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35 Cool Valentine's Box Ideas for Kids to Store Their Cards, Candy and Treats
Little ones will love showing off these special Valentine's Day projects at school.
Inevitably, dozens of Valentine's Day cards will come rolling in on the big day. Now, what to do with them? Enter one of our favorite family-friendly craft projects: Valentine's Day boxes! These adorable containers for kids are the perfect place to store mouth-watering homemade treats and festive trinkets, in addition to their handmade cards. And the best part is they can display these cool boxes at home or at school.
Kids will love transforming their shoeboxes into monsters, unicorns, dinosaurs and rainbows — all while decorating them with stickers, ribbon, glitter and paint. And those who are pressed for time (or simply prefer projects that require minimal crafting) can go for store-bought options or purchase fun kits online. They may even find the below Minecraft and football-themed boxes easy-to-make examples.
No matter what style your little crafters pick — a cute princess castle made of cardboard or an animal-shaped mailbox that replicates a popular Pokémon character — some basic supplies will help them pull these Valentine's Day boxes together easily. Bonus: They're also charming Valentine's Day decorations and delightful keepsakes to cherish long after the holiday ends.
Princess Castle Valentine's Box
Wanna-be little princesses will love this castle made from upcycled cardboard. Blogger Mandi used four cardboard canisters, different-sized boxes and toilet paper rolls to DIY this realistic toy space — perfect for hiding cards and treats.
Box Satchel Valentine's Box
Here's a box they can carry everywhere they go! These colorful satchels are made from old cracker boxes (although cereal boxes are a great alternative).
Hot Air Balloon Valentine's Box
This piñata can hold way more than candy. The balloon shapes were made from cardboard and decorated with colorful striped tissue paper.
ArtMinds Sloth Valentine's Day Card Box
Sloths may be slow, but they're actually pretty adorable. This fuzzy creature, made from pipe cleaners, would be a funny addition to the bottom of the card box.
Heart Sticker Valentine's Box
All you need is a shoebox and some heart-shaped stickers to create this eye-catching box. After cutting a slit into the top of the box, cover the top and bottom with pink paper. Then it's sticker time!
Hallmark Star Wars Valentine's Box
This Star Wars box comes with cool stickers and cards featuring some of kids' favorite characters, from Princess Leia and Darth Vader to Chewbacca and BB-8. On Valentine's Day, the force will truly be with them!
Tiered Cake Valentine's Box
You'll need three circular mache boxes in different sizes, faux flowers and colored paint to DIY your very own tiered cake card box. We hope it'll look as real and delicious as this one.
Greeting Cards Valentine's Box
These unique boxes decorated with greeting cards can hold gift cards and other small trinkets, making them an easy craft for adults and kids alike.
4E's Novelty Valentine's Mailbox Craft Kit
Here's a craft that reminds us of Clifford the Big Red Dog. Follow the kit's instructions to DIY this puppy card holder, adorably decorated with foam hearts and dog bones.
Carnivorous Valentine's Box
Drop valentines into this box and they might be gone for good — we kid, we kid. Poke a hole in the lid of a paper tube and wrap with green felt. Then comes the fun part: Make a venus fly trap out of paper and attach it to the lid, so it looks like cards are being gobbled up.
Dinosaur Valentines Box
Take any old cereal boxes you have lying around and transform them into a friendly dino. Let your kid help by cutting out a spiky tail, gluing on the eyeballs or adding other key characteristics.
Basketball Valentine's Box
For a real slam dunk valentine box, add black pipe cleaners and words like "Wilson" to a papier-mâché ball. Glue twine to the top, so they can hang it off their chair (and, ya know, try dunking it).
Rainbow Valentine's Box
Add color to their day with this rainbow valentine box. Go for a classic or stick to a Valentine's theme by using shades of reds and pinks.
ORIENTAL CHERRY Football Valentine's Box
Turn their card exchange into a game of sorts with this box, made to look like an actual football field. Although your kid may think football is the best sport there is, the valentine assortment will spread the love to soccer, baseball and basketball fans too.
Horse Valentine's Box
You may not be able to make their pony dreams come true, but at least you can DIY this for your horse-loving kid. Cover three boxes — two shoe boxes, one rectangular-shaped box — with craft paper, then add eyes, ears, spots and a mane until it resembles the ones on the barn.
This adorable mailbox is perfect for holding all your kids' Valentine's Day cards from school. With red hearts and "love mail" printed on the side, this box is undeniably one of the cutest!
Eevee Valentine's Box
Eevee stands out from the pack because of its countless evolutions, like turning into a valentine dropbox. Only four materials are needed to bring this adorable Pokémon to life: two paper mache boxes with lids, brown craft paint and this Eevee printable.
Hallmark Super Mario Bros. Valentine's Box
Everyone's got a favorite Super Mario Bros. character and this box features 'em all (the heavy hitters, at least). Note: This box also comes with 33 cards, so you can knock out everything in one buy.
Puppy Valentine's Box
They've asked you a zillion times if they could bring their pup to school and of course, the answer's always been no ... until now. Have them use an empty shoe box and white card stock to make their own pup.
Baby Yoda Valentine's Box
This pint-size favorite captured hearts in The Mandalorian, and now he'll do the same in your kid's classroom. Made of craft foam and construction paper, this wide-eyed Yoda will have everyone at school wanting one of their own.
Amanda Garrity is a lifestyle writer and editor with over seven years of experience, including five years on staff at Good Housekeeping, where she covered all things home and holiday, including the latest interior design trends, inspiring DIY ideas and gift guides for any (and every) occasion. She also has a soft spot for feel-good TV, so you can catch her writing about popular shows like Virgin River, Sweet Magnolias, Hallmark Channel’s When Calls the Heart and more.
Mariah Thomas (she/her) is an assistant editor for Good Housekeeping, where she covers home and lifestyle content. Mariah has more than four years of editorial experience, having written for TLC, Apartment Therapy, Women's Health and Avocado Magazine. She received her master's degree in journalism at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism and published her first book, Heart and Soul: Poems of Thoughts and Emotions, in 2019. She's also the founder of RTF Community, a platform for creatives of color to connect, learn and showcase their work.
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