R2-D2 Valentine’s Day Box

My son just finished his Valentine’s Day box. He’s calling it R2-V2. He (we) put a lot of work into it, so I thought I’d show it off.

All of the supplies came from Dollar Tree (except the silver and white spray paint). Lots of tape and cardboard went into the making of this bot!

The blue accents were cut out of Magic Cover that I found in the office supply area at Dollar Tree. It’s used to cover books and can be peeled up and re-positioned easily. You could also use removable vinyl sold by Cricut and other brands for cutting machines.

This lightweight, removable vinyl is great for kids’ projects or making fun window clings. I went back and bought all the colors to put in my craft bin for later. They had three colors: blue, bright green, and hot pink.

To make R2-V2, I helped my son cut and tape. It took a bit of trial and error to get the proportion right, and our finished Valentine’s Day droid stands about two feet tall.

Although his dad didn’t want anything to do with this crazy project, I managed to talk him into spray painting. By the way, we figured out that spray paint will not dry in cold temperatures, so everything had to be brought inside to dry. I can still smell paint 🙁

To finish, we added foam hearts and a set of fairy lights. Now we need to figure out how to get it to school. Happy Valentine’s Day, all!

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