Introduction: Cardboard House Coin Bank

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Are you tired of your brother or sister "borrowing" your money?! Well in this tutorial I will teach you how to make your own coin bank with a secret compartment! The possibilities are endless! And also please vote for me in the Speed Cardboard Contest or in any other contests! Now it's time to get started!

Step 1: Supplies

1st Cardboard

2nd Hot Glue Gun

Here are the dimensions for the cardboard.

14x16cm x2

10x10cm x2

8x10cm x2

7x14cm x2

17x3 cm x2

14x3cm x2

2x10cm x2

3x5cm x2

2x5cm

2x4cm

Step 2:

Grab your 10x10 pieces. Draw a point in the middle, use a ruler to make points on the sides 2cm down.

Step 3:

Cut on the lines you just made and repeat on the second 10x10.

Step 4:

Use your hot glue gun to glue the walls(8x10cm) to the front.

Step 5:

Glue on the back.

Step 6:

Get one of your 7x14 and cut a 3x3 square where you want your chimney to be.

Step 7:

Glue your 7x14 to your house.

Step 8:

Repeat on the other side.

Step 9:

Get you 3x5s, 3x3, 2x5, and 2x4. Now we will start assembling the chimney.

Step 10:

Cut a slot in the 3x3cm big enough for coins to fit through.

Step 11:

Measure 1cm down on side of your 3x5s and cut across to the other side.

Step 12:

Glue the rest of the pieces together, lining up they should form the chimney.

Step 13:

Glue the chimney over the hole.

Step 14: Stop and Test!

Stop and test to make sure that the coins fit through, if not make the slot and/or hole bigger.

Step 15:

Grab one of your 14x16 pieces and trace around the house, then cut a 8x8cm hole in the middle.

Step 16:

Glue both of the 14x16s to the 17x3.

Step 17:

Glue both of the 14x3s to the side.

Step 18:

Glue it to the house.

Step 19:

Grab your 17x3 and glue the 2x10s about 1/2 a cm from the edge. Put the draw into the box.

Step 20: Your Done!

You finished! Now you can decorate however you want. To open your draw you can add a handle or if you want to be extra sneaky you can disguise this as some stairs! I hope you had fun making this and make sure to post a picture below of how yours turned out!

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