Paper Heart Craft

What You Need:

• Yarn
• Tape
• Hole punch
• Construction paper
• Pencil
• Scissors

What You Do:

1. Have your child use a pencil to draw a large heart on the construction paper. For an added flair of Valentine spirit, make sure the construction paper is red or pink.
2. Let them use scissors to cut out the heart.
3. Help them hole punch holes all around the the heart's edge. They'll want to keep the holes evenly spaced—ideally about a centimeter apart.
4. Tape a long strip of yarn to the back of the paper heart. Make sure it's taped at either the top or the bottom of the heart.
5. Show your child how to pull the yarn through up through one of the nearby holes.
6. Encourage them to sew their heart in any pattern they like. They can sew just the outline of the heart, or they can sew across the middle of the heart (as shown in the picture above). Whatever they choose, make sure they alternate with pulling the yarn up through a hole and down through the next hole.
7. If they mess up, no need to worry! Just help them undo their last few stitches before letting them try again.
8. When all holes are sewn, let your child use scissors to trim the yarn.
9. Have them tape the end of the yarn to the back of the heart to finish.