Boxes for Valentines From Upcycled Tissue Boxes

Here are a couple fun ideas for creating boxes to collect valentine's. If using for a class project, have each child bring in an empty box to decorate.

There is no fixed way to do this project. The two children who completed this project each chose an animal they wanted to create from their empty box and had fun creating their animal from the box.

You will need:
an empty tissue box
paint
paint brush
tape
scissors
any spare paper, decorations, embellishments, etc.

First paint the box. Tissue boxes are coated with a shiny surface so two coats were needed with both of the boxes we decorated. Let dry.

Decorate with any items you have around. 

This kitty used pink paint, pink paper for ears and below nose,
white stock card paper with marker for eyes, nose, mouth and whiskers
 and attached the pieces with tape.

For the dragon, we used an empty food box for teeth,
painted and cut a paper plate and for its horns,
and colored white stock card paper with markers for the nose and eyes.
We slit the box on top and inserted the horns
and attached the remaining items with double sided tape.