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Angel Milk Carton Container Craft for Kids - This makes a wonderful container to send home treats after a Christmas party at school, daycare or your home.

Big Rigs : Crafts with Milk Cartons - Gather up some recycled boxes and bottle caps. That’s almost all you need to make a tractor trailer than can zoom down the highway of your imagination!

Birthday Candle Bowling - Bowling game made from milk cartons.

Big Mardi Gras Dice - These dice might not roll with perfect randomness, but they sure are fun to play with! They are made from milk cartons.

Bird Feeder from Milk Carton : Bird Feeder Crafts for Children - Make a milk carton into a Birdhouse or a Bird Feeder.  The size of the opening will determine if it is suitable for a feeder or house.  This is an easy craft for kids.

Bat Cartons - This makes a wonderful container to send home treats after a Halloween party at school, day care or your home.

Car Cleanup Catcher - Stash your trash! Your car's back seat can be neat when kids decorate a milk carton to catch the clutter.

Cereal Box and Milk Carton Placemat - What goes better with cereal than milk? Transform their containers into this easy-weavy placemat. 

Covered Bridge - Step into the past—or the future. Make a model of an unusual type of bridge that’s inspired history, mystery, romance, and movies!

DIY Milk Carton Organizer Craft for Kids - Here's an easy tutorial for creating your own containers out of milk cartons. It's probably obvious, but I'll give you a quick walk through, just in case.

Dog House - Create a cool dog house from a small milk carton and paper.

Dog House for Teeny Bean Bag Animal - Paint the carton. Let dry. Decorate with pictures of Bean Bag Animals from magazines or printed from Ty's web site.

Dora’s Recycled Bird Feeder Craft - Help Dora provide a place for birds to have a snack! This birdfeeder, which is made from a milk carton, is easy to create. Your birdhouse can be as tall or short as you like.

Easter Bunny Container - This makes a wonderful container to hold Easter treats.  You can fill the whole thing with treats or stuff the bottom with shredded paper and add a few chocolate Easter eggs on top.

Frankenstein Windsock - How to Make a Frankenstein Monster Craft with a Milk Carton.

Garden Planters Milk Carton - Here’s a simple idea that also makes a great gift for moms and dads. Milk cartons are specially coated with wax that makes them water proof which makes them excellent for planters.

Gazebo Milk Carton Birdhouse – This is another great way to make use of discarded milk cartons! Just leave the cut-out portions to Mom or Dad to prevent accidents.

Halloween House - Edible house made up from milk cartons.

Haunted House - Create a small haunted house out of a milk carton.

Haunted House Treat Carrier Craft for Kids - This week's Craft of the Week is brought to us by Kathy Ross a noted craft creator and author. She has written a terrific book, Crafts for Halloween. It includes instructions for ghost necklaces, party favors, and games. Kathy's crafts are simple to do using inexpensive materials and fun for children of ALL ages. Her other craft books include Crafts for Valentine's Day, Crafts for Thanksgiving, and many, many more!

Indian Pottery - To make this craft project you will need an empty milk container.

Milk Carton House - Here's a project for your class party. Save snack time milk containers and ask parents to send in candy, frosting, and graham crackers and let the kids create!

Milk Carton Bird Feeder : Milk Carton Crafts Activities - Recycle a milk carton and make new feathered friends with this creative nature craft for kids.

Milk Carton Log Cabin - Many pioneers grew up in log cabins way back when, including some of the United States' former presidents!

Milk Carton Bird Feeder - Recycle a milk carton to make a bird feeder our feathered friends will flock to.

Milk Carton Pirate Ship - Fun pirate ship made from recycled milk cartons.

Milk Carton Traffic Light - You can turn this simple project into a stand up traffic light or a basket. 

Milk Carton Space Shuttle - Soar into space and beyond with this space shuttle created from a milk carton and other every day materials! Lots of fun! A great craft for the space enthusiast.

Milk Carton Pen Pot - Teach your kids the value of tidiness by helping them make this pen pot made out of milk carton and some old magazine cut-out.

Milk Carton Paper Model Craft - Print out and fold up your own miniature milk carton.

Milk Carton Boats - These cute boats are a fun and easy summer project even for a group of kids.

Milk Carton Dreidal - Easy to make dreidel with small milk cartons!

Milk Carton Galleon - Spanish galleon made from milk cartons.

Milk Carton Bunny - Create an adorable Easter Bunny basket from a milk carton.

Milk Carton Buildings - Create any type of building you want out of milk cartons!

Milk Carton Traffic Lights - Create a simple traffic light using a milk carton and colored construction paper.

Milk Carton Noah's Ark - This is a fun way to explore the story of Noah.  Not only does it use a common recyclable material but it will float too!

Milk Carton Cabin Craft - Build some really affordable housing!

Milk Jug Lanterns - Adults and children of all ages can find entertainment from taking old empty milk cartons and turning them into decorative lanterns.

Milk Carton House - This craft works well for a "my family", "my neighbourhood" or Little Red Riding hood (Grandma's house) theme.

Pioneer Covered Wagon - Make this miniature version of a covered wagon driven by pioneers many years ago with a milk carton.

Pumpkin Carton - This makes a wonderful container to send home treats after a Halloween party at school, day care or your home.

Reindeer Milk Carton - This makes a wonderful container to send home treats after a Christmas party at school, day care or your home.

School Bus Craft - Make this school bus out of a milk carton.

Snow Mobile - Showcase your favorite winter sports with this one-of-a-kind Snow Mobile. Recycle cardboard tubes and milk cartons into heart-warming art projects!

Simple Boats - Use a milk carton to create this sailing wonder!

Simple Bird Feeder - Welcome Feathered Friends to a real feast with this simple Bird Feeder!

Thanksgiving Blessing Boxes Craft - Creating blessing boxes to show what you are thankful for on Thanksgiving Day.

Treasure Box - This sparkling treasure box is the perfect place for you to keep your jewels.

Three Pigs House - Make this craft from the tops of milk cartons and other materials.

Up With Periscopes - "Up periscope!" You’re deep under the ocean surface in a submarine. What’s going on above you? Make your own periscope and find out!

Build A Bus - Make a bus from a milk carton.

Bike Helmet Craft - Make this pretend Bike Helmet decoration out of a milk carton.

Birdhouse - Now your kids can enjoy not only what is in the milk carton, but the carton too.

Craft Ideas Using Half Pint Milk Cartons - Answers to the question, "Does anyone have any craft ideas using those half pint milk cartons?"

Crayon Candles - Instructions to make a candle out of crayons and a milk carton, submitted by Nicki.

Fire Truck Craft - Make this Fire Truck out of a milk carton.

Milk Carton Bird House - Here is a arts and crafts project for you and your child to do that is out of a paper milk carton to create a bird house.

Milk Carton Buildings - Use milk cartons to make your own cardboard town.

Milk Carton Party Bags - Easy party bag craft made from milk cartons.

Milk Carton Pirate Ship - This is a really cool pirate ship made from milk cartons.

Milk Carton Spanish Galleon - This is also a really cool ship.

Milk Carton Birdhouse - Make a birdhouse from milk cartons.

Milk Carton Bowling - Now you can sharpen your bowling skills at home with your own bowling practice set made from milk cartons.

Milk Carton Turkey Basket - Make a turkey basket from milk cartons.

Paper Dreidel Crafts - This paper dreidel is great to use as a Hanukkah decoration or a holiday toy. The rules for playing dreidel are listed below.

Simple Spinning Dreidels Crafts Project - Create these fun spinning dreidels with ease. To make these dreidels you will need pencils, glue, paint and paintbrushes, and small clean milk cartons.

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