{Play} Valentine’s Day Art, Craft & Activity Ideas For Kids

February 7, 2012 in All Posts, Celebrate, Play, Toddler Activities

I never said I wouldn’t post more Valentine’s ideas…just that I thought you might be sick of them! I’ve given you a few, like our

but here’s one more - not necessarily the last!

Heart Attack

I got this idea from who Liz of Made On Maple, who guest blogged at Toddler Approved during their 100 Acts of Kindness Project (still going on, by the way!). Our version was Salt Dough Heart Ornaments in a paper bag painted with hearts.

First, we made Salt Dough Hearts using the same recipe we used for our Salt Dough Handprints, only this time we used white flour instead of wheat flour and regular salt instead of coarse salt. This made for whiter, smoother, prettier salt dough pieces.

I punched holes in some of them to try a little lacing with baker’s twine and ribbon.

Jane shouldn’t get all the fun! (Although, if I had made the holes slightly larger, she would have been able to lace these salt dough ornaments, too).

But, she was more than happy to paint these little beauties.

And she had some fun of her own with the leftover salt dough.

I love when we do a project together and we get to compare our creative outcomes side by side:

Says a lot either about our age difference or our differences in personality! Which do you prefer? (Trick question).

Finally, Jane painted hearts that I outlined on a paper bag.

We filled the bag with hearts and when Hubby came home from a business trip, we gave him a love attack!

 

Here are some other fabulous DIY Valentine’s Day ideas from some of the most awesome bloggers around:

Mama Pea Pod, Let Kids Create, My Creative Family, Hands on: as we grow, La Dolce Vita: The Sweet Life, AngeliqueFelix.com, The Golden Gleam, Teach Preschool, Critters and Crayons, Living at the Whitehead Zoo, The Iowa Farmer’s Wife, Nurturestore, Kitchen Counter Chronicles, The Chocolate Muffin Tree, Jamie’s Jumble, The Outlaw Mom Blog, Mama Smiles, The Mommies Made Me Do It, Dinosaurs and Octopuses, Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas, Toddler Approved, Messy Kids, Rainy Day Mum, JDaniel4sMom, Glittering Muffins, Red Ted Art, Mommy and Me Book Club, Putti Prapancha, Dilly-Dali Art, Creative Connections for Kids, Mommy Labs, De tout et de rien: Activités pour le Préscolaire, Imagination Soup.net, Rockabye Butterfly, Classified: Mom, Kids Creative Chaos, A Mom with A Lesson Plan, PlayDrMom, RainbowsWithinReach, Living Montessori Now, Curly Birds, Growing A Jeweled Rose, The Home Teacher, A Little Learning For Two, Sun Hats and Wellie Boots, The Imagination Tree, Mummy Mummy Mum, Critters and Crayons, La-La’s Home Daycare, Come Together Kids,Tinkerlab, Dirt and Boogers, Multiple Mummy. Please link up your faves, too!

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Happy Valentine’s Day!

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