Valentine’s Day Heart Wreath

Here's a Valentine's Craft for preschool children using a paper plate and finger paints.
Materials
- Pastel Fuzzy Sticks
- Finger Paint 24 Pack
- Large Paper Plate
- Glue Stick
- Scissors
- Construction paper - red, pink, purple, white
- Pencil
Instructions
A Valentine’s heart wreath is a lovely decoration and a great project for young children who can practice drawing simple shapes and then cutting them out.
Step 1. Gather your supplies.
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| Step 2.
Have your child fold a 6 x 4 ½ inch piece of colored construction paper in half, long ways as shown. |
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| Step 3.
Next have your child draw half of a heart along the folded edge. Tip – you can help draw the half of heart by making a slightly smaller heart which your child can trace. |
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| Step 4.
Have the child practice using scissors to cut along the line drawn for the half a heart shape. |
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| Step 5.
Repeat Steps 3 and 4 with different colored pieces of construction paper. Make 8 large hearts total. |
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| Step 6.
Have the child decorate the hearts with Finger Paints. |
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| Step 7.
While the paint is drying, the adult should cut out the center of a paper plate to create a wreath shape. Tip: It might be easier to lightly fold the plate in half in order to cut the center out. |
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| Step 8.
Using a glue stick, have the child glue the hearts around the plate to create the wreath. It is ok if the hearts overlap. |
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| Step 9.
Kids love glitter! If desired, use Glitter Glue to add a sparkle to the heart designs. Tip: glitter glue is a clean alternative to jarred glitter for younger children. |
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| Step 10.
Wrap a Fuzzy Stick around the top of the plate to create a hanger in order to display their handmade Valentine’s Day Heart Wreath! |