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Mesh Hearts “Sewing” Activity for Toddlers and Preschoolers

Toddlers and preschoolers can practice their sewing skills with this simple mesh hearts sewing activity.  It’s a great fine-motor activity, and another cute Valentine’s craft for daycare or preschool....

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Scrape-Painted Valentines for Toddlers and Preschoolers to Make

Toddlers and Preschoolers are going to love this Valentines Craft!  Scrape-Painted Valentines are so fun to make with a few shades of red and pink paint and an old, expired credit card! We’re having so...

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Handprint Valentines Cards

Kids handprints make the shape of a heart for these easy but adorable homemade Valentine’s cards.  We have made so many easy and adorable Valentines crafts this year here in my home daycare, and today...

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Marbleized Valentines Day Craft with Shaving Cream and Food Coloring

Kids can make these Marbleized Valentines using shaving cream and food colouring. It’s a fun, easy and fascinating art process that all ages will love! We love experimenting with easy but really cool...

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Homemade Chocolate and Strawberry Play Dough

Chocolate shop play dough activity for Valentines Day! We are huge fans of homemade play dough activities here.  I’ve never met a kid who doesn’t love to play with playdough.  It’s so therapeutic and...

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Tin-Foil Tissue Hearts – Valentines Decorations for Kids to Make

Tin-foil and tissue paper hearts are fun and easy for kids of all ages to make as a Valentines craft. All that’s required is a cardboard heart, aluminum foil, tissue paper and craft jewels. I love...

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Wax Resist Valentines Cards

With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, the toddlers and preschoolers in my home daycare have been busy making Valentines’ cards for their parents. Recently, we made these awesome wax resist...

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Tissue Paper and Contact Paper ” Stained Glass Window”– Activity for...

This is a Valentines activity that toddlers and preschoolers will love. Using tissue paper and contact paper, kids can transform a window into a colourful piece of Valentines art for the sun to shine...

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Easy Valentines Lunch for Kids

Heart shaped sandwiches, strawberries sliced into hearts and red yellow makes an easy  Valentines lunch for kids. Wondering what to serve the kids for lunch on Valentine’s Day?  Here are a few heart-y...

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Puffy Paint Valentines Cards for Kids to Make

Make Puffy Paint Valentines Cards using our 3-ingredient puffy paint recipe!  This is such a fun Valentines craft for kids. We’re crafting up a storm for Valentines Day here in my home daycare right...

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6 Easy Valentine’s Crafts Your Toddlers and Preschoolers Will Love

Crafting for Valentine’s Day with the toddlers and preschoolers in my daycare is always so much fun. Our craft room is always a sea of pink and red at this time of year. There are hearts and sparkles...

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Ribbon Heart Valentines Cards For Toddlers and Preschoolers to Make

If you're like me, your ribbon bin is overflowing with rolls of ribbon and various lengths of scraps. These ribbon heart Valentine's cards are a great way to put leftover strips of ribbon to good use!...

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Paper Bag Puffy Hearts – A Valentines Craft for Toddlers and Preschoolers

Cutting, stamping, sewing and stuffing. So many fun skills for toddlers and preschoolers to practice when they're making these paper bag puffy hearts! Good news! This one can be done entirely using...

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Paper Plate Valentine’s Wreath for Toddlers and Preschoolers

Your preschooler will love making this simple paper plate Valentine's wreath. Painting, gluing and crumpling tissue paper are wonderful ways for little ones to explore colour and texture, and...

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Fabric Scrap Valentine’s Cards

Dig out your fabric stash! It's going to come in very handy today! We're making easy and gorgeous fabric scrap Valentine's cards, we're using up those colourful bits of cotton that we've been hanging...

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Stamping Hearts with Cardboard Rolls – a Valentine’s Craft for Kids

Ok, I am in looove with this Valentines craft! What a terrific art art process! And so easy!! We've created the prettiest piece of art with acrylic paint and cardboard rolls. Yes! As in, paper towel...

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Wool-Wrapped Pen Holder (From a Take-Out Coffee Cup)

Here's a quick and easy Valentines craft that looks great and serves a purpose! And it only requires 2 things: a ball of yarn and a take-out coffee cup! The hooligans and I made these wool-wrapped...

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No-Mess Glittered Tea Light Luminaries

Oh my goodness me! Ok, you know how I am NOT a fan of glitter, right? Well, you should see what we made, my lovelies! We made the most GORGEOUS glittered tea light luminaries for Valentines day, and...

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Rag Heart Ornaments with Pipe Cleaners and Fabric Strips

Here's a super-easy Valentines craft for your kids to make, and a great way to use up colourful fabric scraps leftover from past sewing projects! All you need to make one of these adorable, rustic...

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Framed Heart Art on a Painted Paper Bag Canvas

I know how much you all loved our cardboard roll stamped hearts the other day... well... we've done it again, but this time, we've used a paper bag as our canvas, and we've framed our finished piece in...

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Crayon Resist Valentines Messages

Oooo! I love this colourful and "magical" art process! We're using the classic "crayon resist" process to write secret Valentines messages, and then we're bringing them alive with colour! We're doing...

