Shamrocks and 4 leaf clovers

Everybody likes a little luck, and kids can draw lucky clovers with just the shape of a heart. Using a cardboard heart to trace, Shamrocks with 3 leaves, and 4 leaf clovers can easily be drawn, colored and decorated. Here's a creative take on a clover. For specific steps on how to help younger children draw their own 4 leaf clovers and Shamrocks, here's a link.

How to Help Children Make Four Leaf Clovers or Shamrocks for Saint Patrick's Day

Coffee Can Drum

Here's a little drum completely created my daughter. It's special not only because she initiated the craft and made it herself, but also because it is a good example of things we save that inspire our children to make crafts. It changes constantly. Right now as you can see, Folgers coffee cans are our inspiration.

Mom likes them because they don't have lingering food smells to attract bugs and are easy to clean with pretty smooth edges. Daughter likes them because they are so versatile. They can store small toys or pretty clothes that have been outgrown but can be made into doll clothes.

They can also be made into drums which is another reason mom likes them. Because they are plastic, the drumming isn't as hard on mom's ears as a medal coffee can drum. Yet the plastic still gives a nice low boom to make daughter happy. How much better does it get? ;) Not to mention that the 3 pound can was $7.99 at Costco the other week plus a coupon for $2.00 off. That's what I call living! LOL:)

Twisted Paper Hearts

Here's some hearts made from twisted paper candy canes. So many fun ideas to do with real and paper candy canes for Valentine's Day! Hope your day is sweet but without cavities;)

Link:
Twisted Paper Candy Canes

Heart Glasses

Here's a pair of heart glasses that are fun for Kindergartners. They're pretty easy once a pattern is made that fits. Have a fun Valentine's Day!

Link:
How to Make Valentine's Heart Glasses Kid's Craft

Paper Heart Snowflakes for Valentine's Day

Here are some hearts that are cut similarly to paper snowflakes. Put them on paper of any color and you've got a sweet Valentine Snowflake Hearts. For more detailed steps of how to make it follow the link.

Link:
How to Make Valentine Snowflake Hearts Kid Craft

Valentine Heart from Packing

Does the packing around toys and packages received in the mail messy up your house? The best thing to do may be to get rid of it before all the little pieces are everywhere.

But if your children are able to make a heart with the packing without breaking up the pieces, this craft may be an easy one for you.

Just cut out a heart out of the packing and paint it with non-toxic poster paint. Painting around the edges may help seal it a bit. Glitter can be added but isn't needed for a pretty Valentine's heart.

Silver Bells

This is a simple little craft that once the bell and poinsettia are made to trace, children can create with them freely.

The first picture is my idea. I sketched a bell, petals in the shape of large tear drops, and leaves onto a piece of cardboard and cut them out. The cardboard shapes should stay in good condition for using in many other crafts.

From there children can do what they want. My daughter liked tracing the bell on foil and cutting them out and adding her own touches.

Our foil is rather thin, and the thicker foil may rip less easy, but the edges can be sharp. The thinner foil doesn't have as sharp edges, but carefulness is still needed.

I thought is was nice to trace the bell with a silver crayon, the petals with a red crayon, and the leaves with a green crayon. Then if the lines show after cutting out the pieces it can look like a frame.

As you may notice, I couldn't find green paper and so colored some white paper with the side of a green crayon before I traced the leaf and cut it out.

The middle of the poinsettia is a torn out circle. Tearing the paper instead of cutting out the petals and leaves might make a nice effect too. It may be a little tedious, though, for children. Even cutting 10 petals ~~ 5 petals for each poinsettia can be a little much. Help may be needed here.

Just glue all the pieces on.