Happy Meal!!

Before I stopped working, 

my co-workers and I had set up a system where we were

taking turns bringing in lunch for our principal,

who was going through a tough time.

"There, there..."

I figured out I would bring in a sandwich from Trader Joe's

and include some homemade goodies

but what about the packaging?

Then I thought,

what's happier than a Happy Meal?!

"Happy" is literally in the name!*

The internets, sadly, could not help me out with a pattern,

so I just asked for an empty box from the smiling worker at McDonald's.

Then I got to work.

I carefully opened the Happy Meal box, 

and placed it on top of some red poster board.

I used paperclips to keep it in place while tracing around it.

I cut it out with both scissors and a craft knife;

you're going to need the craft knife for the tight parts.

I used a letter opener to make "divots" through the box,

so I would know the points where I needed to fold.

I used my ruler and the letter opener to score the folding lines.

I glued and taped it together...

and,

Ta Daaaa!

I decorated it with stickers and pictures of students at our school.

Because nothing makes a principal happier than smiling students!

Did she like it?

You bet!

* I know, I knooooow... McDonald's is terrible for you.

Which is why I packed a nice sandwich and grapes, instead of nuggets.