This is a selection of Valentine crafts from ichild>-

HAND ON HEART VALENTINES CARD;

A great craft foe early years, as most children are happy to have their hand drawn around. Simply draw a heart shape ( or use the downloadable template) in the centre of the hand and ask the child what message they would like written, for example, I love mummy or daddy or a pet, cut out the hand shape and stick onto folded card to create a unique Valentine card.

SCRUNCHIE VALENTINE HEART;

This is suitable for the tiniest fingers, helping to develop fine motor skills; All that is required is a piece of card, tissue paper, scissors and glue. Cut out a heart shape , then encourage the child to screw up tiny pieces of tissue paper and stick onto the heart until it is covered,

VALENTINE WREATH;

Cut the centre from a paper plate, then decorate the rim with lots of different sized hearts ( ichild have hearts already coloured or blank templates available to download).

MAKE A HEART CRAFT;

This is a little more difficult than the above crafts, so would suit older children, who need to cut out and fold the hearts to make an effective Valentine decoration.

HEART MOBILE CRAFT;

Use a coat hanger to hang hearts to create a Valentine decoration.

All of these crafts and more are available to download from ichild, many are free. Parents and practitioners, especially child minders, with a range of children of different ages will find these great for keeping children entertained, while also covering the expressive arts and design early learning goal.

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As always questions and comments are welcome.

Until next time.

Karen

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