It seems like for each holiday there is an overload on the internet and in magazines of possible crafts you can do with your kids to celebrate. While they are all fantastic, and certainly creative, sometimes we just long for the simple crafts we used to do before all of these portals were used so much. Here are a few tried-and-true crafts you can do this Valentine's season with your kids on a quiet day at home, or as a part of a party thrown for all of their friends.
Construction Paper Garland
This is probably the easiest Valentine's Day craft you can do with your kids, and it also allows them to contribute to some decoration for their room or wherever else around the house! Pick out a couple favorite colors that represent the season, like pink and white. If you have a boy that also wants to get involved you can use just red paper and create a shape besides a heart, like a circle or a star, for their garland. It may not have the same Valentine's Day effect as a heart, but it doesn't matter. At least it lets them be a part of the project too!
Start by cutting a bunch of one-inch, (or half-inch depending on how thick you want it to be), strips out of the paper. The amount of strips you cut will depend on how long you want your garland to be. Next, fold each piece in half, hamburger style. That will create the pointy part of the heart. Then, simply take a strip and form it into a heart, stapling where the two curved parts meet. Just keep repeating until you have as many as you need, linking them together before you staple each heart. This makes for such a cute decoration!
Cards for Friends and Family
Just like we send out Christmas cards during the Christmas holiday season, let your kids create some masterpieces to send to close friends and family to tell them "Happy Valentine's Day." It isn't extremely common to receive cards in the mail for this holiday, and those close to you and your kids will love the homemade surprise.
Heart Milk Cubes
This is a bit different, but really easy and fun to add to your kids' milk glasses or your cup of coffee. Combine milk and a few drops of red food coloring together into a small bowl. Fill a heart-shaped ice cube tray and freeze overnight. Your kids will love to watch their milk turn pink as the cube melts.
Valentine Cookies
These can go any way you want. You can either make your favorite cookie, roll out the dough, and use a heart-shaped cookie cutter, or you can add food coloring to the recipe to make them festive. Or you can do both! Let your kids be in charge of dropping and stirring in the food coloring so they can watch their cookies magically change before their eyes. Then once the dough is done they can decorate them however they like before cooking them: sprinkles, red and pink M&Ms, etc. After they're done baking they can add toppings like various colors of icing. There are so many options, and you can set it all up on your bar or kitchen table so they can really get into it. This is a good activity because you can eat your craft at the end or put some together to hand out to neighbors.
This Valentine's Day, why not plan some fun craft ideas for your kids? There are tons of great activities that you and your kids will both enjoy. Even plan a get together with all your child's friends and host a Valentine's Day craft party, it'll definitely be great fun!
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