The valentine crafts have been sitting out in our dinning room, free for the creative takers when the mood strikes them with love. Lately we’ve been struck with heart rings. They’ve been happening before breakfast, after school and a little here and there in between my daughters watching YouTube videos on arranging rooms for their dolls. Oh my! And yes, it all happens in the dinning room which is otherwise known as Grand Central Station.
In the current craft stash are some heart shaped buttons – wood and felt. Along with some beads – glass plus plastic ones leftover from our candy cane ornament craft from Christmas. (And wow what a hit that was with you guys!) Throw in some pipe cleaners and you get heart rings in the making.
It does require a bit of adult help to cut the pipe cleaners and get them shaped for little fingers to make sure no poky parts of the pipe cleaners are sticking out. I found the best way to ensure that is to have the ends of the pipe cleaners both meet at the base of the hearts on the ring and then twist the ring portion of the pipe cleaner to goes on your finger. This can also serve as a way to adjust the ring size. You with me? Just play around and you’ll see. It’s not too tricky and it doesn’t have to be perfect – that’s the fun of it.
I highly encourage leaving art supplies out and around in your house for you kids to access easily. My girls often stumble upon some inspiration when they think they are so board they will surely die. Then I look over and their is magic in the making, with crafts and instant happy moods.
Here is a sampling, in addition to the wooden heart rings up top, that we’ve been making. And hey, you’ll notice – bracelets can be fun too!
