Head's up, mamas: Valentine boxes for your child's classroom party are a thing now. I'm not talking about cutting a slot in a shoebox and gluing on construction paper and doilies, possibly going all out with felt or glitter. No, like everything else, it's a Pinterest thing, and it's also very much a social media brag thing. These are no ordinary boxes. These are architecturally sound structures. They represent kid-culturally relevant icons, passions and hobbies, tie-ins to your child's room decor, or whatever else Pinterest Mama feels inspired by. Some light up! Some have actual moving parts! Most have delightfully punny greetings and playful openings. These boxes are some serious shit:
By Annie Head's up, mamas: Valentine boxes for your child's classroom party are a thing now. I'm not talking about cutting a slot in a shoebox and gluing on construction paper and doilies, possibly going all out with felt or glitter. No, like everything else, it's a Pinterest thing, and it's also very much a social media brag thing. These are no ordinary boxes. These are architecturally sound structures. They represent kid-culturally relevant icons, passions and hobbies, tie-ins to your child's room decor, or whatever else Pinterest Mama feels inspired by. Some light up! Some have actual moving parts! Most have delightfully punny greetings and playful openings. These boxes are some serious shit: Before those hives that covered your skin during Elf on the Shelf season start popping up, allow me to let you in on a little secret. Kids like making these together. No, I don't mean with you as a bonding project. I mean, they like to have little "Valentine Box" after-school parties where they make them together under the close watch of a mother with far better crafting (and baking) skills than MOTYs like us. Finagle your kid into getting an invite, and you could be home free! That's what this MOTY did when she heard her 9-year-old wanted to construct a tree: With all that said, I really do kinda want to be friends with the mama who made this one:
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