Valentine Mailbox : Giraffe

Today's Craft: Valentine Mailbox : Giraffe

Create a neat Giraffe to hold all of your Valentines.

To make this craft project you will need a paper lunch bag, red and yellow paper, scissors, tape or glue, and markers or crayons. To begin take paper bag and cut the top half off- making your bag about half the height it was originally. This is your mailbox. Next cut out a red heart for the front of the box and Giraffe features and arms. Assemble the pieces using the picture as a guide and you will have a cute Giraffe mailbox. Enjoy Crafting!

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Valentine Mailbox : Funny Frankenstein

Today's Craft: Valentine Mailbox - Funny Frankenstein
A cute Valentine monster mailbox to collect all your sweet Valentines.
To make this craft project you will need a box or a coffee can, green wrapping paper, red and black construction paper, markers, scissors, glue, and tape. To begin wrap your box or coffee can in green paper, creating Frankenstein. Cut a slit in the top large enough to slip Valentines through. Next cut out screws, hair, and red hearts to decorate your monster. Add even further detail with your markers. Happy Valentine's Day. Enjoy Crafting!
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Valentine Hearts Flower

Today's Craft: Valentine Hearts Flower
Create a beautiful flower for your Valentine.

To make this craft project you will need red and green paper, scissors, glue and markers or crayons. To begin cut out 6 paper hearts of varying sizes. Using the picture as a guide assemble the hearts on a background piece of paper with a green stem, gluing each in special, to create a very special Valentine Hearts Flower. Happy Valentine's Day! Enjoy Crafting!

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Valentine Queen of Hearts Crown

Today's Craft: Valentine Queen of Hearts Crown
A fantastic Queen of Hearts crown - perfect for Valentine's Day.
To make this craft project you will need yellow and red construction paper, glue, glitter, crayons or markers, and scissors. To begin, using the template provided below, cut out a crown from your yellow paper and cut out lots of hearts of different sizes from your red paper. Next glue the hearts all over your crown and decorate further with glitter, glue, markers, or crayons. Let dry. Happy Valentine's Day! Enjoy Crafting!
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Groundhog Paper Bag Puppet

Today's Craft: Groundhog Paper Bag Puppet
Create a simple groundhog puppet from a paper bag.
To make this craft project you will need a brown paper lunch bag, white and black paper, glue, scissors, and crayons or markers. To begin cut out two round circles for eyes and one round circle for a nose, two small ears, and two small white rectangles for teeth from your colored paper. Next flip your paper bag over so the bottom of the bag is facing up- the bottom of the bag will become your groundhog's face. Now take the features you cut out and assemble them on the paper bag- gluing them in place. Use the picture as a guide. When you are done, let your puppet dry and then decorate it further with colorful crayons or markers.
Happy Groundhog Day! Enjoy Crafting!
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Wear Your Heart on Your Sleeve

Today's Craft: Wear Your Heart on Your Sleeve

Wear Your Heart on Your Sleeve this Valentine's Day.

To make this crat project you will need red fabric paint or a red fabric marker, a white t-shirt, and newspapers. To begin set up your work area by laying out newspapers - this can be on the sleeve. Add a Valentine message if you wish as well. Let your t-shirt dry and you will have a fantastic Valentine's t-shirt. Happy Valentine's Day! Enjoy Crafting!

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Expansive Scrolls

Today's Craft: Expansive Scrolls
Roll out this craft for a lot of fun!
To create an expansive scroll, take several pieces of paper and attach them together to create a long piece of paper. Next attach craft sticks or dowels to the edges of the paper. Adhere the paper all around the stick or dowel so it is covered completely. Roll up the paper scroll and tie it with a colorful ribbon. Enjoy Crafting!
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Easy Chinese New Year Paper Lanterns

Today's Craft: Easy Chinese New Year Paper Lanterns

Create some simple paper lanterns from colorful construction paper.

To make this craft project you will need colorful construction paper, scissors, a stapler, and markers. To begin take a piece of paper and fold it in half. Now hold the paper so the fold is facing you. Next take your scissors and make vertical cuts all along the fold leaving an inch at either end and about 1/2 inch between cuts. Next unfold the paper and bend into a roll lengthwise and staple the top edge together and the bottom edge together to create your paper lantern. Next take another piece of construction and cut a paper strip to staple to the top of your lantern as a holder. Decorate more with markers if you wish.

Happy Chinese New Year! Enjoy Crafting!

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Chinese Fire Breathing Dragons

Today's Craft: Chinese Fire Breathing Dragons

Friendly fire breathing dragons that will take your breath away.

Cut out a dragon and a breath full of fire from a heavier weight paper using the templates provided. Attach the fire to a small craft stick at the end to create a tab that you can pull in and out. Next cut a slit in your dragon's mouth that you can slip the fiery breath through and slide it back and forth. Now decorate your dragon with tissue paper scales, cotton ball or paper eyes, color him with crayon, and add other materials if you wish. Enjoy Crafting!

