Craft the cutest puppy dog Valentine box in minutes. Use these free printables to help you easily turn a shoebox into the cutest card holder for all those classroom valentines on Valentine’s Day.
Making a card box is such a fun activity. Here are some fun Valentine Box Ideas so you can find the perfect thing to collect your Valentine mail.
Puppy Dog Valentine Card Box Supplies
- empty shoebox
- white cardstock
- white paper or wrapping paper
- one piece of red paper or construction paper
- scissors
- glue stick
- hot glue gun – with supervision this is an easy way to put the dog Valentine’s Day box together
- pencil
- color printer
- puppy printables
How to Make a Puppy Dog Valentine Box
First, download and print the puppy printable on white card stock. Cut them out. Next, cover the outside of the shoebox with white copy paper. Cover the lid and the box separately. It doesn’t have to be perfect. The puppy features will cover most of the front of the box.
Cut out the black mouth. Place the head at the top of the lid for the box and trace the mouth opening with a pencil. The top of the head can stick out above the top of the box. Cut out the mouth area on the lid of the box.
Glue the puppy head to the lid and add the rest of the features.
Tape a piece of red paper on the inside of the lid. Tape only the top edge of the paper and leave the bottom free.
This will make the mouth look red but still allow plenty of room for cards to be dropped in the box.
One cute puppy Valentine box!
Tips:
- Be sure to have your child use a marker to add their name to the heart the dog is holding. I didn’t get a picture of this.
- Want to boost kids’ creativity? Just use the puppy printables as a template. You can trace around them vary the shapes and add your own expressions. You might even trace them on to craft foam or black felt and pink felt.
- Never hesitate to make your Valentine shoe boxes sparkle with glitter. Uses ribbons to add a bow on the dog’s ear to make a paws-itively super-creative box.
More DIY Valentine Boxes
Be sure to check out some of my favorite Valentine’s day cards. I have hundreds of kiddos’ Valentines here at Skip to my lou.
More Puppy Crafts for Dog Lovers
Try one of these easy projects
- Puppy Valentines
- Puppy Coloring Pages
- Dog Coloring Pages
- Free Printable Dog Bookmarks
- Dog Bandana – an easy sewing project.
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Oh my goodness how adorable is this!!!!? My little boys would love this!
This looks so cute and fun! Can’t wait to try this idea.
This is SO cute! My daughter was looking for ideas for her box this year, she fell in love with this cute puppy!
This Valentine box is the cutest and easiest thing in the world!!