School has just gone back here in Australia after our long summer holiday. That means new school shoes for the kids and as a result I have a lot of empty shoe boxes.

Here are some creative uses for empty shoeboxes.
1. Kitchen cook top.
[Image]   Then make your very own felt play doughnuts from the DIY instructions from The Sewing Loft. [Image] 2. Car Garage complete with car ramp and parking spaces.
[Image] Team up with some gorgeous vintage cars from Piccolinavigli to zoom up and down the ramp.
[Image] 3. Doll House. You could make a separate house like below or get creative and make each shoebox into a different doll house room and join them altogether.
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This dollhouse is just perfect for some little kittens to play in the garden like these from Joelles Dolls.
[Image] 4. Pirate Treasure Chest.
[Image] Combine this shoebox treasure chest with a pirate activity set complete with pirate map, gold coins and a pirate hat and eyepatch from Mels Creative Wishes.
[Image] 5. Pencil Tidy.
[Image] Use some gorgeous crochet pencil cup organisers from CROriginals to keep the pens neat and tidy and standing upright.
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Guest blog post by Mel
Mel's Etsy shop Creative Wishes, handmade Toys For Creative Play.
Mel Blogs at Melinda's Creative Wishes.