Recycled Craft: Valentine Heart Boxes From Cereal Boxes
Our after school craft today...
Family Valentine Boxes
to hang on our bedroom doors,
made from re-cycled cereal boxes!
My mom actually found this craft idea
in a book called,
We decided it would be fun to make a couple
of heart-shaped mail boxes
for our family valentines.
Start with a cereal or cracker box
(we even used a microwave popcorn box for one)
and an adult should cut it so that one bottom corner
(along the bottom edge of the box = one side the same length)
forms the point of a heart.
Then cut two bumps to be the top of the heart.
This is hard to explain with words so just
check out my photos and it should make sense!!
Cover your box with paper --
we used construction paper and Elmer's School Glue
but you could also use gift wrap!
Let the kiddos decorate and customize their boxes...
Think:
doilies,
felt hearts,
paper scraps,
stickers,
bits of ribbon/lace,
bubble wrap,
foil,
markers/crayons/twistables/etc.
We cut out paint chip samples for one of the boxes
with a heart-shaped punch.
We also used paper flowers
from this fun K & Company scrapbook paper kit
that I picked up a while ago
(with great intentions of using them to make presents pretty!).
Add a colorful ribbon handle
and hang on a bedroom door knob
or on the back of a chair at the kitchen table.
Time to add some love notes,
chocolates,
and valentine cards, or drawings
and have fun!
Happy Valentine Crafting!
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