Boxing Day Cottage
Celebrate a traditional British holiday! Recycle boxes to create a gift-giving diorama, and let the message of generosity shine through every day.
1. Boxing Day is a British holiday observed the first weekday after Christmas Day. It was originally observed as a day, according to Charles Dickens, "on which postmen, errand boys, and servants of various kinds received a Christmas box of contributions from those whom they serve." Learn all you can about Boxing Day by reading books or researching it on the Internet. Then make a diorama, either historic or contemporary, showing how the holiday is celebrated.
2. Cover your work area with recycled newspaper. Paint the inside of a recycled box with Crayola® Washable Kid's Paint and Paint Brushes. Choose a color for the house door, and paint the door on white construction paper. Paint another piece of construction paper in green for trees and shrubs. Dry.
3. Peel the paper wrappers from Crayola Crayons. You might choose red and brown for bricks. Yellow and brown mix well for a straw or hay to make a traditional thatched roof. Rub the sides of crayons on papers placed on textured surfaces. Cut out a large, two-sided house and its roof from your crayon rubbings with Crayola Scissors. Attach the shapes to light cardboard with Crayola School Glue.
4. With Crayola Colored Pencils on white construction paper, draw a big window showing a family inside the house celebrating Christmas. You might draw a decorated tree, a fireplace with stockings, or anything that reminds you of Christmas. Cut out the window scene and glue it to the front of the house.
5. Draw and cut out a front door for your house. Glue the door onto a piece of recycled produce tray. Draw the outline of a door opening on the front of the house and cut it out. Glue the painted door next to the opening so it appears to be standing open. Glue the house front and roof to the shoe box.
6. On another piece of construction paper, draw, color, and cut out figures of a person who lives in the house and a postal worker or other helper. Glue people in front of the door. Create a small box with strips of paper and tie it with a ribbon. Glue it to the people's hands.
7. Draw and cut out various shrubs and trees on the green painted paper. Glue them around the house.
8. To make a sidewalk, use gray, white, and black crayons to create a texture rubbing on white construction paper. Cut out the walkway and glue it to the front of the house.
Adult supervision is required for any arts & crafts project.
Crayola Washable Paints—Not for use as body/face paint.
Recycled Foam Produce Trays—Wash in hot, soapy water. No meat or poultry trays should be used.
Scissors—ATTENTION: The cutting edges of scissors are sharp and care should be taken whenever cutting or handling. Blunt-tip scissors should be used only by children 4 years and older. Pointed-tip scissors should be used only by children 6 years and older.
String-Like Materials—Includes string, raffia, lacing, yarn, ribbon, and other similar material. Children 3 years and younger should not be given any string-like material that is longer than 12 inches. Close adult supervision is essential whenever children use string-like material. When crafts are to be worn around the necks of children 8 years and younger, attach the ends of the “string-like material” with clear adhesive tape, which allows easy release of the bond if the craft becomes entangled or caught on equipment. For children older than 8 years, the ends of the “string-like material” may be tied and knotted.
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