Ten Easy-to-Make Heart Crafts for Kids to Celebrate Valentine's Day
Get ready for a creative Valentine's Day with a variety of heart art projects designed for kids! This article offers a free printable Valentine's Art Calendar, filled with easy art ideas all month long.
From Pop Art to famous artists, the projects range from STEAM to process art and crafts. Lichtenstein-style Pop Art heart cards are available for creation, as well as a Picasso-inspired project that explores the cubist style of Picasso. For those who appreciate abstract art, a Kandinsky-inspired collage project with hearts is offered.
If you're a fan of the famous artist Yayoi Kusama, you'll enjoy the Kusama Valentine Art project. For those who prefer a more traditional approach, Mondrian Heart Art is based on the style of Piet Mondrian. Jackson Pollock's unique paint splatter style is utilized to create painted Valentine hearts, offering a fun and messy experience.
For those who love science and art, Fizzing Hearts STEAM is a project that combines the two. Heart Symmetry Painting project teaches symmetry and introduces the concept of mirror images. Quilled Paper Heart Art is a project that uses the old technique of paper quilling, while Heart Zentangle aims to be relaxing and calming.
For those who enjoy 3D art, the 3D Paper Hearts Project provides a free template for creating 3D hearts. Collage Hearts project encourages creativity and enhances cutting and pasting skills. The String or Yarn Wrapped Hearts project enhances fine motor skills and introduces kids to patterns and geometry.
For those who love nature, a Watercolor Hearts project is presented for a unique heart art creation. Sibylle Mania's bee flight and herb gardens project offers an opportunity to explore the beauty of nature through art.
For those who love storytelling, Tina Wagner's storytelling in photography project provides a creative outlet for expressing emotions and telling stories through heart art.
The Winter Holiday Art Projects Pack offers budget-friendly and time-efficient process art, STEAM, and famous artists' projects. It includes over 40 art projects during the Winter season, covering Snowflakes, Solstice, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Lunar New Year, and Valentine's Day.
The artists involved in child-focused art projects include Nandor Angstenberger with the Fröbel Kindergarten Stepping Stones under the "Kunst JETZT!" initiative; Kathrin Heinrich (basket weaving), Claudia Köcher (needle and thread portraits), Oscar Metzger (graffiti and street art), Catori Bela (street art on tiles), Claudia Lorenz (wood carving), Franz Steinhorst (comic and manga), Birgit Vogt (potato printing), and Tina Wagner (storytelling in photography) in the Weimarer Mal- und Zeichenschule children's program. Various unnamed artists are working in over 40 tandems with Fröbel Kitas across cities like Berlin, Leipzig, and Hamburg through "Kunst JETZT!."
Project examples include regular atelier days, project weeks, and family offers tailored to children's interests and community challenges. The KreativKita in Nuremberg works with children exploring materials, artistic techniques, and themes, such as animals and mixed materials like plaster and wire.
Lastly, a Heart Bubble Wrap Printing project is provided for creating heart designs on paper. A DIY paper heart luminary is presented for lighting up Valentine's Day or any day.
So, get your art supplies ready and let's create some heart art this Valentine's Day!
