These adorable 3D hearts are perfect for Valentine’s Day and will look so cute hanging in your classroom during February! Children can draw 4 things they love, before cutting, pasting, and assembling their craft. This post will talk you through how to make them, and give you the link for the free templates to make them with your class or child.
Why do this heart craft for Valentine’s Day?
♥️Drawing, cutting, and folding help kids practice their fine motor skills.
♥️ Self-expression: children can share what’s important to them and you can find out more about them.
♥️Ideal for classroom or Valentine’s Day decor: the finished craft can be hung from the ceiling or clothesline.
♥️The finished crafts are sweet keepsakes.
What you need to make this craft:
- Hearts printed on colored cardstock (each child will need 4 large hearts and a small heart for their name). Thinner cardstock works best.
- Circles printed on white paper.
- Markers/colored pencils.
- Scissors.
- Glue.
- Writing pen/pencil.
- Tape.
- Cotton/thread (45-50cm per child).
The templates can be downloaded here.
How to make this craft
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Children start by drawing 4 things they love in the white circles and cutting them out.
2. Children glue the circles onto the hearts, then cut them out.
3. While the glue is drying, children cut out their small heart and write their name on it. They’ll then attach the heart to the end of their piece of cotton/thread.
4. When the glue is dry, the hearts can be folded in half (inwards).
5. The hearts can then be glued together. Children will line up 2 edges, add glue and press together. Repeat for 3 hearts. Take your time with this part as it can be tricky for younger kids.
6. Before the last heart is added, children will run their thread through the middle, and secure with tape. Check it won’t move with a little tug. The name heart should be at the bottom with most of the thread extending from the top of the heart. The final large heart can then be glued in place.
The finished 3D hearts are then ready to hang up and display.
Get the templates
You can download the FREE ready-to-use templates for this heart craft. The link will take you to my Google Drive, and from here, you can save the file directly to your own computer.
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