Valentines Day Craft for Kindergarten

Walmart and other stores carry those foam stickers (in the craft section) that you can put on construction paper or anything else. Get some Valentine's Day themed ones likes hearts and stuff and let them make a Vday card on construction paper for mom, dad or teacher???

I really like those foam stickers, I just used them at my son's bday party as a fun craft to do for the kids while we were waiting for everyone to show up before we played the actual games!!!

GOOD LUCK

I saw some containers of foam art at Walmart that you used glue to make into a picture frame. You could take your digital, then run into Walgreens or something, or if you have a photo printer, take it to the school with you. They looked super cute and easy. They were only about $8 I think for enough to make 25 of them.

My son's preschool class is having everyone bring in an empty tissue box and they are decorating them as like mail boxes to hold all of their valentines in.

1.Here is a link to a ton of crafts to choose from.
http://www.allcrafts.net/valentines.htm#kids

2.This one looks like a flower w/ petals made of hearts and a lollipop in the center.
Directions:
Sweet Somethings
An arrangement of lollipop flowers with paper petals makes an eye-catching centerpiece. For each flower, fold colored card stock in half and cut out six hearts. Punch a small hole near the tip of each. Insert a lollipop stick and arrange six hearts on the stem, fanning out the petals around the stick.
The link for it to see pictures:
http://www.bhg.com/holidays/valentines-day/decorating/han...

3. A Puffy Heart
What you'll need:
Pink and white tissue paper, cut into 1” squares
White craft glue
Scissors
Piece of card stock or construction paper
Pencil with an eraser

How to make it:
Cut out a heart shape from the construction paper or card stock.
Put white craft glue into the center of the heart, shaped like a heart.
Using the eraser end of a pencil, place the eraser into the center of a white tissue paper square. Twist the tissue paper square around the eraser and dot it onto the glue. Continue this process until entire middle of the heart is covered with white tissue paper.
Repeat the process from step #3 with pink tissue paper for the border of the heart.
Glue a hanger to the back if you like.

Tips:
For younger kids who have trouble working the pencil steps, allow them to wad up the tissue paper squares and press them directly onto the glue with their fingers.
Instead of a hanger, try gluing a magnet strip to the back and hang on your fridge!
Always saved the tissue paper from birthday gifts for craft projects like these.

Here is the link for a picture or printable directions:
http://crafts.kaboose.com/puffy-heart.html

Cards for Mom and Dad
Construction paper "Red, pink or purple usually"
School glue
Paper dollies cut into one big heart
Tempra paints or markers to write a message
Fold paper in half to make a side open card
Cut out the Heart out of the dollie, glue it to the front
Write a message inside with the paint or markers and have the child sign their names
You could also use a bit of glitter here and there by drawing little hearts with the glue bottle tip and sprinkling glitter over it.
I made mine in 1966 and my Mom displayed it every Valentines day until she passed it back to me about 5 years ago

One of the recent parenting magazines had a recipe for homemade bath fizzes. The dollar bin at target has silicone ice cube molds in the shape of a heart. So we are going to make up a batch and press it into the heart molds.

last year my sons' kindergarten class made paper heart stick things. they cut out heart shapes and decorated them, then glued 2 of them together with a popcycle stick between them. they also drew heart shapes on paper plates with glue then sprinkled glitter on them & put a hole through the top and put yarn through it to hang them. they were really precious. good luck.

You can go to Crayola.com or just google valentine crafts for kindergarten. I can not recall any specific websites, but you will get many ideas.

Mother of 4 and former teacher.

I have made sugar cookies and have them ice and decorate them, then that can be their treat. I do put the icing into small individual containers, I bought some at the dollar store, so they don't spread germs. We also have made Valentine cards for mom & dad. Plus we had beads for them to string.

This is something that I did when I was in kindergarten - decorate a small shoe box with tissue paper/paper napkins, cut out hearts to make a valentine card box.
NEED:
1.) small shoe boxes (one for each child)
2.) red and white tissue paper or valentine paper napkins
3.) heart cut outs and heart shaped paper doilies
4.) glue or tape
5.) scissors

INSTRUCTIONS
1.) have children bring in a small shoe box
2.) cut a slot in the top of the shoe box.
3.) glue/tape on tissue paper making sure to wrap the tissue paper around edges.
4.) glue on cut out hearts or heart shaped paper doilies or any other cut outs you prefer.
5.) use for the valentine card exchange - each child can leave his/her box on his/her desk like a mailbox.

I actually still have mine and I'm 35 years old. Go figure the things that you keep from your childhood.