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Easy Tie-Dyed Heart Sun Catchers for Kids to Make

Hey, Lovelies! I think you're going to LOVE what we have for you today! If you're tired of looking out at a bleak, grey landscape, you have to make these vibrant tie-dyed sun catchers. Ok, we didn't...

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Paper Plate Heart Lacing Activity for Kids

Ok, is it just me that gets this excited over a kid's craft, or do you as well? I mean, am I the only one who goes ga-ga looking at the pictures in this post? And it's not JUST pretty, this craft...

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Valentines Art with Sharpies and Tin Foil

Hey Lovely, I know the feeling. Your kids want to craft but you don't want to get all the craft stuff out, and be left with a big mess. It's probably one of the reasons for saying "no" when they ask to...

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Gorgeous Paper Towel Roses – Valentine’s Craft for Kids

Oh my gosh, guys. I am SO excited to share this one with you! We made these paper towel roses the other day, and I was completely blown away by how gorgeous they turned out. It's crazy how easy they...

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Glittered Heart Valentines Ornaments with Homemade Clay Dough

Eeee! Ok, this might be my favourite Valentines craft so far this year!!! We've used our infamous 2-ingredient white clay dough to make these dazzling Valentines ornaments! I just LOVE how they sparkle...

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Sharpie and Alcohol Valentines Craft For Kids

Oh my goodness, my lovelies! Feast your eyes on THIS! Check out the gorgeous heart ornaments we made the other day with sharpies and rubbing alcohol. It doesn't matter how many times we do this...

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Milk Carton Valentines Houses for Kids to Make

Eeee! Another beautiful and oh-so-easy Valentines craft for your little ones to make this year! Check out these gorgeous Valentines houses we made last week using milk cartons and a handful of crafty...

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Easy Tissue Paper Rose Craft for Kids

Hello, Lovely! I just wanted to share our latest Valentines post with you! You have to check it out. It's gorgeous! We made these tissue paper roses the other day, and I'm in LOVE with them! I have a...

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Easy Folded Paper Heart Craft for Kids

Ok, I have the cutest (and easiest) little Valentine's craft to share with you today. These folded 3-D hearts are so fun and easy to make! Plus, look how beautiful they are! Have the kids make a bunch...

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Valentines Paper Fortune Cookies for Kids to Make

Guys! This is such an awesome Valentine's craft for your kids to make! It's great for a last-minute Valentine's crafting session too because it's so quick and easy. With 2 simple folds, you can make...

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Tissue Paper Valentine’s Hearts

If you're looking for a last-minute Valentines craft for the kids to make today, this one's terrific! All ages will enjoy this one. Pre-tweens and tweens love it as much as the toddlers and...

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Cardboard Heart String Art

Happy Monday, Lovely! I'm sharing our first Valentines craft of the season, and it's so fun and pretty! We're doing "string art" (heart shaped, of course), but there's no need for wood, nails or tacks....

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Painted Heart Worry Stones for Kids with Separation Anxiety

Good morning, Lovely! I have the sweetest craft to share with you today. Your kids can make these, but you might want to make them too! They're "worry stones" with a heart painted on the front and a...

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Yarn-Wrapped Pipe Cleaner Heart Craft

Happy Thursday, Lovely! If your older kids are crafting for Valentines this week, they'll love making these pretty heart ornaments. I stumbled upon this process accidentally when I was playing around...

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Cardboard Valentines Cookie Craft for All Ages

EEEK! Ok! I think this might be my favourite Valentines craft EVER, and you know what's awesome? Any age can make it. My tweens and teens LOVED it, but preschoolers will too! We made these cardboard...

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Styrofoam Printmaking for Kids (Block Printing)

GAHH! We are on such a roll with our Valentines crafts, and they're all so super-cool. Ok, you have to check these out, Lovely. We tried "printmaking" and we just used a styrofoam produce tray (from...

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11 Valentines Crafts for Tweens and Teens

Hey Lovely! Have I told you lately how much I LOVE you for following along with our activities. I truly do. You have no idea how much it means to me. The post 11 Valentines Crafts for Tweens and Teens...

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15 Valentines Crafts for 5-10 Year Olds

If you’re looking for some terrific Valentines crafts for 5-10 year olds to do this year, you’ll find lots of inspiration here. I’ve rounded up 15 of our best Valentines Day ideas for elementary...

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Overlapping Hearts Valentines Card (Toilet Roll Stamping)

Happy Weekend, Lovely! One week to go until Valentine's Day, so I'm sure your little ones are ready for some "heart-filled" crafting. These Valentine's cards are super-easy to make, and all ages will...

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10 Homemade Valentine’s Cards Kids can Make

Happy Friday! Just a quick line to let you know I've rounded up our best homemade Valentine's cards and put them into one post for you. If your hooligans are making cards for their parents or friends...

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TP Roll Heart Garland

Good morning, Lovely! I have the cutest, colourful toilet roll craft for your kids to make for Valentine's Day. It's a super-easy garland of hearts that you can string across a window, bookshelf,...

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