DIY Hippo Valentine Card Box

2 min read September 13, 2026 Sara and Melissa
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Valentine's Day has never been cuter than with this DIY Hippo Valentine Card Box! You can use our free printable template to make this card box for a school Valentine's Day party. The kids will love making this card box. All you need is colored paper, scissors, printable template and glue to make the box. Make sure and check out the other fun DIY Valentine Card Boxes too (like a sloth, dinosaur, unicorn, mermaid tail and more)! Be sure to download the Free Hippo Printable Template here!

Project Time
30 to 40 min
Difficulty
Beginner
Step
1

Download the Free Hippo Printable Template here then print and cut template pieces.

 

DIY Hippo Valentine Card Box step 1
Step
2

Trace the template pieces onto the colored paper. Follow the pictures for appropriate colors. Example, dark gray for hippo body, etc.

 

DIY Hippo Valentine Card Box step 2
Step
3

Cut the template pieces from the paper.

 

DIY Hippo Valentine Card Box step 3
Step
4

Glue the pieces together using a glue stick. Glue the large nose piece onto the body. Then glue head and ears to that. Adhere legs onto the bottom of body. Then add nostrils, teeth and hearts!

 

DIY Hippo Valentine Card Box step 4
Step
5

Adhere the hippo to the front of the card box with glue stick. Add some adorable hand-outs to your Hippo Card Box including these Valentine spiral notepads and Valentine erasers.

Looking for more Valentine Card Box Ideas? Check out our other adorable Valentine Card Box projects and free printable templates here!

DIY Hippo Valentine Card Box step 5

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