Upcycled Washi Tape Pencil Holder Easy Kids Craft Using Juicy Juice Boxes

This is a sponsored post for Juicy Juice; all thoughts and opinions are my own.

Our Current Situation

Right now, my family and I are spending all our time as homebodies due to COVID-19 and social distancing etiquette that is our current state of affairs. We are not unlike so many others across the country now, as well.

Moreover, my girls are spending their time getting schooled through distance learning. Their school iPads have been a godsend for so much of their current learning.

But my girls are hands-on kids and love to create using stuff around the house. In the first week of distance learning, their art teacher assigned a robot to make of things found around the house. I cannot tell you how much fun these two had by making a robot together scouring our house for robot parts. Seriously, the joy I felt seeing how excited they got and how they helped each other put their robot together was uplifting even during this very unsettling time.

So, I realized that I need to give these two more opportunities to create and be crafty, especially during this time.

Juicy Juice Juice Boxes to the Pencil Holder Rescue

On a side note, we are always stocked up on Juicy Juice Juice Boxes, because both my girls love it, especially my youngest, my picky eater. I really should have given her the middle name “Juice” as this kid has always loved her juice. But having them home, my girls have their fair share of juice boxes during the week. 

As luck would have it, we were talking about recycling and upcycling after the aforementioned robot art project. I looked at the empty juice box containers after they had each just had one with lunch. Something clicked. I thought why can’t we use the empty box for a crafty, hands-on art project?

We have washi tapes as we love to craft with them. Plus, we also have twine, beads, and even a hot glue gun. So, we got to work. We ended up creating a Washi Tape Pencil Holder with all our supplies. Trust me, they were so easy and fun to make. We spent some quality time together crafting and in the end they each had a pencil holder that they store a few of their pencils for when they do their schoolwork at home now. 

Are you home right now and looking for a simple but engaging craft to make with your kids? 

Then, scroll below to get the step-by-step instructions on how to make Washi Tape Pencil Holder now.

Upcycled Washi Tape Pencil Holder

Yield: 1 Basket Per Juice Box

Upcycled Washi Tape Pencil Holder Easy Kids Craft Using a Juicy Juice Box

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Active Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 15 minutes

Difficulty: Easy

Estimated Cost: Under $10

A very easy and fun craft for kids to re-use their Juice Box containers to make a small basket.

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Materials

• 1 Juicy Juice Juice Box
• Washi Tape
• Twine or Jute
• Beads

Tools

• Scissors
• Hole Punch

Instructions

1. Drink your favorite Juicy Juice Juice Box.
2. Once you finish it clean it out and dry it out.
3. Then, cover it with your favorite washi tape.
4. Next cut enough twine to make a handle with your scissors.
5. Use your hole punch to punch a hole on each side of the container.
6. Thread one end of the twine through the hole and knot that end
7. Next, loop the beads through the twine that isn't knotted.
8. Then, pull the beaded twine through the other hole and knot that end.
9. Fill up your new washi tape pencil holder with your favorite pencils. Enjoy!

Notes

If you don't have a hot glue gun, glue sticks or regular glue can work, too.

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