Halloween Carton House

Cartons are wrapped in newspaper and given black and yellow windows and doors with little lovely.  She then fills them with candy for a fun hidden treat.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://littlelovely.typepad.com/littlelovely/2009/10/halloween-treat.html

Carton Houses

Empty cartons are painted and cut out to add windows and doors with ukkonooa.  She then adds paper people to make a town.

Good for ages 9 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://ukkonooa.blogspot.fi/2014/06/pastellikaupunki-pastel-town.html

Ribbon House Ornament

Pieces of ribbon are cut and glued to a cardboard house cut out to make a cute ornament for a new homeowner with craft foxes.

Good for ages 9 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.craftfoxes.com/how_tos/scrap-ribbon-house-sign-diy

Toilet Paper Roll Xmas Village

Cardboard tubes turn into little houses and trees with crafts by amanda who creates a colorful Christmas village by wrapping them in paper and coloring into homes.

Good for ages 9 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://craftsbyamanda.com/2013/11/cardboard-tube-christmas-village.html

Miranda made makes doily roofs.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.mirandamade.com/2010/12/cardboard-tube-christmas-village.html

Fairy Stick Houses

Sticks, tree bark and leaves turn into cute homes for fairy with feathered nest studios.

Good for ages 9 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://featheredneststudio.com/tutorials/tutorial-fairy-garden-house/

Origami House

Make these adorable three dimensional paper folded houses good for playing with little figures from Leyla Torres.

Valentine's Day House Containers

Think crafts shares a wonderful free printable for Valentine's day.  Kids can create what she calls heart houses to store all of their cards.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the template here:
http://thinkcrafts.com/blog/2012/01/23/heart-houses-for-valentines-day/

Toilet Paper Roll Doll House

Create a new home for a little doll or small animal figurine using a toilet paper tube and sticks or other found objects from the outdoors.  Eighteen 25 has the full details.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://eighteen25.blogspot.com/2013/08/woodland-folk-toys.html

Paper House Lanterns

Hello bee shares a beautiful template for creating a town of paper houses.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the template here:
http://www.hellobee.com/2012/12/20/diy-paper-houses/

B kids uses a milk carton for her version and lines them with scrapbooking paper.

Get the instructions here:
http://bkids.typepad.com/bookhoucraftprojects/2013/12/milk_light-house_cartonmilk_lafete.html

A piece of rainbow shares a cut and fold version.

Get the template here:
http://www.apieceofrainbow.com/diy-paper-house-luminaries/

Origami Play Houses

Tuts plus shares simple folding instructions for making play houses for kids to color and play with. 

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://hub.tutsplus.com/tutorials/make-an-adorable-origami-doll-house--craft-9221

Cardboard Play Houses

A beautiful mess turns large cardboard boxes into playhouses for the kids.  The big difference is the wrapping paper and paint she uses to decorate the homes.  She even adds shingles for the roofs.

Good for ages 10 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.abeautifulmess.com/2013/01/diy-playhouses.html

Kids activity blog uses pieces of cardboard and ties them together.

Get the instructions here:
http://kidsactivitiesblog.com/64384/cardboard-playhouse

Tiny rotten peanuts makes mini cardboard houses painted in the primary colors.

Get the instructions here:
http://tinyrottenpeanuts.com/mini-houses-recycled-cardboard-art-project-for-kids/