Valentine’s Craft Ideas: Karimah Henry of

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Help your little one say “I love you” with these adorable crafts from Karimah Henry of @CraftingaFunLife.

DIY VALENTINE’S DAY CARD

SUPPLIES: • Cardstock (pink, white) • Clear liquid glue • Sequins (pink, red, white) • Pencil • Black marker • Foam adhesive mini circles • Cricut (optional) DIRECTIONS: 1. First, fold a pink cardstock in half to create a card. 2. Next, draw a small heart in the middle of the front side of the folded pink cardstock. 3. Apply a thin layer of glue to the heart then add the sequins. Set it aside and allow it to dry. 4. While the sequin heart is drying, use a pencil to draw the letters “i” and “u” on white cardstock. You can also use a Cricut to cut the letters. 5. Attach the foam adhesive mini circles to the back of the letters “i” and “u,” and then attach them to the card. It should read “i heart u.” 6. Finally, write a sweet message inside of the card, and then give it to a loved one or friend!

CARDBOARD VALENTINE’S DAY HOT AIR BALLOON

SUPPLIES: • Recycled cardboard • Pencil • Scissors • Paint (pink, brown) • Clear tacky glue • Craft sticks • Heart stickers (optional) • Glitter and heart sequins DIRECTIONS: 1. First, draw a circle on recycled cardboard, and then cut it out. Paint it pink. Set it aside to dry. 2. Next, draw an isosceles trapezoid (basket) on recycled cardboard. Cut it out, paint it brown, then set it aside to dry. 3. Add a thin layer of clear glue to the circle and add glitter and heart sequins to it. Set it aside to dry. 4. Finally, grab two craft sticks then add glue to the bottom 1-inch of each of the craft sticks. Glue the basket onto the craft sticks. Add glue to the top 1-inch of each of the craft sticks. Glue the circle onto the top of the craft sticks to complete your hot air balloon craft. Make sure the glue dries completely. You can add heart stickers or a Valentine’s Day message to your basket.

VALENTINE’S DAY HEART SCRAPE PAINTING

SUPPLIES: • Paint (Valentine’s Day colors) • Pencil • Recycled cardboard (cut into squares) • White cardstock • Butcher paper, tray, old blanket or plastic tablecloth DIRECTIONS: 1. Draw a heart on white cardstock and cut it out. 2. Next, add a few drops of paint all over the paper heart. 3. Finally, take the cardboard square and scrape it across the heart. Start at the top and move downward. Now move in a different direction. Try not to scrape the heart more than three times. Set aside to dry.