ,,cage ,diagram ,eight4 ,cut the cardboard box sides as indicated by the heavy black line in the diagram4 ,zoo cages are cut on each side4 ,circus cages are cut top and bottom of the box1 and the box is then placed upon one long rim to have wheels added to it4 ,the wheels for circus cages are cardboard disks4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,illustration3 ,,dolls1 ,,theater ,,or ,,punch ,,show ,diagram ,nine4 ,the theater is made from a deep square box placed to stand upon its rims1 upon its cover4 ,the opening ,a is cut upon one side of the box and bent inward where the dotted line is shown4 ,this is the stage4 ,b is the stage opening through which the dolls are let down by black cord to walk upon the stage and act4 ,cut an opening like this shown in the diagram by the heavy black line4 ,c shows the slit back of the stage opening4 ,through this1 postal-card scenery is let down upon the stage4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,illustration3 ,,sleigh ,,and ,,sled ,diagram ,ten4 ,a4 ,a sled is made by cutting the cover or lower half of a box that has been placed to stand upon its rims4 ,rims are cut off at each end of the box or cover4 ,the long rims make the runners4 ,cut the rims ,where you see heavy black lines in the diagram4 ,b4 ,a sleigh top is added to a sled by cutting the cover of a box to the shape of the upper part of a sleigh4 ,the lower half of the same box makes runners for the sleigh4 ,glue the cover to these4 ,in cutting your box follow the heavy lines indicated in diagram4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,illustration3 ,,the ,,game-,,board ,,and ,,rings ,,for 8,,ringfling10 ,a ,,boxcraft ,,game ,diagram ,eleven4 ,a4 ,this is the way to draw the sections for the game-board of 8,ringfling40 ,draw from corner to corner of the box upon its top4 ,number one section #a4 ,number another #b4 ,number another #c4 ,leave one section blank4 ,b4 ,cut two rings from cardboard like the one shown4 ,cut where the heavy black line is in the diagram4 ,make one ring smaller than the other4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,illustration3-,,board ,,for 8,,one-,,two-,i-,,catch-,,you0 ,diagram ,twelve4 ,draw this figure upon the top of your box4 ,draw from corner to corner1 and from center of side to center of side1 across the top of the box4 ,paint sections marked x4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,illustration3 ,,the ,,magic ,,box ,diagram ,thirteen4 ,this shows a small box with sliding cover which draws over an inner drawer4 ,a is the drawer4 ,at its center1 crosswise1 there is a piece of stick fitted into the box4 ,holes are pierced at either end of the drawer4 ,b is the box ready for its magic play4 ,its drawer is replaced within the sliding cover4 ,the box is strung upon a yard or so of string4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,here's our last page6 ,we say good-bye-- ,but we will meet some other day ,to build within this ,magic ,land ,and be good comrades in our play4 ,,the ,,end ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,transcriber's ,notes3 ,missing or obscured punctuation was corrected4 ,typographical errors were silently corrected4 ,inconsistent spelling and hyphenation were made consistent only when a predominant form was found in this book4