crafts for kids

Materials

• Red, pink, purple, blue and white construction paper
• Heart-shaped cookie cutters or heart-shaped pattern cut from cardboard
• Markers
• Childamp;#39;s blunt-tipped safety scissors
• Glitter, stickers, sequins, ribbon and other small decorative items
• Stapler or hole punch and ribbon

Learning Skills

• Fine motor development
• Creativity and imagination
• Social interaction
• Emotional expression
• Cognitive/thinking skills

Instructions

1. Set out the construction paper, safety scissors and markers on the table, and gather the kids. (Cover the table with newspaper, if necessary.)
2. Let the kids choose a sheet of construction paper.
3. Have them trace around the heart cookie cutter or pattern on the construction paper, using a marker.
4. Have them cut out the heart (help them if they have trouble.)
5. Let them make as many hearts as they like.
6. When they have a nice collection of hearts, ask them to think of ways they can share their love with family members or friends such as drawing a picture for Daddy, taking the dog for a walk, helping Mom make breakfast, and so on.
7. Have the kids draw a picture on the hearts to represent each suggestion.
8. Write the words underneath the pictures to match. ("Play with baby sister," "Take out the garbage" and so on.)
9. Have the kids decorate the hearts.
10. Staple the hearts together or punch a hole at the top of each heart and tie them together with red ribbon.
11. Tell the kids to present the "I Love You" coupons to someone special.

Safety

Adult participation needed for use of stapler and hole punch.