![]() ![]() You can see both of those “first” layers in our pictures. It’s also a good idea to cover the bottom first, overlapping the edges all the way around the box, so that the top layer covers the overlap and keeps the bottom secure as it is pulled on and off a shelf. ![]() Plus, that first handle layer looks a little messy, so hiding it is good. When you make your box, it’s important to tape down the handle flap and edges first so that all of the tape around the handles is tucked under the outer layers and secure. We learned from a few mistakes in the past and improved on the process. As we made our perfect school boxes this year, we really focused on what I called “duct tape best practices” for making boxes. Our first kid-made duct tape school boxes lasted forever! When I told the three youngest we were going to the store for some duct tape to make new school boxes, they were beyond excited to pick awesome new colors and designs and make boxes for themselves. After a fruitless search for “something better” we kept coming back to, “What about a banker’s box? It’s the perfect size and a lot cheaper!” This should have occurred to us much sooner than it did, but one day my husband finally said, “What if we let the kids cover a banker’s box in duct tape?” That was four years ago, and this year it was finally time to make new boxes. We needed boxes that could be pulled off a shelf every single day, carried through the house, filled up with random treasures and heavy books, maybe even get kicked a time or to, and get back to the shelf at the end of each day in one piece. They are the perfect size, but made from folded up cardboard, they aren’t exactly made to be taken on and off a shelf with any frequency, so we didn’t think they’d hold up. ![]() We thought of those old fashioned banker boxes pretty early on. So that particular year, my husband and I were on a mission to find the perfect box size, and one that either cost a lot less or lasted a lot longer, or both. I had plastic boxes for the kids to store books and supplies, but they were too small, and cracked easily and every year they had to be replaced. We made the perfect school box using duct tape. Give my kids three rolls of duct tape and a couple of cardboard boxes, and you won’t see them for a few hours! It seems like they never run out of ideas for this combination of supplies, but a few years ago we had an especially good idea I’ve been wanting to share with you. You may not know this about my family yet, but the kids and I have been enthralled with duct tape for a very long time. This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Duck Brand®. ![]()
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