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Valentine Heart Handprints

Today's Craft: Valentine Heart Handprints
Give someone a very personal Valentine this Valentine's Day!
To make this craft project you will need red paper, a background piece of paper, a pencil, scissors, glue, and markers. To begin, trace each your hands with the pencil on your red paper and then cut out your handprints. Next glue them on your background piece of paper to form a handprint heart - use the picture as a guide. Now write a nice Valentine note and give to someone special. Happy Valentine's Day! Enjoy Crafting!
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Simple String Bird Treats

Today's Craft: Simple String Bird Treats
Make a Yummy Treat for Your Feathered Friends!
Take a long piece of yarn and dip one end on glue and let it harden- that will be your ‘needle’. Now string together circular treats like cheerios and fruit loops, dip in some peanut butter if you want, and hang outside for the birds to feast on. Enjoy Crafting!
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Valentine Mailbox : Pink Poodle

Today's Craft : Valentine Mailbox : Pink Poodle
Create a fabulous pink poodle Valentine mailbox for your Valentines!
To make this craft project you will need a box, pink construction paper and/or pink wrapping paper, pipe cleaners, tape, glue, scissors, cotton balls (white or pink), 4 small paper cups, and markers. To begin wrap your box in pink paper - this will be your poodle's body. Attach 4 cups (with the open side facing down) to the bottom corners of the box to create poodle legs. Cut a slit large enough for Valentines to slip through in the top of the box. Next cut two large pink hearts - one slightly larger than the other. One heart will be the tail and one with form the poodle's head. Use the picture as a guide. Attach each to a pipecleaner and cover with cotton balls before attaching them with tape to either end of the box. Add small hearts for eyes on the poddle's head. Now you are ready to add cotton balls to the poodle's body, along with hearts, to finish off the box. Happy Valentine's Day. Enjoy Crafting!
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Valentine Chain of Love

Today's Craft: Chain of Love

Make a wonderful chain of love linking the names of everyone about whom you care!

Create a Valentine Chain of Love and Remembrance with your children and rekindle the spirit of love, kindness, and family. This is also a fun way for kids to learn more about their family members, distance relatives, and people in their community. To make this craft project you will need colored construction paper, a piece of red construction paper, a hole puncher, crayons and markers, a piece of ribbon, tape or glue, and scissors. First take the colored construction paper and cut paper strips about an inch wide and 6 or 7 inches long. Write the names of those you care about and/or your relations or family ancestors on the paper strips and bend them into paper loops. Share your memories and vivid stories about these people and experiences you had together as you write them down. Talk about members of the community that touch your lives everyday and include them as well. Next interlock one paper loop inside the next to make a long paper chain. Next cut out a large paper heart from red construction paper and a smaller one from another color. This will be the centerpiece of your chain. Glue the smaller one on top of the larger and punch a hole in it near the top. Now thread a piece of ribbon through it and attach the heart to the paper chain you just made. Write a loving message on the heart. Hang and display your chain someplace special!

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Heartwarming Message in a Bottle

Today's Craft: Heartwarming Message in a Bottle

Send someone you love a special message!

To make this craft project you will need a clean glass bottle, ribbon, aluminum foil, tape, glue, scissors, and red and white paper. First take the white paper and trim it so it will be the right size to roll and fit inside the bottle. Next write a wonderful message on the paper and roll it up and tie with a colorful ribbon. Insert the message into the bottle. Now take the aluminum foil and make a large foil heart with a base that will cover the opening of the bottle. Place it on top of the bottle and decorate it and your bottle. Add glue and glitter, stickers, ribbon just below the top, and more! Happy Valentine's Day! Enjoy Crafting!

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Valentine Candy Heart Wreath

Today's Craft: Candy Heart Wreath
Make a beautiful Valentine's Day Wreath using a paper plate.
To make this craft project you will need a paper plate, glue, a pipecleaner, tape, scissors, markers, and either colored paper or real candy hearts. To begin take your paper plate and cut out the center to create a wreath shape. Next take your pipecleaner and cut off a small section, bend it into a U and tape it to the back of the wreath shape you just created to create a hanger for your wreath. Now you can either cover the front of your wreath with glue and real candy hearts or glue and paper hearts to which you will add messages with your markers. You decide. When you are finished, let your wreath dry and hang someplace special. Happy Valentine's Day. Enjoy Crafting!
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Broken Heart Valentine

Today's Craft: Broken Heart Valentine

Create a clever Valentine with a secret message.

To make this craft project you will need red construction paper, scissors, a marker, and an envelope. To begin take your scissors and your red construction paper and cut out a large red heart. Next with your marker write a sweet Valentine's Day message on the heart. Now take your scissors and cut the heart into many pieces with interesting curves and swirls to create a puzzle. Take the pieces and place them in an envelope. Deliver your Broken Heart Valentine puzzle card to someone special. Enjoy Crafting!

