Valentine Candy Heart Shaped Crafts

Valentine Candy Heart Shaped Crafts

Make heart-shaped crafts from triangle frames and candy heart printables. These are great to give to someone you love!

40-60 minutes Ages 3-10

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A 40–60 minutes craft for ages 3–10, using supplies you likely already have — Scissors, White Glue, and Craft Sticks.

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Project Tags
valentine's day heart indoor fine motor skills gift shop conversation hearts candy hearts
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    Make Valentine Candy Heart Shaped Crafts

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    Step 1: Build a Triangle Frame

    Place the 3 large popsicle sticks in a triangle shape. Secure at each intersection with a drop of Elmer’s glue. Set the frame aside and let it dry.

    Step 2: Color the Hearts

    Trace around the outside of a triangle frame onto construction paper. Then cut about 1/4" inside the triangle. Then use a black crayon to write a candy message on your heart shaped crafts and color the triangles to match your chosen paint colors. If you have a printer, you can also print the messages and cut them like we did.

    Step 3: Paint the Frame

    May need grown-up help
    Spread out the newspaper and place the triangle frame on the newspaper. Squeeze out a bit of paint in a matching color to what you have colored your candy heart onto the newspaper. Paint the triangle frame and set it aside to dry.

    Step 4: Cut out the Hearts

    While the paint is drying on the frame, cut out the hearts.

    Step 5: Create the Heart Effect

    Cut out small triangles from the scrap of white (or black) construction paper. The height of each triangle should be the width of a popsicle stick. Glue the little white triangles on top of the upside down triangle frame to turn your triangles into hearts.

    Step 6: Add the Candy Heart Message

    Glue the cut out and colored triangles onto the back of the popsicle stick triangle frame using your glue stick.
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    • A cartoon of White Glue
      Where they belong:
      • — Don't forget! Close glue lids.
    • A cartoon of Craft Sticks
      Where they belong:
    • A cartoon of Paint
      Where they belong:
      • — Don't forget! Close all paint lids tightly.
    • A cartoon of Crayons
      Where they belong:
    • A cartoon of Newspapers
      Where they belong:
    • A cartoon of Paper
      Where they belong:
    • A cartoon of Glue Sticks
      Where they belong:
      • — Don't forget! Put cap on glue sticks tightly.
    • A cartoon of Scissors
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    • A cartoon of Paint Brushes
      Where they belong:
      • — Don't forget! Rinse all the paint out of your paint brushes.

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