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Ladybird headband Craft

Ladybird Headband Craft

Ladybirds are very cute colourful insects. They are one of the first insects you think of when you think of spring and summer.

This cute and colourful Ladybird Headband Craft is a delightful headband craft or project to make for that reason alone.

A ladybug headband craft is also an engaging way to introduce children to these fascinating insects and to the beauty of nature so it makes for a great animal craft for the kids. 

Before spring and summer, Valentine’s Day has to roll by so it is also a great Valentine’s Day craft for kids.

The ladybird is comprised of two hearts on top of each other and each antennae has two hearts at the top.

This is a craft that can be made as a fun art activity in class or at home.

Download the free template and enjoy crafting with preschoolers, kindergarteners, and elementary school children.

How to make your Ladybird headband Craft

Ladybird Headband Template

The ladybird headband template has to versions.

There is a plain template you can print on coloured cardstock paper.

If you don’t have coloured cardstock paper, you can print the coloured template on plain white cardstock paper.

The plain template is free to download and use to make your ladybird headband template.

However, the coloured version is available to download for free

Materials needed

  • Ladybird template
  • A4 card stock paper (x2) – One red and one black
  • Scissors
  • Marker
  • Glue stick
  • Shape punch (heart and circle)

Instructions 

Download and print your ladybird headband craft template.

Whether it be the plain one which is free to download or the coloured version which is available in the members library.

Cut out the hearts, eyes, mouth, antennae and extenders.

Take the small heart and glue the smaller heart on top to it.

Glue firmly and right in the centre.

Glue the eyes on to the white heart.

Place the eyes under the curves at the top.

Using the marker, draw a smile or cut out the smile and glue it.

It is easier to just draw a smile on the ladybird’s face.

Take heart shape punch and cut out two hearts.

The hearts should be glued on the tip of the two antennae.

Now glue the other end of the antennae on to the face of the ladybug.

Insert and glue under the the white heart.

Now take the circle shape punch and punch out some paper circles.

Laybirds are not identifiable without their black dots.

Got the black dots on the edges of the ladybird’s face.

Let it overlap over the edge.

Now cut the overlap with scissors.

This is what the half circles look like on the ladybird’s face.

Glue the black dots on the extenders.

Also glue them on the edges so they overlap to have an authentic very ladybird effect.

Take one of the dotted extenders and glue the ladybird face on to it.

Glue it firmly in the centre.

Once fairly stuck, glue another extender on the right side.

Repeat on the left side.

Finally, join both side of the extender to make your headband.

Once firmy glued together, your Ladybird Headband craft is complete.

Ladybird headband template (coloured)

Ladybird headband template (plain)

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Heart in Hand Craft

Valentine’s Day Heart in Hand Craft.

If you are looking for a fun and colourful Valentine’s Day craft for kids that is ideal in a home or classroom setting, then this Valentine’s Day Heart in Hand Craft is the one.

This craft comes with a free printable template so you can make your own.

Have the kids make this fun paper craft not just for Valentine’s Day but also for mother’s day.

The kids get to exercise their cutting or scissors skills as they cut  out the heart in hand template as neatly as possible.

The outside of the heart in hand craft can be decorated so it looks nice when collapsed.

The inside can also be decorated when the craft is opened so the kids have so many ways to express their creativity.

There is so much fun to be had in assembling the craft which involves gluing all the parts together especially the heart.

They will have a sense of accomplishment when they craft is expanded or collapsed and the heart pops up in the hand.

An added extra is the messages the kids get to write on the hands. 

This craft can be made by and for anyone so lets get crafting.

How to make Valentine’s Day heart in Hand Craft.

Materials needed

  • 2 different Coloured card stock paper
  • Glue gun (optional)
  • Glue stick
  • Heart in hand printable template.
  • Scissors
  • Heart shape punch
  • Paper straw

Instructions

Download and print the heart in hand craft template.

Print the templates on different coloured card stock paper.

Using a scissors, carefully and neatly cut out the printed templates.

