Man, this week was the week of cutting a million things out. Between my kid's Valentines Day cards, my daughter's science fair board, and cutting things out for preschool my Cricut earned it's keep this week! I sure am grateful for that handy little machine. My little man (who's two) loves helping me push the buttons and peel things off the mat. After this week, he knows which button makes it cut and which unloads the paper because we cut so many things! At least my helper is super cute. :)This is my cute helper and his handsome daddy trying out a backpack before a camping trip. (Brandon wasn't going on the trip, my husband was just testing to see how it felt with the weight in it.)
Anyway, I digress. . . Valentine's day preschool stuff. Here are a few of the projects we did for Valentine's Day.
Heart Wreath
We used a paper plate and different sized paper hearts to decorate it. We added a ribbon with a stapler to hang it from before we glued the hearts on.
Love Bug Valentine Holders
We slightly altered the love bug this year. We used a paper plate and half plate stapled together to make a pocket. We used Valentine stickers to decorate the pocket.
We cut a 4 inch circle for the head and added heart antennae, googly eyes and drew on a mouth. We used velum scrapbook paper for the wings instead of tissue paper. And we left off putting on the legs. It gave it a cleaner look and made things a little more simple to make. This does have a lot of steps so make sure you plan enough time to make it. We broke it up and did part, then read stories or did other things then came back to finish.
Shark Valentines!
We didn't do this in class, but I had such a blast making and playing with these sharks, that I had to post it! These were the Valentines that my cute little helper, from above made to give to friends. Since he's so young, I made them for him and I kind of had a blast. They are attached to a clothes pin so you can make them talk. Am I a huge nerd that I spent the whole night last night using these sharks to say goofy things to my husband while we watched American Idol? They are pretty much my new favorite thing.
Here's What you Do:
Print the template from Family Fun and cut each side. (It's linked below)
Trace onto card stock and cut out as many as needed.
Add an eye.
Glue half of the template to each side of a clothes pin. (We used a glue gun.)
Bend one half slightly out so the halves don't hit each other as the clothespin opens and closes.
Make your shark say something funny as you test it out!
I got the idea from family fun. The link is here and the template is under February 2015. Here's what their professional version looks like. :)
Happy Valentines Day!
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