To create the house they stacked and taped large removal boxes to each other and made tunnels and passages within them.
The event was organised by Elms Road Children's Centre's Saturdads, a monthly group for fathers and children living in Botley.
Saturdad volunteer Paul Fisher, who came up with the idea, said, 'At Christmas, children get more fun out of the box a gift has come in than the gift itself.
'We thought that building a house from cardboard boxes would be a great shared activity for the children and their dads.'
Mr Fisher acquired most of the boxes from Freecycle, a network where people can exchange goods for free. He also approached a local storage company who donated some large boxes.
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