This activity develops hand eye coordination as they try to use the scissors to neatly cut around the edges.

First thing to do is to make the collapsible heart.

Take the template that look like a flower and fold into two.

Use the dotted lines as a guide if you can.

Now fold it in half right in the middle.

Make sure the edges are aligned.

Now you have your collapsible heart.

Now take the cut out of the hands.

Using two different coloured cardstock paper for the heart in hand craft ensures a contrasting colour when you place the hand on the collapsible heart.

Fold the hands in half right in the middle.

Make sure the edges aligned and evenly folded in half.

Now place the folded hands and place it in the middle of the collapsible heart.

Make sure it fits in the folded lines on the heart.

Now apply some glue and fold the flower in half so it sticks.

Repeat the above step for the other side.

Then try to fully collapse the flower into a heart and then reopen it.

Now the hand pops up when the flower is opened.

Now take the little pop up heart that goes on the hand.

Fold along the dotted lines in half.

Also fold along the dotted lines, the paper extension to be glued.

Apply some glue to the extenders.

Place the heart in the firmly in the middle as pictured

Make sure the tip of the heart is aligned to the folded crease in the middle.

Make sure the heart is not glued beyond the fingers.

Now take the heart shape punch and cut out some tiny hearts.

Now glue some tiny paper hearts on the inside of the collapsible flower.

You may decorate as you please.

Now it is time to write you message in the hands.

You may write a simple Valentine’s Day message like “I Love You”.

However, you can write any message you want.

Don’t forget to decorate the front of the collapsed flower with tiny hearts.

Attach the straw to your Valentine’s Day heart in hand craft.

Using a glue gun, glue stick or glue dot, glue the straw onto the heart craft.

Attach the straw upside down as pictured so the heart craft open up the right way.

Your Valentine’s Day heart in hand craft is finished.

Now you can give this to your valentine.

Download template

 

More Valentine’s Crafts and Activities for kids.

Bear Heart Card Craft

Valentine’s Day File Folder Matching Game

Valentines Dot Painting Activity

Teddy bear valentines Craft

Lovemeter Craft

Valentines Day Word Search

Valentine’s Day Color By Number

Valentine’s Day Color By Number

Valentine‘s Day is just around the corner, and what better way to celebrate than with our free printables Valentine’s Day color by number worksheets!

These engaging and fun activities, including free printables and use crayons, are perfect for kids to get into the spirit of this love-filled holiday.

Whether they’re students working on their numbers or honing their coloring skills, these worksheets offer a delightful way to combine learning with creativity.

With cute designs featuring hearts, Cupid, and other Valentine’s Day symbols, these valentine’s day color by number worksheets will keep children entertained while also learning.

Free Printable Valentine’s Day Color By Number Worksheets.

Valentine’s Day color by number worksheets are a fun activity for kids, students, and adults alike.

You can join in with preschool or older kids as this activity provides an enjoyable way to celebrate valentine’s day while also engaging in a creative and relaxing pastime.

Engaging Preschoolers with Valentine’s Color by Number Sheets

These Valentine’s Day color by number worksheets are available as a free printable download.

These free printables allow teachers in school and parents at home, especially if homeschooling, to effortlessly set up an engaging activity for kids without any fuss or mess involved.

Some kids may need supervision so be be ready to help them with number recognition and colour recognition.

Coloring Valentine’s Day worksheets with numbers provides an excellent opportunity for preschoolers and students to enhance their fine motor skills.

Students use crayons to fill in the different sections according to the designated numbers, refining their grip and control over writing utensils.

The act of holding and maneuvering crayons helps young students improve their hand-eye coordination, dexterity, and color recognition.

These seemingly simple activities play a crucial role in preparing students for more complex tasks like writing, drawing, and coloring, that require precise hand movements.

Math Fun with Valentine’s Day Color by Number.

Learning Numbers

Valentine’s Day color by number worksheets are a fun way for kids to practice recognizing and identifying numbers.

By matching colors to specific numbers, children can improve their number recognition skills in an enjoyable manner.

