Valentine Pockets

Here is a simple Valentine pocket idea that I did with Kindergarten today. I wasn't crazy about my design but the kids had a blast so here we go.

Materials Required:

paper plates
paint in Valentine colors
red, purple, white, and black paper
glue stick
scissors
stapler
glitter glue, sequins etc. for embellishments








Take 2 plates, cut one in half.





Paint with Valentine colors. I made the kids choose 2 colors.

The girls seemed to prefer purple and pink while all the boys chose purple and red.




Out of red or purple paper, (depending what color you painted your 1/2 plate), cut a large heart.

I traced the hearts out ahead of time for Kindergarten on the fold.

Heart shapes from the fold is one of the basic skills I try to teach them at this age.



Next they cut out white circles and smaller black circles for the eyes.

Glue these on the heart with a glue stick.




Cut a mouth out of contrasting paper and glue on as well.

I tell the kids to cut a banana shape.



Cut 4 smaller hearts from contrasting paper for the hands and feet.

Again I traced these out ahead of time and they were cut on the fold.



Take 4 strips of white paper, 2 of them measuring 12 inches and 2 measuring 6 inches.

Accordion fold all strips.

This is another basic skill i try to teach them.

The long strips are the legs and the smaller ones the arms.




Glue a heart to the end of each strip.





Glue into place on your heart.





Now glue your heart man onto the 1/2 plate.



Staple the 1/2 plate to the full plate.



Add embellishments like glitter glue or sequins or smaller hearts.

This is where Kindergarten had a great time.

Some of these heart pockets are fully covered in glitter glue!



Punch 2 holes in the top and attach a ribbon or string for hanging.

We added name tags for our valentine exchange next week.

Well that's all for now. Tomorrow is Valentine Craft day for kindergarten. I hope to post some of the crafts we will be doing this weekend as well as that 'Valentine Peacock'...they are going up on display tomorrow so I should be able to get pictures.

later

gail