quick & easy valentine’s day wreath

Feb 05 2009

Here’s a craft for you mamas and kiddos. Supplies needed:

extra scrapbook paper (if you don’t have this laying around, you can use construction paper or even magazine pictures)
heart stencil (if you’re not into free-range paper cutting) (plus, pencil & scissors for tracing & cutting)
glue
cardboard wreath (mine was $2 at Michael’s. I think it’s 16 inches??)

Directions:

Cut out a ridiculous amount of hearts. (I used a 10 year old Creative Memories tracing template, but if you don’t have one of those sitting around, click here and print out a heart stencil, size to your liking.) I personally find cutting things out to be very relaxing and cut out enough hearts during an episode of House to make 6 kid wreaths plus a fabulous project I’ll share with you tomorrow. I recommend cutting everything out before you sit down with your little person, as they can often glue faster than you can cut.
Sit down with your little person and glue the hearts to the cardboard wreath. Hurricane Eva is most into glue when I let her use the bottle. This requires constant supervision but is the most fun too.
Date the back of your creation and display proudly. (or gift to a grandparent - they love this stuff)