For example, when they see the number “5” on the worksheet, they know to color that section with a designated color.

This activity not only helps them learn about numbers but also enhances their understanding of counting and sequencing.

There are four Valentine’s Day Colour by Numbers Printable worksheet Free to download.

 

More Valentine’s Day Printables

DIY Valentine’s Day Card

Butterfly clothespin craft

Paper plate hand bag

Valentines Gift Box Pop up card

Mother’s Day Hearts Card 

Bear Heart Card Craft

Valentine’s Day File Folder Matching Game

Valentines Dot Painting Activity

Teddy bear valentines Craft

Lovemeter Craft

Valentines Day Word Search

Valentine’s Day Tracing Activities

Valentine’s Day Preschool Tracing Activities.

With the help of these adorable preschool Valentine’s Day tracing worksheets, kids can enjoy honing their writing abilities.

Toddlers, preschool and kindergarten age  children would love these free printable Valentine’s Day tracing pages.

How helpful are these Valentines Tracing worksheet.

Our pencil control worksheets all do an excellent job of literally helping kids learn how to form letters with a pencil.

These Valentine’s Day tracing worksheets aid in the development of fine motor skills whether they being used in the classroom, at home for homeschooling or for some extra practice at home by parents.

Free printable Valentine’s Day Tracing worksheets for preschoolers

The above Valentine’s Day tracing worksheets can be downloaded for free and used at home or in the classroom for preschool, toddlers or kindergarten age kids.
 
Click the button below to have the valentines tracing activity in printable pdf format sent to you.
 
 

The kids become confident with holding the pencil as they trace shapes.

Tracing letters on these Valentine’s Day tracing worksheets has an extra benefit of letter recognition.

Tracing this flower tracing worksheet has round edges and sharp edges which will help improve writing skills and develop pencil control.

All kids can recognise a lollipop so in addition to letter recognition and fine motor skills, recognition of everyday objects is also an added benefit.

Don’t forget to encourage the kids to trace within the lines.

Valentine’s Day is not complete without valentines gift.

This valentine’s day gift tracing worksheet should obviously have the drawing traced as well as the letters.

Your toddlers, preschoolers or kindergarten age kids can also colour in the object or drawing in the tracing worksheet.

Enjoy more valentine’s day themed worksheet with zig zags, twirls and loops that will help improve the children’s pencil control confidence.

 

Children need to practice as often as possible as tracing worksheets will help them practice the skills they need to be able to write.

More Valentine’s Day Activities

DIY Valentine’s Day Card

Butterfly clothespin craft

Paper plate hand bag

Valentines Gift Box Pop up card

Mother’s Day Hearts Card 

Bear Heart Card Craft

Valentine’s Day File Folder Matching Game

Valentines Dot Painting Activity

Teddy bear valentines Craft

Lovemeter Craft

Valentines Day Word Search

Valentines Day Word Search

Valentine’s Day Word Search games or puzzles are an enjoyable and fun way for kids to mark Valentine’s Day.

Kids can also build their vocabulary by familiarising themselves with words and also improving their spelling.

These printable valentines word search puzzles are ideal for kids 6 years ad above.

The children will have fun finding the words in these puzzles as they are words that are synonymous with valentines day.

This free printable Valentine’s Day Word Search  puzzle set currently has 3 different worksheets with at least 15 words to find on each page. 

There is more than enough fun to be had with this free printable Valentine’s Day word search it is perfect for students in a classroom, at home or even a Valentine’s Day themed party for kids.

All you need is white A4 paper and the printable valentines word search pdf template.

Browse more Puzzle and word games here.

Have fun.

Print your worksheets below 

Valentines Word search 1

Valentines Word search 2

Valentines Word search 3

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Valentines Lovemeter 

Teddy bear valentines craft

Valentines Dot Painting for kids

Butterfly Clothespin Craft

Heart Card

Lovemeter Craft

If you are looking for a creative valentines day activity, this Lovemeter craft is perfect as easy Valentines crafts for 5 year old kids and older.

