After a fruitless search on Pinterest for a Kindergarteners' Valentine box craft, I came up with this fun, messy craft using tri-fold paper towel boxes (purchased at Target).
The first step was to gently open the boxes from the bottom and remove all the paper towels. I will use them for other crafts, messes and a few puppy accidents around the house! I taped the box shut with a few pieces of regular old scotch tape.
Then, using a mixture of 1/2 warm water and 1/2 Elmer's glue, the children wet the outside of the boxes completely, using their fingers as paintbrushes.
Next, they dipped pieces of paper napkins, which I had precut into one-ply squares, into the glue mixture and applied them to the outside of the boxes.
It was really messy fun!
When the children finished covering the entire box with napkins, I pasted one small piece of napkin with their names Sharpied onto the middle of the backside. We allowed the boxes to dry overnight. Then I poked four holes and made shoulder straps out of some inexpensive rope found at Home Depot.
I cut out the hole for their "mail" following the opening for the napkins.
They were so proud!
...and it was a very efficient and fun way for them to distribute their Valentines!
What fun! Great idea, Steph.
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