diff --git a/client/src/app.js b/client/src/app.js
index d01cce7..6138768 100644
--- a/client/src/app.js
+++ b/client/src/app.js
@@ -8,9 +8,12 @@ import './styles/app.css';
 function App() {
 
   const [data, setData] = useState([]);
+
   const [boxID, setBoxID] = useState(undefined);
   const [boxName, setBoxName] = useState('');
   const [boxDescription, setBoxDescription] = useState('');
+  const [boxSort, setBoxSort] = useState(0);
+  
   const [showModalBox, setShowModalBox] = useState(false);
   const [showModalItem, setShowModalItem] = useState(false);
 
@@ -24,14 +27,7 @@ function App() {
   const [filter, setFilter] = useState('');
   const [filteredData, setFilteredData] = useState([]);
 
-
-
-  const handleName = (e) => {
-    setItemName(e.target.value)
-  }
-  const handleDescription = (e) => {
-    setItemDescription(e.target.value)
-  }
+  const [dragSource, setDragSource] = useState({});
 
   //fetch all box data
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -98,6 +94,15 @@ function App() {
     }
   }
 
+  const sortBox = async (target, source) => {
+    try {
+      const response = await axios.put(`${api.baseApiUrl}/${source._id}/sort`,target);
+      setData(response.data);
+    }
+    catch (error) {
+
+    }
+  }
   const handleNameBox = (e) => {
     setBoxName(e.target.value);
   }
@@ -146,13 +151,32 @@ function App() {
     setBoxID(undefined);
   }
 
-
+  const handleDragStartBox = (dragSource, event) => {
+    setDragSource(dragSource);
+    event.dataTransfer.dropEffect = "move";
+  }
+  const handleDragOverBox = (event) => {
+    event.preventDefault();
+    event.dataTransfer.dropEffect = "move";
+  }
+  const handleDropBox = async (dragTarget, event) => {
+    event.preventDefault();
+    if(dragTarget._id !== dragSource._id) {
+      const target = dragTarget;
+      const source = dragSource;
+      await sortBox(target, source);
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
   const boxHandler = {
     handleSubmit: handleSubmitBox,
     handleRemove: handleRemoveBox,
     handleName: handleNameBox,
     handleDescription: handleBoxDescription,
-    handleEdit: handleEditBox
+    handleEdit: handleEditBox,
+    handleDragStart: handleDragStartBox,
+    handleDragOver: handleDragOverBox,
+    handleDrop: handleDropBox
   };
 
   const handleModalCloseBox = () => {
@@ -245,11 +269,20 @@ function App() {
     setItemDescription('');
   }
 
+
+  const handleNameItem = (e) => {
+    setItemName(e.target.value)
+  }
+  const handleDescriptionItem = (e) => {
+    setItemDescription(e.target.value)
+  }
   const itemHandler = {
     handleSubmit: handleSubmitItem,
     handleRemove: handleRemoveItem,
     handleAdd: handleAddItem,
     handleEdit: handleEditItem,
+    handleName: handleNameItem,
+    handleDescription: handleDescriptionItem,
   };
 
   const handleFilterChange = (event) => {
@@ -277,10 +310,10 @@ function App() {
     <fieldset>
       <input id="id" name="id" value={itemID} readOnly hidden></input>
       <label htmlFor="item-name">name
-    <input autoFocus onChange={handleName} value={itemName} id="item-name" name="name" type="text"></input>
+    <input autoFocus onChange={itemHandler.handleName} value={itemName} id="item-name" name="name" type="text"></input>
       </label>
       <label htmlFor="item-description">description
-    <input onChange={handleDescription} value={itemDescription} id="item-description" name="description" type="text"></input>
+    <input onChange={itemHandler.handleDescription} value={itemDescription} id="item-description" name="description" type="text"></input>
       </label>
     </fieldset>
     <button type="submit">submit</button>
@@ -289,7 +322,6 @@ function App() {
     <>
       {<Modal show={showModalItem} edit={editItemBool} content={itemForm} handleClose={handleModalCloseItem} />}
       {<Modal show={showModalBox} edit={editBoxBool} content={boxForm} handleClose={handleModalCloseBox} />}
-
       <label htmlFor="box-filter">filter:</label>
       <input type="search" id="box-filter" name="filter" value={filter} onChange={handleFilterChange} />
       <ul className="list-box">
diff --git a/client/src/box.js b/client/src/box.js
index e6d5e1f..0476489 100644
--- a/client/src/box.js
+++ b/client/src/box.js
@@ -4,24 +4,29 @@ import Item from './item';
 const Box = ({ boxData, boxHandler, itemHandler }) => {
     return (
         <>
-        <li className="box">
-            <h2 className="box-title">{boxData.name}</h2>
-            <div className="box-subtitle">
-                <h3>{boxData.description}</h3>
-                <button onClick={() => itemHandler.handleAdd(boxData._id)}>add item</button>
-            </div>
-            <ul className="list-box-item">
-                {boxData.item.map(((item, index) => {
-                    return <Item
-                        key={index}
-                        data={item}
-                        boxID={boxData._id}
-                        itemHandler={itemHandler}/>
-                }))}
-            </ul>
-            <button className="edit-box" onClick={() => boxHandler.handleEdit(boxData._id)}>edit</button>
-            <button className="remove-box" onClick={() => boxHandler.handleRemove(boxData._id)}>remove</button>
-        </li>
+            <li className="box" draggable='true'
+                onDragStart={(event) => boxHandler.handleDragStart(boxData, event)}
+                onDragOver={boxHandler.handleDragOver}
+                onDrop={(event) => boxHandler.handleDrop(boxData, event)}>
+                <span>{boxData.sort}</span>
+                <h2 className="box-title">{boxData.name}</h2>
+                <div className="box-subtitle">
+                    <h3>{boxData.description}</h3>
+                </div>
+                <ul className="list-box-item">
+                    {boxData.item.map(((item, index) => {
+                        return <Item
+                            key={index}
+                            data={item}
+                            boxID={boxData._id}
+                            itemHandler={itemHandler} />
+                    }))}
+                </ul>
+                <button className="edit-box box-function" onClick={() => boxHandler.handleEdit(boxData._id)}>edit</button>
+                <button className="remove-box box-function" onClick={() => boxHandler.handleRemove(boxData._id)}>remove</button>
+                <button className="add-item item-function" onClick={() => itemHandler.handleAdd(boxData._id)}>add item</button>
+
+            </li>
         </>
     )
 }
diff --git a/client/src/item.js b/client/src/item.js
index 00987a0..51db2cc 100644
--- a/client/src/item.js
+++ b/client/src/item.js
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@ import React from 'react';
 const Item = ({ data, itemHandler, boxID }) => {
     return (<li className="item">
         <p className="item-name">{data.name}</p>
-        <button onClick={() => itemHandler.handleEdit(boxID, data._id)}>edit</button>
-        <button onClick={() => itemHandler.handleRemove(boxID, data._id)}>remove</button>
+        <div className="item-menu">
+            <button className="item-function" onClick={() => itemHandler.handleEdit(boxID, data._id)}>edit</button>
+            <button className="item-function" onClick={() => itemHandler.handleRemove(boxID, data._id)}>remove</button>
+        </div>
     </li>);
 };
 
