• Nazdar Tayib, an engineer and a mom of two, creates intricate carboard toys for her kids.
• She builds any toy her kids could imagine: from school buses, to barbecue grills, to cars, washing machines and many others.
• Nazdar encourages other parents to save money and be creative with her tutorial videos on YouTube.

This smart, resourceful, practical mom makes creative toys for her kids, and shares how to do it with other parents.

Nazdar Tayib, an engineer and a mother of two, knows that kids play with toys only for a while, and then they get bored.

So, to give what her kids want, without compromising the budget, Nazdar has started building every toy her kids could ever imagine — from school buses, to barbecue grills, to cars, washing machines and anything else her five-year-old son and two-year-old daughter desire. And these are all made of cardboard, which is “free or inexpensive and really easy to find.”

“I know some parents can’t buy things for their kids, like a playhouse or play kitchens because they’re expensive, so why not make it from cardboard?,” said Nazdar, who lives in Tennessee. “I just buy some tape and washable paint, or sometimes I don’t paint them at all. It really doesn’t cost me a lot.”

“I think it’s more fun to make it with your hands and your kid will love it,” she added. “My son asked if I could make a pirate ship for him, so I made a pirate ship. They said, ‘can you make a food truck for me?’ So I make a food truck.”

It was two years ago when Nazdar started this little home venture. And last year, she launched a YouTube channel, Boxy world, to help other parents get creative and save money.

Nazdar has even considered neat storage in her creations. The cardboard toys are cleverly designed to fold up neatly.

“You can fold them, take them apart, and save them for later,” the resourceful mom said. “I put them all in my big closet and just ask my kids which one they want to play with.”

It takes Nazdar four hours to make a toy, with her son sometimes helping her paint.

“If you want to start, your kids are going to love it,” the creative mom said. “My kids really enjoy playing with them, and my son even helps me paint sometimes. It’s a fun experience.”

Source: Good News Network