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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