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Valentine Mailbox : Panda Bear

Today's Craft: Valentine Mailbox : Panda Bear

Collect your Valentines in a cute Panda Bear Mailbox.
To make this craft project you will need a paper lunch bag, black, red, and white paper, scissors, tape or glue, and markers or crayons. To begin take paper bag and cut the top half off- making your bag about half the height it was originally. This is your mailbox. Next cut out a red heart for the front of the box and white and black panda features and arms. Assemble the pieces using the picture as a guide and you will have a cute panda bear mailbox. Happy Valentine's Day!
Enjoy Crafting!
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Heartwarming Valentine Tree

Today's Craft: Heartwarming Valentine Tree

To make this craft project you will need twigs, colored construction paper, markers or crayons, string or ribbon, tape, glue, and scissors. To begin take a large piece of paper, roll it into a tall tube, and secure its shape with tape. Next take your twigs, poke small holes through the upright paper tube using your scissors, and insert the twigs so they become your tree's branches. (You could also use a coffee can and fill it with rocks and sand to hold your twigs securely in place. )Now take your colored construction paper, cut out a large number of paper Valentine hearts and decorate them with your crayons or markers. Add Valentine messages if you wish. Attach each Valentine heart to a small piece of ribbon or string and hang it on a branch. Continue until you have an Heartwarming Valentine Tree filled with beautiful Valentine hearts. This is a fun seasonal group project. Happy Valentine's Day! Enjoy Crafting!

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Magical Valentine Wand

Today's Craft: Magical Valentine Wand
Work some magic this Valentine's Day.
To make this craft project you will need three craft sticks, red and pink ribbon, red and pink construction paper, markers, glue, tape, and scissors. To begin tape your craft sticks together end to end to create a long wand. Next cut out a large red or pink heart and attach it to one of the craftsticks to create the top of the wand. Now cut a few lengths of ribbon with your scissors and tie them to the wand below the base of the heart. Curl the ribbons with your scissors. Now cut a variety of paper hearts in different sizes and colors and glue them onto your wand - add further decoration with your markers. Happy Valentine's Day! Enjoy Crafting!
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Cool Crepe Paper Valentine Heart

Today's Craft: Cool Crepe Paper Valentine Heart

Create a wonderful crepe paper heart with crepe paper and pipecleaners.

To make this craft project you will need colored crepe paper (red, pink, or whatever you wish), a number of red pipecleaners, and some scissors. To begin, take some of your red pipecleaners and lace them together to create a long length. The bigger the length, the larger your heart will be. Now cut a long piece of crepe paper and push and weave it onto the pipecleaner section so it creates beautiful, colorful crepe paper folds. Fill up your pipecleaner this way, leaving about 1/2 inch at each end empty. When you have done this, bend the pipecleaner into a heart and twist the ends together securely. Happy Valentine's Day. Enjoy Crafting!

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Teapots

Today's Craft: Teapots
This Month is National Tea month, so why not make a lovely teapot of your own.
Print a teapot template below and use it to cut out your own teapot from colored construction paper or a heavier weight paper. Decorate it with a design all your own using crayons, markers, or other crafty things. If you have time consider making tea cups and saucers to go along with it. Enjoy Crafting!

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Gumdrop Construction

Today's Craft: Gumdrop ConstructionGrab some toothpicks, gumdrops and see what you can create!
To make gumdrop construction, you will need gumdrops and toothpicks and your imagination. Start building by taking three gumdrops and three toothpicks and make a triangle. Make lots of triangles and other shapes and see what you can make out of them. Enjoy Crafting!
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Bold Bottle People

Today's Craft: Bold Bottle People

Make neat characters from old bottles!

To make an interesting collection of bottle people, you will need a number of old empty bottles - any shape or size - ping-pong balls, glue, string or paper shreds, tissue paper or pieces of cloth, construction paper, scissors, paints, and a paint brush. To begin, wash out your old bottles completely and let them dry. Next take a bottle and ping-pong ball and glue the ball to the top of your bottle. Next take your string or paper shreds and cut, trim, and glue either to the ping-pong ball to create hair. Next take your tissue paper or cloth and wrap pieces of it around the bottle to create colorful clothing. Add arms cut out of construction paper to your bottle as well (you could also use pipecleaners to create bendable arms). Now paint the ping-pong ball to create facial features and add other details as you wish. Enjoy Crafting!

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I Have a Dream Group Project

Today's Craft: I Have a Dream Group Project
Create a collage or mural of everyone's dreams for the world!
Create a large paper background or bulletin board where you will assemble your craft project. Write acoss the top We have Dreams. Next cut out stars or clouds and give each member of the group one to write down their dreams for the world. Assemble them all together on the background when everyone is finished. Enjoy Crafting!
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Perfect Panda Mask

Today's Craft: Perfect Panda Mask

Create a perfectly cute panda mask using a paper plate and black construction paper.

To make this craft project you will need a paper plate, scissors, markers, black construction paper, glue, and 2 craftsticks. To begin, tape two craftsticks together to create one long one and attach to the bottom of your paper plate as a handle for your mask. Next cut out two black ears, two holes in your plate for eyes, and a black nose - use the picture as a guide. Glue or tape the ears and nose onto the paper plate to finish your panda bear mask. Enjoy Crafting!

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