How to Make a Lace Valentine Card from Paper

This Valentine's Day help your youngster make his or her own lacy Valentine's Day Card by using a piece of white paper. If they can fold paper, and use a scissors, they can do this simple craft project.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• White typing paper
• Red construction paper
• Scissors
• Glue

1. 

   Begin with a piece of white typing paper. Turn horizontally, so that the width is greater than the height.

2. 

   Fold the paper in half, as if you were creating a greeting card.

3. 

   Draw a half heart, with the half along the spine of the folded paper.

4. 

   Fold the paper like an accordion.

5. 

   Cut little shapes along the edges of the fold. Be careful not to cut through the entire strip, confine the cuts to the two edges.

6. 

   Open the paper, and see that the cut shapes are symmetrical.

7. 

   Fold in half again. Cut along the pencil mark.

8. 

   Open the heart. Iron out the folds if necessary. Paste onto a piece of red construction paper that has been folded in half to create a card.

Tips & Warnings

• Cut the edge of the heart with a scalloped scissors to give the paper heart a more finished shape.

Resources

• Make a Valentine's Day Trinket Box

[Kallicat]

on 1/22/2009 We used to do this as kids and loved it. Thanks for the reminder.

[Kathymcbain]

on 12/26/2008 Making these lace valentine cards would be fun with kids! Great article.