Make Your Own Zoo: 35 Projects to Make - Cardboard Creature Crafts for Kids Made From Recycled Packaging

Discover a COLORFUL menagerie of CUTE cardboard animals, all of which can EASILY be crafted by REPURPOSING and RECYCLING the cardboard and egg boxes you have in your bin!

Transform everyday items you might otherwise throw away into fun, imaginative projects for kids. With clear, step-by-step instructions and helpful tips throughout, this eco-friendly crafting book is perfect for sparking creativity while teaching kids about recycling and the wonders of nature.

The animals are organized by five distinct habitats, providing an educational experience as children craft. In the Safari, cardboard tubes become a pride of lions, alongside a zebra, giraffe, rhino, and flamingo. Then, explore the Jungle, with playful chimpanzees and orangutans.

In the Snow, a delightful family of penguins made of egg cartons awaits, along with a seal, walrus and polar bear. The Aviary is home to chattering parrots, lovebirds, and even a bald eagle. Finally, dive into the Aquarium, where manta rays, stingrays, dolphins, jellyfish, and octopuses come to life.

Children can also create enclosures and scenery for their animals, from trees and rocks to icebergs, grass, and flowers—transforming their cardboard zoo into a complete, imaginative world.

About the author

Tracey Radford is a successful crafter and mum of three. She is the author of Brian the Lion Goes into Space, Make Your Own Farm Animals, and the Animal Fun! series of board books, also published by CICO Books. She lives in Herefordshire, UK.

Product details

• Authors: Tracey Radford, Radford Tracey
• Publisher: CICO BOOKS
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 14.10.2025
• EAN: 9781800654662
• ISBN: 978-1-80065-466-2
• No. of pages: 128
• Subjects: Guides > Hobby, home > Painting, drawing, colour; Handicrafts, decorative arts & crafts, CRAFTS & HOBBIES / Papercrafts, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Crafts & Hobbies, CRAFTS & HOBBIES / Crafts for Children, Handicrafts (Children's / Teenage), Book & paper crafts, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Handicrafts, Handicrafts, decorative arts and crafts, Book and paper crafts