Practice some fine motor and sewing skills with kids of all ages by making these string heart valentines! With just a few simple supplies, anyone can create these fun textured hearts that can be turned into a Valentine or hung on the refrigerator. These are so fun to create, don’t be surprised if your child wants to make one for everyone he or she knows!
Materials Needed:
- Yarn
- Cardstock or Construction Paper
- Large Plastic Needle
Step One: Draw or use a template to trace a heart onto the paper with a pencil.
Step Two: Using the plastic needle, poke holes all around the outside of the drawn heart. Erase the pencil lines.
Step Three: Thread some yarn onto the needle and begin sewing by poking the needle through the holes randomly until the heart is filled with yarn lines.
Step Four: Tape the ends of the yarn onto the back of the paper to hold them in place.
Megan Kapple is a blogger from Kansas City, MO where she lives with her husband and three young daughters. She loves anything DIY and crafty and blogs about her adventures at www.homemadeginger.com.