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Butterfly Kisses Valentine Card

By: Bonnie Schiedel

Difficulty: Easy

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Kids love to give butterfly kisses (a flutter of eyelashes against a cheek). This cute and easy butterfly-inspired card is a great way to send a Valentine kiss to a grandparent or caregiver.

What you'll need:

  • White cardstock cut to 5 ½” x 8 1/2”
  • Scraps of patterned pink paper
  • Scrap of patterned brown paper
  • Pink cardstock
  • Black or brown fine-tip marker
  • Adhesive such as double-sided sticky tape, glue stick, liquid glue or mini glue dots
  • Scissors

How to make it:

  1. Fold white cardstock in half.
  2. Use your scissors to freehand cut two teardrop-shaped pieces, about 2 inches long, from the pink patterned paper. These are the top wings of the butterfly.
  3. Use your scissors to freehand cut two more teardrop-shaped pieces, about 1.5 inches long, from the pink patterned paper. These are the bottom wings of the butterfly.
  4. Use your scissors to freehand cut a strip of brown patterned paper, about 2 ¼ inches long. Round one end and make the other end pointed. This is the body of your butterfly.
  5. Glue the teardrop pieces to the white cardstock, pointy side to the middle. Glue the body over top of the wings.
  6. Use the fine-tip marker to draw curly antennae.
  7. Stamp, write or print off “Sending you butterfly kisses on Valentine's Day!” on the pink cardstock. Cut out and glue to the white cardstock on an angle.

Tips:

  • Chose white cardstock with a bit of fleck pattern to it—it's more interesting than plain white cardstock.
  • Keep an eye out for different sources of paper and cardstock. For example, the patterned paper of the butterfly is actually from a magazine ad (printed on a card like a magazine subscription card) that shows the new tweed patterns of a widely available pair of canvas tennis shoes.
  • Thinner cardstock (which is also less expensive) tends to work better in home printers. Look for it at office supply stores.
  • To give the feeling of a fluttering butterfly, choose a font that has the letters following a wave pattern, rather than a straight line.

Quick switch This card could easily be made into a birthday card by simply changing the message. Have fun experimenting with different paper colors too.

Conversation Heart Mailbox

By: Amanda Formaro

Difficulty: Easy

Age: 6 and up

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Parental supervision is recommended

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Need a creative way to collect your Valentine's Day cards this year? Try making this great box, perfect for a girl or a boy--your friends will love it!

Be sure to visit all of our Valentine’s Day crafts, our Valentine's Day cards and printable activities and our main Valentine’s Day ideas page.

What you'll need:

  • Cereal box
  • Construction paper: red, blue, white and pink
  • Glitter glue: blue, pink, purple, orange, red
  • White craft glue
  • Scissors
  • Heart-shaped cookie cutter (optional)
  • Heart-shaped craft foam

How to make it:

  1. Cut cereal box in half, keeping the bottom half. Reserve the remaining cardboard for another project.
  2. Cover the entire box with red construction paper using white craft glue.
  3. Trace cookie cutters, or draw freehand, to create hearts from blue, white and pink construction paper. You will need two of each color for a total of six.
  4. Use glitter glue to write short phrases or acronyms on the hearts. Some examples might include "kiss me," "BFF (best friends forever)," "luv you," "hug me," "be mine," and "cutie."
  5. Allow the glitter glue to dry completely, this can take several hours.
  6. Glue three hearts, one of each color, to one side of the box, overlapping the hearts, tops of the hearts should stick out above the top of the box. (See image 1 and image 2.) Repeat on the other side.
  7. Glue foam hearts to the sides of the box. (See image.)

Tips:

  • Craft foam is available in sheets or in packs of precut shapes.
  • Save cardboard snack and cereal boxes for hundreds of different craft projects!
  • Buy construction paper in large variety packs to have on hand for impromptu projects.

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Puffy Heart

By: Amanda Formaro

Difficulty: Easy

Age: 5 and up.

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This fun craft project is perfect for the classroom setting. Few supplies are needed and it can be altered for younger age groups.

Be sure to visit all of our Valentine’s Day crafts and our main Valentine’s Day ideas page.

What you'll need:

  • Pink and white tissue paper, cut into 1” squares
  • White craft glue
  • Scissors
  • Piece of card stock or construction paper
  • Pencil with an eraser

How to make it:

  1. Cut out a heart shape from the construction paper or card stock.
  2. Put white craft glue into the center of the heart, shaped like a heart.
  3. Using the eraser end of a pencil, place the eraser into the center of a white tissue paper square. Twist the tissue paper square around the eraser and dot it onto the glue. Continue this process until entire middle of the heart is covered with white tissue paper. See photo.
  4. Repeat the process from step #3 with pink tissue paper for the border of the heart.
  5. Glue a hanger to the back if you like.

Tips:

  • For younger kids who have trouble working the pencil steps, allow them to wad up the tissue paper squares and press them directly onto the glue with their fingers.
  • Instead of a hanger, try gluing a magnet strip to the back and hang on your fridge!
  • Always saved the tissue paper from birthday gifts for craft projects like these.