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Paper Plate Valentine Bear Craft

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Paper plates make a great canvas for all sorts of crafts. We’ve used them for almost every holiday!

This time, we turned our paper plate into a cute Valentine bear craft.

This craft is easy to make and is perfect for preschoolers. So, let’s grab some supplies and get started.

This fun paper plate Valentine bear craft is so easy to make with a few simple supplies. It's perfect for preschoolers to make for Valentine's Day.

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Before you begin, set up your craft station.

I like to use an old sheet to cover my table and my girls wear an old t-shirt to protect their clothes.

This isn’t that messy of a craft, but anytime we use paint, I like to protect our clothes and table.

This fun paper plate Valentine bear craft is so easy to make with a few simple supplies. It's perfect for preschoolers to make for Valentine's Day.

Supplies Needed

Paper plate
Brown craft paint
Heart doily (6 inch works perfectly)
Googly eyes
Button
Pink or red construction paper
White glue

This fun paper plate Valentine bear craft is so easy to make with a few simple supplies. It's perfect for preschoolers to make for Valentine's Day.

How to make your Valentine bear craft

Start by using your brown craft paint to paint your paper plate for your bear’s head.

Let the paint dry for awhile.

While your paint is drying, cut out two circles from the pink or red construction paper for your bear’s ears.

This fun paper plate Valentine bear craft is so easy to make with a few simple supplies. It's perfect for preschoolers to make for Valentine's Day.

After the paint is dry, glue your heart doily to the center of your plate.

Glue the googly eyes to the upper section of the doily. Then, glue your button to the bottom section.

This fun paper plate Valentine bear craft is so easy to make with a few simple supplies. It's perfect for preschoolers to make for Valentine's Day.

Finally glue your circle ears to the back of your bear so at least half of the circle sticks up to look like a pair of ears.

Let all the glue dry.

If you’d like, you can use glitter glue or marker to make your bear’s mouth. We preferred our bear without a mouth.

This fun Valentine bear craft was so simple to make. It’s perfect for preschoolers and even toddlers could handle it with a little bit of help.

This fun paper plate Valentine bear craft is so easy to make with a few simple supplies. It's perfect for preschoolers to make for Valentine's Day.

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Heart Stamped Valentine Cards

Coffee Filter Valentine Suncatcher

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Our favorite Valentine craft resources

This easy craft uses supplies that you probably already have at home. But, if you need to restock, here are some of our recommended resources:

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Chinese Rattle Drum Craft

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Do you know what a Chinese rattle drum is?

The rattle drum is a traditional Chinese toy that’s often found at festivals.

I’ve always found that one of the best ways to teach my kids about another culture is by doing a craft. So we decided to make our own version of a Chinese rattle drum craft.

Make a fun craft for Chinese New Year or any time you're learning about China when you make this Chinese Rattle Drum craft for kids.

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This kids craft version is fun to make and opens the door to discussions about Chinese culture and Chinese New Year. Keep reading and I’ll tell you how we made it.

Make a fun craft for Chinese New Year or any time you're learning about China when you make this Chinese Rattle Drum craft for kids.

Supplies Needed:

Heavy cardboard (from a shipping box)
Scissors
Lid (we used a sour cream container lid)
Red construction paper
Wood beads
Gold paint pen or permanent marker
Glue
String
Large craft stick

Make a fun craft for Chinese New Year or any time you're learning about China when you make this Chinese Rattle Drum craft for kids.

How to make your Chinese Rattle Drum craft:

To start, I used the plastic sour cream lid to trace three circles.

I traced one on the cardboard and two on the red construction paper.

Then we cut them out. The cardboard is hard to cut, so an adult may want to tackle this part of the project.

Chinese Rattle Drum

While I was cutting the cardboard, my preschooler decided to decorate the red circles with the gold paint pen.

We talked about a few Chinese designs she could draw and she opted to decorate her drum with gold coins. They were joined later with a few friendly dragon faces.

Make a fun craft for Chinese New Year or any time you're learning about China when you make this Chinese Rattle Drum craft for kids.

After I cut out the cardboard circle, I poked a hole in each side. We needed the holes to tie our beads to the drum

Meanwhile, my preschooler colored our beads with the gold pen.

Once our decorating was finished, we glued a red circle to each side of the cardboard.

Make a fun craft for Chinese New Year or any time you're learning about China when you make this Chinese Rattle Drum craft for kids.

The, we took the string and tied it through the two holes in the side. (Note: We found using a needle made this step much easier.)

We then tied a bead to each string making sure your strings are short enough that your beads will hit your circles.

Make a fun craft for Chinese New Year or any time you're learning about China when you make this Chinese Rattle Drum craft for kids.

To finish off our drum, we glued a large craft stick to the back of our drum. We happened to have a red craft stick, but any color will do.

