DLTK's Holiday Crafts for Kids
Valentine's Day Cups
There are two versions of the same basic Valentine's Day Cup Craft. You decide which you prefer!
Heart Cup Version 1
Materials:
- styrofoam or paper cup
- aluminum foil
- popsicle stick or straw
- paper,
- scissors,
- glue
Craft Instructions:
- Cover cup with aluminum foil.
- Poke a hole in the top of the cup with scissors or a sharpened pencil.
- Cut a heart out of pink paper.
- Cut two leaves out of green paper.
- Draw a face on the heart.
- Glue or tape the heart to the top of the popsicle stick or straw.
- Poke the straw/popsicle stick through the cup.
- Glue or tape the leaves onto the popsicle stick.
Heart Cup Version 2
Materials:
- styrofoam or paper cup
- aluminum foil
- popsicle stick or straw
- paper,
- scissors,
- glue,
- red paint
- Optional: green tissue paper
Instructions:
- Cover cup with aluminum foil.
- Cut a heart out of pink paper.
- Using red paint, make thumbprints on the heart.
- Glue or tape the heart to the top of the popsicle stick or straw.
- Fill the cup with green tissue paper.
- Put the popsicle stick/straw in the cup full of green tissue
paper.
- Optional: Make a second heart flower
or
Attach a second heart to the front of the cup with a paper clip
with the message:
Thumbody Loves You! It's Me(Us)! Love _____
I'm providing templates, but in this case, I think it's great for the kids to trace and make their own hearts. You can use a cookie cutter or make a cardboard tracer OR you can teach the children how to fold a piece of paper in half to make a symmetrical heart.
Template 1: 2 blank hearts
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Template 2: heart with face + leaves
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Template 3: 2 hearts with "thumbody loves you"
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