Cereal Box Crafts: 11 Gorgeous Cardboard Projects

By: Dana Byerwalter, Editor, FaveCrafts.com

Cereal box crafts should be on your radar. You can make some gorgeous projects out of cardboard!

Be amazed and inspired by these DIYs. You can make everything from organizers to decor to a stunning plant made out of a cereal box! It's incredible what you can make with this handy thin cardboard. Use it in your paper crafting, gift giving, and decorating. The kids will love some of the projects included in this collection---perfect crafts for a rainy day!---and you'll love some of the tutorials featured as well. These beautiful projects are not to be passed up!

Cereal Box Crafts

Duct Tape Organizer

Dress up a cereal box with duct tape! Select your favorite color or pattern for the tape and make a cute organizer simply with these materials, plus some toilet paper rolls!

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Cereal Box and Fruit Net Upcycled Gift Boxes

A cereal box is a naturally perfect gift box! Slide your present inside, wrap it, and as a special bonus, upcycle your mesh produce bags to make a bow!

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Mosaic Coasters from Cereal Boxes

Next time you host a gathering, greet guests with some unique coasters! You can create stunning and fun coasters from your recycled boxes.

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15 Minute Recycled Desk Organizer

Another option for a recycled desk organizer is this more masculine version! All you need to do is select spray paint in your favorite shade of steel gray and give your toilet paper rolls and cereal box a once over. The colorful ribbon is a fantastic finishing touch!

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Upcycled Cereal Box Woven Basket

Get the kids involved with this one! Save an array of cereal boxes all with different brightly colored patterns and make this adorable box. This is such a fun rainy day project!

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Chic Cereal Box Notebooks

Why not upcycle cardboard into cute new covers for a plain notebook? It's so exciting to think you can dress up a notebook in exactly the colors and patterns you'd like!

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Recycled Tic Tac Toe Game

Looking for a way to keep the kids entertained on a gloomy day? Collect bottle caps and cereal boxes from the recycle bin to make this adorable tic tac toe game! It will be so satisfying for the kids to have a new toy they made themselves.

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Red and Green Mason Jar

Decorate a mason jar for the holidays with your recycled cardboard! This lovely project is a great example of how you can use unexpected materials to make a cute gift.

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Diy Aloe Vera Paper Plant

Can you believe this project is made from cardboard boxes? Paint your recycled materials to look like an aloe vera plant for a classy new decoration. It's so pretty!

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Woven Mug Rug

Make a cardboard loom and use it for your next weaving project! Create a mug rug or coaster using this method. It's a great scrap yarn project, too!

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Jewelry Organizer Recycled Craft

This project is so beautiful! Can you believe it starts out as a cereal box? Contact paper takes this recycled project to a classy new level!

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