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Penguin 2 Liter Gift Boxes

December 18, 2014 by Danielle Reeves

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Happy Holidays, y’all, it’s Danielle again from Busy Mom’s Helper! As we’re scurrying to get ready for Christmas next week, I thought I’d share a super simple idea for these adorable Penguin 2 Liter Gift Boxes to help with your holiday giving!

Penguin 2 Liter Gift Boxes / by Busy Moms Helper for 5MinutesforMom.com #penguin #giftidea

My hubby is so in love with penguins, it’s pretty funny! Half of our holiday decorations are penguin, we often choose the penguin gift wrapping for him, and guess what his tags usually are? That’s right, more penguins! This man is crazy, but in a fun and lovable way! So I thought giving away some cute penguins as some of our neighbor gifts this year was right on the dot.

Penguin 2 Liter Gift Boxes / by Busy Moms Helper for 5MinutesforMom.com #penguin #giftidea

Supplies

  • Empty 2 Liter bottles, washed and dried with labels removed
  • Scissors
  • Paint – black, white or silver/grey
  • Puffy paint – Black and orange
  • Felt or fleece scraps
  • Hot glue/gun
  • Tape
  • Ribbon

Directions

  1. Cut your bottles. It can be exactly in half, or have the head shorter, or the bottom. It’s up to you! If you fold the bottle where you want to cut, normal scissors can go through more easily.

    Penguin 2 Liter Gift Boxes / by Busy Moms Helper for 5MinutesforMom.com #penguin #giftidea 

    Cut any sharp edges off.

  2. Paint your ‘belly’ with silver/grey or white and allow to dry. Then paint all around and on the bottom with black. I chose to do 2 coats on mine.  Use the puffy paint to add little eyes and a beak.

    Penguin 2 Liter Gift Boxes / by Busy Moms Helper for 5MinutesforMom.com #penguin #giftidea 

    Let the paint dry completely.

  3. Take your fabric scraps and cut out a square-ish shape and a long, skinny strip (per penguin).

    Penguin 2 Liter Gift Boxes / by Busy Moms Helper for 5MinutesforMom.com #penguin #giftidea Roll the square hat piece up a little on the bottom and hot glue in place.

    Penguin 2 Liter Gift Boxes / by Busy Moms Helper for 5MinutesforMom.com #penguin #giftidea 

    Then hot glue the sides together in the back so the hat is a bit triangle shape. Penguin 2 Liter Gift Boxes / by Busy Moms Helper for 5MinutesforMom.com #penguin #giftidea

    Hot glue it to the penguin’s head so it stays in place. Use ribbon to tie off the top of the hat. Penguin 2 Liter Gift Boxes / by Busy Moms Helper for 5MinutesforMom.com #penguin #giftidea

  4. Fill your penguins with candies or other desired gifts.

    Penguin 2 Liter Gift Boxes / by Busy Moms Helper for 5MinutesforMom.com #penguin #giftidea

    Use tape to secure the head onto the body (line up their bellies).

    Penguin 2 Liter Gift Boxes / by Busy Moms Helper for 5MinutesforMom.com #penguin #giftidea

    Use the fabric strip to cover the seam and tie like a scarf. 

    Penguin 2 Liter Gift Boxes / by Busy Moms Helper for 5MinutesforMom.com #penguin #giftidea

Now Hubby’s asking if we can keep ‘just one’ for decoration instead of giving it away. He even tried bribing me by saying I could eat all the chocolate candies inside the one we keep. Well….maybe we will keep just one. For him, of course 😉

Penguin 2 Liter Gift Boxes / by Busy Moms Helper for 5MinutesforMom.com #penguin #giftidea

For more great DIY ideas be sure to visit our DIY Pinterest board.

 

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About Danielle Reeves

Danielle is the crazy momma of 4 behind Busy Mom's Helper. Married to her best friend & fellow nerd, totally addicted to Dr. Pepper and chocolate. Staying home with the kiddos keeps her busy, but she loves squeezing in time to create through the ups & downs of life . Now, if she could just figure out how to eat a candy bar without having to share, life would be even more fabulous!

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