How To Make Fun Valentine's Day
Arts And Crafts For Toddlers

Valentines Day arts and crafts for toddlers are so much fun. We love this holiday in our house. Kids love the parties in school and exchanging valentines cards. I try to make all the holidays special and fun for my family. I really enjoy celebrating the holiday about love, especially with those that I love so much....my family.

Doing crafts and projects can give you precious time with your children. Quality well spent time. I teach my children that homemade presents are the best presents. They are made with "love". So enjoy these crafts with your kids. You will be surprised at how much FUN you will have at the same time.

* Candy Heart Collage

Items You'll Need:

• Poster Board
• Glue
• Candy Hearts

What To Do:

1. Cut out hearts from poster board.
2. Have your children paint the hearts with glue (I usually dye my glue pink) and then place the candy hearts onto the poster board.
3. They can make any design picture or collage they want to. This is an excellent arts and crafts for toddlers.

* Tissue Paper Hearts

Items You'll Need:

• Tissue Paper
• Vinegar
• Paper
• Small Craft Paint Brushes

What To Do:

1. Have your children paint their entire piece of paper with vinegar and then cover it with tissue paper hearts.
2. After the vinegar has dried have your children peel off the hearts to reveal hearts stamps on their paper.

* Beaded Hearts

Items You'll Need:

• Pipe Cleaners or Floral Wire
• Beads, Heart Shaped or Valentines Day colors. Pink,white,red.

What To Do:

1. Fold a pipe cleaner (or floral wire with the edges taped) into a "V" shape.
2. Have your toddler string beads onto the wire and then finish by shaping into a heart.

* Valentines Day "noodle" Necklace

Items You'll Need:

• Thick Pasta Noodles
• Red, White, and Pink hearts cut from construction paper or buy some heart shaped beads at any craft store.
• Yarn or you can buy the bead necklace wire at any craft store.

What To Do:

1. I have my toddler color the noodles with markers. Pink, red and white. (washable markers preferred)
2. Have your children string the noodles and hearts onto the yarn or necklace wire. This is a favorite arts and crafts for toddlers in our house.

* "Personalized" Valentines"

Items You'll Need:

• Paper
• Paints or markers
• Glue sticks
• Glitter
• The Craft Bag with all the supplies

What To Do:

1. Let your children get creative and make their own personal valentines. Any way they wish.
2. You may have to help assist with this arts and crafts for toddlers. These valentines day crafts are tradition in our home. They can make valentines for their parents or for the other children in your class.

* Valentine Caterpillars

Items You'll Need:

• Paper
• Glue
• Googly eyes
• Black Pipe Cleaners

What To Do:

1. Let your children cut out three hearts with the paper.
2. Have them line these up on a piece of paper.
3. They can then add eyes and antennas to make them cute little bugs.
4. My little boy loves to make these.

I hope you have enjoyed a few Valentines day arts and crafts for toddlers that our family makes every year. Again homemade crafts are the best because they are made with "love". So take the time to enjoy these with your children. Crafts made with love, for the holiday known for "love".

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