Help your kids share a little bit of love by teaching them heart crafts!
These are great for Valentines Day or Mothers’ Day gifts and activities, or when you simply like some heart crafts for your home.
Whether you’re homeschooling or you’re just thinking of a creative break for the kids, these heart-themed crafts are simple enough for them. With your assistance as their mom, I’m sure they’ll love making these projects.
So, let’s have some fun!
1. Cardboard Heart Garlands
This is a nice craft project for recycling cardboards – use them to make this heart garland. Then put it up as a home decor!
I’m sure the kids will be really proud seeing that their simple creation can be displayed and helps beautify your home.
2. Paper Heart Garland
Here’s another beautiful heart garland, but this time it’s made of patterned papers. It looks so pretty hanging on the wall!
3. Paper Plate Love Birds
I just love that these love birds are colored pink and red! They’re cute and adorable and I’m sure the kids will love it too!
Turning paper plates into love birds is just creative and it does improve the kids’ imaginations.
4. Paper Plate Yarn Hearts
Here’s another heart craft to make from paper plates. And you’ll need yarns for these. But even those left over yarns can be used here.
It’s also a good opportunity to start teaching your kids sewing!
5. Handprint Heart Tree
Use your kids’ little hands to create this adorable heart tree! Just spread-out heart-shaped papers around and it looks so pretty!
6. Nature Heart
if your kids love nature, they’ll definitely like this!
Cut cardboards into heart shapes. And let the kids pick some flowers in your garden. Then use rubber bands to weave in the flowers in the cardboard.
You may also use glue or double-sided tape to stick the flowers to the cardboard. Then display them. Oh, it’s adorable!
7. Cardboard Heart Necklace
How about something your kids can wear? I bet they’ll like it!
Let them make a cardboard heart necklace. You can have one for yourself too!
8. 3D Heart Hot Air Balloon Craft
Now this is something you can play with your kids after making.
Create a heart hot air balloon. Then put your kid’s favorite toy in the basket. You can then pretend play that it’s flying!
9. Folded Paper Heart
Let your kids make a folded paper heart for everyone in your home.
It’s a simple gesture of love. But when kids do it, when they give you one, it’s not just adorable, but it’s also very much memorable!
10. Stamping Heart Craft
Play with heart stamps using different colors. I’m sure the kids will enjoy stamping these colorful hearts on paper!
11. Paper Heart Mobile
If you have a baby in your home, teach the older kids to make a mobile for the baby.
If there’s none, you can still create this for decoration.
12. Clay Handprint Ornament
Let the kids play with clay and glitters with this clay handprint ornament!
It looks so pretty with those colorful glitters. Just hang them in your home for decor!
13. Clay Heart Mosaic Ornament
Here’s another creative way to play with clay – turn them into a heart mosaic. Then hang them for additional decor.
14. 3D Paper Heart
Let the kids make a colorful 3D paper heart and then show them the many ways they can use this craft.
They can use it as a garland or a wall decor. And if you’re having a party – a party decor!
15. Cardboard Heart Tassel Necklaces
Here’s another thing you can let the kids wear. Make heart tassel necklaces from cardboards.
Let the kids make a handful of designs so they have lots of choices of which ones to wear. They can even give the others as gifts.
16. Conversation Heart Banner
Oh, this is just adorable! Perfect for parties and for wall decor. Why buy a new banner when the kids can just simply make one, right?
I imagine having something like this in our bedroom too.
17. Heart Fabric Rag Wreath
If you have colored pink and red scraps lying around your craft area, this is a great way to repurpose those fabric scraps.
It looks so pretty. Hang it by the door and simply invite love into your home!
18. Fingerprint Heart Card
Your kids can give this card during Valentines Day or Mothers’ Day. And maybe during birthdays too?
Include their photo in the card so it becomes much more personalized and truly their own.
Oh, and let the kids enjoy creating those colored fingerprints!
19. Heart Decorated Flowerpots
Make planting even more exciting with heart-decorated flowerpots! You can use different colors. And add glitters to make it even more beautiful!
20. Origami Heart Flowers
Use colored papers and shape them into hearts. You can put them in a mason jar and display together with your flowers. What a nice decor!
21. Heart Envelope
Make heart envelopes with the kids. Then tell them to use it to write dedications for everyone in the family and for their friends too. And then seal it with a heart!
Oh, it’s so sweet. I’m sure the whole family will love their creations. What a thoughtful thing to do!
22. Pipe Cleaner Heart Rings
You can do lots with pipe cleaners including shaping them into heart rings. Then wear these rings during Valentines Day or when the kids simply like something hearty and sweet!
23. Love Monsters Treat Bag
Teach the kids to make these bold and pretty treat bags with love monsters theme. Don’t you just love the red, white and pink combinations?
Use these bags as giveaway containers during parties especially when you’re giving away chocolates, candies and other sweets to kids.
24. Open Ended Heart Art
An open-ended heart art is a good way to encourage and practice your children’s creativity.
There’s no right or wrong way to create this project. The kids are free to experiment so they can make it into how they like it.
25. Beaded Hearts
Make beaded hearts with your kids. And then show them that these can be used to decorate gifts or as ornaments for home decor. Your kids will definitely feel proud of their creations!
Ready to make your heart-inspired craft?
As you have seen, there are many heart crafts you can make with your kids. These are very easy to do together. And as you do that, remember also that you’re creating sweet memories together.
It’s a really fun way to add a little creativity, love, and joy to your day. So, enjoy it Momma! Enjoy making these heart crafts with your kids!
Looking for more craft ideas to do with kids? Check these out!
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