How to Decorate a Valentine Box for School

Valentine's Day is exciting for elementary school children. They enjoy exchanging cards and celebrating at small school parties. A main project for Valentine's is the decorated box for the card exchange. There are many ways to decorate a Valentine's Day box.

Things You'll Need

  • Wrapping paper
  • Stickers
  • Cards
  • Paint
  • Glitter
  • Colored construction paper
  • Glue or rubber cement
  • Decorative scissors
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Instructions

  1. Hearts

    • 1

      Cover the prepared box with gift wrap or craft paper.

    • 2

      Cut paper hearts out of red, pink and white construction paper.

    • 3

      Glue paper hearts on to small paper doilies or directly onto the box with rubber cement or white glue.

    • 4

      Glue hearts to form the eyes, nose and mouth of a favorite animal for a unique box.

    • 5

      Draw glue outlines around the heart shapes. Sprinkle glitter on to the glue for a sparkling effect on the Valentine's Day box.

    • 6

      Paint, write or glitter/glue the name of the child onto the box.

    Building, Train or Vehicle

    • 7

      Cover the box with gift wrap or brown craft paper.

    • 8

      Cut out squares for windows and rectangles for doors. If you are making a car or train, cut out round- or heart-shaped tires or wheels.

    • 9

      Glue windows, doors and wheels to simulate the look of a car or building onto the box.

    • 10

      Add paint, stickers and glitter to complete the decoration of the box.

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