the materials i used were white cardboard sheets, black paper, glue and scissors...i cut the cardboard into giant 'lus' shapes so that the arm ections could fold upwards to form walls, like a cube without a lid. i made another one of those, a little smaller which would sit inside the first one when folded up. i then cut shapes from the black paper and glued them to the upper face of the panels. each image symbolising a member of my family like a cat, crazy hair or a truck...and then i made a lid in the same except that hte panels were shallower...see its very hard to answer that question and i dont know if it made any sense. did you see my website?