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
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