We would love to share with you some fun Valentine’s Day activities to do at home with your family! We are just about a week away from Valentine’s Day and at The Learning Tree, we love celebrating LOVE! We are so thankful for all of our families and Learning Tree employees that having a day to completely celebrate the love and appericate we have for everyone is one of our favorite days!
DIY Heart Stamp Arts
If you’re a crafty parent at heart, it’s never too early to get your kids involved in your artsy endeavors. We know that it can be challenging to find a craft your toddler can pull off solo, but we believe we have found the craft for you! This craft keeps things simple for even the littlest ones. It brilliantly uses clothespins to transform foam heart stickers into stampers, and with their easy-to-grasp handle, they’re perfect for tiny hands.
Materials
- Clothespins
- Hot glue
- Foam hearts
- Paper or any other paintable surface
- Paint
Instructions
- Use a hot glue fun to attach the end of a clothespin to a foam heart.
- Let the hot glue cool… now you are ready to go!
- Dip your foam heart into the paint of your choice and start stamping on your paper or paintable surface!
Handprint Frame
Salt dough may be the ideal medium for Valentine crafts. Easy to mix and safe for kids, it lets you and your toddler make adorable, enduring keepsakes. We love that they serve up a double dose of nostalgia, preserving both your child’s little handprint and a picture of him at the age the print was captured.
Materials:
- Salt dough
- A heart shaped biscuit cutter
- Mod podge all in one glue and sealer
- A sharp knife
- Small photographs
Instructions:
- Mix up a batch of salt dough
- Flatten your salt dough until its about 1cm thick
- Press your child’s hand into the salt dough
- Carefully cut around the handprint with a sharp knife
- Cut a heart shape out of the handprint using a heart biscuit cutter.
- Leave your salt dough to dry for a couple of days.
- Once dry, you can decorate it however you may wish!
- Seal your creation with the mod podge
Toilet Paper Roll Heart Stamps
The best Valentine’s Day crafts for toddlers are easy for little hands to manage. And what’s easier than Valentine crafts made with toilet paper rolls?!
Materials:
- Toilet Paper Roll
- Paint
- Tape
- Paper or surface for your stamps
Instructions:
- Shape your end of your toilet paper roll to look like the shape of a heart
- Use your tape to hold your heart in place
- Dip heart into the paint and stamp away!
Paper Heart Garland
It’s not Valentine’s Day without a garland of paper hearts! Make it short to keep things simple, or challenge your kids to get from one side of the room to the other. Either way, we’re sure they’ll put their whole hearts into this one.
Materials:
- Construction paper
- Scissors
- Hole punch
- String
Directions:
- Cut out hearts using your scissors and construction paper
- Use the hole punch to create holes to connect
- String your hearts on the string to complete your garland
Heart Friendship Bracelets
What is better than creating a cute and loving piece of jewelry with your kids! Kids can flex their creative muscles as they design unique bracelets using Sharpies and wooden beads.
Materials:
- Jute twine
- Square wood beads
- Sharpies
- Scissors
Directions:
- Cut a piece of jute twine
- Tie a knot at the end of the twine so the beads will stay on
- Decorate your beads with the sharpies however you may choose!
- String the beads onto your cut jute twine
- Place on wrist and tie a knot to secure your bracelet
We hope you and your family have a great Valentine’s Day and hope these crafts are something FUN for you to do together to celebrate!