Valentine's Day Art Activities for kids - easy to use printables and coloring pages
Here are some creative ideas for kids to celebrate Valentine's Day, including free printable downloads, collaging, card making activities, and printing.
If you are looking for a longer activity, you can also view my 2 new classroom packs, making beautiful gift boxes and a Pop Art inspired activity, both available at my Teachers Pay Teachers Store, just click on the images below:
Follow the links below for lots more free printables and creative seasonal activities to keep kids occupied!
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If you are looking for a longer activity, you can also view my 2 new classroom packs, making beautiful gift boxes and a Pop Art inspired activity, both available at my Teachers Pay Teachers Store, just click on the images below:
Follow the links below for lots more free printables and creative seasonal activities to keep kids occupied!
Spring, Chinese New Year, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Free Downloads, The Art of Travel
The ImaginationBox Blog.
Valentines Day Pop Art Gift box Activity Pack $3.75 click here
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Valentines Day Coloring Pages - Pop Art and Card Making Activity $3.50 click here
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Free Abstract Heart Pattern colouring sheet
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Colour these hearts exploring warm tones for Valentine's Day. You can cut the squares out after and use them in creative ways: 1.make a card for someone special 2. link together and make mini bunting 3. make a journal front cover 4. glue onto a matchbox to make a tiny gift box 5. send one to someone you secretly admire :-) 6. colour the whole page & frame as bedroom wall art. 
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Free Modern Art Heart
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Here's a fun free download colouring activity sheet for valentine's Day. Invite your children to experiment with different colours, pens, pencils, paints, pastels Turn their masterpiece into a card for someone special. Colouring has many benefits to children's development read more here 
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Make a Tree of Hearts Card, free template
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This template is a card, ready to colour, fold and send!
Make a special heart frame, free template
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House of Love, free template
Here's a Houseful of Hearts for Valentine's Day.
Have fun exploring shape and colour with this fun house. Pens, pencils, pastels, paints?
Cut it out and make a card with the finished artwork if you want to.
Have fun exploring shape and colour with this fun house. Pens, pencils, pastels, paints?
Cut it out and make a card with the finished artwork if you want to.
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SIMPLE HEART COLLAGE
Cut some squares of patterned paper, from an old magazine,
around 5cm x 5cm. Fold them in half an cut a simple heart shape from each.
Rearrange the hearts and glue them in an 'offset' way into a non matching square to create a simple yet interesting
paper mosaic or collage.
Great for card making!
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SIMPLE PRINTING I bought a pack of heart shaped doilies very inexpensively from Amazon. I intended to make bunting from them, but ended up using them as stencils for paint! Simple and effective for children of all ages More over on the blog |
Make a Valentine's Day Card
I think home made cards are so much more personal than shop bought ones. The recipient knows that you have taken time especially for them.
I think home made cards are so much more personal than shop bought ones. The recipient knows that you have taken time especially for them.
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Scandinavian style heart print
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Scandinavian style heart print
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Print block made from polystyrene / pizza base
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SCANDINAVIAN STYLE HEART PRINTS Cut shapes and scratch into polystyrene. You can buy polystyrene sheets, or pizza bases work equally as well. Paint the block, preferably with acrylic paint (apron needed, as it will permanently stain clothing). Turn over, press down onto paper - ta-dah! Once you have made the block, you can wash it and re use it as many times as you want. Great for art prints, cards, bunting etc |
Paper woven heart bunting and decorations
WOVEN HEART BUNTING AND DECORATIONS
I found this activity a while back on the Activity Village website,
where a great template and instructions are available.
I developed the idea further into bunting and door hangers.
You can see more images on my blog.
I enjoyed doing this activity with young people in their hospital beds, and a group of 5 -11 year olds in a wood - so it's a versatile project!
The first heart is a bit tricky, and then you'll be flying.
I'd say under 7's need assistance with the weaving element.
JAM TARTS!
Get baking! Simple and delicious.
Kids love using all the pastry off-cuts to make the little heart shapes to go on top - mini cutters available online, Amazon, Ebay
etc
WAX CRAYON AND WATERCOLOURS - WAX RESIST
A simple, fun activity with a great outcome.
Use a white wax crayon or white oil pastel.
Draw heart shapes (or anything) on white paper.
Wash over with watery watercolours. The crayon / pastel will
naturally resist the colour to create this batik-look effect.
great for Valentine's day cards, wall art, etc
PAINT CHIPS & A HEART SHAPED HOLE PUNCH
A fun activity exploring shape, collage and colour.
Collect some paint swatch cards and get punching!
Great for wall art and funky Valentine's day cards.
This seems to be a popular pastime, here's a link to loads more
paint chip projects!
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SALT DOUGH HEARTS
These hearts, circles and button salt dough mobiles, painted with acrylic, were made about 3 years ago.
Amazing how long it lasts, it seems more durable than clay.The circle imprint was made by pressing a biro into the dough.
Great salt dough recipe.
GIANT TISSUE PAPER HEART
This is about 3 years old now!
Bend some wire into a heart shape. Tear strips of tissue paper and
build up layers with diluted PVA. A lovely decoration for a child's room,
all year round.
WIRE, BEADS AND TISSUE PAPER
Make a collection of small wire heart shapes.
Thread buttons onto them, cover some in tissue paper. add a handful of glitter! Ta-dah!
BUTTON MOSAIC ON CANVAS
Paint a red heart shape on the canvas and then get glueing!
Use strong PVA glue.
This artwork measures about 15 x 15cm.
The repetitive action is very relaxing - a bit like doing a jigsaw puzzle!
I have a great collection of 'hearts and valentines' ideas, crafts, recipes and more on my pinterest board, take a look!