Decorative Packaging

Valentines Day when I was a kid ( long time ago ) always meant that it was time to get out all the construction paper, scissors, red and white satin ribbon, glue, buttons, lace, silk flowers and markers. We had to make it a huge crafting project to make our parents a Valentine, one that was even more creative than the year before.  But we also had to decorate a beautiful shoe box or tissue box to put on our desk.  The teacher called it our Mail Box. We got to pick out the tiny ones that we would pass out at school. Oh the power in those little Valentines.  They didn’t really look like much. They may have only had 10 words or less on them. But when you opened one from that little cute guy you are too afraid to talk to, time froze, it said    BE MY VALENTINE!

Of course we totally forgot that he HAD to give EVERYONE in the whole class a Valentine.  It just didn’t matter.  You were happy for that one moment in time when you held the one 4×3 piece of card-stock printed with some cartoon animals holding hearts that said “Love Cory” on the back. (Or what ever his name was)  [Grin]  So have fun helping your kids make their Valentine Box for school.  Don’t forget to cut an opening!  I learned it was easier to use a shoe box and wrap the lid separately so it could be taken off. This way you don’t have to tear up the box to the Valentines out. We have wrapped the whole box in foil paper, and glued construction paper hearts, flowers, stickers, recycled valentines from the year before and lots of ribbon and bows.

Many of the items you may need to create your own version of this idea can be found on our website by clicking on the link in my post.