How to Make This Adorable Sloth Card Box for Your Kid This Valentine's Day
By Mariah Thomas, Amanda Garrity of Good Housekeeping |
Inevitably, dozens of Valentine's Day cards will come rolling in on the big day. Now, what to do with them? Enter one of our favorite family-friendly craft projects: Valentine's Day boxes! These adorable containers for kids are the perfect place to store mouth-watering homemade treats and festive trinkets, in addition to their handmade cards. And the best part is they can display these cool boxes at home or at school.
Kids will love transforming their shoeboxes into monsters, unicorns, dinosaurs and rainbows — all while decorating them with stickers, ribbon, glitter and paint. And those who are pressed for time (or simply prefer projects that require minimal crafting) can go for store-bought options or purchase fun kits online. They may even find the below Minecraft and football-themed boxes easy-to-make examples.
No matter what style your little crafters pick — a cute princess castle made of cardboard or an animal-shaped mailbox that replicates a popular Pokémon character — some basic supplies will help them pull these Valentine's Day boxes together easily. Bonus: They're also charming Valentine's Day decorations and delightful keepsakes to cherish long after the holiday ends.
