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When I was younger I always remember Valentine’s Day being special at school. My favorite part is when we would make something fun to hold our cards from our classmates. I think this is a great activity for kids so I decided we need to make some easy Valentine’s mailboxes.
Our Valentine’s mailboxes are not only cute but they were also very inexpensive! The total project cost under $10 for both.
I found paper mache mailboxes at Hobby Lobby for $5.99 plus an additional 30 percent off – so I grabbed two! When we got home we painted them red, white and pink and let them dry overnight.
We glued on heart stickers and pom poms that came from the dollar bins at Target. I’m glad I grabbed them because they were perfect for our mailboxes.
I cut a slit on the top of the mailbox so I can slide little love notes right in. I tried using scissors but it damaged the top a little so I switched to a bread knife. It worked great.
The kids had so much fun decorating their mailboxes but they loved finding things in them even more. Now I can leave sweet notes for my babes whenever I want.
More Valentine Crafts:
- Valentine Popcorn
- Marshmallow Valentine Pops
- Decorate with Heart Candy
- Sucker For You Printable
- Recycled Heart Crayons
- Valentine Bark
- Mod Podge Vase
- Valentine Soap Printable
- Cupcake Spa Socks
Kelley is the mastermind in charge of her family. She loves to spend time crafting, cooking and making her kids laugh. She believes she was destined to be a comedian but has put her stand up dreams on hold to raise her two kids. She blogs about her family at thegrantlife.com and often entertains her readers with her wise cracks.
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These are so cute! Thanks for sharing =D
Very sweet and fun!
Thanks for sharing on Kids Get Crafty.
Maggy
Thank you so much for sharing on the AFter School Link Up! I love valentine mailboxes and how much they encourage writing with our children. We’ve featured you think week, here’s the link http://theeducatorsspinonit.blogspot.com/2013/02/last-minute-valentines-day-ideas-after.html
Thank you for linking up your awesome project! We’ve already got our next Showcase up, so come stop by and link up another project!
Have a great week!
Susie@bowdabra
http://bowdabrablog.com/2013/02/09/saturday-showcase-craft-project-linky-19/
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