How to Make a Llama Valentine Box!

Our homeschool group is having a Valentine party in a few weeks. The kids are supposed to make a Valentine box to put their valentine cards in. There is also a contest for the Valentine boxes.

 

Mercie decided she wanted to make a llama box. I took pictures of the process, which was very easy, and wanted to share it!

Here are the supplies we used. The only change we made was this: we didn't use the foam ball for the head. We used a balloon instead! It had a better head shape for the llama.

 

You will need:

an empty tissue box

an empty Pringles can (the small stack)

two toilet paper rolls or one paper towel roll

a balloon

a LOT of cotton balls

bright pom-poms (large size)

googly eyes

hot glue gun and lots of glue sticks

white felt (not pictured)

 

STEP ONE:

 

Turn your box over and glue one row of cotton balls on each end (see picture). This will make sure you glue the legs on straight.

 

 

 

STEP TWO:

Cut the toilet paper rolls in half so you have four "legs" for your llama. Glue them on the insides of your first rows of cotton balls (see picture below).

 

 

STEP THREE:

Continue gluing cotton balls on the bottom of your box and on the "legs" on your llama.

 

 

STEP FOUR:

Turn your box over and glue cotton balls all over the sides and top of your llama. Leave the hole in the box open so your friends can slide valentine cards inside!

 

 

STEP FIVE:

Glue the Pringles can on the top of your box for the neck.

 

 

STEP SIX:

Glue cotton ball all over the Pringles can.

 

 

STEP SEVEN:

Blow up your balloon to a good size for the head. Glue cotton balls all over the balloon. (The hot glue gun worked just fine for us. Mercie was afraid it would pop the balloon, but it did not!)

 

 

 

STEP EIGHT:

 Glue the googly eyes to your llama head. Mercie also glued a small pink pom-pom for a nose. We glued right on top of the cotton balls.

 

 

 

STEP NINE:

Cut ears out of white felt. Mercie colored in the pink part of the ears. Glue to your llama. Glue colored pom-poms on the sides of your llama. 

 

 

 

ENJOY YOUR LLAMA VALENTINE BOX!