DIY: Five Dollar Cereal Box Speakers

Supplies:
•    Music greeting card
•    Old headphones
•    Empty variety pack cereal box
•    Superglue
•    Electrical tape
•    Utility knife
•    Way too much time
Step 1
Ever wish your Corn Pops could play music? We thought so. Let’s rip the speaker from a music card, strap it to a mini cereal box, and create an iPod-ready boom unit! First, carefully cut out the speaker with a knife, snipping the wires from the circuit board. Then unfold the box.

Step 2
Your headphone cord will connect your iPod to the speaker, so you only need one side (L or R) of the wire. Cut off the R headphone, exposing the wire. Then cut away the L wire (the side you don’t need) where the two lines converge.

Step 3
Connect the exposed headphone wire to the speak- er wires by twisting them together and sealing with electrical tape. This can get frustrating, but don’t give up: You’re so close to impressing everyone in your Battlestar Galactica chat room. Keep going!

Step 4
Cut a hole the same size as the headphone on the front of the cereal box. Then glue the speaker flush to the box. And make sure the speaker is facing out toward you; you don’t want to muffle your “Very Best of Michael McDonald” playlist. The man is a genius.

Step 5
Now carefully superglue the box back together, hook up your iPod, and proceed to rock out. Congrats! The system is perfect for your tiny kitchen, a great talking point for your guests, and a shining example of just how clever (and broke) you are!