However, you can also repurpose something a little more unique into lovely home storage baskets — your empty toilet paper tubes, which will be cut, weaved, and glued together. Rather than ...

A big pile of whole and flattened toilet paper tubes made from assorted cardboard. - Lidia_Efimova/Shutterstock ...

3. Observe the collapsed tube to see where it failed. How can you make the column stronger, using only tape and sand? Repeat Step 2 using the second toilet-paper tube and your new design.