Happy idea hunting!!
Mel

A pretty easy one that I have found that kindergardeners could do.
Go toy our locat discount store and get curling ribbon, individually wrapped candy (they must gave a wrapper that you can tie the ribbon to, such as tootsie roll midgies), and some cheap bangle bracelets. My local "dollar store" sells them in the kids "dress up" stuff for 10 for $1.
Simplky cut the ribbon so that you have an individual piece for each piece of candy. I cut the pieces long enough so that the ribbon can be curled later. usually about 5 inches. Tie the ribbon and knot it in center of ribbon around one end of each piece. (I do all this before I give to kids) then the kids can tie the ribbon around the bracelet at the same point in the ribbon you tied it to the candy. put lots of candy on each. This makes a candy wreath to enjoy later or give to someone special. this also helps promote hand/eye coordination and help with the ever hard skill of tying shoes. Hope this helps!!

You can try making foam valentine's cards. They have kits @ the dollar store & even actual Valentine's ____@____.com can just make cards w/ them or they can make picture frames w/ one of the kits. But, they come in either rectangle or heart shaped foam pads & they have little foam stickers to put on them. You could even get some glitter glue/pens to decorate too. Good luck!

You can create a Valentine person. I just did it this weekend with my daughter. We went to walmart and bought some doily hearts, googly eyes, and some craft paper of all valentine colors. I cut a large heart shape (by folding in half), then my daughter glued the doily on top, created a face using the eyes, and an assortment of cut out hearts to make a nose and mouth. We then used strips of long paper and folded back and forth to create an acordian effect and glued hearts at the end for hands and legs. You can of course cut out all of the hearts and have them for the kids ahead of time so that the class can just do the gluing since time is of the essence. They turn out cute ! Good Luck!!

If you are going for slightly inexpensive you can get red, pink, and white construction paper and have them cut out hearts in different sizes they can glue together and take home to give their parents. You can get heart shaped doilies in different colors and sizes and let them glue them together and decorate them with Valentine stickers or glue and glitter.

You can get foam hearts in bags at some of the local stores and magnet strips, have them attache the striping to back to take home for refrigerator magnets. Depending on the size of the hearts they can be decorated with markers.

You get bags of wooden hearts, let them paint them red, white or pink glue a piece of magnet to back to take home.

You could bake enough cupcakes and get frosting in red and white and colored sprinkles and let them decorate a cupcake on their own.

Good luck.

Here are a few of the ones I found for our kids!

The average family has 2.4 children and easter gifts can break a budget in a hurry. Here are some wonderful easter memory creating ideas that won't break the bank.

1. Bunny Paw prints:
Grab an old shoe box lid and cut out big bunny paw print to make a stencil . On "Easter Eve" use the stencil to make paw prints through your house by sprinkling baking soda in the stencil. Turn it over to make left and right feet. (the baking soda vacuums up off the carpet)

2. Easter Eggstravaganza:
For most kids, easter is not easter without decorating eggs. This year instead of letting the kids have all the fun, start a tradition that involves the whole family. Throw an annual Easter egg decorating contest. Choose enough categories so everyone gets a chance to win. Some categories might be: funniest egg, most original egg, scariest egg, or celebrity egg. The wackier the categories, the more fun you will have decorating and judging. Ask everyone to submit an egg and display them on the kitchen table. Ask Grandma and Grandpa to be the judges. Before you know it, you will have trouble finding judges because everyone will want to decorate an egg!

3. Follow the Ribbon:
This is a simple tradition that doesn't take much preparation. All you will need to do is buy some narrow inexpensive ribbon from a local craft store. Choose a different color for each member of the family (15 to 25 yards per person depending on how crazy you want this to be). Once the kids are in bed, tie a ribbon to each of their hidden baskets and wind them in and out of the furniture and the other ribbons until you can't see where they began. Bring the ends to one central location (perhaps the kitchen table) as a place where your family can begin the entangled maze to find their baskets. Before you know it, everyone will be tangled in ribbons and laughs.

4. The Big People Egg Hunt:
On Easter Sunday, gather the adults together and have them each hide one or more eggs somewhere on themselves. It might be in Grandma's apron pocket, Uncle Bob's boots, behind Dad's glasses, or under Grandpa's hat. This hunt isn't just for the little ones, it involves everyone and is a wonderful way to connect the generations. Your family will be sure to get a laugh as the kids poke around looking for hidden eggs. No one and no place is considered out of bounds. You'll definitely want your video camera ready for this Easter Egg Hunt.

5. Personalize Letter from the Easter Bunny!
What child does not get excited about getting mail? How about a personalized letter to your child from the Easter Bunny. This letter will be mailed directly to you child and talk about how mom and dad have told the easter bunny that he/she has been good. What an exciting memory for your child!

Easter baskets and gifts do not have to ruin your budget in order for them to be meaningful. These are just a few ways in which you can start some family easter traditions with your family.
Here's to a wonderful traditions filled Easter!

A.

Go to Kidzone.com and click on crafts. There are lots of choices for all age groups.
L.