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February 8, 2012 | 7 Comments

Paper Hearts – Crafts & Activities

I love my heart paper punch and my kids do too. It’s fun to make hearts for Valentine’s Day Crafts but you can also use them for math, write letters on them and play match.. the variations are endless. These three activities are just a few of the ways we have used punched out paper hearts lately.

 

Shake Painted Valentine

I love painting in new ways and this was a great craft for my 19 month old who as you can see even helps me make a mess with a low mess activity like this. For another version of Valentine shake painting check out  Hands On As We Grow– older kids will dig how they did it for sure!

  1. Gather your materials. You will need a plastic food container, some punched hearts( or cut out from construction paper), a piece of card stock, glue and paint of your choosing.Shake Painted Heart
  2. Punch out some hearts from construction paper.
  3. Place them and paint in the food container. shake painted heartIt’s easier to put the paint in first, they shake better that way. If you are nuts enough to hand your toddler the bottle of paint like I was be ready with a washcloth or my favorite- wipes.shake painted hearts
  4. Put the top on and shake.shake painted hearts
  5. Open and be amazed! shake painted hearts
  6. Fold the card stock and add glue .shake painted hearts
  7. Add hearts to glue and let dry. After seeing how cool the hearts looked someone else wanted in on the fun. shake painted hearts

Heart Patterns

paper heart patterns for math

Click here for the full how to with heart patterns! 

 

Heart Color Match

Heart Color Match

This is another easy tray activity. Using a silicone pan I placed a different color paper heart in each and had the corresponding colors in a pile waiting to be matched up. This was too hard for my daughter at 19 months and my son would be bored to tears with it. It’s smack in the middle between their abilities so no pics of their participation but I still wanted to include the idea for the older toddlers and younger preschoolers who would love it.

Heart of Hearts Collage

I made this last year over at my other blog Craftitivity Corner on FamilyEducation.com pop over to see the tutorial.

 

Filed Under: Age Preschool, Age: Toddlers, Heart, Matching Activities, Math Activities, Patterning, Preschool Crafts, Shake Painting, Valentine's Day | 7 Comments

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7 Comments

  1. Wendi says

    February 8, 2012 at 3:49 am

    I have to ask, how do you get such perfect hearts?

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  2. admin says

    February 8, 2012 at 8:03 am

    I have a heart paper punch – you can get them at any craft store or online here Ek Success PSPXL002 X-Large Heart Punch

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  3. Eddie - The Usual Mayhem says

    February 14, 2012 at 4:32 am

    Some very cute ideas! Lol about the handing the toddler the paint.

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