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Indian totem treasure boxes

DIY for kids
60 mn--8 Steps

This time, we are making a pretty owl-bison-bear totem from 3 metal tins and coloured paper.

Your little ones can put all their treasures in these pretty boxes!

DIY for Kids: Indian Totem Treasure Boxes
DIY for Kids: Indian Totem Treasure Boxes

For this DIY, you will need:

  • our free printable template to download below
  • 3 metal tins
  • coloured paper
  • colouring markers
  • paint (pink, yellow and taupe)
  • scissors or a box cutter
  • pinking shears or a border punch tool
  • and… strong glue
Download the template
DIY for Kids: Indian Totem Treasure Boxes

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DIY for Kids: Indian Totem Treasure Boxes
Step 1: paint the top and the bottom of the 3 metal tins.
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DIY for Kids: Indian Totem Treasure Boxes
Step 2: cut out stripes of paper that will cover the tins (of size of the original label) and leave an edge to assemble the boxes on top of each other. Tip: use a piece of thread to measure the length of the stripe needed 😉
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DIY for Kids: Indian Totem Treasure Boxes
Step 3: print out the template and transfer the elements that you wish onto tracing paper (3 sizes of the elements on the template correspond to different sizes of tins).
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DIY for Kids: Indian Totem Treasure Boxes
Step 4: trace the elements on different colours of paper and cut them out.
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DIY for Kids: Indian Totem Treasure Boxes
Step 5: decorate the elements and the stripes with colouring markers.
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DIY for Kids: Indian Totem Treasure Boxes
Step 6: make colourful stripes of paper with pinking shears of at least 1 cm width to decorate the top and/or the bottom of the tins.
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DIY for Kids: Indian Totem Treasure Boxes
Step 7: glue the paper stripes onto the metal tins.
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DIY for Kids: Indian Totem Treasure Boxes
Step 8: add all the decorative elements.

Here you go! Your little ones can use these 3-in-1 boxes as pencil holders, storages boxes or a secret hiding place, they can stack them on top of each other, separate them…

Find more DIY ideas on our blog to continue the indian theme: Decorative Sticks, Printable Indian Crown and also Paper Indian Teepees!

It was our Wednesday DIY by Calie! Discover her arts and crafts blog on Idée Creative and her Facebook page 😉