Kids Valentine Hat
Here is a colorful hat that you can make to wear on Valentine's Day.
Materials Required:
1)
Red construction paper
2) Red chenille stems
3) Wire cutters
4) Pen
5) Scissors
6) Glue
7) White poster board
8) Ruler
9) Stapler/tape/glue (to fasten hat together)
Method:
1) Cut out 2 big heart shapes (dimensions: 1 1/2" tall x 1 3/4" wide) and 2 small heart shapes (dimensions: 1" tall x 1" wide) out of red construction paper.
2) Cut a band (about 2" wide) out of the white poster board. Try the band on and see whether it fits around your little head. Mark with pen the sides of your head (or of the wearer of the hat).
3) Using the wire cutters, cut the red chenille stems in half.
4) Glue the stems on the outer surface of the poster board band that you have marked.
5) Glue a small heart shape over each of the chenille stems that are attached to the poster board. Glue a big heart shape at the other end of the chenille stem.
6) Colour the Valentine Hat with markers and crayons. Decorate it with laces and stickers.
7) Tape, glue or staple the hat to fit the child. You can also use paper clips.
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Valentine Candy Container
Materials Required:
1) Baby food jar lid
2) Valentine fabric scrap
3) Glue
4) Pinking shears
5) Yogurt container lid (or similar sized item)
6) Pen
7) Red "Painters" paint markers
8) Pink "Painters" paint markers
9) Candy
10) Pink craft paint
11) Red craft paint
12) Paintbrush
Method:
1) Draw a few heart diagrams on the side of the jar using the paint markers. If you wish, draw the words "TO" and "FROM" on the jar itself as well. Let dry.
2) For creating the fabric covered lid, place the yogurt container lid on the wrong side of the fabric. Then trace around its edges on the fabric. Using pinking shears, cut the lid shape out of the fabric.
3) Center the fabric, wrong side down, on the middle of the jar lid. Glue in place on the top and in places on the side of the lid.
4) Wash, rinse and dry the Baby food jar lid. Paint it pink and set aside to dry. Draw red hearts on the lid with red craft paint. Let dry.
5) Fill the jar with Valentine candy. Fasten the lid. Your Valentine Candy Container is ready.
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