Thanksgiving Care Package
This Thanksgiving gift box brings the fun and fall flavors of the Thanksgiving holiday to friends and loved ones away from home. Perfect for sharing holiday wishes with military members and college students.
Servings 1
Cost $20-$45
Equipment
- scissors
Ingredients
- turkey and feather templates
- 4 sheets scrap book paper variety of colors and patterns
- 4 sheets construction paper cut to box flap size
- 1 large USPS flat rate box
- 1 heavy duty glue stick
- 1 roll clear packing tape
Instructions
- Print and cutout turkey head, feet, and "Happy Thanksgiving" greetings.
- Print feathers on scrap book paper and cut out about 40 feathers.
- Cut 4 sheets of construction paper to 6" x 11 ¾" ,the size of the box flaps.
- Glue the turkey head and some greetings to flap paper #1 .
- Glue the feathers in a spread out wing pattern (about 20 feathers for each wing) on flap papers #2 and #3.
- Glue the turkey legs and feet to flap paper #4/
- Glue the decorated flap papers to the box flaps.
- Cover the flaps with clear packing tape to hold the decorations in place.
- Fill the box. Be sure there is no movement in the carton before sealing.
Notes
- Large flat rate boxes from the US Postal Service are expensive to mail (about $20), however you can fit quite a bit inside and don’t have to worry about weight (up to 50 pounds). Not only are the cartons themselves free, but you can order them online and the postal service will deliver them to your door.
- Covering the inside flaps is like wrapping a gift inside-out. The purpose is to make the box bright and cheerful. In addition to the construction paper used on this box, flaps can be covered with scrap book paper, wrapping paper, contact paper, patterned duct tape, or plastic table cloths.
- When mailing a short distances, taping over the flap decorations probably isn’t necessary. However, military care packages have to withstand rough treatment and temperature extremes. Taping thoroughly inside and out, helps keep the care package intact.