Hearts of a Different Color

Amanda Greer

Fun Mom at JellyFishSticks

Atlanta, Georgia

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Here are four projects to make brilliant Valentine hearts with your little ones. They make a beautiful (and unique) garland.

Project 1: Painted Silhouette Hearts

Project 2: Splatter Paint Doily Hearts

Project 3: Spray Bottle Water Color Hearts

Project 4: Paper Glue Hearts

We used tape to attach all of these fantastic hearts to string up a perfect Valentine's day garland. Have fun!

Project 1: Painted Silhouette Hearts

What you'll need:

Multi-colored stock paper

Multi-shaped heart stencils

Paint

Glue

Scissors

1. Trace different sized hearts onto light stock paper

2. Let your toddler paint away

3. Cut different sized hearts out of dark stock paper

4. Glue the painted hearts in accented layers

Project 2: Splatter Paint Doily Hearts

What you'll need:

Salad spinner

Paint

White doily hearts​

1. Tape a doily heart to the center of the salad spinner

2. Drop paint in the center of the heart

3. Spin, Spin, Spin

Project 3: Spray Bottle Water Color Hearts

What you'll need:

Spray bottle of water

Markers

White doily hearts

Towel

1. Color the hearts with markers

2. Spray water on the marker to create a water color effect

Project 4: Paper Glue Hearts

What you'll need:

Multi color stock paper

Glue stick

1. Cut hearts from stock paper

2. Glue small pieces of multi color paper onto the heart

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