Greeting Card Box
Turn an old greeting card into an attractive box, using the techniques in this art activity.
By: Trish Kuffner, author of The Children's Busy Book
Greeting Card Box
Envelopes made from gift-wrap or wallpaper add a special touch to holiday cards, invitations, and thank-you notes.
Materials
- Scissors
- Rectangular greeting card
- Pencil and ruler
- Glue and paper clips
Directions
- Have your child cut the card along the fold.
Lid:
- Turn over the front of the card and draw a line 1 inch from each long edge and 1 1/2 inches from each short edge.
- Fold along each line, then open the folds to make a little rectangle in each corner of the card.
- For each little rectangle, cut along the line that starts at a short side so the rectangles become flaps.
- Fold the long sides up and fold the flaps inward.
- Brush glue on the outsides of the flaps. Fold up the short sides of the card and press them onto the flaps.
- Fold the top edges of the short sides over the flaps and glue them down.
- Secure the glued spots with paper clips until the glue dries.
Box:
- Repeat the process above using the other half of the card.
- Make the bottom slightly smaller so the lid will fit over it by increasing each measurement 1/8 inch.