Valentine Crafts for Kids: Make a Heart Garland

By: Denise Oliveri

This adorable heart garland craft is one of many easy Valentine crafts you can make and can be the perfect present for someone special. Kids can let their imaginations go wild when they are designing and decorating their hearts.

Craft Difficulty Rating: Average

You Will Need:

  • White card stock

  • Pencil

  • Scissors

  • Yarn

  • Colored straws

  • Hole punch

  • Glue

  • Sponges, stamps and paintbrushes (optional)

  • Tempera paints (various colors)

  • Craft supplies such as feathers, sequins, buttons, etc. (optional)

Instructions:

  1. Draw several hearts on the card stock and cut them out. They can be different sizes, if you like.

  2. For each heart, punch out two holes, one on each side of the rounded part of the heart.

  3. Decorate your hearts with paints, sponges and stamps.

  4. Embellish with feathers, sequins and other craft items.

  5. Let the hearts dry.

  6. Once dry, string them onto the yarn using 1" pieces of straw to separate each heart.

  7. Now your garland is ready to hang over a doorway or on your wall or give as a gift.

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