A real simple idea for a craft small children can make to give as a holiday or birthday gift...
Use old cereal box cardboard and cut out a shallow box (this will be a shape similar to that of the Red Cross symbol). Basically, it is a square about 3" x 3" which will be the bottom of the box, with an extra 1" piece on each of the 4 sides to fold up as the sides of the box.
Score the outside edges of the base to make it easy to fold the cardboard up. Tape the edges to form the box.
Use watered down white glue, paintbrushes, and scraps of tissue and have the children cover their box in tissue pieces. You can use theme tissue such as a Christmas design for Christmas presents. (or paint, or use stickers, or decorate in any manner)
for the note paper -use scrap paper cut to fit inside the box (or have the box fit the scrap paper you have!). Voila! You have a notepaper box to give away! My parents loved theirs...Grandma told the children it was so brightly coloured, when she was on the phone and needed paper, it was always easy to find! Another similar idea is to use frozen juice containers instead of boxes for use as pen and pencil holders.

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