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- A bunch of cardboard boxes (different sizes are best so you can stack and connect the boxes into a variety of room sizes)<\/li>\n
- Box cutter or scissors<\/li>\n
- Hot glue gun<\/li>\n
- Duct tape (optional)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nStep 1<\/strong>:<\/p>\n
Stack and line up the boxes in the shape you want for the final castle so you can get an idea of where to cut holes to link the boxes.\u00a0 Maggie the cat and Mochi the bunny supervised the construction.<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nYou\u2019ll see that I put a smaller box inside of the biggest box \u2013 I did this because the smaller box was sturdier and helped the bigger box stay upright and hold its shape under my cat’s and bunny’s weight. It’s important to test the sturdiness of each box so the whole thing doesn\u2019t crumble when your cat or bunny jumps on it!<\/p>\n
Step 2<\/strong>:<\/p>\n
Start cutting! Use your box cutter or scissors to cut off the box flaps you don’t want and cut holes where you want to open and connect the boxes.\u00a0 If you’re stacking, cut a hole in the top box to match the lower box.<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nIf you have a box inside of another, cut a hole in the inner box wherever the outer box has one.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>You can also cut little windows in some of the boxes to personalize your castle.\u00a0 As you can see from my messy work here, they don’t need to be perfect.<\/p>\n![\"20160706_202712\"](\"http:\/\/www.sittingforacause.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/20160706_202712-1024x576.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\nStep 3<\/strong>:<\/p>\n
Use the hot glue gun to glue the matching top and side holes together.\u00a0 Squeeze a line of glue around the edges of the holes and the edges of the boxes to help them stay together.\u00a0 Hold the boxes together for around 10 seconds to make them really stick.<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nMake sure to also glue the inside edges of the inner and outer box holes together.<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nStep Four<\/strong>:<\/p>\n
This step is more optional than the others and depends on how well your boxes and holes stay together with the glue. Once you’ve glued everything together, use duct tape to smooth the edges of the holes and to hold any boxes together that need more support.\u00a0 Now you have your completed castle!<\/p>\n
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