I don’t know why, but this year I had a genius idea. Yeah, I am kind of bragging, because I don’t have too many moments when that happens to me. With all of the runny noses and sniffles this year in my classroom, it seemed like we were going through a box of tissues every couple of days. Well, since I don’t like throwing things out (as a teacher I am sure you can relate!), I decided to hang on to the boxes. Then one day when I opened my closet and the boxes fell on me, I decided I could use them for the kids’ Valentine’s Day mailboxes. The kids painted and decorated the outside and voila! They were perfect! There was no annoying cutting needed and they didn’t take up loads of space in the classroom like shoeboxes can.
Here are a few more items that can be used/decorated to create Valentine’s Day mailboxes all while saving money and the planet…
small paper bags
cereal or snack boxes
a shoe holder (1 pocket per child)
heart-shaped pockets (cut out two large hearts from construction paper, decorate 1 side of each, staple together to form a pocket)
mason jars
large cans (makes sure there is no sharp edge)
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