Valentine's Day Box

Supplies
· Empty Cracker or Granola Bar Box
· Ribbon (about 2 feet)
· Tissue Paper
· Scraps of Construction Paper
· Stapler
· White Glue or Glue Stick
· Pen or Pencil
· Scissors
· Hole Punch

Directions
1. Cut the front of the box along three sides with your scissors.
2. Staple the sides of the box, in order to hold the box together.
3. Cover the box by using the glue and construction paper. This is where the fun comes in. You can tear the paper or use large pieces of paper, be creative. Decorate the box with hearts, buttons, or ribbon.
4. Draw a heart with your pen or pencil on the inside of the box.
5. Cut the tissue paper into 2”x2” squares.
6. Wrap the tissue paper around the flat end of a pen or pencil and dip into your glue. Gently place the pen/pencil with the tissue paper onto the heart, which you drew in your box. Remove the pen/pencil. Repeat this process until your heart is complete. (It was easier using a glue stick for this process.)
7. Add any hearts, notes, pictures or decorations inside the box.
8. With your hole punch, punch two holes in the middle front of the lid, about ½” apart and two holes on the front of the box ½” apart. Make sure the holes lines up with each other.
9. Cut two 12” pieces of ribbon. Lace one piece of ribbon into the two holes on the lid and tie in a knot in the middle of the ribbon. Lace the other piece of ribbon into the two holes on the front of the box and knot in the middle of the ribbon.
10. To keep the box closed, tie the ribbons together.
11. Great Job! You did it!!