I also added a dot of glue to each knot. Without the glue, we had problems with our knots coming untied while we played with the drum. Once we added the glue, our knots have stayed strong.

To play the drum, hold it by the stick and rotate your drum back and forth. The bead will swing up and hit your drum. Then, grab your sister (or brother or friend) and go dancing through the house!

Make a fun craft for Chinese New Year or any time you're learning about China when you make this Chinese Rattle Drum craft for kids.

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Our favorite crafting resources

You probably already have most of the resources you need to make this fun Chinese rattle drum craft at home. But, if not, here are a few of our recommended products:

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Valentine Crafts for Preschoolers

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We love to make crafts for Valentine’s day! Do you?

Here are some fun Valentine crafts for preschoolers that will be perfect for your little ones.

These ideas are fun and open-ended and allow your kids to get creative. They’ll be so proud of their finished products! And you’ll love to display them all over the house.

Keep reading for these fun ideas.

Your kids will love creating for Valentine's Day with this selection of Valentine Crafts for Preschoolers that are so much fun to make.

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Fun Valentine Crafts for Preschoolers

Your kids will love creating for Valentine's Day with this selection of Valentine Crafts for Preschoolers that are so much fun to make.

Below you’ll find a lot of fun Valentine crafts from collages to puppets to fun gifts to give. Or, maybe you want to make a wiggly armed heart.

No matter what you choose, your kids will have so much fun.

Grab some supplies and let’s get started! You won’t need anything complicated and you probably already have most of the supplies you need. You can even find some of the supplies in the recycle bin.

I can’t wait to have some fun with these Valentine ideas!

Valentine Crafts for Preschoolers

The best, most cutest Valentine crafts for preschoolers

Heart Collage Valentines Cards

Turn a simple collage into a pretty heart card.

Silly Heart Puppet Valentine Craft

Make and then play with these awesome Silly Heart Puppets.

Coffee Filter Valentine Heart Suncatcher

Decorate your windows with these beautiful heart suncatchers.

Stained Glass Window Valentines

Send a beautiful stained-glass window Valentine to your family and friends.

Dip-Dyed Valentine Banner

Make a banner with pretty dip-dyed heart doilies.

Heart-Stamped Valentines

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Use cardboard tube stamps to make a pretty Valentine card.

Valentine's Day Heart Craft for Kids - The Resourceful Mama

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Creative a fun and silly wiggly-armed heart person.

Love Bug Name Craft for Preschoolers

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Practice your name with this fun love bug craft.

Popsicle Stick Valentine Frames

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Use these awesome Valentine frames to display your handprint.

Conversation Heart Photo Frame

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Make fun frames with conversation hearts for a fun gift for friends and family.

Super Fun Craft Stick Love Bugs!

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These simple love bugs are fun to make and fun to play with.

Tin Foil Heart Valentine's Day Craft

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Make beautiful hearts using tin foil as your canvas.

Homemade Valentine Cards Using Celery as a Rose Stamp

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Use celery to make roses to decorate your Valentine cards.

Hole-Punched Heart Craft

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Decorate with these fun fine motor Valentine craft.

Easy Mosaic Heart Craft

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Create mosaics to make a beautiful heart craft.

Salt Dough Hearts

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These salt dough hearts would make a wonderful Valentine's gift.

Simple Kid Made Owl Valentines

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Hoot! Hoot! Who wouldn't love the cute cardboard tube Valentine owls.

Did you see an idea that you like? Which of these fun Valentine crafts for preschoolers do you want to try?

It’s too hard to decide on just one. You may have to make a few!

Your kids will love creating for Valentine's Day with this selection of Valentine Crafts for Preschoolers that are so much fun to make.

You may also like one of these Valentine activities:

Valentine Nonstandard Measurement Activity

Valentine Sensory Bags for Toddlers

Recycled Valentine Crafts for Kids

Fun Valentine Math Activities

Our favorite Valentine craft resources:

In order to have fun creating our crafts, we like to have resources on hand.

From simple construction paper and glue to more fun Valentine’s items like heart stickers.

Here are some things we recommend keeping on hand for a successful Valentine craft session:

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Fun Hockey Activities for Kids

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Do you kids love hockey? Are they on the edge of their seats, cheering loudly, and begging to stay up until the end of the game?

If so, they’ll love this fun collection of hockey activities with everything from crafts, games, and learning activities.

These ideas make great boredom busters. Save these ideas for those days when you’re stuck inside because of bad weather.

Grab a few supplies, gather the fan club, and get ready to have some fun!

Are your kids crazy about hockey? Here are some great hockey activities that will get them moving, learning, and creating.

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Hockey Games:

Play Tabletop Hockey. Find out how to make this simple tabletop game at Little Bins for Little Hands.

