Our upcycled Paper Heart Mobile is a delightful kids craft full of love and sweet vibes! It’s just perfect for a little girl’s room or to use as a homemade Valentine’s Day decoration!
The other day, my daughter came home from school very excited. She asked me if I knew what her favorite holiday was.
Knowing this is an answer that can change quite frequently, I guessed Christmas. And, I was wrong…
“Nope!”
“…Groundhog’s Day?”
“Nope!”
“…Ummm Easter?”
“Mom, you are not very good at guessing, so I’ll just tell you! It’s Valentine’s Day!”
I laughed because I couldn’t believe that I had forgotten this! A few years ago when we first started the blog, my daughter declared Valentine’s Day as one of her all-time favorite holidays. When I asked her why, her little 4-year-old voice said, “It’s the holiday of loving.”
I’m blessed that she is growing into such a sweet and thoughtful little girl. Every day I look at my children and pray that they are a reflection of my parenting skills. I know that if they are, I must be on the right track.
With all of that sappiness swirling around in my head, I thought this Paper Heart Mobile would be perfect for Valentine’s Day. I wanted everyone to work together as a family to create a beautiful Valentine craft that we could hold on to. I handed each family member a piece of paper and asked them to draw hearts. They could be any shape, any size and they didn’t have to worry about it being perfect.
My husband even confessed that he couldn’t remember the last time he drew a heart! But apparently, drawing a heart is like riding a bike. His hearts were beautiful! I hope you have fun creating this craft with your family. It’s a great way to express your family member’s individuality!
How To Make A Pretty Paper Heart Mobile Using Leftover Paper
Materials:
- Scrapbook paper
- Baker’s twine
- Elmer’s white school glue
- Sticks and twigs
Directions:
Step 1: Fold your paper in half. (You will be cutting out a front and back to the heart.) Have each family member draw their hearts in different shapes and sizes. If they are old enough, have them cut out their hearts.
Step 2: Take your twigs and cut them with a scissor into 3 different lengths. Wrap baker’s twine around them.
Step 3: Cut different lengths of twine. Put a drop of Elmer’s glue on the center of each heart. Lay the twine onto the glue. Sandwich the twine and glue with the other side of the heart. Repeat for all hearts, let dry.
Step 4: Tie the hearts to the sticks. Then tie the sticks together.
Thanks for Reading!
Daniele
Did you have fun making our pretty paper heart mobile? Would you like more Valentine Crafts for you and your family? Then click on the links below!
- kids craft: valentine’s paper heart mobile
- kids craft: hanging heart decoration
- intertwined hearts (twine hearts garland)
- kids craft: valentine’s day wiggle eye rings
Valentine’s Day will be here in a month! It comes so quickly. Cute craft to do with the kids.
Very cute. Hard to believe that another Valentine’s Day is right around the corner. Thank you for sharing.
I love that this was done by a child. It is absolutely perfect!
This is such a cute kid’s craft. It’s one that I haven’t seen before. Valentine’s day is a favorite at our house too. Who doesn’t love a holiday centered around love?
This is so cute and simple.
Aww you made me smile 🙂 Your daughter sounds absolutely precious and this mobile is fabulous! I can’t wait to creat a smilar one with my family
This looks like a really simple craft to do. Thanks for sharing this idea with us. It’s such a simple thing to do.
Thank you! I want to do this with my grandchildren. It is so cute.
This is so super cute! I love nothing more than kid-created things. they just tug at my heart strings.
I love the look of the three branches together. I’d love to display all 3 of my kid’s hearts, each with their own branch. What a sweet way to get ready for Valentine’s Day.
What an awesomely adorable craft! Simple enough for my girls to do unassisted. I think this would make a nice gift for my mother from the grand kids. Thanks so much for sharing!
This is a cute idea! My son is practicing his cutting skills a lot these days. This would be a great way for him to work on them.
Oh my gosh that is cute!!! I bet my daughter would love one of these hanging in her room all the time!
This is adorable and looks easy enough to make! I’m going to share it with my son’s preschool as I think they would love it!
Thank you Wendy!
I love this! So cute!!