Paddle Pop boxes

This weeks how to is on, how to make paddle pop boxes.

I used to make these when I was in primary school and they are fun to make and very handy to use in the office to hold things like rubbers.

Things you will need:

• PVA craft glue
• A packet of Paddle Pop sticks 

Step 1:

Gather all of your equipment and then lay out 12 paddle pop sticks next to each other.  After this glue one paddle pop stick about 1cm away from the top and another about 1cm away from the bottom.  This will hold them all in place and save some glue too.  This is now the base of the box.

Step 2:

Once the base of the box is dry, flip the box over and place another stick about 1cm from the top and another from the bottom.  Then place a stick vertically on each side of the box, place these on top of the 2 horizontal ones. 

Step 3:

Keep building up the box by glueing sticks  horizontally and vertically, until it is at the height that you would like.

Step 4:

To make a lid for the box, repeat step 1.

Step 5:

Once the box and lid are dry you can paint them the colour of your choice.  I have left out a paddle pop sick in the middle of my lid to create a money box and I have use heaps of different colours for my box.