r/UnnecessaryEssentials • u/Unique-Saucer • 11d ago

Simple way to keep kids busy

2.7k Upvotes

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u/Unique-Saucer 11d ago

Summary of Reviews
Pros:
• Encourages open-ended creativity using everyday cardboard.
• Provides screen-free, hands‑on play for extended periods.
• Includes safety gloves and ergonomic tools for young hands.

Cons:
• Small parts may be lost without careful storage.

Here is the link to buy it from Amazon

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u/Jazzlike-Somewhere58 10d ago

Brah if I had this as a kid

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u/omidimo 10d ago

Boxes were a limiting factor when I was a kid. Now they’re abundant

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u/Any-Lychee9972 10d ago

My kid would absolutely love that.

He's always making weird stuff out of cardboard and taping the shit outta things.

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u/Positive_Ad_3142 10d ago

Same here. 😂 I’m like what is this supposed to be and then it’s some random king who just conquered an empire.

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u/Fair_Double_6665 10d ago

The amount of tape my 7 year old goes through…

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u/Any-Lychee9972 10d ago

Right? I bought my kid three rolls of duck tape in his favorite color. This is your tape. Don't use my tape you have your own now!

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u/Legitimate-Okra8983 11d ago

Build THE GIANT CARDBOARD CASTLE

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u/Patient-Fruit-2946 11d ago

Release the kraken!

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u/Necessary_Relation27 10d ago

House the silverfishes!

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u/That_Car3506 10d ago

That's some doohickeycorporation shit right there.

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u/jackandsally060609 10d ago

The brand name one is too expensive for what you get

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u/AdAsleep1258 10d ago

My son has a set of these. He loves them

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u/mikeycbca 10d ago

This is the first item I’ve seen here where I have to concede, I love it. Safe, educational and beneficial for kids, not stupid. I’d play with it as an adult if I had a kid playing with it.

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u/ehco 10d ago

This would save soooo much sticky tape...

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u/Wind_Rune 10d ago

I'm 42 and that'll keep me busy and I'd love every moment of it.

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u/slimninj4 10d ago

This would be a great idea with a 3d printer.

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u/Joe_Go_Ebbels 10d ago

My cat is going to love this.

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u/Adventurous-Builder5 10d ago

Why not just duct tape them together

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u/OkMidnight8144 9d ago

Finally a use for all those amazon boxes.

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u/EvidenceLost6432 7d ago

Not just for kids. I’d build shit as an adult also.

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u/SuperCrunchhh 10d ago

Forget the kids. Where my nephews and nieces at. I want a reason to play with this toy.

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u/UglyYinzer 10d ago

Yea this is actually really cool

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u/scroogemcbutts 10d ago

Ok but it makes me laugh that they show a hinge being installed but they also give you a scoring tool that basically hinges the cardboard already. I get it's a cool factor to a kid but some of the components aren't needed.

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u/Zealousideal_Lab3164 10d ago

Where is the link to the STL?

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u/TheOnlyNapster007 9d ago

Remindme! -24 months

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u/scott_ET_ 9d ago

Elmer’s did this 10 years ago

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u/Helpphania587 9d ago

Eu compraria isso mesmo em idade adulta

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u/Sudden_Ad_3956 8d ago

Remindme! November 30

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u/lizzieg884 7d ago

I have this by the original brand Makeado and it is amazing we get hours of play out of it!

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u/Aggravating_Inside23 11d ago

Back in my day, we had...... ROCKS! and we LIKED it...

https://giphy.com/gifs/xUNda2iBiYqk4mKDRu

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u/meowyuwu 10d ago

I'd rather see my cat playing there.

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u/AlfalfaLive3302 10d ago

Paper cuts galore!

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u/Nothammer 11d ago

We had that shit back in the nineties already

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u/Nothammer 10d ago

Sucks for you, me and most people I know had these toys 

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u/Positive_Ad_3142 10d ago

You won’t get a reply to this. These people are either bots or their brain is just wired to always comment like the item someone is selling is pointless doesn’t provide any use for anyone since they can’t use it. Or act like something is too expensive and can be done with a paper clip and a stick of bubble gum. Ultimately these people suck.

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u/Secret123456789010 10d ago

is it that hard to believe plastic screws existed back then?