This morning Nintendo announced a new set of peripherals for the Nintendo Switch called the "Nintendo Labo" and they're made entirely of cardboard. Yep, Nintendo is now in the paper craft game and if you're looking to get into cardboard-video-game-toys, here's what you need to know.

Video: With just a few folds, you can turn a sheet of poster board or thin cardboard into a DIY gift box.

One of the biggest surprises at this year's Google I/O was the reveal of Cardboard, a simple virtual reality headset that uses your Android phone. Now you can make one at home.

HDTV antennae for over-the-air signals don't exactly cost a lot of money, but if you're the DIY type and would rather make your own than buy, all it takes is some spare cardboard, aluminium foil, glue, and a little time to put it all together.

Design site Dessine moi un objet (Google translates that to "Draw me something") has shared an impressively attractive and simple iPhone and iPod touch dock. Oh yeah, and they've included an excellent printable template.

National Science Week is nearly over, but here's one more project to try out over the weekend: a print-it-yourself on cardboard pinhole camera.

We've put cardboard to good use as a laptop stand once before, but if that corrugated stand just didn't seem quite sturdy enough to trust with your laptop, this alternate version offers a more robust alternative.

We've featured DIY wallets of all kinds, made from anything from moleskines to duct tape, but this "hand-stitched" cardboard wallet looks impressively, well, leather.

IKEA's flat pack philosophy might mean goods are cheaper and they fit in your sedan, but they also leave you with some seriously large cardboard boxes at the end. Is overfilling your recycling bin the only solution?