| Glue largest heart (with the face) so its attached to the tip of the
medium heart to form the tail. |
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| Add the smallest heart onto the front as a mouth. |
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| Glue on two small hearts sticking out the top and bottom
of the body as fins. |
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| Repeat the whole process with the second fish facing the
other direction. |
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| Arrange the heart fish so they're 'kissing' each other. |
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Option for mass-producing - young children: Print
out the B&W template. Trace the pieces onto stiff cardboard (back of
paper pads works well) or margarine/ice cream container lids. Cut out to
make permanent templates. Allow the children to trace these
permanent templates onto different colors of construction paper to make their
animal
Option for mass-producing - older children: Omit
the templates. Let the children cut out heart shapes in various sizes from
colored construction paper (show them how to fold paper in half and then cut to
make a perfectly symmetrical heart). Let the children create their own
animals by putting together hearts of different sizes (you can pre-make a few
example animals to give them some inspiration).
Templates:
