As some of you know, making cool Valentine’s Boxes has become a bit of a tradition around here. (Mason’s Angry Bird Valentine’s Box from last year has links to all of his other boxes as well.)

2013 was a bit different as both kids wanted to make their own boxes. I helped both kids from a design standpoint, but they did everything themselves this year.

Morgan said she wanted to make a “happy face” this year, so I sketched this out on a piece of paper for her:

A few hours later, she had created this. Not bad! I think when I took this picture one of her eyebrows had fallen off, but it did eventually have two.

This year, Mason is into everything basketball, from watching it on television to playing in a YMCA league (and every night in our driveway). It was no surprise that this year his box would have a basketball theme.

The box was designed so that students could drop their Valentines through the hoop and they would land down on the court below.

Both kids were very proud of their work, and we were proud this year that the kids wanted to build their own boxes this year. Mason’s box took a beating throughout the day from all the slam dunks, but he brought home an award along with all his Valentines: “Best Overall Valentine Box!”