Ladybug's class at Mom's Morning Out is exchanging Valentines this week. I wanted to do more than the boxed cards. I think they're a little hokey (just my opinion, if you like them, that's certainly okay with me).
I did some searching on the interwebz and found this idea for heart and lollipop flowers (scroll down a bit). I wanted to stay away from giving candy to infants and toddlers, so I changed it up a bit. Instead of using a lollipop as the stem, I used a green pipe cleaner. I have lots of paper left over from the days when I had time for a stamping hobby (pre-Hubby, definitely pre-kids!), so I used red paper instead of cardstock.
I cut out four hearts per flower. Lined them up and used a hole-puncher to make a hole for the stem. Lined up the hearts to make a flower and secured them with glue. Once they were dry, I added the stem. For the kids' Valentines, I wrote To: and From: This is Ladybug's flower, so I just wrote "I love you!"
Very easy craft, although not a lot of toddler involvement because I wanted them to look decent. Ladybug was happy coloring some extra hearts while I worked.
You can see the hearts a little better in this picture.Homemade Valentines are definitely among the Things I Love!
Very cute craft idea for the toddler age! Will have to give it a try. Thanks for sharing!!
ReplyDeleteSo sweet! Her classmates will love it. Way better than boxed...most homemade things usually are :)
ReplyDeleteIt's so hard to find something for toddlers to make. They are always way to hard for my guys. Thanks for this! So cute!
ReplyDeletethat's so cute! i love the little things the kids bring home!
ReplyDeleteSweet! (Oh, and these flowers won't need to be watered- a definite plus!)
ReplyDeleteSuper cute. I hate using store bought cards, but usually end up doing it out of sheer laziness. But I think even I could handle these ;)
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