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DLTK's Holiday Activities for Kids
Bear Box for Valentine's Cards

You can replicate the same type of craft using craft foam by tracing the template pieces onto foam and drawing on a few of the details.

It turns out really cute just with paper though -- the directions assume you'll be doing it just with paper

Materials:

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paper

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glue

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scissors
  

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small empty box (we use kleenex boxes and shoe boxes)

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construction paper
  

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OPTIONAL:  thin cardboard  (empty cereal boxes work well)
  

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OPTIONAL:  large wiggly eyes

Directions:

bulletPrint out the template of choice and color them as appropriate. 
bulletNOTE:  You can omit printing the third template and just cut a construction paper heart
    
bulletWrap the empty box up with construction paper (or gift wrap) in an appropriate color (white, pink, brown and red would all work).
  
bulletCut a slit in the top of the box large enough to fit Valentine's Day cards in the top.  
bulletNOTE:  You could also just cut the entire top off the box or use a no-top box like a shoe box.
  
bulletOPTIONAL:  Glue the templates to pieces of thin cardboard and let dry
  
bulletCut out the template pieces. 
  
bulletPrint the child's name on the large heart (template 3)
   
bulletGlue pieces together:
bulletHead shape (large oval on Template 1) should go on shoulders (Template 2)
bulletGlue small red hearts into the center of the ears.
bulletGlue the smaller oval "muzzle" (Template 2)  onto the head
bulletGlue the red heart nose onto the muzzle
bulletGlue the bow as a bowtie below the muzzle or as a hair bow to one of the ears
bulletGlue the whole body onto the back of the box, facing over the top (so it looks like he's sitting behind the box, holding it... see picture at the top of this page if you don't understand).
bulletGlue the large heart (template 3) onto the front of the box
bulletGlue the paws to the front of the box, overlapping the heart slightly
  

Templates:

bulletClose the template window after printing to return to this screen.
 
bulletSet page margins to zero if you have trouble fitting the template on one page (FILE, PAGE SETUP or FILE, PRINTER SETUP in most browsers).

 

Template 1 (head)    (color)   or    (B&W)

Template 2 (face)     (color)   or    (B&W)

Template 3 (heart)   (color)   or    (B&W)

 

 

Printable Version of these instructions