How to Make a Children's Gift Box
Since when did fancy gift boxes become the domain of adults? Move over wine and cheese displays. Forget personal care products arranged on tray-like carriers. Instead, think about expanding your gift box ideas into creations made to delight a child in your life. How can you lose? Children's gift boxes are fun to make, save money and you can be guaranteed that one lucky girl or boy will find plenty to squeal about when they glimpse the box you've made just for them. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Cardboard box big enough to fit gifts in
- Wrapping paper
- Craft shred or newspaper comic section
- Pinking shears (if needed)
- Glue or tape
- Dollar store fillers
- Other small toys (optional)
- Cellophane gift basket wrap
- Hair dryer (if needed)
- Ribbons
Instructions
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If you're shopping for another child, ask Mom what kinds of things her little girl or boy loves most. Grab a shopping cart at your local dollar store and fill it with cute finds for girls such as a tiara, pink notepad, storybook, small plush animal or doll, cookies, socks, kiddie cologne, chalk and a bracelet. Boys love balls, swords, airplanes, small Matchbox-type cars, toy soldiers, bubbles and coloring books.
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Measure out enough gift wrap to cover the sides, underside and interior of the cardboard box you've chosen for your project. Use glue or tape to tuck ends in so the box is completely covered. After the gift is unpacked, this covered cardboard box makes a great catchall, or it can be completely recycled.
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Fill the gift box with craft shred. This colorful paper filler comes in every shade of the rainbow, but if you'd like to fill the box with your own shred (and save the money), use pinking shears and comics from the Sunday paper to make your own version. That stated, if you're putting a big plush puppy into the box, your gift will look authentic even if you use non-cartoon newspaper sections to create the paper fill.
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Arrange all of your presents atop the shred in an artful way. Put the big items in the back, prop plush animals and other "slouchy" items up against the bigger ones and secure anything that might spill (like fun shampoo or bubbles and a wand) deeply into the paper shred so it doesn't topple.
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Finish off your masterpiece by wrapping it in cellophane. Choose either clear or color cellophane. Also choose the type you want to use. Some cellophane allows you to wrap the box and then gather the cellophane by hand and tie it with a ribbon. Or choose the type of cellophane wrap that you mold to the gift box using a hair dryer. If a little girl's costume collection is in your gift box, you may substitute nylon netting for cellophane. After the gift is opened, she can use it as a bridal veil. Or wrap a boy's box in a Superman cape instead of cellophane. Tie them up with ribbons and you'll be ready to present a one-of-a-kind gift to a one-of-a-kind child--all for a surprisingly small amount of money.
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Tips & Warnings
Don't have a dollar store in your area? Check out an online site such as Oriental Trader, a discounter with great box filler ideas. Find a link to this site below.
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