Valentine Projects

Valentine's Day is approaching, and though I don't particularly like made up holidays, I do love love themed crafts! I've compiled a bunch of ideas from things I've already come across, and I hope you have fun doing some of these with your kids. Don't forget to tell them how much you and God loves them today!

The Crafty Crow - lots of glitter in these Valentine crafts! And tons of other posts with treats and all sorts of craft ideas - again, Crafty Crow is my favorite craft blog!!

Heart Cutting from Chasing Cheerios - for the younger crowd just learning to cut.
And some other heart themed activites from Chasing can be found here.

Need a cute idea for those class valentines? Here's one from A Very Country Christmas, "I dig You!"

Or this one from Saltwater Kids: We Make a Great Pair.

Also check out FamilyFun for some sweet treats, valentine printables and more.

Our first project here at home was Stained-Glass Heart Garland! It's a mish-mash of several projects I saw here and there. Here's how we did it:

Yesterday I laid out some wax paper for the girls and they shaved some old crayons on to it. Then I layered another piece of wax paper and then put it between two layers of paper bags or cardstock. Then I ironed lightly. (Recommendation...don't squish the crayon shavings too close together, spread it out if you really want that stained glass effect.)

Then we cut heart shapes, whole punched and strung them on ribbon. Here's the finished works of art. We had tons of fun doing this, and they're light enough to hang on my window blinds!
















What projects do you have planned?