If you are after a heart themed activity that is great at home and in the classroom, this Valentines Lovemeter Craft is fun for kids to make and the fun continues when the activity is completed.

There is much fun to be had while making this popsicle stick valentines craft. The kids get to build the frame of the lovemeter and decorate it anyhow they want.

Then they get to add loved ones on their lovemeter like mom, dad, siblings and friends.

Materials need to make your own Valentines Lovemeter

Cardstock paper paper (3 different colours)

Free printable template – print below

Paper fasteners

Scissors

Craft sticks – Use coloured craft sticks or paint the plain ones you have.

Gluestick

Heart shape cutters

How to make Valentines Lovemeter Craft

Print out the valentines lovemeter craft template out on different coloured card stock paper

Make sure you print the templates on the coloured paper of choice. You will want the finished craft’s colours to pop.

The templates can be printed free in the link below at the end of this post

Using the scissors, cut out all the pieces on the templates.

Glue the strips to the hearts as pictured

    

Use a sharp object or craft knife to make a hole in the centre of the circle.

Also make a hole at the top of the strip with the smaller heart.

Gently roll it round to make a hole just enough for the paper fastener

   

Download Insert the paper fastener through the short heart strip and the paper circle.

Close the paper fastener to hold it in place.

Then glue the longer heart strip to the back of the paper circle

   

Now it is time to add your favourite people on to the lovemeter.

Cut out some hearts and decorate as you please.

You can glue the hearts around the edges

Now lets build the frame to put the lovemeter.

Glue the craft sticks in place as pictured below.

You may use pva glue or glue stick. If using pva glue let it dry completely before proceeding to the next step

    

Once completely dry and the craft sticks are in place, glue the lovemeter on to the craft stick frame.

Apply glue to the frame, place firmly in the middle.

Decorate the frame with hearts.

Punch out some heart shapes and decorate the craft sticks.

If you do not have heart shape cutters, substitute with mini pom poms

Your Valentines Lovemeter Kids Craft is finished.

Valentines Lovemeter Craft Template

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Teddy Bear Valentines Craft

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Teddy bear valentines Craft

A Teddy bear valentines craft is sure to be a hit with the kids.

Whether it is for a valentine’s day themed activity at home or at school.

The kids are absolutely going to love this bear craft as animals are always popular.

And when it is finished, it can be displayed on the fridge at home or on the wall of the classroom.

This tutorial will show you how to make your teddy bear craft for Valentine’s Day using the free printable valentines bear craft template.

Materials needed for your Valentines bear craft

You probably already have everything you need to make bear craft for valentines days you will need the following

To Make your Valentines day teddy bear crafts

Print the Valentines bear template below on the coloured cardstock paper of your choice.

This is a 2 page template so print both pages of two different coloured paper.

Cut out all the pieces. Eyes, nose, hands, torso and the heart.

Glue the bigger circle on a piece of paper. This is the torso of the bear.

Then glue the smaller circler on top of the bigger circle as pictured. This is the head of the bear.

Glue the eyes and the nose on to the head of the bear.

Use a marker to make slants under the nose of the bear.

Add the feet to your bear craft. Make sure it glued on top of the torso.

It is a valentines teddy bear so make sure you add the two hearts to the feet.

Now add the ear to the head of  the bear. Glue the ears under the head.

Also glue the heart firmly in the centre of the torso.

Dont forget to add the paws on both sides of the heart.

Finally, write your message on the heart.

All done.

Another bear craft you might like is this Bear Heart Craft. It is a papa bear and son on a heart. Just ideals a valentine’s craft.

Valentines Bear Craft Template

For more Valentines crafts for kids..

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Valentines Butterfly clothes pin craft

Paper plate handbag 

Valentines Gift Box Pop up card

Valentines Dot Painting Activity

This Valentine’s Dot Painting Activity is the perfect Valentine’s Day Activity for toddlers, preschool or Kindergarten kids.

The festivities of Christmas and the New year Celebrations are well are now distant memories and since love any kind of celebration, Valentine’s Day is next.

