Looking for something to keep your little ones entertained through lockdown? Look no further! Here are five simple Valentines crafts for you to enjoy together.
Heart Shaped Sun-Catcher
What you will need:
Red paper
Scissors
Clear contact paper
Tissue paper squares
Sequins, glitter and other relatively
Directions:
1. Gather all of your materials.
2. To start with, cut the heart frame out of the red paper (fold the paper in half cut out a large heart, and then a smaller one inside of the large heart, to create the frame).
3. Cut the contact paper into a heart shape larger than the paper heart.
4. Place the red heart on top of the contact paper and trim off the excess.
5. Lastly, the contact paper is already sticky so let your child’s creativity flow by adding the tissue paper, sequins, glitter and whatever else their heart desires.
Paper Plate Hearts
What you will need:
Paper plates
Scissors
Hole punch
Yarn (any colour)
Tape
Directions:
Gather all of your materials and equipment
Fold the paper plate in half and use your scissors to cut out a heart shape
Around the perimeter of the heart, punch holes, using your hole punch
Thread the yarn through one of the holes and tape it in place at the back of the plate. Continue to thread the yarn through the other holes until each hole has been used.
Once you have finished threading the yarn through the holes, cut it down and tape it to the back of the plate.
Valentines Potato Print Cards
What you will need:
Paper
Potatoes
Acrylic Paint
Knife
Plate or bowl
Pen and/or pencil
Directions:
Firstly, gather all of your equipment and pour the paint out onto a plate/bowl.
Get your knife, and carefully cut the potato in half before carving out a heart shape into it (as pictured above).
Once that is complete, get the paper and fold it in half, to make it into a card.
Then, get the potato stamp, dip it into the paint and print the patterns onto the paper however you like.
When that is complete set the paper to one side for it to dry.
Once it is dry, get the pen or pencil to write a message inside of the card.
Valentines Colour by Numbers
What you will need:
Coloured pens/pencils
Paper
Printer
Directions:
Follow the link below and print off the designs that you like
https://itsybitsyfun.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/color_by_numbers_valentines_day.pdf
2. Once you have printed the design, gather your pens/pencils and colour away!
Valentines Salt and Ice Experiment
What you will need:
A silicone heart tray
Water
Red food colouring
Rock salt
Shallow bin to collect melted heart
Directions:
Firstly, mix the red food colouring into water and pour that into the silicone heart mould to freeze overnight.
The next day, gather the rest of the equipment and take the heart from the freezer and place it into the shallow bin
Before doing the experiment ask your child(ren) what they think is going to happen. Make a hypothesis.
Pour the rock salt onto the heart and observe what happens.
Once it you have done that talk about your findings and compare them to the hypothesis.