Heart Pencil Toppers Valentines Craft for Kids
Foam Heart Pencil Toppers Valentines Craft
Valentine’s Day is a great excuse for a crafty session with the children. There is nothing better than making something for someone you love!
Whether you use this idea in the home or the classroom, I am sure the kids will have fun making these cute foam heart pencil toppers.
This Valentines Day craft idea would make a great gift for classmates or parents. Enjoy.
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Supplies for Your Valentines Craft
- pink and red craft foam
- scissors
- craft glue or hot glue, glue gun
- pencils
Darice 106-118 40/Pack Foam Sheets, 6 by 9-Inch, Assorted
Fiskars 8 Inch Softgrip Scissors Straight, Stainless Steel (01-004761J)Adhesive Technologies 05694 Mini Hi-Temp Glue Gun (& Combo Pack) Glue Gun & Glue Sticks
How to Make the Pencil Topper Valentines Craft
Begin by cutting large heart shapes from the foam. You can do these in whichever colours you wish.
Make them larger, so you can fit smaller hearts inside of them.
To make our hearts nice and even, we folded the foam in half and cut out half of the heart to create two even sides.
Cut out your smaller accent hearts using the same method of folding and cutting.
You want these to be slightly smaller so they fit inside the previously made hearts.
Add a dab of glue to the back of the smaller hearts and press them to the inside of the larger hearts.
Use two different coloured hearts when you do this step so you can see the way they compliment each other.
If you wish to add a third even smaller heart, go for it! Otherwise, proceed to the next step.
Now all you need to do is attach the heart to the pencil.
So we could avoid poking holes in the hearts, we glued it directly to the top of the pencil as shown.
Just add some glue (hot glue works best) and press into place.
Your foam heart pencil toppers are now ready to be used!
Foam Heart Pencil Toppers Valentines Craft
This Valentines Day craft idea would make a great gift for classmates or parents.
Materials
- pink and red craft foam
- craft glue or hot glue
- pencils
Tools
- scissors
- glue gun
Instructions
1. Cut large heart shapes from the foam. You can do these in whichever colors you wish. Make them larger, so you can fit smaller hearts inside of them. To make our hearts nice and even, we folded the foam in half and cut out half of the heart to create two even sides.
2. Cut out your smaller accent hearts using the same method of folding and cutting. You want these to be slightly smaller so they fit inside the previously made hearts.
3. Add a dab of glue to the back of the smaller hearts and press them to the inside of the larger hearts.
4. Use two different coloured hearts when you do this step so you can see the way they complement each other. If you wish to add a third even smaller heart, go for it! Otherwise, proceed to the next step.
5. Attach the heart to the pencil. Glue it directly to the top of the pencil
Your foam heart pencil toppers are now ready to be used!
Creativity Street Chenille Stems/Pipe Cleaners 12 Inch x 6mm 100-Piece, Assorted ColorsAmazonBasics Pre-sharpened Wood Cased #2 HB Pencils, 30 PackSet of 24 Glitter Shaker Jars, Extra Fine, Best Colors on Amazon for Children & Adult Art Projects School or Home, Scrapbooking, Nail, Art, Holiday Craft, Non-Toxic
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Angela Milnes is a Qualified Early Years Teacher who has specialised in Preschool and Kindergarten teaching. She has a wealth of experience teaching young children and is passionate about kids crafts and having fun as a family. Angela has also taught cooking skills and loves to share both family recipes and easy crafts here on The Inspiration Edit. Follow her on Pinterest!
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