go to DLTK's Homepage
»  25 Newest  Activities »  Top 10 Activities

 
[all Paper Crafts]   [Valentine's Day]   [Cards]   [Coloring]   [Crafts]   [Games]   [Poems]   [Printables]   [Recipes]   [Worksheets]

Other Valentine's Crafts:  [Animals]   [Bible]   [Card Holders]   [Educational]   [Hearts]   [Other]   [Wreaths]
 

DLTK's Holiday Crafts for Kids
3D Heart Paper Craft

This is a cute, simple paper craft that results in a 3D ornament you can hang around the room.

Valentine's Day 3D Heart

Materials:

  • printer
  • paper (I prefer construction paper as it's a bit sturdier)
  • scissors
  • OPTIONAL:  crayons (or paint, markers, etc)
  • string, thread, ribbon or wool

Instructions:

  • Print template and color as desired
     
  • Cut out the template pieces (may require adult assistance and can be done before hand.
     
  • Cut on one of the dotted lines right up to the center.
      
  • Pick out the two matching hearts (this is good practice for young children!)
     
  • Slide the hearts together, top to bottom 
    assemble all I have is the snowflake image to show you how it's done
  • Glue a ribbon or thread onto the top (or hole punch a small hole and tie a ribbon through  (I used a thread and it worked really well)

Options:

  • instead of simply coloring the template, here are some thoughts for alternatives:
      
    • silver sparkles or sparkle glue
       
    • Salt Drip
      • 3 parts flour
      • 1 part salt
      • food coloring (red  would be nice)
      • water

        Mix together 3 parts flour, 1 part salt, food coloring, and enough water to make a dripping consistency but not too runny.  Use a popsicle stick to drip onto paper shapes.  Will dry hard and sparkly.
         
    • grated chalk (take a piece of sidewalk or chalkboard chalk and rub it with course sandpaper to get chalk dust.  Pour the dust over glue covered paper.   Pink chalk would be nice.

Notes:

  • There are some brief instructions written right on the template
     
  • If you want your hearts to be two-sided, print two templates out and glue matching hearts together back to back.  Do everything else as directed.  This is what I did in the photo above.
     
  • Close template window when done printing to return to this screen.
     
  • Set page margins to zero if you have trouble fitting the template on one page (FILE, PAGE SETUP or FILE, PRINTER SETUP in most browsers).

Template  (color)   or   (B&W)

 

Printable Version of these instructions