Heart Fish

I didn’t know what to do for a craft today and since we have been busy getting our house ready to put up for sale I was just going to skip an activity for today.  But then I saw this really cute (and very easy) heart fish over at Totally Tots (which if you are not reading yet, you have to start!) and just had to do it.

Here’s what you’ll need: background piece of paper, 1 large heart, 3 medium sized hearts, 1 small heart, 1 teeny-tiny heart, glue and something to decorate your fish with (we used sequins).

Glue your fish together.  The large heart is for the body of the fish, the 3 mediums are for a tail and fins, the small one is for his mouth and the teeny tiny one is for an eye.

Add some decorations to the fish.

The finished fish.

Valentine's Day Card

We made Valentine’s Day cards to send to Hailey’s grandparents the other day.  I found a cute idea over at Ramblings of a Crazy Woman and we went from there.  It was really simple and Hailey loved it.

Here’s what you’ll need: construction paper, glue, crayons, heart shapes and a little circle cut out of cute paper (I used scrap book paper).

Write your  message on the inside of the card and then have your child “write” something too.

Then we glued the hearts to the front of the card in the shape of a flower.

Our finished card.

Cookie Cutter Painting

We did another really simple painting project for our Valentine’s Day theme.

Here’s what you’ll need: paint, paper plates, paper and some Valentine’s Day cookie cutters.

Spread the paint thinly onto the paper plates and dip the cookie cutters into the paint.

Stamp onto the paper.

Hailey’s finished piece of art.

Heart Sponge Painting

This craft is so simple, but definitely one of Hailey’s favorite things to do.  While she does love our activities that are more directed by me, she really loves when she can just do whatever she wants.  I try to remember to do a lot of crafts where she can just be creative and we don’t have to worry about following directions.

Here’s what you’ll need: paper, paint, a heart shaped sponge and a paper plate.

Spread the paint thinly on the paper plate and enjoy sponge painting.

The end result.