Valentine's Day Crafts for Toddlers

Toddlers as young as 14 months old can make a Valentine's Day card or craft, with supervision. The main key to crafting with the youngest toddlers is to be prepared ahead of time, expect a quick crafting session, and make sure the craft items end up on the table or the project, and not in the mouth.

Be sure to have all the materials ahead of time, and prepare the play table or high chair before starting to make these Valentine's Day crafts for toddlers.

Valentine's Day Crafts for Toddlers Materials:

clear adhesive paper
red construction paper
masking tape
a large heart stencil
large red craft pom poms
strands or red or white yarn, three inches or longer
large red heart stickers
scissors (adults only)

Preparation for the Making the Pom Pom Heart

To prepare for the Pom Pom Heart Valentine's Day craft for toddlers, take one sheet of red construction paper. Hold the construction paper horizontally Fold the piece of red construction paper neatly in half, matching the corners. Take the scissors and cut out half of a large heart. When you are done cutting the large heart out of the red construction paper, promptly put the scissors away and out of reach.

Once the heart is cut out, you will be left with a large outline of a heart. Save the heart that was cut out for future projects.

Taking the construction paper with the heart cut out of it, it should look like a frame, place a piece of adhesive paper on one side of the paper. Theadhesive paper should not be bigger than the construction paper.

Go to the work or play surface, and put the construction paper with the adhesive paper on the table, with the sticky adhesive side sticking up. Using a small piece of masking tape, secure the top of the construction paper to the table. Do the same on the bottom.

The reason to secure the paper is that it is easier for toddlers to work on a the project when the paper is still. Because of their developing skills, and sheercuriosity, the Valentine's Day craft project may not stay on the flat on the table unless it is securely taped down.

Valentine's Day Craft for Toddlers: Pom Pom Heart