Level of difficulty: A little tricky, but you can do it (plus, we have an easier alternative)

Age range: 6+ (Stretching the duct tape takes a little muscle and coordination)

Safety first: Punching holes through the layers of duct tape is definitely a grown-up job

The takeaway: Creating a workable material from duct tape is definitely thinking outside the box, try and come up with other ways to use your duct tape. It’s a fun and creative thinking exercise.

You’ll need:

A piece of card stock

Brass fasteners (skip this if you’re doing the modified version below)

Scissors

An awl

Duct tape (try different colours and patterns or go with a classic silver)

Step 1

Layer strips of duct tape over your card stock.
Tip: Do this on a hard, non-painted surface like the kitchen counter (duct tape is very tacky and could take up the paint finish).

Step 2

Repeat until the whole sheet is covered. Feel free to play with colour and pattern.

Step 3

Flip over your card stock and repeat duct tape layers on the other side.

Step 4

Using the paper underneath as a guide, trim the excess tape to reveal a nice clean-edged rectangle shape.

Step 5

Here comes the trickier part (for a modified, kid-friendly version, go to step 5A below): Fold up one end of the rectangle about 1-inch (however high you want the sides walls to be), then fold over the corner as shown above. Poke a hole in that folded corner with your awl?slow and steady, ...