DIY: How to Turn Any Box Into a Gift Box for Valentine's Day

My guys love making gifts. I mean LOVE it! They're always on the look out for a good cardboard box - both for creating and for using to stuff their creations into. I took a cue from them this week and turned a bunch of boxes inside out to use as gift boxes for Valentine's Day. The boys were, of course, thrilled.

Turn any box into a homemade Valentine's Day gift box!

I love how each box has the artist written all over it. Can you guess who made which box?

You can use just about any box in your home. We used a snack box, a waffle box, and a rat glue trap box. You heard me.


Start by carefully undoing the glued seams on your box. You want as little tearing as possible. Flatten out the box and fold the already present folds in the opposite direction.

Fold up the box inside out and glue the previously glued edges back together again. I just used a glue stick. Allow the glue to dry.

A black sharpie and some markers will turn any repurposed box into the cutest Valentine's Day gift box.

Once the glue has dried, grab a black Sharpie and draw decorations all over your box. If you use a regular black marker the black may bleed into your decorations as you color them with other marker colors. Next, color in your decorations with colored markers.

We tied up our packages with Valentine's Day curling ribbon. Any kind of ribbon or bows will do.

Mateo's valentine robot repurposed gift box!

The robot one is Teo's. Doesn't it just make you smile to look at it? It's so fun!

Ezra's valentine dino repurposed gift box!

Here's Ezra's dinosaur box. That boy is all about the dinos.

Mama's pinky poo flower and heart repurposed valentine gift box!

And, of course, here's my pinky poo flowers and hearts box. I know. I'm such a girly girl.