diff --git a/client/src/styles/app.css b/client/src/styles/app.css
index 7dcc802..400cadc 100644
--- a/client/src/styles/app.css
+++ b/client/src/styles/app.css
@@ -25,26 +25,31 @@ h1, h2, h3, h4 {
     padding: 0;
 }
 button {
-margin: 0.2em;
 border: none;
 padding: 0.4em;
 }
-button.remove-box, button.edit-box {
-    width: 100%;
+button.box-function, button.item-function {
+    font-size: 1em;
 }
 button:hover {
     cursor: pointer;
 }
+.box {
+    box-sizing: content-box;
+    outline: 1px solid black;
+    box-shadow: 4px 4px black;
+}
 .box-subtitle {
+    margin: 0;
     display: grid;
     grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
     font-size: 12px;
     text-transform: lowercase;
 }
 ul.list-box {
+    padding: 10px;
     display: grid;
     grid-template-columns: repeat(5, 1fr);
-    padding: 0 0 0 1em;
     margin: 0;
     gap: 1em;
 }
@@ -55,3 +60,7 @@ ul.list-box-item {
 p {
     margin: 0;
 }
+.drop-zone {
+    width: 100px;
+    height: 100px;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/server.js b/server/server.js
index 0919df9..98be603 100644
--- a/server/server.js
+++ b/server/server.js
@@ -22,17 +22,16 @@ db.once('open', function() {
 /*------------MODELS------------*/
 //create schema
 var itemSchema = new mongoose.Schema({
-    id: String,
     name: String,
     description: String,
     quantity: Number
 });
 
 var boxSchema = new mongoose.Schema({
-    id: String,
     name: String,
     description: String,
     item: [itemSchema],
+    sort: Number,
 });
 
 //compile schema into model
@@ -51,7 +50,9 @@ app.get('/box', async (request, response) => {
 
 // create box
 app.post('/box', async (request, response) => {
-    await Box.create(request.body);
+    const numBoxes = await Box.countDocuments({});
+    const query = Object.assign({sort: numBoxes}, request.body);
+    await Box.create(query);
     const updatedBoxes = await getAllBoxes();
     response.send(updatedBoxes);
 });
@@ -68,7 +69,15 @@ app.delete('/box/:id', async (request, response) => {
     const updatedBoxes = await getAllBoxes();
     response.send(updatedBoxes);
 });
-
+//change box sort
+app.put('/box/:id/sort', async (request, response) => {
+    const source = await getBox(request.params.id);
+    const target = request.body;
+    await Box.updateOne({ _id: source._id }, { $set: { sort: target.sort } });
+    await Box.updateOne({ _id: target._id }, { $set: { sort: source.sort } });
+    const updatedBoxes = await getAllBoxes();
+    response.send(updatedBoxes);
+})
 //create item
 app.post('/box/:id/item', async (request, response) => {
     const id = request.params.id;
@@ -106,7 +115,7 @@ app.delete('/box/:boxId/item/:itemId', async (request, response) => {
 
 const getAllBoxes = async (queryParameters) => {
     queryParameters = queryParameters ?? {};
-    const data = await Box.find(queryParameters);
+    const data = await Box.find(queryParameters).sort({sort: 1});
     return data;
 }