// find DIV1 var DIV1 = document.getElementById ( " DIV1 " ); // create a label p var p = document.createElement ( ' p ' ); // Create a text node var p1txt = document.createTextNode ( ' P1 ' ); p.appendChild (p1txt); // add nodes div1.appendChild (P); // delete the node Div2 var Div2 = document.getElementById ( ' Div2 ' ); // their own to kill div2.parentNode.removeChild (div2 );