I feel a bit sad today that summer break has come to an end. Today is the first day of school in our county, and it seems we return to school a little sooner than most places. Yesterday Mom and I threw my nieces and some of their friends a last day of summer party complete with pizza, ice cream and movie. It was fun way to relish the final hours of summer break.
To help you and your kids get ready for back to school, I thought I would share how to make this neat cereal box pencil case. It’s an inexpensive and fun project that I think you will love. A printable template is included. I love back to school crafts!
What you will need
• Empty Cereal Box
• Printable Template (link below)
• Scissors
• Pencil
• Scotch tape
• Adhesive hook & loop tape (Velcro)
• Ruler
• Scoring tool (butter knife, paper clip, something to make a crisp edge)
Directions:
Open a cereal box or other food box and the seams and flatten it out.
Cut out this Printable Pencil Case Template and place it on top of the flattened box. Trace, and cut it out.
With a pencil, mark the score lines on the cereal box where they are indicated on the template, score, and fold. OR, you can just place the template right on top of the cut out box and score the box right through the paper. Run your scoring tool right along those lines, and then fold.
Fold the pencil case right along those score lines to form box. Tuck the bottom tab inside the bottom of the case and tape into place with a small piece of clear tape. Then place tape along the long side of the case.
Attach the self-adhesive hook and loop fastener to the top flap on the inside of the case. Fold it down so that the other side of hook and loop tape attaches to the front of the case.
This case holds 12 pencils.
Jenn says
August 4, 2014 at 7:36 PMWhat a great craft! I love this idea as my kids are always wrecking their pencil crayon boxes and always finishing cereal!
Mistee Dawn says
August 4, 2014 at 7:51 PMHow creative. My daughter would love to do this project with me.
LaVonne says
August 4, 2014 at 8:03 PMA great upcycled craft idea! And yes, this is too early to go back to school!
Aly Mashrah says
August 4, 2014 at 10:43 PMThat is such an awesome back to school craft! We have so many cereal boxes laying around and would totally do this.
Rebecca Swenor says
August 5, 2014 at 1:48 AMI adore this for the colored pencils. You could probably make one for knifes too. Thanks for sharing.
Family Travel Blogger says
August 5, 2014 at 2:43 AMWow thats awesome! And i bet strong than the case they come in.
Mama to 5 BLessings says
August 5, 2014 at 8:40 AMWhat a super cute idea and great way to recycle!
Tammi @ My Organized Chaos says
August 5, 2014 at 10:07 AMSuch a creative craft and a great way to reuse items around the home. The kids would love to try something like this – thanks for the idea!
Debra says
August 5, 2014 at 10:22 AMSo clever! You could even re-enforce the box with duct tape. I do that with all my kids pencil & crayon boxes. Gives it extra support and tougher to rip!
kathleen kennedy leon says
August 5, 2014 at 10:30 AMWhat an inventive idea–I love to see things up-cycled–and appreciate the step by step because I need them
Thanks for sharing
Barb W. says
August 5, 2014 at 10:41 AMWhat a cool upcycle idea! Can see so many other uses, too, would be easy enough to change the shape of the box for all kinds of storage. Love it!
Vanessa: thequeenofswag says
August 5, 2014 at 11:49 AMWhat a great way to tech kids to reuse and recycle!
Stacey - Seattle Mom Blog says
August 5, 2014 at 3:47 PMPerfect for back to school! Also a great way to teach kids about re-purposing!
Theresa @ Faith and Family Reviews says
August 5, 2014 at 10:12 PMThis is something my children would love to create and use!
Donna says
August 5, 2014 at 10:24 PMWhat a great craft idea for back to school! My son starts back a week from tomorrow. I’m sad about it, too. It just seems like they start back sooner and sooner.
Penelope Guzman says
August 6, 2014 at 7:42 PMThis is such a great way to recycle those cereal boxes and also have a great way to keep those pencils organized and ready for travel.
Tina says
August 6, 2014 at 9:18 PMwhat a fun idea. it looks easy and fun.
Colleen says
August 8, 2014 at 7:04 AMWhat a creative and easy idea, and you can use your favorite cereal box.
Tammy says
August 11, 2014 at 12:20 AMvery cute and what a great way to recycle too!
Marti Tabora says
August 13, 2014 at 5:56 AMThis is such a cute idea. I love the velcro closure, I think that makes it completely unique.
Richard Hicks says
September 9, 2014 at 8:26 PMThis is truly recycling and the pencil case looks really nice!
rosa rogers says
November 20, 2014 at 11:05 PMThis is very creative..It’s fun to make with the kids..