tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32686050.post3258342992515053136..comments2024-02-11T08:39:14.292-06:00Comments on Baby Toolkit: Building Blocks: A Recycler's Do It Yourself Projectadriennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11068165000960928380noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32686050.post-15657652564069787792008-08-25T22:37:00.000-05:002008-08-25T22:37:00.000-05:00Thank you SO much for posting this!Thank you SO much for posting this!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32686050.post-39715619242801986262008-08-21T20:50:00.000-05:002008-08-21T20:50:00.000-05:00Lisa:You got it(!), that's how we crease them. We...Lisa:<BR/><BR/>You got it(!), that's how we crease them. We'll try and get some photos/video up in the next week (when we're done with our current large, insane project).adriennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11068165000960928380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32686050.post-13147378532164815192008-08-21T20:40:00.000-05:002008-08-21T20:40:00.000-05:00Jim, thanks. I didn't initially understand but as...Jim, thanks. I didn't initially understand but asked my husband what he thought you meant. Our conclusion is that you essentially take each long crease/edge/fold and try to crease it even more (on the crease/edge/fold that is already there). That seems to be doing the trick!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32686050.post-11881663551031384442008-08-19T12:15:00.000-05:002008-08-19T12:15:00.000-05:00@lisaAfter you push the blocks together, everythin...@lisa<BR/><BR/>After you push the blocks together, everything gets kind of rounded out making it hard to lie blocks flat against one another.<BR/><BR/>To battle this trend, start on one long edge of the cube and grip it between your thumb and forefinger near the square base (or bottom). Then pinch hard trying to make your finger and thumb touch through the cardboard. You should now see how the that little part is creased a bit. Simply do this over and over along the long edge until you reach the opposite corner that you started from.<BR/><BR/>Then repeat for the three remaining long edges.<BR/><BR/>You will now notice that the blocks lie flat against on another.<BR/><BR/>This is also a nice way to re-form blocks that get a little squished when sat or stepped on.<BR/><BR/>You can do the along the square base and top of each block. It is just a little harder.<BR/><BR/>I hope this explains it better.<BR/><BR/>If not, maybe I can have Adrienne do a post with pictures of my hands as I crease the edges of a new block.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32686050.post-30538971080649292022008-08-19T09:42:00.000-05:002008-08-19T09:42:00.000-05:00This is a great idea! We have about a dozen block...This is a great idea! We have about a dozen blocks so far and already I'm catching a lot of our adult visitors playing with them! One question though--What was meant by creasing the long sides for stability? I can't figure out what you mean and our towers are very tipsy (which if fun in a way but a stable building would be nice too).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32686050.post-46085789330028196522008-03-21T12:28:00.000-05:002008-03-21T12:28:00.000-05:00Very cool! We get our milk in glass bottles, but w...Very cool! We get our milk in glass bottles, but we do buy soy milk. Looks like I have a new project! <BR/><BR/>Now where can I store them so that my husband doesn't go crazy and want to throw them away?Leighann of Multi-Minding Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01887411464033643026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32686050.post-30315960620326936842007-12-10T20:02:00.000-06:002007-12-10T20:02:00.000-06:00What an awesome idea. Our son is only 7 months so...What an awesome idea. Our son is only 7 months so we'll have lots of blocks by the time he's ready.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32686050.post-7174906309703400522007-05-07T22:12:00.000-05:002007-05-07T22:12:00.000-05:00Allen:Not at all (as long as you're not buying exc...Allen:<BR/><BR/>Not at all (as long as you're not buying excess milk & juice to support your block habit).<BR/><BR/>Don't forget to ask friends and family members to save theirs too. That really speeds up the whole process. It takes a village to build a fort.adriennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11068165000960928380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32686050.post-44484084882905363742007-05-07T22:07:00.000-05:002007-05-07T22:07:00.000-05:00I love these! Thank you for sharing.Is it wrong t...I love these! Thank you for sharing.<BR/><BR/>Is it wrong that I want to make a thousand of these to build forts with?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32686050.post-50499340686316276212007-05-05T19:18:00.000-05:002007-05-05T19:18:00.000-05:00Jenny-That is SOOOO cool. GIANT BLOCKS! I need C...Jenny-<BR/><BR/>That is SOOOO cool. GIANT BLOCKS! I need Contact Paper- STAT!<BR/><BR/>Thanks-<BR/>adrienneadriennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11068165000960928380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32686050.post-76075529784264424842007-05-05T19:12:00.000-05:002007-05-05T19:12:00.000-05:00We took this a step further at my preschool and us...We took this a step further at my preschool and used contact paper to join some of the cartons together. Four blocks (from 8 cartons) joined together make big cubes the kids love stacking into tall towers, and four in a row with wood-grain contact paper makes a 4 x 4 "timber". We made a whole set of timbers the kids use to build houses, boats, etc. they can get inside.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00329895418521294311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32686050.post-32221918687350259342007-05-03T22:20:00.000-05:002007-05-03T22:20:00.000-05:00I'd just been looking at the ones from Lillian Ver...I'd just been looking at the ones from Lillian Vernon the other day, I'm glad I held off! <BR/><BR/>Now to start saving our OJ cartons... thanks! :)ChristieNYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09952625525479369103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32686050.post-56743388400864417812007-05-03T09:22:00.000-05:002007-05-03T09:22:00.000-05:00Very, very cool. We drink all our OJ from cartons...Very, very cool. We drink all our OJ from cartons, and we could build a small house in just a couple months. LOVE this idea!Kristinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218129337672237684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32686050.post-23661937672557594532007-05-03T05:42:00.000-05:002007-05-03T05:42:00.000-05:00I'm with Jim--those cardboard blocks were my broth...I'm with Jim--those cardboard blocks were my brother and my favorites growing up, my mom actually kept them and now my kids play with them at her house, but your right about the brick design..i never thought about that before...how weird!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09818205214085834370noreply@blogger.com