Boxes From Cards

"Think outside the box." Or just think "of a box." It's pretty simple to make small boxes from old Christmas cards.

Take one used Christmas card.

Cut the card on the crease.

Fold the picture side (this will be the top of your box) in half, but only pinch it on the end where the arrow indicates, do not crease it all the way down.

Open the card and put a small mark where you pinched it.

Fold it lengthwise and do the same thing as the previous step.

You should have all four sides marked.

Fold up to exactly your pen marks and crease, I used a sharpie to really push it down. Fold, crease, and open all four sides.

Cut from the edges where arrows indicate.

Fold the sides in.

Tape or glue the flaps down.

You want the bottom of the box slightly smaller so the top will fit over it. You'll do the bottom almost exactly the same as the top except you want to make your folds slightly over your pen marks so the bottom is a tad smaller.  I've slanted my fold so you can see how far you need to fold over your pen line.
You then mark, fold, and cut the same way as the top of the box.

When you're done the boxes should fit together perfectly.

If you want your box to look not so creased and a bit more professional then I suggest measuring instead of pinching the folds. You could make a stack of these boxes and give them to the kids or you can fill them up with small Christmas gifts for next year :) Have fun!