Valentine's Day Crafts

Here is another great website that has a ton of crafts for the kids to do. And I only looked at Valentine's Day!

Here is the blurb from the page.

Valentine's Day Crafts - Valentine Craft Ideas Kids Love
Cupid's list of homemade Valentine's day crafts for kids to make.

Make these Valentine crafts with your kids, at home, in the classroom, at a party, or with your Scout Troop. To make things even easier, we've also provided links to our favorite Valentine craft kits and craft supplies for making Valentine's at home!

http://www.amazingmoms.com/htm/valentine_crafts.htm

I just came across this really neat website will all kinds of crafts for kids to do. Kids? Heck I want to do some of them myself! LOL the only downside to this one is you have buy their kits. But, If you look at the pictures, you can get a pretty good idea of how to make the items yourself without purchasing the kits.

I was looking up Valentine's crafts for kids because I have my granddaughter today and wanted to find something she could do being only 2 1/2 years old. This is really great site.

They even have science experiments you can do withyour kids.

Needless to say, I have this one bookmarked now. :)

http://www.familieswithpurpose.com/valentinesdaycrafts.html

There is a great website that will give you directions to make your own Valentine's Day Wreath. The web address is:

http://www.ilovetocraft.com/sewing/valentine-heart-wreath.shtml

Anyways, I took this same pattern and did my own version. I bought a 12" round wire wreath at A.C. Moore and wrapped in red fabric. (The fabric actually had a western print on it of cowboy boots, hats, etc.) I cut the fabric into strips and and wound it around the frame and sewed the ends together so it wouldn't fall off.

I then took each one of my stuffed hearts (I stuffed them before I finished sewing them closed.) and sewed it onto the fabric covered wreath. I then cut three lengths of ribbon, white, pink and red, and sewed them onto the top heart and tied a bow.

My best friend is working on one right now using the same concept, but is trying to make hers like a flower. I am not sure how that is going to turn out, but we shall see.

I just came across this really neat website will all kinds of crafts for kids to do. Kids? Heck I want to do some of them myself! LOL the only downside to this one is you have buy their kits. But, If you look at the pictures, you can get a pretty good idea of how to make the items yourself without purchasing the kits.

I was looking up Valentine's crafts for kids because I have my granddaughter today and wanted to find something she could do being only 2 1/2 years old. This is really great site.

They even have science experiments you can do withyour kids.

Needless to say, I have this one bookmarked now. :)

http://www.familieswithpurpose.com/valentinesdaycrafts.html

Here is another great website that has a ton of crafts for the kids to do. And I only looked at Valentine's Day!

Here is the blurb from the page.

Valentine's Day Crafts - Valentine Craft Ideas Kids Love
Cupid's list of homemade Valentine's day crafts for kids to make.

Make these Valentine crafts with your kids, at home, in the classroom, at a party, or with your Scout Troop. To make things even easier, we've also provided links to our favorite Valentine craft kits and craft supplies for making Valentine's at home!

http://www.amazingmoms.com/htm/valentine_crafts.htm

I was curious as to how Valentine's Day came into being. I have come across several different websites, each with its own version of how it came to be.

The first site here is a three part version from the history.com.

http://www.history.com/minisites/valentine/viewPage?pageId=882

http://theholidayspot.com/valentine/history_of_valentine.htm

http://www.infoplease.com/spot/valentinesdayhistory.html

I found all this information to be interesting as it is part of history.

Here is a simple way to decorate your front door or any door in your house. This is an alternative to a wreath. I can picture it in diffent fabrics with different flowers for different holidays, too!

http://www.joann.com/content/projects/projectsDisplay.jhtml?articlePath=%2Fcontent%2Fprojects%2Fstatic%2Ffall05%2Fvalentine_door_hanger.jhtml&CATID=25284

Happy crafting!

Here is another wall hanging to sew. It is so cute and it could actually be used year round if you like to decorate with hearts. I don't think it would be very hard to turn the hearts into pockets and make it so you could put your Valentine's Day cards in it.

http://www.ilovetocraft.com/sewing/hanging-hearts.shtml

Happy crafting!

For those of you who like to sew, this a very cute project. It is small enough that it won't take up a lot of room when it is time to store it away.

http://www.ilovetocraft.com/sewing/valentine-treat.shtml

Happy crafting!

If you like old fashioned, Victorian looking crafts, then this is the project for you. It is the cutest little box that you can use to hold jewelry or hair dodad, or anything else you can think of.

http://oldfashionedliving.com/holidays/heartbox.html

Happy crafting!

Here is a cute idea for Valentine's Day.

http://www.craftsayings.com/projects/holidays/valentines/cupids_love_brew/index.shtml

Happy crafting!

This is a cute wreath that looks like cookies! But don't eat it! LOL

http://craft.dow.com/proj/698.htm

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Here is a great way to use up those red and pink foam sheets that the kids have laying around. This is a great project for them, just be careful with the hot glue gun!

http://crafterscommunity.com/view/274/Valentine_Fortune_Cookie_Pin

Happy crafting!

Here is a cute little heart box that would be perfect to give a gift in, or even use as a decoration.

http://crafterscommunity.com/view/102/Heart_Box

Happy crafting!

This wreath wouuld be great for Valentine's Day or even weddings.

http://crafterscommunity.com/view/137/

Happy crafting!

I was listening to the Carol Duvall show this morning while I was publishing recipes here on gather and got to thinking about what kind of Valentine's Day crafts she might have had on her show. I went to the DIY network website and found some. This is a really cute project.

http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/shows_cds/article/0,2045,DIY_15079_2499063,00.html

Happy crafting!

Valentines Day Survival Kit

Place the items below into a small gift bag or jar along with this little message.

Reminders of why I love you:

Sweet Escapes- For those times we spend alone.
Candle- You are the light of my life.

Peppermint Patty- For the cool sensations you give me.

Stick of gum- For all the times you've stuck by me.

Matches- We are a perfect match.

Charmin Tissue- You are too irresistible NOT to squeeze.

Mounds- For the mounds of love I feel for you.

Hugs and Kisses- Add Your name.

While searching for some cute decorations for Valentine's Day, I came across this hanging heart pillow. It is really cute! I have lots of fabric and ribbon and other scraps of lace, etc. (I am a pack rat so I rarely throw anything away!)

Here is the website with the instructions.

http://www.mycraftbook.com/craftidea.asp?craftID=64

Happy crafting!