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Spiderman Valentine Box

Your little superhero will have a blast making this Spiderman Valentine Box for school.
Course Crafts
Keyword spiderman valentine box, valentine box for boys, valentine box idea, valentine craft
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 1
Author Lisa O'Driscoll | Fun Money Mom

Equipment

Instructions

  • Print template and cut out the pieces.
  • Trace Spiderman's head onto red construction paper.
    Tracing template for Spiderman's head
  • Trace the eyes on to black and white craft foam. The larger eye pieces should be traced on black foam and the smaller pieces on white foam. Cut out all the foam pieces.
    Pieces to make Spiderman head
  • Glue the white part of the eye on top of the black, then glue the eyes to the head.
    Head shape and eyes for Spiderman valentine box
  • Use the black marker to draw lines extending out from the eyes,
    Lines for spiderweb
  • Fill in the web.
    Spiderweb drawn with black marker
  • Next, draw lines extending from the bottom of the eyes.
    Continuing the spiderweb pattern on Spiderman's face
  • Fill in the web underneath the eyes.
    Head for Spiderman Valentine Box
  • Cover the back of the cereal box with blue craft foam.
    Cereal box with blue craft foam attached to the back
  • Use box cutters or an X-acto knife to cut a hole for the valentines (this is a good job for the parents).
    Hole in cereal box for valentine cards
  • Cut a piece of the blue craft foam so that it covers the bottom half of the box. Attach to the front of the box with hot glue, then glue to the sides of the box. Cut off extra craft foam so that it's flush with the back of the box.
    Blue craft foam wrapped around cereal box
  • Cut a piece of the red craft foam lengthwise so that it's longer than the blue piece. Cut the front into a short "v" shape, being careful that it's still long enough so that the box doesn't show through. Be sure to also leave a long enough length of foam on top because you'll also use it to cover the top of the box.
    Craft foam for the front of Spiderman's suit
  • Make two cuts in the craft foam so that it can be folded across the top of the box. Fold down the side flaps and secure with glue, then fold the top top flap and glue.
    Cereal box covered in red and blue craft foam
  • Use the permanent marker to draw lines on the red section of the foam. It may help to use a ruler to make the lines straight.
    Lines to make spiderweb
  • Fill in the rest of the web pattern.
    Spiderweb drawn with black marker
  • Because the head may be a little "floppy", you can strengthen it by attaching a wooden skewer or a popsicle stick to the back. You may have to cut the stick to fit first.
    Wooden skewer attached to the back of Spiderman's head
  • Once the stick is firmly attached, hot glue the head to body.
    Back of Spiderman's head attached to Spiderman Valentine Box
  • For the finishing touch, glue the spider to Spiderman's chest. Now all that's left to do is to collect those classroom valentines!
    Spiderman Valentine Box with spiderweb in back

Notes

If making this craft with younger kids, you can swap out the hot glue for white craft glue.
Don't have craft foam? You can easily make this valentine box with construction paper instead.
Another alternative to tracing the spider is to search "Spiderman Spider" in Google Images. When you see one you like, just print, cut out and glue.