Create Gorgeous Gift Boxes From Recycled Cereal Boxes! (For Purim, Of Course!)

Purim Cereal Boxes

Looking for an earth-friendly and gorgeous solution for mishloach manot (gifts of food for the Jewish holiday of Purim) packaging this year? Here’s your answer: cereal boxes! Or for that matter any type of box with a non-printed side, and that can be easily opened and reassembled inside out. Start looking around and I’m sure you’ll find lots of options in your very own kitchen.

You’ll Need:

  • cereal boxes
  • light blue acrylic craft paint and paint brush
  • round objects to use as stamps:large bottle caps, wine corks etc.
  • purple puff paint or glittered fabric paint in a bottle applicator
  • glue: tacky craft glue or a hot glue gun
  • lavender ribbon

How To:

  1. Find seams where cereal box is glued together, on one side and bottom.
  2. Carefully open seams with a sharp knife, being careful not to tear box as much as possible
  3. Flatten box on work surface and print with polka dots in this manner: Find a flat round object to use as a stamp, using a paint brush apply paint to object and firmly press onto box. Make sure you don’t use too much paint and that paint is sticky, not runny.
  4. Here’s a photo of printing in this manner on paper:Purim How to print polka dots
  5. Once paint has dried, decorate painted circles with dots of fabric paint. Keep it simple as shown in the photo of the finished box.
  6. Once fabric paint is thoroughly dried (at least five to six hours, best overnight) reassemble box using original tabs, just inside out this time! You’ll need strong tacky craft glue or a hot glue gun to handle this.
  7. Decorate box with ribbon and make a tie closure by punching two holes in top of box just underneath slit of top tab (when tab is closed and on top of box.) Thread ribbon through the holes and up through the slit and tie a bow.
  8. If you’ll be using your box to hold heavy items, reinforce the bottom of the box with another piece of cardboard cut to fit exactly into the box and glued in place.
  9. You can choose to make closed boxes as shown here, or cut off the top portion and make shopping- bag-shaped containers instead. Fill with pastel colored tissue paper or matching cellophane, and make ribbon handles, either one big one from side panel to side panel, or two smaller ones attached to front and back panels. Make holes for the ribbon handles with a hole punch or preferably with a scrapbooking grommet kit.

I hope you enjoyed this project, there’s lots more to come, so check back everyday this week to see what types of containers you should be saving!

 

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37 responses to “Create Gorgeous Gift Boxes From Recycled Cereal Boxes! (For Purim, Of Course!)”

  1. Michal Avatar
    Michal

    Looks beautiful! I always keep cereal boxes. Did you paint the whole box also? I can’t tell from the pic but on the white/purple dot cloth is looks great! (Is that al-bad?- great cheap packing stuffer solution!)

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  2. Sara Rivka Avatar
    Sara Rivka

    Hi Michal, No I did not paint the box, this was not a cornflakes cereal box but something else that was a bit lighter on the inside, now I remember, it was a box from B&D raisin bran!
    The white/purple dot cloth is a vintage Israeli bed sheet that I know use as a tablecloth. Stay tuned for lots more ideas that those living in the Holy Land will be able to copy exactly.
    Dont know if anyone in your house is drinking Materna, but start saving those cans, or ask a neighbor to save them for you! Keep in touch!

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  3. Michal Avatar
    Michal

    No Materna here but keep the Purim projects coming!

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  4. LYNNE Avatar
    LYNNE

    I started teaching Purim yesterday. Here’s the first of many projects. Sorry I am not tech-savvy enough to post photos and join your Sunday groups, but hopefully my description will be clear. Last year I found a bunch of old advertising items –cheap rings that used to flash until the batteries died. I reminded my students about the importance of King Achashverosh’s signet ring in the Purim story, and told them I was planning to open Ye Olde Shushan Royal Ring Shoppe next week. I sent them home with two rings apiece to alter, decorate, embellish, etc. I am planning to display them in egg cartons — which I am painting today. Can’t wait to see what the kids come up with — this is a particularly creative group (4th grade, kita daled), and our year-long craft theme comes from Simms Taback’s and Phoebe Gilman’s wonderful books about making something from nothing.

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  5. LYNNE Avatar
    LYNNE

    I went to Google images to see what Materna containers look like. Not sure what to substitute. Can you share measurements and any other important details? Thanks.

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  6. amanda jones Avatar
    amanda jones

    Those turned out so cute! I would never have thought to decorate the box. I alway just wrap them up!

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  7. Sara Rivka Avatar
    Sara Rivka

    Thanks so much Amanda, glad to hear youve been recycling those cereal boxes!

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  8. Billie C Avatar
    Billie C

    Because the US post office will not ship boxes with Alchol labels on the outside. I carefully undo the glue and then glue and tape them inside out, all the time. They get a clean side and I can pick up a box at most any convience store on either a Tuesday or Thursday, when they get deliveries. I never thought of using a smaller box in the same way. Thanks for the idea.

