- Love Bug Corner Bookmarks – so easy so cute! The kids will love them
- Showering you with Love Bookmarks – based on Pink Stripey Sock’s Paper Plate guest post – another adorable little make
- Finally, a Kirigami Heart Bookmark Corner – again easy and quick
- Printable Heart Bookmark (Print, Colour and Make)
- What a Hoot – Valentine’s Owl Corner Bookmarks (Printable worksheets for classroom use available)
- I am Batty About You – Valentine’s Origami Bat – Bookmark or greeting card. (Printable worksheets for classroom use available)
Valentines Day Easy Kids Craft
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Stuck for easy kids craft ideas to do with your nanny kids for Valentines Day? Given we’re big fans of crafting and diy, I couldn’t pass up an opportunity to get creative with the children. Plus, Valentines Day gifts are the perfect opportunity.
Today I’m sharing two low-prep Valentines Day easy kids craft ideas I’ve done with my charges this year.
Here’s how to make Baby Hand Print Flowers and an I Love You To Pieces card with your children, perfect for last-minute Valentines Day gifts. Plus check out these Valentines Day Washi Tape Love Heart Sticky Notes.
>>> How To Make Baby Hand Print Flowers (Valentines Day Easy Kids Craft)
You’ll Need:
Paint (Water colours & Poster paint)
Paper
Scissors
Markers/Pens
Clear Dry Glue
// Make: Baby Hand-Print Flowers
For your younger kids (from 6m+)
I know what you’re thinking! Painting with a baby? Not. A. chance! Although painting with a baby can be challenging, it really is worth it. Plus, your employers will think you’re awesome.
As a once off for the mums and dads to look back on and compare, why not do some hand print flowers this Valentines Day.
To Make:
1. Use the paintbrush to fold out their fingers and press onto paper from palm to fingers. Tip: remember to have a cloth and soapy water at the ready.
2. Once you’ve got a few handprints, cut them out individually, arrange & glue with a few painted stems.
If you’re ready to accept the challenge and get painting, here’s two tips for successful handprints with babies.
>> Keep their other hand busy. Whether it’s a snack, toy or even a clean paintbrush to try to distract them whilst you quickly paint & press.
>> Naturally, the baby will grab the brush. Whilst their hand is around the brush, twist around ensuring the inside of their hand is completely covered.
I know first hand that these tips are easier said than done, and it may take a few attempts. Painting with babies and toddlers doesn’t always work but it *is* possible. Plus, Footprint flowers work just as good and look great too.
// Make: An “I love you to pieces!” heart
For your older kids (3y+)
Together with my 3-year-old charge, we made this “I Love You To Pieces” heart. We also had some help from her little sister. We loved the end result and they were both very excited to give it to their mum when she got home.
To Make:
1. Use watercolours to paint patterns on a piece of paper and allow to dry. You will use it later to cut into pieces.
2. On thick card, draw or source a heart stencil and paint with poster paint.
3. Once dry, cut water-coloured paper into pieces and glue onto the dried heart.
Happy Crafting & Happy Valentines Day!
Olivia, xx
>>> What are you making with the kids for Valentines Day?
Olivia is a career nanny of 5 years and craft extraordinaire. Having travelled Australia working with many families, Olivia now resides in Sydney and cares for 7 children aged 15 months to 1o years old. Craft + diy activities feature prominently in their daily schedule. You can follow Olivia on instagram for crafty ideas and activities.
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February 12, 2015 By Olivia Foster Filed Under: DIY, How To
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- The Reading Residence says February 15, 2015 at 8:15 pm
Oh, these are lovely ideas! The hand-print flowers look great
The Reading Residence recently posted…Siblings February 2015
I made “squish bags” for the mum and bub to have a little play date with. If I’d seen these hand print flowers before I finished work for the week, we would have made these for sure! #stealingitforlater
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- Practice your scissors skills, with thise super fun Paper Snowflake Hearts – love how these fold up and pop into an envelope.. then open up as a fabulous card/ wall decoration
- Paper Quilled Hearts – a fabulous introduction into the art of paper quilling with stunning results
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- Heart Bouquet Cards – love how these open up into heart shape cards. Adorable.
- Make friendship rocks instead of cards: Our Friendship Rocks! These our favourite Valentines Rocks to decorate for family members and classroom friends!
- Surprisingly easy POP UP Heart Valentine’s Card
- Adorable Mini Vase Cards for real flowers
- Printable Heart Glasses (perfect for Photo Shoots and Card Making) – a super simple craft that encourage the use of fine motor skills
- Easy Pop Up Bear and Pop Up Cat Card – you are Purrrrfect!
- I love you Whaley Much. Make the basic card and then have fun with heart stickers to decorate (or cut out some heart confetti yourself)
- BFF Conversation Heart Buddies (with free printable)
- More fun with these 3d Heart Gnome Cards (printable worksheets for classooms available)
- Similarly we have some fabulous 3d Heart Axolotl Cards (printable worksheets for classooms available)
- And a cute origami doodle gnome card too! (printable worksheets for classooms available)r
Valentine’s Rocks
- How gorgeous are these Pour Painted Rocks? Pour Painting is a super fun technique that kids will love.
- Or why not give Paint Pen Heart Rocks a go? I think these woul dbe particularly love to make from a tween to grandparents at Valentines.
Arty Valentine’s Day Decorations/ Valentine’s Day Art Projects
The Heart Inspiration continues. Next up, we have a great set of Art Tutorials for Kids of all ages – you can make them simply as Valentine’s Process Art for kids or as Valentine’s Day Decorations. Decorate your walls, windows, notebooks.. or turn them into greeting cards… lots of different art projects for Valentines. Again, this is just a small selection, with many more to be found in our Kids Valentine’s Day Art Projects round up!
- Crayon Shaving Window Catchers
- Puffy Paint Hearts – and easy and great Puffy Paint Recipe – that would look great as Cards or Garlands or simple wall decorations
- Giant Conversation Heart DIY Art Project
- Pinata Hearts – fun Pinata Hearts – great for a Valentine’s Day Party or decoration
- Process Art Heart Wall Hanging – wonderful process art decorations
- Gorgeous Black Glue Art project – comes complete with printables over on this Black Glue Heart Art project post! You can paint these on paper or have a go at putting these on a keepsake canvas too.
- Adorable Egg Carton Flower Bouquet – Moms always love flowers, don’t they?!
- Easy Painted Paper Flowers – another great one for Mom or Grandparents
- Get the marker pens out and have a go at this printable game! You can then use as a decoration or Valentine’s Day Card too – go and grab your free Stained Glass Valentines Printable!
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Use toilet paper rolls or cardboard tubes cut in half if you prefer.. either way a paper roll is super versatile and fun to craft with!
- Kawaii Hearts are perfect as Valentines Gift Boxes, but would also be lovely for Mother’s Day or as Birthday Gift Boxes!
- What a Hoot! We are rather partial to all things OWL CRAFT related.. how cute are these yarn wrapped owl gift boxes? So fun. Again, these would be suitable for Valentines Gifting, Mother’s Day or Birthdays!
- And another version of the fun Valentine’s Owls.. are these heart shaped owls made from paper tubes. So sweet!
And of course, toilet rolls make great pyramid shaped boxes – which are perfect for making adorable little Toilet Roll Gnome Gift Boxes!
