{"id":881,"date":"2018-01-23T12:08:09","date_gmt":"2018-01-23T18:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.iseeme.com\/blog\/?p=881"},"modified":"2018-01-23T12:09:47","modified_gmt":"2018-01-23T18:09:47","slug":"valentines-day-craft-ideas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.iseeme.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/23\/valentines-day-craft-ideas\/","title":{"rendered":"Valentine\u2019s Day Craft Ideas: How to Make a Valentine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><\/b>Every year the big stores stock up on cheap kids\u2019 Valentine\u2019s Day cards and gifts, all of which miss the point of the day. Valentine\u2019s Day is about personal expressions of love. We\u2019d rather get a uniquely personalized gift over a generic card any day (as you might easily guess given the nature of our website). With that in mind, here\u2019s three Valentine\u2019s Day craft ideas we\u2019re sure you and your kids will love making.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>How to Make a Valentine Candy Flower<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instead of sending cards and candy to friends and family this year, why not send these cute flowers instead? They\u2019re easy to make and much more fun than store-bought kids Valentine\u2019s cards. You\u2019ll need:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Green masking tape<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hole punch<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Colorful baking cups (six per flower)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Craft wire<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scissors<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dum Dum suckers<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fold four of the baking cups in half and flatten two more. On the folded cups, punch a hole \u00bc\u201d from the center. You don\u2019t want to punch through the folded edge. These will be the flower\u2019s petals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Take the two flattened cups and punch a hole in the center of the folded edge to make a hole in the dead center of the cup. Open the cups back up and re-flatten.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thread the four folded papers onto the sucker stick, overlapping each to make petals, then thread the two open cups onto the stick.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-884 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.iseeme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/valentines-candy-300x205.jpg\" alt=\"valentines candy\" width=\"347\" height=\"237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.iseeme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/valentines-candy-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.iseeme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/valentines-candy-150x103.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wordpress.iseeme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/valentines-candy-90x62.jpg 90w, https:\/\/wordpress.iseeme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/valentines-candy-330x226.jpg 330w, https:\/\/wordpress.iseeme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/valentines-candy.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 347px) 100vw, 347px\" \/>Cut two pieces of the green masking tape into seven-inch lengths, sticky side up. Place a piece of wire slightly shorter than the masking tape down the center of one piece of tape and sandwich the two pieces of tape together. Cut leaf shapes at either end of the tape, leaving an inch of tape in the middle trimmed close to the wire. Twist the leaves underneath the baking cups to keep the flower in place. For a personalized touch, attach each flower to a personalized love note, like the fourteen sweet messages including in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iseeme.com\/en-us\/valentines-day-personalized-gifts.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My Little Lovebug<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Flowery Kid\u2019s Valentines Cards<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019ll find plenty of idea for homemade kid\u2019s Valentine cards online, but this is one of our favorites. These delicate doily cards are suitable for a range of ages\u2014little ones can make them if you cut out the flowers first, while older kids can handle the whole craft by themselves. You\u2019ll need:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paper doilies in various styles <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">White craft glue<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Green card stock<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Red card stock<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scissors.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Cut symmetrical flower blossoms out of the doilies, and fold a piece of red card stock in half. Glue the blossoms to the card stock. Cut flower stems and leaves from the green card stock, then glue them close to the blossoms to make pretty flowers.<\/p>\n<h2>How to Make a Valentine Heart Stamp<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to make a valentine for really young children? This is one of the simplest Valentine\u2019s Day craft ideas we\u2019ve ever found, but the results can be amazing, even when the artist is a very small child. Even better, you can make your own Valentine\u2019s Day cards with items you\u2019ve probably already got in the house. All you need are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cardboard tubes (Toilet roll tubes work well)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">White card stock<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Red and pink paint<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Masking tape<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Flatten the cardboard tube, making creases on both sides. Push one crease into the tube to make a heart shape. Wrapping pieces of masking tape around the outside of the tube helps maintain the heart shape.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pour some paint onto a paper plate, dip one end of the cardboard heart into the paint, and let the little one stamp hearts onto the card stock. It doesn\u2019t matter if the hearts are smeared or smudged\u2014when you make your own Valentine\u2019s cards with little ones, the mess is part of the charm!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Valentine\u2019s Day craft ideas help create happy memories, but let\u2019s face it, most crafts don\u2019t stand up well to the passage of time. Give your child lasting proof of how much you love them with one of our personalized <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iseeme.com\/en-us\/valentines-day-personalized-gifts.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Valentine\u2019s Day gifts<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. It\u2019s a gift they\u2019ll adore for years to come!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every year the big stores stock up on cheap kids\u2019 Valentine\u2019s Day cards and gifts, all of which miss the point of the day. Valentine\u2019s Day is about personal expressions of love. 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