Upcycled Diaper and Wipe Boxes

We made our formal dining room the toy room and with that I wanted to make it a bit more organized for and the boys to find their toys. I didn't want to spend much money on boxes to separate their toys so I just used the boxes that their diapers and wipes came in. It works out great because it teaches the boys what each word looks like helping them distinguish the differences between series of letters together. As you can see, some boxes don't have letters on them. I got lazy. The cutting out and sewing of the letters took more time than I thought they would.

The Cars box was the first one I upcycled. We had some stick on letters that I traced onto paper then cut those out and traced the letters onto the fabric. I sewed the letters onto the star fabric then just hot glued in onto the box. I made each side panel individually so I had 4 to glue on.
The Diapers box I made with pop out letters for scrapbooking. The letters I traced out from the stick on letters were too big for the box.

If I were to go back and do this over I would have chosen fabric with shoes on it, but this was left over fabric I've had just sitting in my closet waiting to be used.

I made Thomas pillow cases and the left over fabric was just enough to cover their train box.

This box took a big more time. I hand stitched each letter. It was more tedious, but I like how it turned out.



We used to put their socks in a basket on top of their dresser. It worked out great until they started pulling the basket down and throwing their socks every which way. I needed a way to solve this problem, but I didn't want to just throw them in their dresser. I needed an easy way to get to their socks as well as a way to put them away so they wouldn't throw them around. I had a Kleenex box that had just been emptied and thought it was big enough to hold their socks and it was. It was already decorative so I didn't feel like I needed to dress it up. I just cut the top part into sections that could be taped down to the inside then put their socks in it. The box fits perfectly in their drawer and makes it easy for me to find their socks when I need them.

Quick and easy "project"

The socks box in the drawer. Perfect fit.