Party of the Month: Cardboard Craze

By Sabrina Moyle of Hello! Lucky
March 07, 2012
Jillian Northrup
Everyone knows that kids love the packaging as much as the presents themselves. For her twin sons' first birthday, Sabrina Moyle, cofounder of Hello! Lucky stationery, threw a box bonanza.
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Out of the Box

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Sabrina and her crafty friends transformed cartons into a castle, an airplane, and a car.

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Double the Fun

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Sabrina designed the letterpress invite for James and Alex. The last line was B.Y.O.B. -- bring your own box!

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Squared Away

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Small gift boxes filled with chocolate airplanes and buses were topped with homemade buttons that matched the party.

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Wheely Cute!

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Birthday boy James is chilling in his super-cool, cardboard race car.

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Nice Cap

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Folded paper hats were worn by both young and old.

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Make a Wish

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This cake with a red smiling balloon tasted nothing like cardboard.

Originally published in the April 2011 issue of Parents magazine.

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