Make Valentine Cards That Are Original and Creative
Family Pictures
Reproduce family photos on a scanner or copy machine. Paste photos onto cardboard hearts. Decorate the hearts with pieces of fabric from treasured but outgrown clothing (or outgrown dolls clothes). Then add ribbons, lace or paper doilies.- 3-D Cards with quill curl
The quill curl card is a featured craft in the February, 2008 issue of Highlights. Here's how to make these elegant cards. - Tape two flat toothpicks back to back. Leave about a half inch of the toothpicks free of tape at one end.
- Cut strips of colored paper 1/4 inch wide and 8 inches long.
- Slip one end of a paper strip between the toothpicks. Wrap the paper strip tightly around the end by twirling the toothpicks.
- Carefully slide the finished curl off the end of the toothpicks.
- Glue curls on construction-paper cards as decoration.
Valentine's Vehicles
If you have kids who love things that go, help them draw and cut out vehicle shaped cards. Create messages that suit the design (Choo, Choo, I love you! Blast off with me Valentine!).
Looking for other activities and craft projects for your kids?
You'll find hundreds of great ideas on HighlightsKids.com, complete with instructions and pictures. How about a wind chime, mouse pad, rainy-day bank, or perhaps a frog doorstop? Kids love creating items to use and share—and many of these crafts make wonderful homemade gifts for Valentine's Day, birthdays, and Celebrate Crafts Day (we made that one up)!
While you're exploring HighlightsKids.com, don't miss the Click-and-Play Hidden Pictures and Printable Hidden Pictures ® puzzles. Your children will also enjoy Picture Maker, Make a Robot, and the e-Card Creator—as well as Giggles Galore and Your Own Pages, where kids can find jokes, riddles, tongue twisters, artwork, and poems sent in by other kids.
If your kids would like to share their creative work and have it considered for publication in Highlights magazine, they can do that, too!