You’ve Got Mail

My daughters love writing notes to each other. I find little notes all over the house. Today I thought, wouldn’t it be better if we had a designated place for them to leave each other notes?

We decided to make mailboxes for them to place by their bedroom doors to help keep all of their notes organized. We looked online at different options and chose one of the easier mailboxes so they could make them on their own. Well, almost on their own. I handled the hot glue gun and exacto knife.

Scroll down to see how we made their mailboxes.

Materials

Cereal box

Scrapbook paper

Hot glue gun

Exacto knife

Scissors

How To

Cut the cereal box in half. Use the bottom half of the cereal box for this project. 

Trace the front, back, and sides of the cereal box onto scrapbook paper and cut them out. Use the hot glue gun to secure the scrapbook paper to the outside of the cereal box.

Cut a U shape into the front of the cereal box. 

Trace the back and sides of the cereal box onto scrapbook paper and cut them out. Use the hot glue gun to secure the scrapbook paper to the inside of the cereal box.

That’s it! You’re all done. Now it’s time to get out a pen and paper and write a letter to your child. I love slipping letters into my daughters’ mailboxes at night so they get a letter first thing in the morning. Last night, I wrote them a note reminding them to make their beds! LOL.

*Adult supervision is required*