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Valentine Collage

Valentine collage to make using coloured tissue paper.

Tissue paper is a wonderful paper that can be torn, layered, crumpled and glued. It comes in a whole variety of colours and is relatively inexpensive. I use it a lot in crafts with children.

This Valentine themed tissue paper collage is very simple to prepare and make. The added hearts are a nice touch but if you don’t have a paper punch to make heart shapes stickers would be great.

All you need to make the valentine collage

A4 or A3 sugar paper
Glue sticks
Hearts cut from paper (and/or heart stickers)
Tissue paper torn into shapes – I used pink, red and yellow in large squares and some green in smaller shapes

Young children can be given the torn tissue paper shapes. Older children could select the colours they wish to use and tear the paper themselves. Tissue paper tears easily but usually there is a direction in the paper that tears in a straightish line – so experiment and see how the older children get on. If they are having trouble tearing the paper easily suggest that they turn the paper 90 degrees and try again.

Some other ideas for Valentines Day

Card to make

Valentine heart wreath to make

Valentine’s Day Bible verse craft

Valentine’s Day Bible verse craft that is lovely to make and easy to prepare ahead. To make this you need a few bought items and some card. Psalm 136:26 reminds us that God’s love never ends.

Hearts for Valentine's Day craft made with heart stickers

Valentines heart craft with a Bible verse

everything you need to make Valentine’s Day Bible verse craft

Heart shape printed out onto card. Older children can cut it out. You’ll need to cut the shape out for young children (toddler group age)
Heart stickers (if bought on a roll you can cut them into small strips)
Crayons/pencils

Valentine Craft Download

to make

Print heart onto card (paper would be ok if you don’t have card)
Cut out
Colour (I used crayons – pinks, yellows, reds)
Add heart stickers to the border

to use

You could add a ribbon so this craft becomes a wall hanging! Either use a hole punch to make a hole at the top centre and thread a thin ribbon through (Yarn would work too) or tape a loop of ribbon to the back of the heart. If you want to make wall hangings I would suggest you print the heart shape on card so it holds it’s shape. You could laminate it too.

If making in your church group see if older children can find the verse in the Bible and have a go at learning it.

Here’s a link to some other Valentine’s Day crafts

Hearts for Valentine’s Day

Hearts for Valentine’s Day! Valentines day is almost here. These crafts can be used for Valentine’s Day or at any time.

To make life easier I have a heart shaped paper punch like this one from hobbycraft that makes quick work of cutting out hearts. When it gets blunt I use kitchen foil to sharpen it (just cut out a few foil hearts).They are also available from Amazon. You can also cut out heart shapes and also buy heart shapes.

When making crafts with hearts I like to use a broad colour palette, not just pinks and reds. Patterned paper and shiny paper are also great to use.

You can make wreaths from pre-cut cardboard heart shapes. These are available in craft shops and from Amazon. Valentine cards are good if you want the children to have a card to give; I buy blank cards with envelopes. If you had rather not buy blank cards then just fold A4 card in half.

Craft supplies for Valentine hearts – pick and mix

Heart paper punches in different sizes – or templates to cut by hand
Glue
Card blanks and envelopes or card folded to A5 size
Heart shapes – large so they can be decorated
Patterned paper
Coloured paper
Shiny paper
Heart shaped stickers

It’s fine to make a craft yourself beforehand to give children an idea of what you did but then let them make it their own.

Older children might like to use the paper punches themselves. Show them how to use them safely and make sure they cut one sheet of paper at a time.

Hearts for Valentine’s Day ideas

Here’s link to a craft that reminds us about God’s love. This would be great for older children as there are two pdf’s to print and then they can cut out the wreath shape, hearts and ribbon.

If you are making this with older children have a go at helping them to learn the bible verse as they make the craft by repeating the words together a few times.

Valentine craft

Next Thursday we’ll be making Valentine cards at toddler group. I buy blank cards with envelopes from Amazon, Hobbycraft or Poundland. The hearts are cut from coloured paper with paper punchers. I like to use pinks, purples and yellows to make the hearts. You could use any colours that you fancy. It’s entirely up to the children how many hearts to use!

hearts for valentines day

This year we will actually have our Thursday toddler group on February 14th. Valentines Day is often in half term but not this year! So a special ‘keepsake craft’ is in order. Something special for parents and toddlers to make together, write the date on the back and keep.

Baker Ross sell card hearts that are perfect for making a heart wreath. The heart shapes are cut using paper punches – two different sizes. There will be wool and sequins too. The cut out hearts will be colour coordinated – lots of pinks, some green, patterns and bright yellow. The yellow brings the whole thing to life.

Kandinsky inspired Valentine craft

I love this painting by Wassily Kandinsky. Lovely colours. the idea of using a painting as the inspiration for a craft really appeals to me – it’s a great way of introducing children to art. So for Valentines Day we will be doing our own version – not quite so colourful and of couse no circles – just hearts.

I will be giving each child an A4 page with hearts already printed on – just as a guide. There will be lots of different coloured hearts all various shapes. I use construction paper available here. It’s just the right weight and easy to cut. Great colours too!

This is my version – the children will have their own ideas which is always good. There are lots of learning opportunities here – fine motor skill practice, naming and recognising colours, learning about shapes and sizes.