On Valentine's Day, lovers give each other gifts to express their affection. These are flowers, chocolates or homemade Valentine's Day cards with romantic quotes. Valentine's Day makes children's hearts beat faster! Many students give each other gifts at school or would like something specialcraft for Valentine's Day.
Make a letterbox for declarations of love for Valentine's Day
For everyone who receives or sends a lot of Valentine's Day letters, we have a particularly original idea: making your own mailbox where the declarations of love are collected and stored. These beautiful boxes can also serve as packaging for Valentine's Day gifts. Get your whole family involved!
Decorate mailbox
To make such a mailbox for Valentine's Day, you can use a cereal box, shoe box or other box made of cardboard. You don't have to change anything about the shape, just the design shouldn't stay the same. Recycling has never been so much fun!
From shoebox or cardboard box
Below we offer you some wonderful ideas for children that are easy to imitate. Some of the most commonly used materials include: construction paper, toilet rolls, washi tape, heart rhinestones, pipe cleaners, paper plates, felt, buttons and googly eyes. Get inspired!
Robot in love
Children can collect their cards in this beautiful robot box on Valentine's Day. For this DIY project you need two cardboard boxes of different sizes, two empty toilet paper rolls, silver acrylic paint, silver round head clips, brush, hot glue gun or adhesive tape, scissors and craft knife, washi tape, two red pipe cleaners, markers, pink construction paper, heart rhinestones and Valentine's Day stickers.
Instructions for imitating
Make the slit-shaped opening in the top part of the larger box. Where the robot's chest should be. Using the hot glue gun, glue the smaller box onto the larger box. Now the head and body are fixed together. Attach the round head clips - four on each side of the head and six on the front of the larger box. These are the “mounting bolts” of the robot.
Legs made from toilet rolls
Paint the two boxes silver and let them dry thoroughly. Then apply a second coat of paint. Meanwhile, cut two hearts out of the pink construction paper and make the robot's legs out of toilet paper rolls. Bend the pipe cleaners to look like the robot's hands and tape them to the sides of the large box.
stick on red hearts
Draw the robot's face with a marker and glue the heart eyes where you want. Add a few more embellishments like red heart rhinestones. Write your child's name on the back of the robot to give it a personalized touch.
the hungry monster
This three-eyed monster needs to be fed Valentine's Day cards! An original idea that your son would definitely like. This box is also suitable as a decoration for his room.
penguin
Penguins are always well dressed and look like gentlemen in tails. This little guy is the perfect companion for a little lady. To decorate the box like a penguin, you simply need two black feathers, heart-shaped doilies, googly eyes and some glitter paper hearts.
classic design
This mailbox looks like the lockers found in American schools. The three slots form the locker vent. Self-adhesive magnetic tape can be used well here.
Nilpferd
This cute hippopotamus consists of two different sized boxes - a tissue box and a biscuit box. They are either painted or covered with paper. Pink is used in the hippo's mouth.
Material and instructions
Cut out various paper decorations to recreate the hippo's face. Teardrop-shaped pieces of paper as ears, oval eyes, pink cheeks and black heart-shaped nostrils. Two white rectangles made of foam rubber are glued into the mouth as teeth.
Make a cute owl for Valentine's Day
Owls are a popular motif for children's room decorations, children's birthday decorations, carnival and Halloween costumes as well as fun games and craft projects. The owl's face is very easy to depict - they have a small pointed beak and large round eyes.
A bag can also be used instead of a box
Instead of a box, a brown paper bag can also be decorated like an owl. Small children are also welcome to take part. You can cut out the different shapes needed for the owl's face or assemble and glue the individual elements together.
Cut out elements from foam rubber
You need the following items:
– for the eyes: two large red circles, two pink circles with wavy edges, two white circles, two black circles
– for the beak and feet: one heart-shaped piece of foam rubber in white and two in pink
– For the wings and feather ears: two ovals and 2 smaller triangles in brown
– The owl's plumage consists of three stripes in pink and red with wavy edges.
Paper birdhouse
White doves are considered messengers of love in many ways. In the past, carrier pigeons were used to transmit messages - often between lovers. Then it would also be a great idea if the mailbox looked like a birdhouse.
Einhorn-Box
Little girls love unicorns! These mystical creatures often appear in fairy tales and are popular for their elegance and magical powers. They are often companions of the beautiful princesses!
Unicorn card box made of two boxes
The unicorn mailbox can be made up of one or two boxes. All kinds of decorations are used, such as curling ribbons in silver, gold, blue and pink, felt, clay and glitter paper. The most important part is of course the horn! It can also be the focus.
Frog Prince
Who doesn't know the fairy tale about the Frog Prince by the Brothers Grimm? The king's daughter frees the prince from the curse of an evil witch. And they live happily ever after.
Panda
For the frog prince and the panda, in addition to acrylic paints and construction paper, you also need paper plates. These are very versatile in the area of crafting and can be easily cut, folded and painted.
Make an American mailbox for Valentine's Day
Since the tradition of Valentine's Day cards originally comes from the USA, an American mailbox can also be made. It is tunnel-shaped and has a signal flag on the left side. When the flag is facing up, it is a signal to the postman that there is mail in the mailbox for him to take home.
Make it out of cereal cardboard or a template
The mailbox with flags can be made from an empty cereal box or using a stencil. It is important that the front flap can be opened and closed.
Make a tunnel-shaped mailbox for Valentine's Day
The letterbox for lovers can also be decorated in different ways. It is best to use decorative scrapbooking paper for the tunnel-shaped centerpiece. It is best to attach the movable flag to the main part using a pattern bag clip.
simple basic construction
In addition to Valentine's Day cards, there is also enough space in the mailbox for sweets and small gifts. An original way to wrap a Valentine's Day gift, isn't it?
Blackboard paint also offers many design options here
Chalkboard paint has been popular for a few years and is very popular in many DIY projects. You can use chalkboard paint to add cheerful accents or transform the entire cardboard mailbox into a practical note-taking area.
Minion card box
Shipping tubes are also perfect for Valentine's Day crafts. They are made of hard paper and are available in different sizes. It is best to use a larger diameter mailing tube (100 - 150 mm) so that the cards will fit inside. First paint it yellow, then draw the minion's blue pants, buttons and front pocket.
Minion hair made from black pipe cleaners
Carefully cut a rectangular opening in the press-in lid with a utility knife. By the way, it should also be painted yellow. Use a hole punch or hole punch to make a hole in front of the opening for the minion's hair. 6 pieces of pipe cleaners are passed through the hole and fixed. The Minion glasses are made from a lid ring.
Submarine mailbox
Transform a round Pringles can into a yellow submarine! Colorful buttons form the submarine windows and a straw represents the periscope. Some buttons are also glued to the base of the submarine so that it can stand stable.
Bee mailbox made from a large plastic container
Almost every container can be decorated creatively and appropriately for Valentine's Day. Let your imagination run wild and think “outside the box”! Make something special for Valentine's Day with your children!
