The Homework Box :: Michelle Lanning

August 11, 2010

The Homework Box :: Michelle Lanning

Hello there! Michelle Lanning here to share with you a little back to school homework box. I know, I can't believe it either. School is right around the corner and I thought that putting this box together for my daughter would be a great way to start off the year. I hope you like it!

For this Project you will need:

Box
School Spirit Line Pattern Paper & Embellishments
Glue
Double Sided Tape
Alpha Letters for the top
School Supplies
Decorative Tape for finishing the edges

We have a rule in our house that homework must be finished before any playing or television is put on. Being a teacher I try to practice what I preach and made a little homework box that has everything she should need when completing her homework. That way there is no getting up from the table and searching for things. It wastes precious time and allows her to lose her focus. Last year, I made my daughter a basket with all her supplies, but there would be times when things would fall out, misplaced, etc. So when I found this box over at Michael's at 50% off I knew it would make a perfect homework box.

As you can see it is a decent sized box that can be filled nicely with all her supplies. I made sure to pick a box that had a color inside that would be useable with the School Spirit line. I started by covering the top of the box first. I simply traced the top and the back so I could cut it out in one piece.

To make sure that the folds were crisp I placed it along the top and made marks where the lines of the box were. Then with my bone folder I creased in these areas so there was a nice crisp edge.

That was probably the trickiest part to the box. The bottom was simple since they are triangular shapes. You just need to mark off where they need to be cut and that's it! Super Easy!

The next part was embellishing! The fun part, right?!

I just added some embellishments to the top as well as the tab where the box opens. I used one of the layered chipboard pieces.

Of course, I couldn't leave it alone and decided to spruce up the supplies I have bought her. Although my daughter has a tub full of crayons, I like for her to have her "homework" crayons as well. Glue (that I know won't last long but for now it's super cute), scissors (almost forgot to add), pencils, sharpener, erasers. And then of course the teacher in me knows that she'll need a ring of index cards for her sight words. I spruced up the front and will add the words as she progresses through the year.

I hope you liked this. I'm saving it for the first day homework as a surprise to my daughter and I know she'll think it's "so cool"! Ha, ha. It's definitely a life saving tip when you have so many things to do in the evenings AND get homework done. This will make your life a little easier!