Projects

Garden Gift Box

This Garden Gift Box can make any gift special!

BirdWithGardenHatProject

Project Instructions:

 

Designed by: Lori Butler

Skill level (1-5): 2

Time to complete:  30 minutes

Age range: 12+

Messy level (1-5): 2

Materials:

  • Sparrow Innovations Miniatures – Straw Hat
  • Sparrow Innovations Miniatures – Eggs
  • Sparrow Innovations Miniatures – Medium Mushrooms
  • Round wooden or paper mache box
  • Ribbon – light green satin
  • Craft butterfly
  • Craft bird
  • Craft bird nest
  • Silk flower stem or branch, berries
  • Craft moss, sheet moss
  • Craft paint – light blue
  • Craft glue, hot glue
  • Scissors

Steps:

  1. Paint box blue, let dry.
  2. Cover box with craft glue, sprinkle with glitter, let dry.
  3. Cut sheet moss to fit lid of box, glue piece of ribbon around edge of lid as shown.
  4. Glue sheet moss to top of lid.
  5. Glue nest to top of lid.
  6. Glue pieces of moss inside nest.
  7. Glue bird and eggs inside nest.
  8. Glue hat to birds head, glue berries and mushrooms to hat.
  9. Glue branch into nest.
  10. Glue butterfly to branch.
  11. Add gift tag to box.