{"id":13904,"date":"2018-02-01T12:41:22","date_gmt":"2018-02-01T17:41:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/?p=13904"},"modified":"2018-02-01T12:42:33","modified_gmt":"2018-02-01T17:42:33","slug":"easy-preschool-valentines-day-craft-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/2018\/02\/01\/easy-preschool-valentines-day-craft-card\/","title":{"rendered":"Easy Preschool Valentine&#8217;s Day Craft Card"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Doodle is the age now where he is obsessed with drawing, cutting, coloring and pretty much and creative art or craft you can imagine. In year&#8217;s past he hasn&#8217;t really been interested in helping with making Valentine&#8217;s so this year I decided to take advantage of getting him to make a cute preschool Valentine&#8217;s Day craft card.<\/p>\n<p>Valentine&#8217;s Day is one of my favorite holidays for crafting and creating. I love everything pink and red and hearts and focused on love. And I enjoy sharing those feelings with my kids.<\/p>\n<p>But crafting with my kids isn&#8217;t always my favorite. The mess, the drama and the mess usually keep me away from doing big projects but that&#8217;s what&#8217;s so great about this easy preschool Valentine&#8217;s Day craft card. It only takes a little bit of prep work and there&#8217;s hardly any mess!<\/p>\n<h2>Easy Preschool Valentine&#8217;s Day Craft Card<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13910\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/preschool-valentines-day-craft.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"749\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/preschool-valentines-day-craft.png 749w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/preschool-valentines-day-craft-300x192.png 300w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/preschool-valentines-day-craft-600x385.png 600w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/preschool-valentines-day-craft-390x250.png 390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 749px) 100vw, 749px\" \/><\/h2>\n<h4>What you&#8217;ll need:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Construction Paper<\/li>\n<li>Contact Paper<\/li>\n<li>Tissue Paper<\/li>\n<li>Scissors<\/li>\n<li>Pen or Pencil<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>How to make the\u00a0Preschool Valentine&#8217;s Day Craft Card:<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>Fold a piece of construction paper in half and cut three concentric hearts on the fold, the two biggest about 1\/2&#8243; apart and the third smaller in the middle.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-13906\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Preschool-Valentines-Day-Craft-1024x751.jpg\" alt=\"Easy preschool Valentine's Day Craft card using tissue and contact paper. Easy Valentine's card for toddlers and young children to make.\" width=\"806\" height=\"591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Preschool-Valentines-Day-Craft-1024x751.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Preschool-Valentines-Day-Craft-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Preschool-Valentines-Day-Craft-600x440.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Preschool-Valentines-Day-Craft-341x250.jpg 341w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Preschool-Valentines-Day-Craft-390x286.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Preschool-Valentines-Day-Craft.jpg 1627w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 806px) 100vw, 806px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>The bigger heart will become the frame of your card, trace the outside of the frame on the contact paper and cut\u00a0the contact paper slightly\u00a0inside the traced line.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-13907\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Preschool-Valentines-Day-Craft-2-1024x795.jpg\" alt=\"Easy preschool Valentine's Day Craft card using tissue and contact paper. Easy Valentine's card for toddlers and young children to make.\" width=\"806\" height=\"626\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Preschool-Valentines-Day-Craft-2-1024x795.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Preschool-Valentines-Day-Craft-2-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Preschool-Valentines-Day-Craft-2-600x466.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Preschool-Valentines-Day-Craft-2-322x250.jpg 322w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Preschool-Valentines-Day-Craft-2-390x303.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Preschool-Valentines-Day-Craft-2.jpg 1599w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 806px) 100vw, 806px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Peel the backing off the contact paper and stick it to the frame and stick the smaller heart on the middle of the sticky side of the paper.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-13908\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Preschool-Valentines-Day-Craft-3-1024x729.jpg\" alt=\"Easy preschool Valentine's Day Craft card using tissue and contact paper. Easy Valentine's card for toddlers and young children to make.\" width=\"806\" height=\"574\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Preschool-Valentines-Day-Craft-3-1024x729.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Preschool-Valentines-Day-Craft-3-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Preschool-Valentines-Day-Craft-3-600x427.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Preschool-Valentines-Day-Craft-3-351x250.jpg 351w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Preschool-Valentines-Day-Craft-3-390x278.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Preschool-Valentines-Day-Craft-3.jpg 1681w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 806px) 100vw, 806px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Cut the tissue paper into about 1&#8243; squares and, one piece at a time, scrunch the paper and stick it to the contact paper.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-13909\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Preschool-Valentines-Day-Craft-4-1024x598.jpg\" alt=\"Easy preschool Valentine's Day Craft card using tissue and contact paper. Easy Valentine's card for toddlers and young children to make.\" width=\"806\" height=\"471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Preschool-Valentines-Day-Craft-4-1024x598.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Preschool-Valentines-Day-Craft-4-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Preschool-Valentines-Day-Craft-4-600x350.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Preschool-Valentines-Day-Craft-4-390x228.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Preschool-Valentines-Day-Craft-4.jpg 1808w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 806px) 100vw, 806px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Continue scrunching and sticking the tissue paper until all the sticky part of the contact paper is covered.<\/li>\n<li>Write a cute Valentine&#8217;s Message on the smaller, middle heart or have your child draw a picture and your preschool Valentine&#8217;s Day craft card is done!<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13910\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/preschool-valentines-day-craft.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"749\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/preschool-valentines-day-craft.png 749w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/preschool-valentines-day-craft-300x192.png 300w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/preschool-valentines-day-craft-600x385.png 600w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/preschool-valentines-day-craft-390x250.png 390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 749px) 100vw, 749px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>Check out my other fun Valentine&#8217;s Cards and Crafts:<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/2016\/01\/15\/ribbon-valentines-card-crafts-for-kids\/\">Ribbon Valentine&#8217;s Cards<\/a>\u00a0 \u2665\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/2015\/01\/28\/valentines-crafts-kids\/\">Love Bugs Craft<\/a><\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/2016\/01\/12\/hand-sewn-valentines-cards\/\">Handsewn Heart Valentine&#8217;s Cards<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u2665\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/2015\/01\/28\/valentines-crafts-kids\/\">Heart Animal Masks<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u2665\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/2015\/01\/28\/valentines-crafts-kids\/\">Yarn Heart Garland<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u2665\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/2014\/02\/05\/valentines-day-crafts\/\">Heart Suncatcher<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2665\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/2014\/02\/05\/valentines-day-crafts\/\">Paperplate Heart Shakers<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2665\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/2014\/02\/05\/valentines-day-crafts\/\">Yarn Wrapped Hearts<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/532269249704603513\">Pin the\u00a0Preschool Valentine&#8217;s Day Craft Card<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/532269249704603513\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13911 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/preschool-valentines-day-craft-1-680x1024.png\" alt=\"Easy preschool Valentine's Day Craft card using tissue and contact paper. Easy Valentine's card for toddlers and young children to make.\" width=\"680\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/preschool-valentines-day-craft-1-680x1024.png 680w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/preschool-valentines-day-craft-1-300x451.png 300w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/preschool-valentines-day-craft-1-600x903.png 600w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/preschool-valentines-day-craft-1-166x250.png 166w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/preschool-valentines-day-craft-1-199x300.png 199w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/preschool-valentines-day-craft-1-390x587.png 390w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/preschool-valentines-day-craft-1.png 703w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Doodle is the age now where he is obsessed with drawing, cutting, coloring and pretty much and creative art or craft you can imagine. 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