Play Marshmallow Hockey. Your kids will love this fun boredom buster from Lovely Commotion. You’ll love how easy it is to set it up.

CD Air Hockey. Finally, something fun to do with all your old cd’s! Set up this fun game from Busy Toddler to keep you little toddler busy.

Create a Mini Hockey Rink. You can use this tiny ice rink from Playtivities for all sorts of fun games.

Play Balloon Hockey. This game from Creative Connections for Kids is a fun thing to play when the kids are stuck inside.

Play Pompom Hockey. This game from Learning 4 Kids is a great way to get your kids moving inside.

Hockey Science Projects:

Do Hockey Science. Find out what will slide the best on ice and expore friction with our hockey science project here.

Table Hockey With Eggs. Experiment with friction with this fun STEM activity from A Little Pinch of Perfect.

Hockey Crafts:

Make a Cardboard Hockey Stick. Use recycled cardboard and a few other simple supplies to make our fun Cardboard Hockey Stick craft.

Make a Tabletop Hockey Rink. Your kids will have fun making and playing with this fun hockey rink from Handmade Charlotte.

Make Mini Hockey Sticks. Today’s Parent shows you how to take simple craft sticks and turn them into mini hockey sticks.

Hockey Learning Activities:

Gross Motor Phonics Hockey Game. Learn with movement with this fun driveway hockey game from Learn Play Imagine.

Print out the Hockey Printable Pack. Every Star is Different has created a fun printable pack for tots and preschoolers. Plus, she shows you so many fun ways to use them.

Play Name Hockey. Help you kids learn their name (or work on the alphabet) with this fun indoor hockey game from How Wee Learn.

Learn and have fun with Color Ice Hockey. This fun game from Teach Preschool is a great way to help your kids learn their colors.

Play Number Hockey. Learn your numbers with this fun set-up from Toddler Approved. SCORE!

Are you as in love with all these hockey activities for kids as I am? I’m not sure which ones I love the best.

Which of these hockey activities for kids are you going to try?

Are your kids crazy about hockey? Here are some great hockey activities that will get them moving, learning, and creating.

You may also like one of these fun kids activities:

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Hockey resources I love:

In addition to these fun hockey activities, you little hockey fans would have fun with one of these great toys:

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Heart Collage Valentines Cards

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Valentine’s Day always brings out the crafter in us.

We love to get out the red and pink paper, scissors, glue, doilies, stickers, and every odd and end imaginable.

Sometimes the result is just a lot of fun time creating.

And, sometimes the result is a pretty Valentine’s Day card we can send to family and friends like these Heart Collage Valentines.

Make beautiful Valentines cards out of textured collages with this Heart Collage Valentines craft for kids. They're so much fun to make!

For this craft, we used our scrap bits and pieces to make some amazing collages, which we then transformed into simple cards. When we got done, we had created these pretty Collage Heart Valentines.

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Supplies Needed

Collage materials (paper scraps, fabric scraps, ribbon, tape, foam pieces, felt, magazine cut-outs, etc.)
Scissors (both plain & fancy if you have them)
Paper
Glue
Cardstock

How to make a Heart Collage Valentine

Our first step was creating our heart collage.

I presented my girls with a basket that was full of collage materials, all of which were either pink or red. We had shiny fabric scraps, felt pieces, scrapbook paper, magazine cutouts, pieces of red crepe streamer, and just about anything we could find in our crafting stash.

The girls arranged and glued until they were satisfied with their Valentine collages.

While we were waiting for our collages to dry, we folded our cardstock into note cards. If you plan on mailing these cards, simply cut them to fit in whatever envelopes you happen to have at home.

Then, using some scrap cardboard, we made a heart template to use for cutting our collages. I made a heart that was big enough to fill the space on our cards because we wanted only one heart collage per card.

After our collages were dry, we traced our heart template to the back of our collages.

Note: If you trace the heart on the back, once you cut it out you won’t have any pencil lines!

Finally, we glued our hearts to the front of our note cards, added a special message, and our Heart Collage Valentine cards were ready to go!

I love how a simple collage turned these hearts into works of art! This Valentines craft was so much fun to do. It’s perfect for both a large and small group of kids.

What kinds of Valentines are you sending out this year? I bet there’s a special person who would love receiving one of these Heart Collage Valentines!

Make beautiful Valentines cards out of textured collages with this Collage Heart Valentines craft for kids. They're so much fun to make!

You may also like one of these fun Valentine crafts:

Heart Stamped Valentines

Silly Heart Puppet Valentine Craft

Monochromatic Collage Valentine’s Day Art

Hole Punched Hearts at No Time for Flash Cards

Our favorite Valentine craft resources

This fun Valentine’s Day craft is a fun way to use up all the odds & ends in your craft closet. But, you’ll also want a few additional supplies to make these pretty cards. Here are a few things that you’ll need:

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