With Valentine's coming up next week and the children all needing some kind of container that could hold their cards, I thought it was time to get creative. Now, I have three children who need these and have no shoe boxes around. Bags don't always hold up, but I knew that we could do a special craft with plates. I decided Styrofoam plates would hold up better than paper.
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| Gather all Supplies before getting started. |
Supplies: (per project)
Two 10" Paper, Plastic or Styrofoam Plates
4' Ribbon or Yarn
Hole punch
paper, stickers and glitter for decorations
Scissors
Tacky Glue
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| Cut slit large enough to fit your valentines inside. |
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Cut a slit into one plate to allow for valentines to be put inside.
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| After adding your holes, bling it out! |
Punch holes around plate approximately every inch. We put ours every three scalloped mark. You may find you have to do the plates separately if they are too thick as mine was. I also found that my 7 year old wanted to decorate to the edge. Keep that in mind before doing the holes.
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| Use Ribbon or yarn to weave the two plates together. |
Using ribbon or yarn, weave the plates together, leaving an 8 " tail for hanging at the top. I recommend using a double strand of yarn if you choose to use it so that the plate is held together firmly. Be sure to have your child decorate the plate including their name if these are going to school.
Let your children be as creative as they want when making their Valentine's boxes. I didn't even realize there was a person here when he first got started. Loved the headphones he added to him when it was all said and done.
We even got one with Mohawks on the side. :-) Please note that he is the one that decorated the edges. Don't forget this is a two sided project.
Have fun and enjoy the great craft time!
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