The Box

Your class can create colorful book boxes with recycled boxes. Versatile and fun, this project can be adapted to various lessons: book reports, history projecs, science collections, and more!

Secondary artists create a metal box made from copper tooling foil and solid oil paint sticks (Shiva Paintstiks). The exacting design develops organizational principles and the painted finish allows for individual expression of...

Here's a great collection of templates for collapsible boxes that not only can be used to create great gifts; but the activity can also be used as an exercise in following directions.

Challenge your class with this fun and engaging engineering design project. The goal, to create a brand new cereal complete with a list of ingredients, a name and logo, and a box to hold it in. Starting with a survey to determine the...

Here's a Valentine's Day activity that kids will love. Using the templates provided by this resource, kids craft heart-shaped boxes for gifts or to hold small notes or presents

Cutting, pasting, folding. Kids' small motor skills get a workout making interlocking boxes that can be used as gifts or decorations. A variety of templates are included in the resource.

Kids make their own intricate gift boxes using the templates provided by this resource.

Middle schoolers examine cereal boxes for nutrition information.  In this nutrition lesson plan, students redesign cereal boxes to reflect their nutritional value. Middle schoolers understand that some cereals contain too high a...

Learners collect memorabilia and create shadow boxes in the style of David Stewart. They also compose a poem and explain their identity in an oral presentation. This is a rare lesson that works quite well for a variety of age levels.

Kids recycle paper towel and/or bath tissue cardboard into colorful trinket boxes that will hold all sorts of treasures.