Easy Kids' Valentine's Day Heart Creature Craft 💓

Introducing a fun and easy Valentine’s Day Heart Creature craft for kids! Whether you’re a parent, teacher, or just a kid at heart, this tutorial will show you how to create this adorable craft in no time. With just a few basic craft supplies, it takes about 30 minutes to complete and can be easily folded into a Valentine’s greeting card for mailing.

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I loved making this craft as a kid, and later found it just as rewarding to see my own kids and students enjoying making it, too. My favorite part was those bendy “accordion-style” arms and legs. Folding those paper strips was a fun challenge for those fine motor skills, and the result was this charming heart creature with wildly bouncy arms and legs!

Minimal supplies are needed. If you’re a very basic crafter, you probably already have them handy. Otherwise, it’s nothing a quick click on Amazon can’t fix!

The finished product is perfect for hanging on a wall, or the refrigerator, and folds up nicely to send to friends and grandparents.

Let’s get started!

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Easy Valentine's Day Heart Creature Kids' Craft, finished project. with supplies used nearby.

Table of Contents 💗

Materials and Supplies 💝

1. Light pink and red (or bright fuchsia) cardstock or construction paper

2. Child-safe scissors

3. Glue and/or double-sided tape (dry adhesive is more convenient if there’s no time to let the glue dry)

4. Googly eyes

5. Heart-shaped sequins or jewel embellishments

6. Markers

Cutting out the big heart for the craft, Heart Creature for Valentine's Day, kids' craft, collage photo of cutting a half heart out of folded pink paper. — Cutting the big heart.

Cutting out the smaller hearts for the kids' craft, Heart Creature for Valentine's Day — Cutting the smaller hearts.

Cutting Out the Hearts 💔

1. Cut out the large center heart: Fold light pink paper, cut a half heart shape, trim as needed.

2. Cut out the medium-sized heart from darker pink or red paper: Use the same technique as the big heart, but smaller. Trim as needed.

3. Cut 4 smaller hearts using the same technique with darker pink or red paper.

Cutting and Folding the Bendy Arms, Legs, and Neck in the Kids' Craft: Heart Creature for Valentine's Day — Cutting and Folding the Bendy Arms, Legs and Neck

Folding the Bendy Arms and Legs 😍

1. Cut 5 thin strips of light pink paper, each about 6 inches long.

2. Create a zig-zag folded strip (accordion-style) by folding over the edge of a strip, then folding it the opposite way and repeating. Repeat for the other 5 strips.