| Glue the large heart (tummy) onto the large oval body. |
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| Add the arms and legs onto the body |
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| Glue the heart shaped pads onto the hands and feet. |
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| Glue on the head. |
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| Add the muzzle and eyes. |
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| Add the heart shaped nose and ears. |
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| Glue the bow as a bowtie under the chin (boy) or a bow on
top of the head (girl). |
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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:
