Minion Valentine Box

The Minion valentine box is the perfect way to collect all those Valentine’s Day cards this year. It’s an easy valentine box idea that both boys and girls will love making!

One of my favorite things about Valentine’s Day is helping my girls make their Valentine’s Day boxes! We’ve made everything from a Harry Potter valentine box to Sponge Bob valentine boxes. This year we’ve even made an adorable Baby Yoda valentine box…because who doesn’t want a baby Yoda of their very own?!

Since I share Valentine Boxes on Suncoast View each year, I made a bunch! (Watch the Suncoast View episode here)

I’ve been wanting to create a Minion valentine box for a couple years now and this was finally the year I did it! It’s a fun project for the kids and older ones should even be able to do it on their own. Ready to make your own?

Scroll to the end of this post to see my entire list of Valentine’s Day Boxes

Minion Valentine Box

First you’ll need supplies:

(1) Cereal box
Yellow construction paper
Craft foam: Black, brown, white, blue (you can also substitute construction paper)
(2) Mason jar lids (you can also substitute plain aluminum foil)

Tools:

Scissors

Glue Gun

Glue sticks

Black permanent marker

Box cutter or X-acto knife (to cut the hole in back)

Start by covering a cereal box with yellow construction paper.

Cut a hole in the back of the box. A box cutter works best but that’s a job best left to mom or dad.

Cut out three sets of circles. Since I’m totally incapable of drawing perfect circles by hand, I trace everyday objects to make them. I used mason jar lids for large white circles (but you can also just use a glass), a shot glass for the brown circles and a coin for the small black ones.

Glue the eyes on onto the cereal box. I also added small scraps of white to create a reflection on the eyes.

Use hot glue to glue mason jar lids over the eyes. Be sure the lids come together in the middle. If you don’t have mason jar lids, roll up some aluminum foil (like a snake), then curve it into two circles and use them instead.

Trace two strips of black foam for the frame of the glasses.

Measure the distance around the sides and cut the strips to the length you need. You can go all the way around the box or just cover the sides. You’ll also want to make one end of each strip slightly rounded to fit around the mason jar lids.

Glue the strips to the box.

Cut a black piece for the mouth and white pieces for the teeth.

I found the easiest way to do the teeth was to glue them in position, then trim the extra parts off afterwards.

Now glue the mouth on the minion.

Making Minion Overalls

Cut Minion overalls out of blue craft foam. You can use this tracer to make it easier but you may have to adjust it slightly if you used a different sized box than I did.

Use a marker to make the “logo” in the middle of the overalls.

I started with a circle, then made a diamond in the middle.

Mine wasn’t exactly like the original logo but it turned out pretty close.

Glue the overalls to your minion.

Your Minion valentine card box is ready for school! He turned out pretty cute, don’t you think?

He kind of reminds me a little of the Sponge Bob valentine box I made last year but maybe that’s just all the yellow and blue. What kind of valentine box do you think I should make next?