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    Bubble Wrap Hearts

    Published: Feb 7, 2012 · Modified: Aug 4, 2022 by Vicky · This post contains affiliate links.

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    We love bubble wrap at our house. The kids love to pop it, play with it and have even painted with it in the past. I love that it's free. With Valentine's Day just around the corner, I thought we could incorporate bubble wrap and painting while creating these Bubble Wrap Hearts.

    Bubble Wrap Hearts - don't throw out that bubble wrap. Cut it into heart shapes and combine with paint for a fun art experience.

    Supplies needed:

    • Bubble wrap (I used some with larger circles, but the smaller type would work as well)
    • Paint colors of your choosing
    • Tray
    • Paintbrush and cups for mixing
    • Easel paper
    • Marker
    • Scissors
    tempera paint

    Start by using your marker to trace some large hearts on the back of some bubble wrap. I made a heart for each of the three colors I planned to use. You can also just trace and cut out one heart and use it in different colors to get more of a rainbow effect.

    Bubble wrap

    Pour some paint into a tray and spread it around. I mixed some pink and purple colors and used the plastic cups to combine the colors before spreading it on a tray.

    kids art

    Have your child dip the heart bubble wrap (circle side down) into the paint and then push their heart onto the paper to make a print.

    making bubble wrap hearts

    My youngest, who just turned 2, really enjoyed this part.

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    I had three colors of paint and the kids wanted to try all the paint colors.

    kids art

    Here are some of our finished pieces. I am so excited to decorate with these bubble wrap hearts. What a simple and fun way to  add a touch of Valentine's Day to your home.

    bubble wrap hearts

      If you liked these bubble wrap hearts, check out:

    Valentine Heart Craft

    Valentine's Craft for Kids

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    1. Krissy Sherman Bonning

      February 12, 2014 at 5:27 pm

      Super fun!!! I'll be featuring it on B-Inspired Mama's Kids Co-Op Link Party tomorrow. 🙂

    2. MiaB

      February 19, 2012 at 8:19 pm

      This is so much fun Vicky!! I love it 🙂

      ~MiaB

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