How to Make Valentine Baskets Out of Paper Plates
Valentine's Day is a fun and memorable day for children and adults alike. To help children prepare for the holiday, consider having them create a heart-shaped paper-plate basket to hold the cards their classmates distribute.
Things You'll Need
- Two paper plates
- Stapler
- Staples
- Scissors
- Red ribbon
- Crayons, markers or poster paints
Instructions
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Place the paper plates so that the edges are together with opposite sides facing out.
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Staple the left and right top edges of the plates.
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Cut a "v" shape with rounded edges out of the top center of the plates. Create another "v" shape at the bottom of the plates, keeping the center left and right portions uncut.
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Staple the left and right edges down to the very bottom of the heart basket.
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Staple the ribbon to the top left and right sides of the heart to form a handle.
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Decorate the basket with the crayons, markers or poster paints.
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Tips & Warnings
It may be easier to have the kids color the plates before stapling them together.
Creating a template for your heart shape and tracing it onto one of the plates to be cut---or passing it around to trace before cutting---can cut down on wasted paper plates if you're working with younger children or large groups.
Monitor younger children when working with staplers and scissors.
