3-D heart

Materials:

• paper
• scissors
• X-Acto type knife and cutting mat
  
• optional: materials for decorating your heart (eg. markers, crayonsstickers, glitter and glue)
• optional: ribbon or yarn for hanging your heart
  

Instructions:

1. Place your paper flat.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
2. Fold your paper in half (the fold is on the left hand side in the photo.)
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   


3. Draw half a heart on the paper. (Middle of the heart is the same place as the folded edge of the paper.)
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   


4. Cut out the heart and discard (recycle) the extra paper.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   If you were to open up the paper at this point, it would look something like this:
   
   










5. Draw some concentric half-heart lines (two lines shown) making sure to LEAVE A GAP BEFORE THE FOLDED EDGE.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   


6. Using an X-Acto knife and cutting mat, cut along the lines. Be sure leave a gap between the cut at the folded edge.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   


7. Open the heart out.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   


8. Gently fold the "middle" heart so the left side is behind the outer heart and the right side is above the outer heart. Gently fold the "inner" heart so the left side is above the middle heart and the right side is behind the middle heart.
   








9. Decorate!
   
   
10. Optional: punch hole in top, middle and hang with yarn or ribbon.
    

Valentine, you amaze me! (redux)

It was brought to my attention that last year's Valentine's maze was a little challenging for the younger set. With that in mind, I this year I made one a little more, little kid friendly.

[Download the PDF for Heart Maze Valentine's Day cards.]

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Heart-y round-up

Woven heart pockets

Quick and easy Homemade Valentine's Day cards

Print your own maze Valentines:

The code for this doodle and other doodles you can use on your blog can be found at Doodles.
[Download the PDF for the Heart Maze.]
[Download the PDF for Heart Maze Valentine's Day cards.]

Heart sun catcher

Heart necklace