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quick and easy flower wish boxes

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It’s amazing how easily you can create sweet and easy gifts sometimes when you have a bit of inspiration.

Sometimes it’s a walk in the craft store.

Sometimes it’s a stroll through the park.

Sometimes it’s a glance through a photo album.

Sometimes it’s a movie, tv program, or book.

These quick and easy flower wish boxes were inspired by a book series that we’ve recently discovered. It’s a book series that Maddy and Cora have devoured, and it’s a series that I love as well.

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The series I’m referring to is theย Disney’s Star Darlings series, by Ahmet Zappa and Shana Muldoon Zappa.

It’s a new series for tweens, and it’s star-tastic. It’s clever, catchy, and it’s worth checking out. I wrote about why you’ll love Disney’s Star Darlingsย earlier this year.

The characters in this series are so bright and cool but distinctly different from one anotherย at the same time. ย We couldn’t help but think of the Star Darlings instantly when creating these cute little flower wish boxes.

Here’s the skinny. . .

Quick and Easy Flower Wish Boxes:

These wish boxes are perfect little gifts forย girlfriends, for party favors, for teacher gifts, you name it.

What you’ll need for these boxes are:

  • several bunches of bright silk flowers (Or you can buy just the tops if you want!)
  • a set of round tins with clear plastic lids (We used ones we found in the dollar spot at our local craft store, and they came in black, silver, and white.)
  • hot glue gun
  • Avery labels #22817 (These are optional if you want a bottom label, but we used Avery Print to Edge Round Labels, Glossy White, 2“)
  • Flower Wish Box Notes & Label template (Download below)
  • Candy (We used Fruit Flavored Tootsie Rolls.)

And making the boxes is super easy.

You can make them in three easy steps. Not even kidding. Three. Easy. Steps.

Here’s how:ย 

  1. Poke a tiny hole in the top of the lid. We started the hole with a pushpin and then made it a bit larger with the tip of a pair of scissors.
  2. Stick the top of a flower through the tiny hole and add a bit of hot glue around the edges.
  3. Fill the tin with a note, candy, or both!

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Put a label on the bottom if you’d like, or just pass the beautiful tin on to a friend.

We were inspired by the colors and energy of the Star Darlings because each character has her own, distinct focus, favorite color, and personality.

Maddy and Coraย helped to assign flower colors and tin colors because really, I can hardly keep track of my own three kids and their favorites.

 

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You could really do anything that works for you, but we came up with:

  • Sage: purple flower, silver tin (Sage loves all things lavender, so we thought purple and silver would be ideal.)
  • Libby: pink flower, white tin (Libby is a fan of pink.)
  • Leona: yellow flower, white tin (Bright Leona is all about gold!)
  • Tessa: turquoise flower, silver tin (Tessa loves emerald green.)
  • Astra: orange flower, black tin (Astra is usually red, but we could not find a red daisy flower at the craft store!)
  • Adora: blue flower, white tin (Her favorite color is sky blue.)
  • Scarlet: purple flower, black tin (Scarlet loves black, but we thought black flower on black tin would be too dark.)
  • Gemma: yellow flower, silver tin (Gemma’s favorite color is orange, but we had no orange daisies!)
  • Clover: hot pink flower, black tin (Clover is all purple, but we had to choose the best fit colors.)
  • Piper: green flower, white tin (Piper’s favorite color is sea foam green.)
  • Vega: blue flower, black tin (Vega loves blue!)
  • Cassie: white flower, silver tin. (Cassie loves white!)

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quick easy flower wish boxes teachmama.com

The cool thing is that these quick and easyย Flower Wish Boxes can be used for so many things:

  • ย If your child is a fan of Star Darlings, these would make awesome party favors.
  • If your child loves to give away small tokens of friendship, these would be perfect.
  • If you need a little something for Teacher Appreciation Day, these totally work.
  • If you need a little topper for a gift, a container for jewelry, or a fun and snazzy desk organizer, these are awesome.

flower wish boxes teachmama.com

flower wish boxes teachmama.com

 

Maddy and Cora wanted to keep these boxes at our house so they could give them to friends who came over to play.

The original idea was to bring a few to school for friends, but then they agreed that unless they brought one for each person, someone would feel left out.

As we made the boxes, though, it was fun for the girls to say that certain boxes reminded them of particular friends. The color combinations, maybe?

 

flower wish boxes teachmama.com

flower wish boxes teachmama.com

flower wish boxes teachmama.com

 

Then we added some fun hashtag notes as little surprises inside.

Really, friends, hashtags are all the rage. So The personalized hashtag along with a few, little sweets and brightly colored flowers makes for a really special treat.

The hashtags all deal with friendship and wishes:

  • #Friends4Life
  • #bebold
  • #TimeToShine
  • #besties
  • #reachforthestars
  • and more!

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But we also made some cute little labels that would help friends know what the boxes could be used for.

The labels read: -for your wishes, treats, & treasures! ย and Thank you for being the best teacher ever!ย in case you want to share a Flower Wish Box with a favorite teacher friend!

And all you need is the template below andย Avery Print to Edge Round Labels, Glossy White, 2“. Print, stick, and share!

 

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flower wish boxes teachmama.com

 

flower wish boxes teachmama.com

Grab the free printables — the Keep Dreaming Friendship Notes andย labels.

 

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SO awesome, right??

star darlings giveaway | teachmama.com

 

Do you want to learn a bit more about this series?

Check out:

new book series for tweens: 5 reasons to love Disney's Star Darlings | teachmama.com

 

 

fyi: Some of the links in the post above are โ€œaffiliate links.โ€ This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive an affiliate commission. This small percentage of money helps offset the costs of hosting this blog, which helps me keep this content free for you. Forever and always I recommend only products or services I use personally and believe will add value to my readers. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commissionโ€™s 16 CFR, Part 255: โ€œGuides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.โ€ ย For more information, please see teachmama media, llc. disclosure policy.ย 

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