A Valentine Craft.

We're just a few short weeks away from the first holiday of the new year and that means it's time for some Valentine Craft Inspiration.

Our little family has been strip searching Pinterest EVERYDAY for fun activities to do. Between a new baby and constant snow fall, we're stuck inside most days and need things to keep us busy. Today's post is a Kid Friendly Valentine Craft that will brighten any mantle or wall in your home.
What you'll need for this craft:

-Large White Poster Board  -Construction Paper (for hearts)  -Painters Tape -Paint (Valentines Colors) -Paint Brushes -Picture Frame  -Yummy Valentine Treat  ______________________________
First, Cut out a handful of hearts in a variety of sizes.  Next, Use painters tape to tape down each heart randomly on the poster board.

Next, allow the kids to paint all over the paper/hearts, making sure they don't get paint under the hearts.

Then, allow the paint to dry.

When the paint is dry, CAREFULLY remove the heart papers to reveal heart shapes underneath the kids artwork. 

It's always a fun surprise for the little kids to see that the paint didn't get in those spots!

Use the heart papers and glue them onto another poster board for an extra special piece. 

Then, cut the poster board to fit inside your picture frame.

Finally, put your beautiful new artwork on your mantle or hang it on your wall. 

This craft is perfect for kids big and small and can be done for just a couple of dollars. We had all of the supplies, paper, tape and paint at home and picked up the frames from the Dollar Store! (We used 11x14 sized frames)
We hope this inspires you to do some fun crafts with your littles this holiday!  Check back next week for another Valentine Inspired post.

Toddler Tidbits: Art Activity

One of my New Year Resolutions is to spend more time with Hunter doing toddler activities.

We play with a lot of blocks and read books and watch Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, but I have been wanting to more with him now that he is older and is understanding things better.

Field trips, music time, school time and craft time are a few of the activities I have in mind!

We had our first go at craft time and it was a HUGE success.

We made a trip to the local Hobby Lobby to pick up some paint supplies.

Back at home we got all of things we needed and headed to the basement where Kev set up a little table in a corner as a "craft area".

We put on an old shirt and let H go to town.

He did so well not making a total mess and stayed on the paper the whole time.

It was so fun to watch him mix colors and scribble lines all over. 

He was so helpful during clean up also.

It's amazing how quickly little ones grow up and learn new things and use skills you didn't know they had. 

We will definitely be framing this piece of art and adding it to his gallery wall in his new big boy room! 

What fun crafts do you do with your little ones?! 

I can't wait for our next craft adventure! 

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For this craft I used:

-Crayola's Washable Kids Paint & Brushes.

(This product was easy to pour and easily wiped off Hunter's hands when we were through)

-I used the top of a white gift box for Hunter to paint on 

(thicker then paper and we have tons lying around leftover from Christmas)

-An Old White Shirt 

(fun to see what he gets on it during craft time over time)

-Paper Plate.

-Paper Towels.

-Small cup of water for cleaning brushes.