An old fashioned idea sometimes is the best idea. Take, for instance, homemade Valentine cards. Giving a card to someone you love is wonderful, but when you make that card by hand, it's guaranteed to make a heart melt - especially Grandma and Grandpa!
Even if your child is very young or not at all talented at art, a Valentine card is all about the sentiment involved. You're not looking for perfection, just a simple statement of adoration. Get your supplies together and gather your children around the table. It's time to create a few messages of love straight from the heart!
Hand Holding Heart Valentine - With just a few simple supplies your child can present a charming and heart warming Valentine to someone they love. For this classic card you'll need to have a couple sheets of construction paper in a few colors. You'll also need a pencil, scissors, glue, and markers if you wish.
Have your child hold their hand out with fingers spread on one piece of construction paper. Trace the outline of your child's hand using a pencil, then cut out the hand drawn on the construction paper. Next, draw (or have your child draw) a heart small enough to fit within the palm of the hand on another piece of construction paper, choosing a different color if desired. Now, glue the heart onto the palm of the hand. Your child can either write a message on the heart or draw a picture, whichever is appropriate for his or her age. If your child presents this Valentine card to Grandma you are sure to get a tear or two!
Ribbon And Bow Valentine Heart - If your child enjoys creating with ribbon, this is a great card to make. You'll need some card stock or construction paper, scissors, a pencil, hole punch, and some thin ribbon or yarn. You can make the heart fancier if you have special scrapbooking scissors available.
Draw a heart on the construction paper or card stock, then cut the heart out, using either regular scissors or those scalloped scissors from the scrapbooking tools. Take the hole punch and have your child punch holes all along the edge of the heart. (You'll want an even number of holes.) Then, starting at the point or bottom of the heart, work the ribbon or yarn through the holes like sewing, working your way up to the top. You want to have the two ends of the ribbon wind up at the top of the heart. Then tie a pretty bow with the ribbon. Now your child can write a message on the heart, cover it with glitter, draw pictures, put some stickers on it, or whatever they think makes a pretty Valentine.
Collage Card For Valentine's Day - There may be some people who don't quite fit the glittery heart Valentine card as much as others. Perhaps a Grandfather or Father would appreciate a card that expresses their unique interests. Gather together some magazines or catalogs that have pictures they might like, then get out the construction paper, scissors, and glue.
Fold the construction paper in half to form a card. Now, sit down with the magazines and catalogs and let your child choose and cut out pictures that would be appealing to Dad or Grandpa. Once your child has a nice supply of pictures, it's time to begin gluing them onto the construction paper card. Just ask your child to use his or her imagination and arrange the pictures so the card has a pleasant appearance. You can glue some pictures to the front of the card as an introduction and write your greeting on the front, inside, or both. The addition of a few nice handwritten Valentine wishes and a signature is all you need.
Your child's very own homemade Valentine card will warm anyone's heart. Spread out the construction paper, gather the glitter and glue, and start creating special Valentine cards with your little ones today! Happy Valentine's Day. - 30443
Even if your child is very young or not at all talented at art, a Valentine card is all about the sentiment involved. You're not looking for perfection, just a simple statement of adoration. Get your supplies together and gather your children around the table. It's time to create a few messages of love straight from the heart!
Hand Holding Heart Valentine - With just a few simple supplies your child can present a charming and heart warming Valentine to someone they love. For this classic card you'll need to have a couple sheets of construction paper in a few colors. You'll also need a pencil, scissors, glue, and markers if you wish.
Have your child hold their hand out with fingers spread on one piece of construction paper. Trace the outline of your child's hand using a pencil, then cut out the hand drawn on the construction paper. Next, draw (or have your child draw) a heart small enough to fit within the palm of the hand on another piece of construction paper, choosing a different color if desired. Now, glue the heart onto the palm of the hand. Your child can either write a message on the heart or draw a picture, whichever is appropriate for his or her age. If your child presents this Valentine card to Grandma you are sure to get a tear or two!
Ribbon And Bow Valentine Heart - If your child enjoys creating with ribbon, this is a great card to make. You'll need some card stock or construction paper, scissors, a pencil, hole punch, and some thin ribbon or yarn. You can make the heart fancier if you have special scrapbooking scissors available.
Draw a heart on the construction paper or card stock, then cut the heart out, using either regular scissors or those scalloped scissors from the scrapbooking tools. Take the hole punch and have your child punch holes all along the edge of the heart. (You'll want an even number of holes.) Then, starting at the point or bottom of the heart, work the ribbon or yarn through the holes like sewing, working your way up to the top. You want to have the two ends of the ribbon wind up at the top of the heart. Then tie a pretty bow with the ribbon. Now your child can write a message on the heart, cover it with glitter, draw pictures, put some stickers on it, or whatever they think makes a pretty Valentine.
Collage Card For Valentine's Day - There may be some people who don't quite fit the glittery heart Valentine card as much as others. Perhaps a Grandfather or Father would appreciate a card that expresses their unique interests. Gather together some magazines or catalogs that have pictures they might like, then get out the construction paper, scissors, and glue.
Fold the construction paper in half to form a card. Now, sit down with the magazines and catalogs and let your child choose and cut out pictures that would be appealing to Dad or Grandpa. Once your child has a nice supply of pictures, it's time to begin gluing them onto the construction paper card. Just ask your child to use his or her imagination and arrange the pictures so the card has a pleasant appearance. You can glue some pictures to the front of the card as an introduction and write your greeting on the front, inside, or both. The addition of a few nice handwritten Valentine wishes and a signature is all you need.
Your child's very own homemade Valentine card will warm anyone's heart. Spread out the construction paper, gather the glitter and glue, and start creating special Valentine cards with your little ones today! Happy Valentine's Day. - 30443
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