Make These Valentines Day Heart Prints

Love is in the air, and these Valentines Day Heart Prints are perfect! We’re back with a quick and easy printmaking craft for kids, just in time for Valentines Day. It’s not too late to add a simple personal touch to your Valentines Day gifts! 

Make your own cards and wrapping paper. Or print onto butcher’s paper and wrap it around a bouquet of flowers! You could even use fabric paint to print hearts onto a pillowcase or t-shirt.

With just a few supplies and 2 easy steps, here is how to make your own Valentines Day heart prints!

>>> Make These Valentines Day Heart Prints

Ages: 4+
Time: 15mins

You’ll Need:

Cardboard
Low temp Glue Gun
Washable Kids Paint
Paintbrush
Cardstock or Butchers Paper

To Make:

1 // Use your glue gun to draw hearts and patterns onto small pieces of cardboard (and words if you’re feeling extra clever! Remember they’ll be reversed)! If you don’t have a low temp glue gun, have your child draw their pattern & shapes on the cardboard, then you can copy over it with a regular hot glue gun. Try to keep the thickness of the glue as even as possible.

2 // Once the glue is dry, paint over the top & press the print firmly onto your paper & repeat!

We finished our hearts off by painting the insides with watercolours, then folding the cardstock in half & created a simple card. You could also write inside the hearts or colour them in with pencils.

For more Valentines Day crafts and tutorials for kids, make these Valentine Day Washi Tape Sticker Notes.

Don’t forget to share the love & show us your Valentines Day crafts by using the #craftylivingkids and #nannyshecando hashtags! Happy Crafting and Happy Valentines Day, Olivia. xx

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Olivia is a career nanny of 5 years and craft extraordinaire. Having travelled Australia working with many families, Olivia now resides in Sydney and cares for 7 children aged 15 months to 1o years old. Craft + diy activities feature prominently in their daily schedule. You can follow Olivia on instagram  {@oliviasfoster} for crafty ideas and activities, and on her newly launched website A Crafty LIVing.com.