These Valentine’s Day Dot Painting Printables will do just fine if a fun and engaging activity is what you are after.

Combine fun and learning for the kids with a Valentine’s Day theme with these Valentines Activity For Preschool kids, Kindergarten kids and toddlers.

Materials needed

Plain paper. 

Dot markers.

Printable template.

These Valentines day do a dot printables will help your child’s fine motor skills and hand eye coordination.

You could also pair your valentines day dot markers activity with this Valentine’s Day file folder game to keep the theme going.

This Valentine’s Day Dot Marker Activity set includes Heart, Teddy bear, Cupcake etc. Basically items they might recognise.


There is very minimal set up required. All you need is A4 paper to print, Valentines Dot Painting Worksheets which you can print below and Dot Markers.

If you don’t have Dot Markers or Do a dot markers, you could use bingo markers or round colourful stickers.

If you want the kids to get a little bit messy with colours, you can use clothespins attached to Pom poms to colour in the circles.


Some Dot Painting Activities You May Like

Dot Marker Actvities

Christmas Dot Painting 

New Year Dot Painting 

Alphabet Dot Painting 

Free Printable Valentine’s Dot Painting Worksheets

These valentines dot marker printables are personal use only. You may use in the home or an educational setting.

Please do not share or redistribute these files rather refer people to this page so they can download their own .


Heart Dot Painting.


Teddy bear dot painting.


Gift box dot painting.


Love dot painting.


Many hearts Dot Painting.


Cupcake dot painting.

Valentine’s Day File Folder Matching Game

These Valentine’s Day File Folder Matching Games are fun way of combining play and learning. 

This Valentine’s Day version of file folder games incorporates eye catching and colourful items and objects that are easily recognisable by the kids. 

A fun learning experience is the focus here so this file folder activity is well suited to preschool and kindergarten age kids.

In this activity, there are four different valentines day file folder matching games to be played.

How to Make File Folder Games

Before we proceed, if you need tips on how to make file folder games of any kind, materials needed and instruction, the post should be very helpful.

Valentine’s Day File Folder Games

Four different games are included in this file folder activity where the kids are tested on shape recognition, colour recognition.

It also doubles as an aid to learning to count and improving their mastery of  the alphabet.

Match the Teddy

This game has 12 teddy bears holding a heart with different shapes and colours.

The kids with have to match the each the teddy bear with the right heart.

In playing the game, ask the kids to identify the shape and the colour.

There are 12 bears on two pages with the corresponding heart on one page.

Alphabet Hearts

One half of has the capital letter of an alphabet on it, the kids have to match with the corresponding small letter.

This is a fun alphabet games for kids to play and have fun with letters.

Letter recognition is used to pair the other halves of the hearts.

Counting Matching Game

Colourful and recognisable objects are arranged in row and the kids need to count the objects and then place the right number in the box.

The numbers are provided on a separate sheet and when cut will fit right in the box.

This is a fun game to play as it improves the number recognition and number counting.

Picture Matching Game

Let’s see if they can match up all these images. 

Each half of the rectangular pictures are paired to together to form a whole image.

Setting up your file folder games

Print out the games templates. They are in pdf format and have been made easy to print.

Laminate all the pages.

Cut out the parts that will be paired to the games pages

Attach velcro on the games pages on the appropriate image. Also attach to the corresponding pair.

Find folder to store for safe keeping and you are set.

 

Printable Valentine’s Day File Folder Games

The Heart Alphabet Games includes all 26 alphabets on two separate pages and the heart pairs on one page.

The Teddy bear matching games has twelve hearts to pair. The games template comes in 2 pages with 6 teddy each.

The Counting Matching Games  has 12 rows of counting on two pages with the numbers on a separate page.

Finally, the picture matching game has 12 images to pair together.

 

Bear Heart Card Craft

Looking for a cool Father’s Day craft idea for this Father’s Day? This Papa Bear Heart Card would be a perfect craft for kids to give to Dad. 

