Your students will be proud of their Valentine's Day crafts.
Valentine art projects can be a fun way to spend a cold winter day. Your students will enjoy making the projects as well as how they turn out. You can create a salt dough heart magnet for students to give to their parents. Stained glass hearts and a conversation heart wreath can be used to decorate the classroom. Students can create a milk jug love bug card holder for a classroom party and a small love bug to give to a valentine.
Paper Love Bug
These cute love bugs will be sure to spread the love in your classroom. To begin, cover an empty toilet paper tube with pink paper. This will be the body of the bug. Cut two large hearts from construction paper. Attach these to the sides of the body with tape or glue. Draw a face on the top of the tube. Use pipe cleaners for antennae. You can write a small message on the wings such as, "Valentine, you make my heart flutter."
Milk Jug Love Bug Card Holder
Your students can use this cute love bug to hold their Valentine's Day cards. Each child will need a clean milk jug. Cut a slit at the top of the jug to make the mouth. Cut the handle in half so you can open the mouth. Cut an inch of the handle off and tape the leftover pieces together. This will keep the mouth open. Spray-paint the jug with spray paint made for plastic or use plastic primer spray paint and cover with regular spray paint. Cut some arm and leg shapes from construction paper or foam. Glue these to the jug. Glue on wiggle eyes, a pompom nose and a part of a feather boa for hair. Use straws or pipe cleaners as antennae. Cover your love bug with small hearts.
Stained Glass Hearts
These stained glass hearts will be a lovely window ornament. Fold a piece of waxed paper in half and draw half a heart, with the center of the heart at the fold. Unfold the waxed paper on your work surface and draw the second half of the heart. Put a light layer of crayon shavings on the waxed paper. You can create a pattern or just sprinkle randomly. Cover the waxed paper with an additional layer of waxed paper. In order to protect your iron, put a paper towel on the top of the waxed paper. Iron the two layers of waxed paper together on low heat. Cut out the heart image and hang in the window. The light will make the heart glow.
Salt Dough Hearts Magnet
Parents will treasure a salt dough heart magnet created by their child. To begin, heat the oven to 250 degrees. Mix 1/2 cup salt, 1 cup flour and 1/2 cup water until a dough is formed. On a floured surface, knead the dough until the mixture is smooth and elastic. Add flour to the dough if it remains sticky. Be careful not to add too much flour or the dough will crack before it finishes baking. Use a heart-shaped cookie cutter to cut the dough. Place the hearts on an ungreased cookie sheet and place in the preheated oven. After two hours in the oven, remove the hearts and let them cool completely. Paint the hearts with acrylic paint, glitter glue or glitter paint. Spray finished products with acrylic sealer. Hot-glue a magnet on the back of each heart to create a refrigerator magnet.
Paper Conversation Heart Wreath
This Valentine's Day wreath will be easy for your primary students. To begin, trace a nine-inch dinner plate on thin cardboard such as a recycled cereal box. Draw another circle inside the large circle. This circle should be about one inch away from the outer circle. Cut out the circle and the center of the circle to make a base for your wreath. Make hearts from several colors of construction paper. Using a black marker, write conversation heart phrases on the hearts. Arrange your hearts around the cardboard wreath shape before gluing them down. Glue the hearts down when you are satisfied with how your wreath looks.
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