You are going to love this collection of valentine card ideas for kids. Handmade Valentine cards are so special for so many reasons! 

Handmade valentine cards for kids
 
Whether you want to encourage kids to learn more about art or you're looking for a fun heart themed activity, our Pointillism Heart Art checks all the boxes!

pointillism heart art

 
February brings with it all things red, pink, and heart-shaped. We love making all kinds of heart art to show our family and friends that we care, so we've compiled a list of some of our favourites for you to try. 

Heart art projects for kids
 
If you're wondering how to make a Valentine's Day paper basket, search no further! In this post, we'll take you step-by-step through How to Make a Paper Basket (Template Included), so you can nail it on your very first try. Read on!

How to make a paper basket - template included!

 
Have fun using salt and paint to make your own heart salt painting for kids! Creating raised salt painting art is such a fun process art idea for children! It is mesmerising to watch the watercolor paint travel as if by magic along the glue and salt. This simple salt art is great for children of all ages and you can change the images to fit any theme! 

Salt painting

This chocolate playdough recipe can be used to create the PERFECT playdough activity for toddlers and preschoolers. Kids will have a blast making chocolate playdough and then turning their playdough into a box of chocolates that looks good enough to eat! Below are easy step by step directions to show you how to make chocolate playdough!

chocolate playdough recipe

Make learning about art history extra fun by letting your kids do their own pop art project with this charming Heart Pop Art for Kids!

Heart pop art for kids


Our brand new Valentine's Day Sensory Bin is a fantastic way to spend Valentine's Day for little ones. Let your kids kick boredom to the curb and practice some of those fine motor skills while they're at it! 

valentines day sensory bin

Learn how to make a clay footprint bowl keepsake using our easy diy instructions. Use baby or toddler footprints and air dry clay to make a heart shaped ring dish craft to treasure forever. This beautiful clay bowl keepsake would make the perfect homemade gift idea for parents or grandparents. Your foot shaped dish could be used as a jewelry dish, key bowl or as a footprint keepsake ornament. Older kids could even use this technique to design a clay bowl of their own! 

Learn how to make a clay footprint bowl keepsake using our easy diy instructions. Use baby or toddler footprints and air dry clay to make a heart ring dish craft to treasure. An easy homemade gift idea for parents or grandparents.
These Fizzy Frozen Hearts are pure fizzling fun, not to mention the perfect Valentines Day science project! Celebrate Valentine's Day with your kids by putting this baking soda experiment to the test.

Fizzy frozen hearts science project

 
Make someone's day by telling them all the reasons you love them! This 'I love you because...' printable is perfect for upcoming Valentine's Day or for Mother's Day. It could even be used to give to grandparents or other special family members for a Birthday, or of course to good friends.

I love you because printable

Crafting is a fun way to spend quality time with your toddler, and with February 14th just around the corner, you should try some of these adorable Valentine's Day crafts for toddlers. At this age, kids love exploring different materials, but the crafts need to be simple to avoid frustration or inability to focus.

17 Adorable Valentine's Day Crafts for Toddlers

Let’s celebrate the wonderful members of our community with this Community Helpers Craft that's just as one-of-a-kind as they are! This community helpers preschool craft is super easy to make using our community helpers craft template and it looks adorable (especially the photo version!)

Community helpers craft (template included)
This Winter work on early counting skills and number recognition with our printable snowman counting activity. Toddlers and preschoolers will love using their painty fingerprints to add buttons to the numbered snowmen. Don't want to get messy? Not a problem, count out real buttons instead!


Printable snowman counting activity. A fun fingerprint counting idea for toddlers and preschoolers working on early counting and number recognition. Great for a snowman, winter or Christmas project.

If you're looking for a fun snack idea for kids, you're going to love this easy penguin snack for kids! Children of all ages will enjoy helping with this edible craft idea. It's a perfect winter-themed penguin recipe that children will have so much fun decorating and eating! Follow the step-by-step directions below to make your very own easy penguin snack!