This Heart Bear Card Craft is also suitable as Valentines Day Craft or Mother’s Day Craft for kids.

The Bear Craft Template has all that is need to make this craft which includes the heart template and bear parts.

Kids will have fun cutting out and assembling the small Bear and big Bear.

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Printable Dad Glasses.

You will need three different coloured card stock paper.

The 3 page printable template includes heart shape, the face and outer ear, and the inner ear, eyes, nose and bow tie.

There is a lot of cutting involved so younger kids may need supervision.

Once all the cutting is done, assemble the bears on the heart card with glue.

Materials Needed to Make a Bear Heart Craft Card

Steps to Make a Bear Heart Craft Card

Print out the templates on each coloured cardstock paper.

Use dark coloured paper for the template with the face (the ones with oval shapes) while the light coloured ones for the other parts of the bear.

Cut out every piece of the template with glue stick in tow.

The heart shape and all the pieces on the template

Some of the pieces can be tricky but it’s fine as long they have fun making it.

Start by glueing the smaller ear pieces to the bigger ones. Then glue them on both sides of the face.

Glue the eyes, nose and cheek pieces as shown in the picture.

Use a marker to define the nose by drawing a circle and two slants underneath

Repeat the same process to make the smaller bear.

Glue your Bears to the heart card. Leave some space to write a message  on the card.

Then glue the bow ties to both bears.

You could opt to make just one bear. This will give more space to write messages for further decorate as you please.

Happy crafting.

Download bear heart template

Mother’s Day Hearts Card

If looking for a mother’s day craft idea, you can make this adorable Mother’s Day card that is glued to a piece of straw and collapses into a heart.  

This simple Mother’s Day card can also be a valentines day craft too. Check out this Valentines git box card

Using the free printable, all you need to make this craft is paper cutting and gluing.

Print and cut out the template, glue plain (coloured paper) in the middle and fold in to hearts.

Cut out shapes and decorate how you want.

Materials needed for Mother’s day card include

 

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Flower photo card

Mother’s Day Colouring Pages

Flower Card Popsicle Craft

 

How to make Mother’s Day Heart Card

 

Download and print the card template. Download here

 

Cut out the template

Cut out a circle 10cm in diameter. Write the message on it.

Then apply glue using the glue stick. Firmly place it in the middle.

Fold the template along the dotted lines.

Once folded, it should be collapsible as shown in the video above.

Apple 3 glue dots to the heart

Glue on the straw.

Then decorate with paper shapes. If you have paper shape cutter, cut out different shapes and get creative and decorating as you please.

Remember to use different colours. Use craft gems to add some sparkle.

You can also glue paper shapes to the straw

Decorate the inside of your mother’s day heart card

Using the hole punch, punch a hole on the side of the heart.

To hold the heart in place, insert a ribbon and tie it in place.

Another option is to use a mini clothes peg, colour it or glue on paper shapes on it. Then use it to hold the mother’s heart day card into place.

Happy crafting

Download the free template here

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Valentines Gift Box Pop up card

Easy printable valentines pop up card with a 3d heart on the front and a gift box pop up inside. 

This simple valentines day pop up card is pretty enough on the front with the 3d heart with a contrasting colour. However, it has a pop gift box on the inside. Great valentines craft for kids to make as pop up crafts are always fascinating.

Adding a 3d heart or in fact any 3d paper cut to the front of your greeting card is ab easy craft technique if you want a simple design.

A red card stock paper is used for the outside and the inside of the card is a printable template.

There is a fair bit of gluing and paper cutting which should encourage fine motor skills.

