Pizza Box Crafts: A Common Recycling Problem Solved!

Since Flatbread is our favorite family restaurant we have tons of leftover pizza boxes that need recycling. We decided to put them to good use and wanted to share some of our fun projects!

Sock/Coin Toss:

Children love having an excuse to be able to throw things, so why not let them do so in an appropriate way!

1^st Draw your own image or download one of ours (link below). You will need to print it to fit the pizza box. It is less expensive if you print it in black and white and have your little one color it.

2^nd Glue the design to the inside cover of the box. Make sure you cover the entire surface with the glue stick so all sections of the paper adhere.

3^rd Carefully cut holes in your design with an X-ACTO Knife. Make sure if your child did the illustration that he/she instructs you where to cut the holes. If you download one of our designs cut out the dots on the dinosaur or the belly of the monkey.

4^th To make the game stand, cut a strip off another box (2 inches by 10 inches) and folded up 2 inches on each end. Velcro the piece to both sides of the box. The straighter up and down the box is the harder it will be for children to make the targets. You can easily adjust the slant of the game by placing new Velcro to the box to alter the level of difficulty of the game.

5^th If you are making the Monkey or your own design for a toddler/preschooler, use baby socks to make a ball. Roll a baby/kid’s sock into a ball by twisting the end and then flipping it inside out over the bottom part and then twisting it again and rolling it over itself. If you are making the Dinosaur or your own design for your child, use coins to throw through the targets. At the end of the game encourage your child to add the coins that went through to tally his/her score. For younger children use only pennies at first, then you can slowly add nickels, dimes, and quarters as you think they are ready. A kid-friendly math sheet can be downloaded to use when tallying the score. Needless to say this game is not safe for children who still experiment with putting things in their mouths!