Kids’ Mystery Craft Boxes: The Perfect Cure for Cabin Fever

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Materials:

  • Small empty boxes
  • Pom poms
  • Tissue paper
  • Mini pie tins
  • Plastic cup
  • Buttons
  • Beads
  • Googly eyes
  • Cork
  • Pipe cleaners
  • Feathers
  • Felt
  • Glue stick
  • A few crayons or markers
  • Whatever you have on hand!

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Step 1:

Gather all the materials you would like to put inside the box. It can be random or methodical.

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Step 2:

If you are putting together more than one box, label each with a pretty number sticker on the lid so that the kids can choose box number one, box number two, etc.

 

Step 3:

Lastly, write an idea on a piece of paper to get each project started, and place it in the box. “Make an exotic bird!” “Create a friendly monster named Eduardo!” Anything to get their imagination going. 

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Stack a few on a table for a neat party activity. Or stash a few boxes away and whip them out when the kids are looking for something fun to do.

Try out this fun craft with the kids!

SOURCE:http://www.marthastewart.com/1104071/kids-mystery-craft-boxes-perfect-cure-cabin-fever