Optical Illusion: Ballerina Tissue Box

This artful tissue box turns tissues into the flowing skirt of a ballerina every time you pull one out. It's one of many creations that can turn the humble tissue box into something significantly more entertaining and visually appealing.

Tissue boxes have traditionally been rather dull cardboard boxes - but they don't ned to be. This cleverly designed one looks like a mini stage with a ballerina wearing a flowing white skirt but, if you take a closer look, the 'skirt' is actually made of the tissue you pull out of the box. Its shape is randomly determined by the placement of the tissue, so you’ll likely never see the same skirt twice.

Made of acrylic, it’s designed to fit most tissue boxes, and features a built-in touch-sensitive night light with LED illumination for easy use at night.

This playful idea for a tissue box cover isn't the only one on the market. They follow a similar visual illusion and feature characters such as 1950s pin up girls, and even a design that shows a “magic rabbit” holding a magician’s top hat and, instead of pulling a rabbit out of the hat, you pull tissues.

As you may suspect, these items are all available on Etsy or Amazon.