When they were dry I simple stuck the shapes together around the edges, nearly all the way but leaving an opening at th top of each. I should have used a stapler, but I was out of staples!
Then they helped me to scrunch up some newspaper (lots of good motor skill development there, and fun too of course!) I stuffed each heart with some paper and sealed the openings nearly completely, leaving just a tiny gap.
I just looped some ribbon and stuck it down firmly to the card, inside the gap, then closed it tightly.
All finished! On the back I wrote their special messages to daddy and dated them, and now they can hang up somewhere for him to admire them and remember his girls that made them 🙂
This activity is good for:
- creativity: exploring textures/ shapes/ colours/ materials and experimenting with glueing/ sticking/ painting/ colour matching
- maths: describing shapes/ noticing what happens when a shape goes from 2D to 3D
- motor skills: fine motor- pincer grip/ glueing/ sticking/ painting/ scrunching paper
- pshe: working independently
Aww so cute!!
These are gorgeous. You are inspiring me to be more creative with mine 🙂 x
love them! great idea – i might steal it..
I LOVE this project! Cute ribbon you hung them with too :] Might have to try this one out with my class…thanks for sharing :]
p.s. paint on the face is always adorable…so cute!
Cards made with love – adorable. He is one lucky daddy to be getting such precious cards.
YES! I saw a similar stuffed paper heart on another blog and mentioned that I would like to make the background of the hearts different colours … and here they are.(She used brown paper bags with embellishments.) I want to make these in graduated sizes and hang them in a row.
Thanks for co-opting my idea! (yes I know; you didn’t know I had that idea. Maybe that is why ideas should not be copywrited!?)
Blessings.
So sweet, lovely craft idea! Amanda (The Ana Mum Diary)