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Valentine's Day Snacks and Treat Boxes

Enjoy making these fun DIY Valentine's Day boxes for classroom school parties, birthday parties, and more. With a sweet and salty snack recipe that includes pretzels, melted white chocolate, and candy, these Valentine's Day treat boxes are so fun and perfect for giving away as gifts.
Course craft, Dessert, diy
Keyword valentine box, valentine's day snacks, valentine's day treats for school parties
Prep Time 10 minutes
Active Time 30 minutes
10 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Makes 1 box
Author Angie Holden

Equipment

  • Cricut cutting machine
  • Cricut scoring tool

What You Will Need

For the Snacks

  • Pretzels
  • M&Ms
  • White candy melts
  • Zip topped bag
  • Waxed paper

For the Boxes

  • pink cardstock
  • glitter cardstock
  • Cricut cut file
  • Tape runner

Instructions

For the Valentine's Day Snacks

  • Lay a sheet of waxed paper then lay pretzels on top.  Melt the white candy melts according to the package directions.  Add to a zip topped bag. 
    pretzel treats for valentine's day
  • Snip one corner with some scissors then start to fill in the pretzels with the white chocolate.  Add on an M&M while still wet.  Use Valentine's day colors with this project by buying a special bag of candy or picking out the red ones from a standard bag. 
  • Wait for the candies to dry, then they are ready to serve!

For the Treat Boxes

  • Use the Cricut to cut the pieces for the box. You will have two hearts as well as the box shape. The fold lines on the box will be scored.
    how to make a treat box for valentine's day
  • Just fold along those lines and use a tape runner on the corners. Add the hearts to the front and back with the tape runner to complete your treat box.
    treat box made with a cricut machine
  • Then just fill the box with your Valentine's Day snacks for after school or add them to individual zip topped bags for fun treat bags. Either way, these are sure to be a hit!