How to make a Sadaqah Box
Every home and every person needs a lillah/sadaqah
box! It's the best way to remember to take out
donations regularly.
Making a sadaqah box is a great project idea for kids and
with Ramadhan fast approaching we thought we'd help kids
make their own donation boxes for our madrasah donations!
Once you make your donation box send us a photo to see
what it looks like.
If you're lucky we may even display it on our website!!
Making the donation box:
What you will need:
1. Food tubs with plastic lids
(with inside rinsed & dried)
2. Black felt-tip pen
(DO NOT use permanent marker)
3. £2 coin or 50 p
4. Cutting mat
(or anything that you can cut into with a knife)
5. Craft knife/scalpel
6. Flexible tape-measure
7. Pencil & ruler
8. Scissors/scrap paper
9. PVA glue & brush
10. Coloured/patterned paper -to wrap around the tub
11. Extra decorations
(optional - stamps, stickers, ribbon, glitter etc)
1.)Take the plastic lid from the
tub and place it with the flat side
closest to the cutting mat
(This keeps the lid more stable when
cutting).
2.) Using the felt tip pen
carefully and neatly draw a coin
slot in the lid top (using the
largest coin i.e. £2, 50p)
** Craft knives are very sharp and
must only be used by a responsible
adult
3.) Carefully cut out the coin slot with
a craft knife following the drawn
lines, test the hole to make sure it is
big enough for your money to go
through.
4.) Measure the circumference (plus 1
or 2 cm for overlap if possible) of the
tub and its height and make a note of
it.
5.) Choose a piece of paper that is
long enough to wrap around the tub
and lay it face down on the cutting
mat.
6.) Using the dimensions of the tub
(circumference plus a little extra &
height) draw a rectangle on the back
of the paper that will wrap around the
tub.
**TOP TIP - If your paper is a little too
short to wrap completely around the tub,
then a good way to hide a small gap is
with some ribbon. Cut a piece of ribbon
the same height as the tub and glue in
place to cover the gap (it will look like a
feature and no one will know the paper
wasn't big enough) - TOP TIP**
7.) Carefully cut out the rectangle and
wrap it around the tub to make sure it
is the right size and shape
8.) At this point you can either go
straight to sticking the paper onto
the tub and then adding any additional
decorations or you can decorate the
paper first and then stick it on
(If you plan to stick on items such as
ribbon & buttons etc. then these are
best glued on after the paper is stuck
on the tub).
9.) When you are ready to stick the
paper to the tub, lay the paper face
down on top of some scrap paper and
evenly spread on a layer of PVA glue
or Pritt stick remembering to cover
the edges and corners.
10.) Carefully wrap the glued paper
around the tub, smoothing the paper
with your hand as you go (to remove
any air bubbles) –
Wipe away any excess glue with
kitchen paper, but don't worry too
much about it as the glue will dry
clear.
11.) Add extra decorations if required
and leave to dry
**TOP TIP - If you are adding beads,
sequins & buttons etc I recommend using
glue specifically designed for the purpose
to make them more secure - TOP TIP**
Draw our madrasah logo to personalise
it further.
12.) Put the lid back on and start
donating!!!
Bring your donation boxes to madrasah
when madrasah opens again.