Easy penguin snack for kids
 
Introduce kids to the wonderful world of art with this innovative and fun technique!  Starry Night is a masterpiece by the great artist Vincent Van Gogh that you can recreate by following our simple step by step directions. Using our awesome 'The Starry Night' printable kids will feel like mini-artists as they make their own Van Gogh Starry Night yarn craft! This is such a fun famous artists art project for kids to try.

Van Gogh Starry Night Inspired Yarn Craft for Kids (printable included)

Our book, 'Fun Painting Projects for Kids' is filled with 60 fun painting activities to unleash your inner artist!

Fun painting projects for kids book

 
Painting on ice might be one of my favourite winter outdoor activities for kids. If you're looking for something to get those high-energy kids outside in the snow, they are going to love this! It's pretty simple to do and makes for a lot of play. Follow the step-by-step directions below to make your very own painted ice.

Painted ice crystals

Soap foam is such a fun and easy sensory play recipe to mix up. It can be whizzed up in minutes using only 2 ingredients, water and washing up liquid (dish soap), and it feels so soft and fun to play with. What's even better is that soap foam can be made in any colour of the rainbow just by adding a little food colouring. Playing with soap foam is such a fun sensory play experience for toddlers and preschoolers (and big kids too!) that is suitable for both outdoor or indoor sensory play.

How to make Fluffy Soap Foam for Sensory Play


Let the kids get creative this winter with this eye-catching snowman pop art for kids. Our simple snowman pop art template makes creating this pop art style snowman art super easy!


Snowman pop art for kids
 
If you're looking to make this winter fun for the little ones, give our cute cotton ball Mitten Craft (with mitten template) a try! It is the perfect winter craft for toddlers and preschoolers.

mitten craft


 
Snow is one of the best things about winter. If you're lucky enough to get snow where you live, you're going to love this list of fun snow activities for kids

Snow activities for kids
 
Scavenger hunts are so much fun! This printable colour scavenger hunt for kids can be used inside or outside and it is great for kids learning their colours. The outside version can be used to identify nature of various colours or for spotting things around your backyard and the inside version is great for rainy days! Both the indoor scavenger hunt and the outdoor scavenger hunt can be printed out using the link below!

printable color scavenger hunt for kids


Take out your art supplies and get the fun started with our easy zentangle art for kids! Creating zentangle patterns is both fun and relaxing and kids are sure to love these printable fox and unicorn zentangle designs.
zentangle art

 
The kids are going to love this ice skating penguin small world! Create your own mini ice rink and watch the kids play, imagine and investigate as they skate toy penguins (or any other figures) around their own DIY ice rink! There is so much that can be learned from this penguin sensory activity, it is ideal sensory play for toddlers and preschoolers and even babies can join in!

Ice Skating Penguin Small World - Sensory Play for Toddlers & Preschoolers

It is time for another reading challenge! How many books can you read? Use our reading challenge printable to challenge yourself and record the books you read. There are 3 versions of the worksheet available for you to record reading 10, 25, 50 or even 100 books. 

printable reading challenge


 
The Christmas season seems to sneak up on us every year. This year, we decided to use our Snow Globe Template to try this fun Photo Snow Globe Craft to turn into a card to gift to friends and family. Toddlers and preschoolers will love to help make this Christmas card idea and loved ones will love being gifted this cute card. I've included our free printable snow globe template to make it super easy, too! Follow the step by step directions below to get started with your very own Photo Snow Globe Craft!

Snow globe template craft

 
If your sensory bin inspiration has hit a snag, don’t you worry! We have got an amazing Winter Sensory Bin for toddlers and preschoolers that you can put together in a flash, and the little ones will love it! Don't forget to grab our winter printables to use with it!

winter sensory bin

When the temperatures drop, and we're spending more time indoors, we need something fun and educational to keep the kids entertained. This list of winter crafts for kids is just the ticket! 

winter crafts for kids

You are going to love these snow globe crafts! What could be more fun for a child than making a craft that captures their favourite season in a beautiful and festive way? These 20 snowglobe crafts are perfect for keeping kids occupied during the cold winter months. Whether you want to make an actual snow globe or are looking for a simple snow globe paper craft for the classroom or at home, we've got you covered. 

Snow globe crafts
 
 
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