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    Valentine Glitter Hearts

    Published: Feb 8, 2023 by Vicky · Leave a Comment · Post contains affiliate links

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    Valentine Glitter Hearts are a fun kids' craft for Valentine's Day that little ones will love. You only need a few basic supplies, which you probably already have, so get the glitter and glue and create these with kids. When you're done with this, try our Valentine's Day Coloring Pages.

    glitter hearts on red construction paper
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    • ⭐Why Valentine Glitter Hearts are Awesome
    • 🖍️Supply Notes
    • 📋Step by Step Instructions
    • ❤Valentine's Day Bookmarks
    • ✂️Expert Tips
    • 🤷🏻‍♀️Craft FAQs
    • ❤️Related posts

    Add a touch of Valentine's Day fun with these free Valentine's Day Cards Printables.

    ⭐Why Valentine Glitter Hearts are Awesome

    • Making them is a great Valentine's activity kids will enjoy. They will also love playing with this Playdough Valentine Printable.
    • Just use a few basic supplies
    • Can be used to make Valentine's decorations or cards
    • Would make a fun classroom project for Valentine's Day. Another fun classroom activity would be using these Free Printable Valentine's Day Would You Rather Cards from The Art Kit Blog.


    🖍️Supply Notes

    • White glue - Poured into a tray.
    • Glitter (in various colors) - We used red, gold, blue and purple.
    • Heart cookie cutters - A few different sizes work best.
    • Construction paper - We use red, pink and purple
    glitter heart supplies


    📋Step by Step Instructions

    STEP 1: Provide various-sized heart cookie cutters and pour some white glue into a tray. Dip the cookie cutter into the glue, making sure to get the bottom edges covered.

    child placing a cookie cutter heart in glue

    STEP 2: Press down the cookie cutter onto the construction paper.

    child making a valentine's craft

    STEP 3: Lift the heart cookie cutter carefully off the paper so the glue doesn't get disturbed. What remains will be a glue heart outline.

    purple paper with a glue outline heart

    STEP 4: Next, sprinkle glitter onto the glue.

    sprinkling glitter on a glue heart

    STEP 5: Spread the glitter around the paper until the entire glue heart is covered. Shake the excess glitter onto a paper plate. We used a different paper plate for each color of glitter that we used and then we were able to reuse that glitter from the plate over and over again.

    red glitter heart on purple paper

    You can even try to make one heart inside another.

    glitter hearts on red paper

    I love how the layered and overlapping hearts turned out.

    valentine's day art

    ❤Valentine's Day Bookmarks

    Looking for a fun Valentine's gift for a classroom? You'll love these Printable Valentine's Bookmarks to Color which you can get at our Etsy shop.

    ✂️Expert Tips

    Tip 1: You can use these Valentine glitter hearts on homemade Valentine's Day cards as well.

    Tip 2: You can also make these hearts on white paper and they will really pop and stand out.


    🤷🏻‍♀️Craft FAQs

    What size construction paper do we use for this Valentine's Day craft?

    We used 12X18 construction paper so we would have lots of room for our hearts.

    What color glitter should I use?

    We used red, gold, blue and purple, though you can use whatever colors you want.


    ❤️Related posts

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      Valentine's Day Cards Printables
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      Free Printable Valentine's Placemats
    • Valentine's Day Craft: Hearts with Black Glue
    • Valentine's coloring pages pin
      Valentine's Day Coloring Pages

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    Valentine Glitter Hearts

    Valentine Glitter Hearts - a fun Valentine idea for kids! These hearts would be perfect for Valentine's Day cards.
    Prep Time5 minutes mins
    Active Time15 minutes mins
    Total Time20 minutes mins
    Author: Vicky

    Materials

    • White glue
    • Tray
    • Glitter in various colors
    • Heart cookie cutters
    • Construction paper
    • Paper plates

    Instructions

    • Provide various-sized heart cookie cutters and pour some white glue into a tray. Dip the cookie cutter into the glue, making sure to get the bottom edges covered.
    • Press down the cookie cutter onto the construction paper.
    • Lift the heart cookie cutter carefully off the paper so the glue doesn't get disturbed. What remains will be a glue heart outline.
    • Next, sprinkle glitter onto the glue.
    • Spread the glitter around the paper until the entire glue heart is covered. Shake the excess glitter onto a paper plate. We used a different paper plate for each color of glitter that we used and then we were able to reuse that glitter from the plate over and over again.

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    Notes

    • You can use these glitter hearts on homemade Valentine's Day cards as well.
    • You can also make these hearts on white paper and they will really pop and stand out.

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