I would hate to spend large sums of cash on a doll’s house only to have it played with for a couple of weeks and then abandoned. So why not buy a cardboard one that can be put out for recycling once your kids have had their fun?
As I parent I know that the best presents for kids come in cardboard boxes… because they have so much fun playing with the box! Cardboard boxes provide endless opportunities for pint-sized imaginations and hours of entertainment. Give kids an assortment of boxes and a roll of sticky tape and they will come up with … [Read more.]
If you’re tired of ‘land-fill’ toys taking up valuable space in your home, you’re going to love the products from French company Carton Chic. We love them so much, we’ve featured them back in December ‘07. Created in order to develop cutting edge, environmentally-friendly products, Carton Chic products are made using either recycled cardboard or … [Read more.]
It’s funny how a slight twist on a standard feature can lend a whole new expression – literally!
Cardboard storage boxes from Japan’s Iremonya are happy, a bit glum, or indifferent to their contents. Clever positioning of the box handles creates a little collection of faces.
Quite like the Watanabe Carton Furniture we featured earlier this month, this 3D Puzzle Furniture set by Swedish designer Elin Basander Lundin is a one-of-a-kind piece of kiddie furniture that requires only your hands and imagination to put together. Arriving at your door in flatpack form, this intriguing furniture set is formed just like its name … [Read more.]
Here’s an exclusive preview of the new Puggy Castle and Rocket cardboard cubbies coming soon to Metro Mum. Enable your child to reach new heights of imagination as an astronaut in an intergalactic spacecraft or as a proactive princess defending her castle.
They can decorate the recycled cardboard cubby with themed colour-in sticker packs from the … [Read more.]
Cardboard furniture for kids is not something I’d ever have thought of. But now that I have, it makes perfect sense, as what do kids absolutely adore? Cardboard boxes. My own daughter is obsessed with boxes and when one lands in our house, we have a very hard time getting her hands off it. She … [Read more.]
We’re loving this prototype for a
‘Sustainable room’ from Sydney architects at
Super Colossal.
Designed for the Sydney Design
and Decoration trade show held at the beginning of February, it starts
off as a flat pack and is constructed into an eyepopping room
with skyscraping towers at irregular angles. Faced with this in my
backyard, I think I’d regress right back … [Read more.]
Leading by example as parents is one of the best ways to teach your child. Now that Kevin is putting us on the road to a cleaner and greener country, why not take the lead at home. A great way to start your child on a road to environmental awareness is by purchasing toys that … [Read more.]
If you’re having an attack of the eco-guilts about all the plastic you seem to have accumulated since parenthood struck, then here is something you can feel good about — cardboard!
UK company Paperpod use recycled super sturdy cardboard to make toy houses and furniture. Offering 5 different style options for the playhouses, they come flat … [Read more.]
I simply can’t believe that this children’s furniture from
Room to Grow is made from 70% recycled paper.
Joining the ranks of eco-forward products, the Don Table and Chairs
comes to you in a flat pack and is 100% recyclable. Super sturdy once
assembled (no tools needed), your children can busy themselves with
arts and crafts, and even safely have … [Read more.]
