As a ‘you-survived-your-first-week-of-Reception’ treat I told you that we went and saw The Boxtrolls film. It features a quirky family of Boxtrolls, which are creatures that live beneath the streets of the city of Cheesebridge. They adopt and raise a human orphan boy, Eggs, in their home, so his Boxtroll family is all he knows. The town’s villain, Archibald Snatcher, wants to get rid of The Boxtrolls, so Eggs must come out into the world above the streets and jump into action to save his Boxtroll family.
How to make a Boxtroll:
Both my children adore the Boxtrolls. The creatures live in recycled boxes so it seemed like a great craft to do at home. We always keep a supply of recycled materials so I let the children look through it and pick some boxes to craft with.
They decided to paint their boxes but you could easily just use the boxes as they come. We added heads, hands and feet from the Boxtroll themed Happy Meal boxes from McDonalds. You could make your own from card, playdough or craft sticks too. Even though we used boxes they wanted to cover them with paper labels I found on the Boxtrolls website.
This made for a really simple craft but one which made my 2 and 4 year old so happy. What do you think?
Go and see the film if you can, it’s really good!
What great fun, give my niece a pair of scissors and a pritt stick and she turns into a create monster! Your Boxtrolls look fab!
Angela
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What a fantastic and easy project for the little ones. My 5yo is obsessed with the tv trailer, so we’ll be watching the movie soon. Thank you
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My kids love the trailer for that film, so maybe I’ll have to show them this craft until we get to the cinema. I also have a load of recycling left over from hoarding over the summer holidays. Great tip to look online for those ‘official’ labels. Thank you! #pinitparty
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oh how lovely ! great for boys!
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These look like so much fun – my 2 year old is all about the stickers and puppets these days, so this will be a perfect combo of the two! #pintorials
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