Dog Valentine Box (with printable template)

Could this dog valentine box possibly be any cuter? Your kids will love collecting their valentines in this little guy!

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This time of year it’s all about the valentines! My youngest loves coming up with new valentine box ideas and is totally counting down the days until she can bring hers to school. 

Since Baby Yoda is all the rage these days, we made Baby Yoda valentines with a Baby Yoda valentine box to match.

I couldn’t stop at just one box though. With an upcoming appearance on Suncoast View, I’d need to make lots more and my girls chimed in with the idea for this cute dog valentine box.

Dog Valentine Box

Since both of my girls are obsessed with puppies, this was one of their first suggestions. I knew it would be fun to make but this little guy turned out even cuter than I expected!

It was pretty easy already but I’ve included a traceable template so you just have to cut it out, trace the pieces and glue. You can even customize your dog by changing up the colors. Make a white dog with black spots, a black dog with brown spots or even a pink dog with purple spots…totally up to you!

Ready to get started? 

Dog Valentine Box

Yield: 1

Active Time: 1 hour

Total Time: 1 hour

Difficulty: Easy

Print

Materials

• 12x18 white construction paper (2 sheets)
• 9x12 craft foam (white, brown & black)
• Template

Tools

• Scissors
• Glue gun
• Glue sticks
• Black permanent marker
• X-acto knife or box cutter

Instructions

1. Start by wrapping your box in white construction paper and cutting a hole with an X-acto knife or box cutter. (I used a Capri Sun box just to give you an idea of the size I used)
2. Print template for tracing.
3. Cut out tracers and trace on craft foam.
4. Cut out shapes from craft foam (I started with the face)
5. Use hot glue to put together the dog's face and use a permanent marker to make his mouth.
6. Glue legs to the side of the box and use permanent marker for details, then add more "spots" to the dogs body.
7. You can even add a little tail if you'd like
8. That's all there is to it. Now your child has an adorable dog valentine box to bring to school!

Notes

The amount of white construction paper you need to cover your dog will depend on how big a box you use. I used two pieces to cover the Capri Sun box and had some to spare.

Also, the time it takes to make this will vary based on the age & skill of the child (and also how much of a perfectionist your child is!)

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