Go Back
+ servings
Robot Valentine Box square
Print

Robot Valentine Box

Your kids will have a blast making this out-of-this-world Robot Valentine Box for their class valentines!
Course Crafts
Keyword robot craft, robot valentine box, valentine box, valentine craft
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 1
Author Lisa O'Driscoll | Fun Money Mom

Equipment

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Use the box cutters (or X-acto knife) to cut a hole in the back of the box for the valentine cards. (Parents should probably help with this part) Be sure to cut a big enough hole in case kids want to also give a small gift or piece of candy.
  • Wrap the cereal box and the tissue box in aluminum foil and secure with tape. You can use hot glue if you prefer but I've found that it's easier to use tape when working with the foil. Cut a slit through the hole in the back and fold the extra foil inside the box.
    Cereal box and tissue box covered in aluminum foil
  • Wrap two of the toilet paper rolls in aluminum foil. Cut the last roll into three equal sections. Wrap two of the sections in aluminum foil. You can toss the third piece...it's extra.
    Toilet paper rolls covered in aluminum foil
  • Cut two strips of construction paper (about 4-5" long) and fold accordian style.
    Construction paper folded accordian style
  • Cut two "grippers" (a.k.a. robot hands) out of construction paper.
    Grippers for robot valentine box
  • Glue the grippers to the end of the accordian style strips. Use hot glue to attach the small toilet paper rolls to the sides of the box where arms would go. Glue one end of the accordian folded paper inside the small tube, then repeat with the other side.
    Body and arms for robot valentine box
  • Use hot glue to attach the legs to the bottom of the robot. Add two pieces of construction paper for the feet.
    Legs and feet for robot
  • Make two large white circles and two smaller black circles for the eyes. I usually find stuff around the house that I can trace. For example, a roll of washi tape or a spice jar lid for the large circle and a coin or something about that size for the smaller circle. I also like to make the eyes "looking" in different directions, to resemble giant googly eyes.
    Tracing a washi tape roll to make a circle
  • Cut a rectangle out of black construction paper for the mouth, then glue both the eyes and mouth to the tissue paper box.
    Head for robot valentine box
  • Cover two milk jug lids in aluminum foil and attach to the side of the robot's head.
    Side of robot head
  • Use the aluminum foil to create two antenna. Make two small foil balls and hot glue to the end of the antenna. When you're ready to glue the antenna to the robot head, cut a small hole in the foil where the antenna will be and add your glue dot there. That way some of the glue will attach to the top of the box in addition to the foil. If the antenna are only attached on the outside of the foil, the foil could rip. This gives it more stability.
    Hole for antenna on robot head
  • Glue the antenna to the robot's head.
    Robot head made from a tissue box
  • Use colored construction paper, white construction paper and permanent markers to create the control panels.
    Display panels for robot valentine box
  • Glue control panels to the front of the box and attach other objects to create knobs and buttons. I used extra milk jug lids and construction paper circles (made with the large hole puncher shown below). You could also create knobs from aluminum foil balls, buttons or other objects you have around the house.
    Front of robot valentine box
  • Now that you've added the finishing touches, your Valentine's Day box is ready to collect those cards!

Notes

If you don't have aluminum foil, or just want to work with something more sturdy, you can use gray construction paper to cover the boxes instead.