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Cardboard Box Elevator with Push Buttons

August 22, 2012

What kid doesn’t love to push buttons?! Both of my boys are obsessed with pressing buttons. Whenever we get to ride in an elevator it becomes the highlight of the day. When I saw this simple tutorial for “Pressing the Buttons” over at Toddler Approved, I knew it was something I needed to DIY for my boys. It is such a simple idea: use large goggly eyes for the buttons! When you press into the goggly eye, it indents and then pops back into original form when you let go.

I used 24mm goggle eyes and printed out a page of numbers that I cut out with my 1″ punch. These fit perfectly over each eye. You are going to want to print your numbers out on Avery® Full-Sheet Sticker Labels. I tried printing mine on regular paper and then glueing them onto the goggle eyes but this doesn’t work, they easily fall off once the “pressing” begins. You could also just use round sticker label and write the numbers on as suggested by Toddler Approved. When you have your numbers attached, hot glue them to a piece of cardboard.

I also made up and down buttons!

Using a large cardboard box, I left one end open to act as the elevator doors and the top flap to show the floor numbers. The arrow is attached on with a brad tack so that you can move it to different floor numbers.

Now let the fun begin!

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  1. Kara @ Petals to Picots says

    August 22, 2012 at 3:34 pm

    Such a cute idea 🙂

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    • galaxygirl says

      March 12, 2017 at 2:38 pm

      LOVE it!!!!

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  2. V says

    August 22, 2012 at 9:15 pm

    Those buttons are brilliant!! I know what we'll be doing tomorrow with a big box! 🙂

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  3. Judy Bagwell says

    August 22, 2012 at 11:23 pm

    This is a wonderful idea!!

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  4. Laurel says

    August 23, 2012 at 1:46 pm

    So clever! Love the buttons!

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  7. alice says

    June 13, 2014 at 1:25 pm

    How amazing!!!

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    • galaxygirl says

      March 12, 2017 at 2:39 pm

      My kids were all like:”can we make this AGAIN!!!!!????”+

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  8. galaxygirl says

    March 12, 2017 at 2:39 pm

    I heart this!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  9. Heather says

    August 9, 2018 at 12:23 am

    WOW!! so many cool ideas here!! I love such activities for my boys. Awesome post!

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Hi and thanks for stopping by! I'm Sarah, the crafter, crocheter and occasional crockpotter behind this blog. As a wife and mom of 3 my days are busy but I always find time to pick up my crochet hook or indulge in something crafty. I have a passion for crafting and crocheting and offer my patterns and tutorials for free! I hope you enjoy everything you find here and please feel free to repeat after me!

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