Valentines Day is a reminder to show those around us how much we love them. With this simple project, kids can make a wreath to remind them of love each and every day. Kids Activities Blog is excited about Valentines Day and all the fun craft projects that go with it.
Valentine’s Day
To celebrate Valentine’s Day, we made our own little heart wreath to hang on the door. I had planned to do this project with my 4 year old daughter but my 8 year old son wanted to help so it became a neat little family project. It’s cute and so easy to make!
Supplies:
- Felt
- Wire heart frame from crafts store floral department
- Scissors
Make a Wreath
We had standard pieces of felt about the size of a page of paper. Cut the felt in half then cut the two pieces into strips. Thick strips will fill the frame faster but thinner strips are easier for little fingers to work with.
Tie a strip of felt on the wire heart frame. No glue is needed. No knot is necessary. Just one tie in the felt and it will stay in place.
Valentine Heart
Just keep tying strips of felt on the wire heart frame until it is as covered as you want it. This is such a great activity for young children. They are working with textures and building muscles in their hands and fingers as they practice their tying skills over and over. I love that it helps with my child’s fine motor skill development which is so important in writing.
Finally, tie a ribbon to the top of the wire heart frame and hang.
More Kids Activities
We hope you and your children have a wonderful Valentines Day. Whether you make a wreath or do other crafts or activities, have fun with your kids and hug on them each day. For more crafty kids activities that are fun for the whole family, take a look at these ideas:
About Kim
We love creating wreaths and this is a fun one for the kids! Thank you for sharing it with us in the Crafty Showcase. xoxo susie @bowdabra
Ps- here is the newest linky http://bowdabrablog.com/2013/02/16/crafty-showcase-link-up-anything-fun-in-the-craft-project-linky/