Would you like to learn how to make a mailbox for valentines day cards? This is a step-by-step guide that explains how to make a valentines mailbox in 5 easy steps. After reading this guide, you'll know exactly how to make a valentines day mailbox for your home, school or office.
How to Make a Mailbox for Valentines Day Cards
This video from eHow shows you how to create a Valentines day mailbox for your home or school. Valentines day mailboxes are an easy and fun way to enjoy the holiday.
Introduction
Traditionally, Valentines day is filled with flowers, chocolates and specially written paper Valentines to give to your friends.
This guide will show you how to make a mailbox for all of the Valentines that you are sure to recevie.
Before you begin, you will need:
- A small box
- Masking Tape
- Plastic (Scotch) tape
- An Exacto knife
- A pair of scissors
- Wrapping paper
- Sickers, colored construction paper, etc.
Step 1: Find a box
- Locate a box that you have or will be recycling.
- Good boxes include cereal boxes, shoe boxes, or small shipping boxes.
- If you don't have a box, visit the Dairy department of your local grocery store and ask for a small box. They usually have a variety of small boxes.
Step 2: Reinforce the edges of the box with masking tape
This step ensures that the box stands up to the flurry of Valentines day activities that it will likely endure.
- Cut long pieces of masking tape the same length as each edge of the box.
- Place the center of the tape on the middle of the edge.
- Fold the tape down.
- Trim the edges.
Step 3: Wrap the box in paper just like a Christmas Present.
- Locate an attractive scrap of wrapping paper.
- Birthday wrapping paper, Christmas wrapping paper or even the cartoon section of your local newspaper each work well.
- Wrap the box just like a Christmas Present. For instructions, please see How to wrap a Christmas Present
Step 4: Cut and Seal Slot
- Make sure to ask for the help of an adult for this step.
- Use an "exacto knife" to cut a hole in the top of the box.
- The thin side of the box works best so that valentines can fall in easily.
- Use clear tape to seal the edges of the paper to the box.
Step 5: Decorate the Valentines mailbox to make it special.
The last step makes your Valentines mailbox special and unique.
Some decorating ideas:
- Use stickers to make your box shine
- Use glitter glue to write special messages on the wrapping paper
- Cut shapes such as hearts and stars out of construction paper and attach with paper glue