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  9. Michelle Avatar
    Michelle

    They look beautiful! I would have never thought they were cereal boxes! I love a good eco friendly trash to treasure idea! Thanks for linking up on A Little Tipsy!

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  10. Teacher Teacher Avatar
    Teacher Teacher

    What a thrifty idea. And they are so beautiful! I love doing in-home recycling of goods like this. Thanks for the idea.

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  11. lesley Avatar
    lesley

    I love your blog! I make toys from
    recycled items and it is always nice
    to find another soulmate who is
    like minded. I will add your blog to
    those I follow.
    mymommymakesit.blogspot.com
    making toys from recycled items to
    save my sanity and the planet

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  12. Sara Rivka Avatar
    Sara Rivka

    Hi Billie, Glad to hear youve been in the recyling frame of mind too!

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  13. Sara Rivka Avatar
    Sara Rivka

    Thanks Michelle, just discovered you today, so I hope to be back, and please come to my blog party on Sundays too!

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  14. Sara Rivka Avatar
    Sara Rivka

    Youve so very welcome! And one of the wonderful things about cereal boxes is that collapsed they really dont take up very much space!

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  15. Sara Rivka Avatar
    Sara Rivka

    Hi Lesley, Thanks so much and do link up a project next Sunday, would love to have you!

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  16. rochelle Avatar
    rochelle

    Those boxes look great! What a good idea.

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  17. Namine Avatar
    Namine

    HAPPY FMM!
    Looks fabulous!!

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  18. Amy Avatar
    Amy

    What a great idea this is! I love finding new and ‘cheaper’ wrapping paper and box ideas. Thank you!! and thank you also for linking to my blog at the ‘party’ on sunday and for displaying my little cards… i felt so honoured! thank you, you’re so kind!! Im sorry i missed the ‘party’, i havent been feeling the strongest these past few days, but i hope to make it to the next one.. or when i can! Your ideas are such inspirations and i love your new header photo too.
    Oh and ive been meaning to thank you also for all that great info about the craft stores near by! it really helped, and i’ll be sure to check out the jerusalem one. Thank you Sara.

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  19. Sara Rivka Avatar
    Sara Rivka

    Youre so welcome Amy, the pleasure is mine! Its so exciting to share all these crafting ideas with others who really appreciate them. And thanks for the compliment about the header,
    I change it every month and for some reason this time I really struggled with it!

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  20. Sara Rivka Avatar
    Sara Rivka

    Thanks so much!

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  21. Kim @ Cheap Chic Home Avatar
    Kim @ Cheap Chic Home

    These are simply beautiful. Thank you for the idea. The kids are always needing gift boxes.

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  22. Sara Rivka Avatar
    Sara Rivka

    Thanks Kim! Do drop by on Sunday for my blog linking party, would love to have you!

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  23. Sara Rivka Avatar
    Sara Rivka

    Hi Lynne, Thats a great idea! Thanks so much for sharing. If you do take photos you can always email them to me and I can share them with the readers!

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  24. Sara Rivka Avatar
    Sara Rivka

    Hi Lynne, You can now see for yourself on the blog, but any metal can with a lid works great, like oatmeal or nuts or coffee?

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  25. Trenchmommy Avatar
    Trenchmommy

    Very cool! Who would have thunk it?!

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  26. Sara Rivka Avatar
    Sara Rivka

    Thanks! Definitely a good idea to pull out of your hat when you are down in the trenches!

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  27. Cheryl Avatar
    Cheryl

    These are just beautiful – what a great idea. Discovered your blog since this was featured just above my project on Making The World Cuter today. Adding you to my reader:)

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  28. Sara Rivka Avatar
    Sara Rivka

    Thanks so much Cheryl! Just saw your amazing hair head hat, and would love it if you would post in on my blog linking party this Sunday (&Monday)
    All the best!

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  29. Steffany Wells Avatar
    Steffany Wells

    What a fabulous idea, thanks for sharing.

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  30. Sara Rivka Avatar
    Sara Rivka

    Thanks so much Steffany, do stop by on Sunday for my crafty international blog linking party!
    Hope to see you then. All the best!

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  31. Stacie@HobbitDoor Avatar
    Stacie@HobbitDoor

    Great idea! Thank you!

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  32. Wendy Avatar
    Wendy

    These are great,SR…I’ll start saving boxes for next year’s shalach manos!

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  33. Sara Rivka Avatar
    Sara Rivka

    Thanks Wendy, would love to hear from you more! All the best.

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  34. Bromeliad Avatar
    Bromeliad

    Awesome job, CJM.

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  35. Sara Rivka Avatar
    Sara Rivka

    Thanks so much! I still remember your Moroccan poufs! Could you link to that project on my Sunday blog party? Then I can share it with all my readers next week!
    All the best, and thanks so much for commenting!

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  36. spandana Avatar
    spandana

    i just love eachpiece of ur recycled items they were really good

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  37. Noreen Avatar
    Noreen

    I love how you used all kinds of different boxes for gift packaging. Here is an idea I have used:
    https://craftyjournal.com/from-a-cereal-box-to-a-gift-bag/

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