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How to Make Valentine Card Box Crafts

Squeals of delight and ear-to-ear grins are common when children engage in the yearly ritual of giving and receiving Valentines at school. A much-anticipated preschool Valentine celebration warms children's hearts in the middle of February. Help the youngsters in your care create Valentine card boxes to hold the collection of greetings until party time. Encourage scissor-savvy preschoolers imagination--let the kids cut paper and foam decorations to glue to the boxes. Provide pre-cut embellishments for children, ages three and under.

Things You'll Need

  • Empty cardboard 10-pack juice pouch box
  • Box cutter
  • Valentine-themed gift wrap
  • Liquid glue
  • Craft foam hearts
  • Sequins, beads and craft feathers
  • Colored markers
  • Scissors
  • Glue sticks
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Instructions

    • 1

      Place an empty cardboard 10-pack juice pouch box on a table. Measure 6 inches from the bottom of the box. Draw a line to follow when you make the cut. Cut the box with a box cutter. Save the bottom of the box. Discard or recycle the top of the box.

    • 2

      Cover the outside of the box with a thin layer of liquid glue. Wrap the box in Valentine-themed gift wrap, smoothing the paper as you wrap to create a flat, even surface. Allow the glue to dry.

    • 3

      Cut a 4-inch slit in the paper that is covering the open end of the cardboard box. Trim around the inside of the "mail slot" with scissors until you are left with a half-inch opening.

    • 4

      Decorate the outside of the Valentine box with glue, craft foam hearts, sequins, beads and craft feathers and colored markers.

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