How to Make Valentines With Your Preschooler

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Preschoolers have boundless energy for craft projects. Channel some of that energy into making valentines.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Step 1

Assemble your supplies - glue, safety scissors, construction paper, paint, doilies, glitter, markers and crayons. Make other materials available if you can, such as foil paper, fabric, ink stamps or old wallpaper.
Step 2

Have the child trace heart-shaped stencils or cookie cutters to create heart shapes. You may need to assist with the tracing.
Step 3

Let the child cut the heart out using safety scissors. Expect the edges to be a bit rough and uneven. Remember that this is part of the beauty of a child's creation.
Step 4

Explain the creative decorating options available to the child. He or she may glue a doily onto the heart, add some glitter, write a message in crayon, color or fingerpaint a design on the heart, or glue several hearts of different shapes onto a card to create a collage.
Step 5

Try not to be critical of whatever path the child selects. Whatever the outcome, the artwork will be a learning experience.
Step 6

Show the child how to cut two slits in the valentine to stick a sucker through the valentine, or allow the child to glue foil-wrapped heart candies on the valentine. Have extra suckers or candy on hand because making valentines is hunger-inducing!
Step 7

Help the child write any message he or she chooses, and encourage him or her to sign his or her own name without your help.

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