 

Materials needed

Red card stock paper

White card stock paper

Any coloured paper ( for the 3d heart)

Printable template

Glue stick

Scissors

paper

Hole punch for hearts (optional)

To make your valentines pop up card

  1. Cut the red A4 paper in half measuring 21cm by 14.9cm.
  2. Print out the template that goes inside the card on what paper
  3. Print out the hearts on the different coloured paper
  4. Cut out the template. Fold in half in the middle with the printed side outside. Then cut from the edge to the end of the gift box at the top and bottom
  5. Unfold and make sure the the gift box pops
  6. Glue to the left side of the inside of the red card. Do the same with the right side.
  7. Punch out heart shapes and glue to the side of the card.
  8. Cut out the printed hearts and cut them out
  9. Stick the first heart on the front of the card. Make sure it is centred. Fold the remaining hearts in half and glue to the left and to the right. When finished, fluff out the 3d paper heart

Valentines kids crafts you might like

Paper plate hand bag

Butterfly clothespin craft

 

Enjoy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paper plate hand bag

This paper plate hand bag is an easy and fun summer craft or valentines craft for kids

The kids will have fun cutting, hole punching, gluing and decorating this craft as they please.

Decoration can be done with any craft items you have at home.

You may use craft foam instead of paper, paper shapes instead of craft gems and strings instead of yarn.

Materials needed

2 Paper plates

Yarn (red)

Red paper

Scissors

Glue stick

Hole punch

Craft stones (optional)

How to make Paper plate hand bag

Put the paper plates together and a straight off the top.

Place the plates front to front and punch holes on the side.

Apply some glue to the edges and stick together making sure the holes are visible.

Insert the yarn in and out of every hole. Allow enough yarn long enough to make the bag’s handle. Then cut using a scissor and tie at the end.

Punch out shapes and glue to your paper plate bag. Decorate as you please with any craft items you have

You can also use adhesive craft gem stones to further decorate your paper plate bag

All done. Have fun crafting

More Valentines Crafts for Kids

Butter clothes pin craft

 

 

 

Butterfly clothespin craft

Butterfly clothes pin craft

Butterfly clothes pin craft – This is an easy and practical butterfly craft. The kids will love making them as they are fun to make.

This Butterfly crafts for kids is made with clothes peg with a cut out heart shape stuck on. The clothes peg is painted and the kids get the decorate as they please.

This craft is a great idea for valentine crafts for kids as they wings are made in the shape of hearts. Plain templates can be used to make this butterfly craft and the kids can write a message or draw on them.

Butterfly crafts are also ideal if looking for easy summer crafts for kids. They are bright, colourful and kids love them.

Processes involved in making your butterfly with clothespin include paper cutting, painting colouring if using a plain template.

Materials needed for Butterfly Clothespin Craft:

  • Card stock paper
  • Acrylic paint
  • Paint brush
  • Scissors
  • Clothes peg
  • Pipe cleaner
  • Small Googly Eyes
  • Black Marker Pen
  • PVA Glue or (glue gun with adult supervision)

You will also need the printable template

 

Clothespin Butterfly : Instructions

Print out the butterfly template. Print here Using a pair of scissors, cut them out. If you prefer not to use the template, simply cut out two heart shapes and stick them together at the base.

 

If using a plain template, now is the the time to decorate. The kids can colour in their designs using crayon. Paper shapes can be glued on as well.

Paint the clothes pin in whatever colour you want and let it dry

Apply glue to the clothes peg and stick the butterfly cut out on.

Glue on two google eyes and use the black marker to draw on a smile.

Then cut a pair of 4-5cm long pipe cleaners and glue on as antennae.

Have fun crafting.

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DIY Valentine’s Day Card

Get paper crafting for that special person or people in your life with this DIY Valentine’s day card.

Some card stock papers, glue and paper strips and you are good to go.

Materials needed

  • Paper trimmer
  • Card stock paper (two different colours)
  • Glue
  • Hearts hole punch

Instructions DIY Valentine’s Day Card

  1. Fold the A4 card in half
  2. Using the paper trimmer, cut 1cm and 1/2cm strips in width of the different coloured paper
  3. Take the 1cm wide strips, trim to 15cm in length, glue one end, join the the other end to make a heart.
  4. Repeat the steps to make two more
  5. Glue the hearts on the card.
  6. Glue the 1/2 cm wide strips and glue underneath each heart.
  7. Punch tiny paper hearts using the hole punch and glue as you wish.

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