DLTK's Holiday Crafts for Kids Stuffed Valentine Finger paint Craft Even the youngest crafters can make this project.  It's great for the children in the baby room or toddler room in a daycare to make and hang from the ceiling. Thanks to Jenna for sending this idea in!

Materials:

• paper
• scissors
• stapler
   
• finger paint  (or tempra paint and brush) in Valentine's colors
   
• cotton balls or shredded newspaper
   
• IF HANGING:  short piece of string, wool or ribbon
   

Directions:

• print two copies of the template (or just draw your hearts freehand but make them the same size).  Do not cut out yet.
   
• Let the children paint the templates with finger paints or a brush and tempra paint
   
• Allow to dry.
   
• Cut out the hearts (adults will need to help with this)
   
• Staple all the way around the edge of the hearts, leaving an opening at the top
   
• Stuff hearts with shredded paper (kids age 3+ love to help with this step).
   
• Finish stapling the heart closed
   
• staple a short piece of string to the top to hang from the ceiling

Templates:

• Close the template window after 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      (B&W)

Printable Version of these instructions