How to Make an IPhone

Do you let your kid play with your cell phone? Well, I did but when I upgraded to an IPhone I knew I had a problem - there was just no way I was going to let my toddler play with my awesome new toy. I needed one for her. And, as soon as I saw the beautiful box that my iphone came in I knew I had the makings for a do-it-yourself IPhone.

Materials
1 iphone box*
Good scissors and knife
Crayola Model Magic in black
Sharpened pencil
Elmers glue
Black tempura paint

• If you don't have an iphone box you can go to Tech Crunch and print out the iphone. If you take this route you will need to mold your own iphone back without any help but it shouldn't be too hard.

And, check out my full post on this at Mommy Poppins

Step 1

Step 1 - Remove the black foam from the inside of the box and cut out the iphone on the top of the box, you may need to use a combination of a knife and sciors to get the job done . The box sort of comes apart but you want to make sure you have the hard cardboard part as well as the top layer with the iphone image.

Comments

[Atlas Portal 2]

dang it I thought it was going to be a real iphone dissapointment in my self :(

[milkywaybar]

What?! Cardboard does not qualify as "real"?!

[bbgun_sniper]

lol nice

[jacobeitor]

 Great idea!!! I definitely need it for my son. I use to let him play with my old iphone but now that i have the new one and sold the other one, he needs one of this to play with.

[nickels]

Great idea! However, I let my toddler play with my iPhone. There are tons of games and apps that actually help teach toddlers. Just implement a few rules like they have to be sitting on the couch and not running around. My 2 1/2 year old loves playing on the iPhone, and I drop it more then she ever has. Thank god for hard cases!

[JellyWoo]

cool! but what if....... child: yummy, this tastes awesome!!!!! mommy: ummm..... tom? wats the poison control center number? jk

[yummahcupekakez]

Yeah, I think that the author should have baked the clay so this won't happen.

[falcotheimpaler]

hmmm... think i might make an iphone out of dough. edible.

[mommypoppins]

Not to worry, according to the Crayola site, model magic is "non-toxic, safe and worry-free for use with children of all ages". As for your real iphone, that might be a problem if your kid eats it...

[JellyWoo]

lol

[silveravnt]

Very cute.

[ee909]

Were these pictures taken with your iPhone?

[mommypoppins]

Yup, why?

[westfw]

neat idea. But you know, if you let your toddler have a "toy" iphone, they're SURE to want a real one of their own later...

[Chicken2209]

no, the toddler will just pull the old (switcher-ew?) and you'll end up with the fake.

[PKM]

switcher-ew?

Switcheroo?

[Chicken2209]

yeah that i was drawing a blank