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Easy Heart Crafts for Kids of all Ages

December 13, 2021

Unleash your creativity with our EASY HEART CRAFTS collection. A must see for anyone crafting for a special occassion – be it Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, a special someone’s Birthday or even Christmas, DIY Hearts are always lovely to be included. This collection has something for Kids of all ages, from toddlers, preschoolers through to tweens, teens and adults! Lots of easy crafting inspiration. Make heart cards, to heart gifts and heart decor. Read on (and don’t forget to bookmark it or pin for future reference!)!

101 Easy Heart Crafts - if you are in need of a Heart Craft for Kids. Look no further. Here is a super extensive list of fabulous Heart Crafts for Kids (with craft photos, for easy browsing). Love these heart crafts. They are perfect as Valentine's Crafts for Kids, would be adorable for Mother's Day Gifts too (or just mum's birthday!) as well as also being suitable as Christmas Crafts, Gifts and Christmas Decorations. We DO LOVE a gorgeous Heart Craft for kids!!!

Over the years we have had lots and lots and lots of lovely and easy Heart Crafts here on Red Ted Art (well over 101 heart DIYs in fact)… many have been Valentine’s Day Hearts to begin with and been part of our 31 Days of Love guest series that I run in January. However, I always feel a lovely heart is also a great craft to make at other times of the year – eg as Mother’s Day Hearts (especially any “keepsake ideas”) or a Christmas Hearts (hearts make wonderful decorations at Christmas!). So though this list of these easy heart crafts will probably come in most useful as Valentine’s Day Crafts, I think you will enjoy them all year round. I have attempted to group them a little to make browsing more easier!! I hope you enjoy!!!!!!

I confess that I found it hard to group some of these ideas.. and some of these crafts of course fit into many categories…. so do browse them all to find your perfect idea! Though the broad categories are:

  • Easy Heart Crafts (they didn’t fit into something more specific, many of these would make great gifts)
  • Heart Decorations (dangly thing! I think these make great gifts too)
  • Heart Sewing & Knitting
  • Paper Heart Crafts (many with printable templates)
  • Footprint & Fingerprint Hearts (great keepsakes for mom and gifts for grandparents of course!)
  • Heart Greeting Cards
  • Heart Arts & Crafts (more arty projects, could probably fit into decrations too!)
  • Heart Crafts for Toddlers
  • Heart Foods

So.. lets explore these lovely Valentines Day Crafts and Mother’s Day ideas together!

Easy Heart Crafts for Valentines, Mother’s Day & Loved Ones

These were the more general easy heart crafts that I couldn’t fit in else were – some make great party ideas (e.g. the heart pinata) others make great gifts (e.g. the heart bath bombs). I hope you like this section!

  • Recycled Crayons Valentines Gift
  • 101 Easy Heart Crafts - if you are in need of a Heart Craft for Kids. Look no further. Here is a super extensive list of fabulous Heart Crafts for Kids (with craft photos, for easy browsing). Love these heart crafts. They are perfect as Valentine's Crafts for Kids, would be adorable for Mother's Day Gifts too (or just mum's birthday!) as well as also being suitable as Christmas Crafts, Gifts and Christmas Decorations. We DO LOVE a gorgeous Heart Craft for kids!!!
  • 101 Easy Heart Crafts - if you are in need of a Heart Craft for Kids. Look no further. Here is a super extensive list of fabulous Heart Crafts for Kids (with craft photos, for easy browsing). Love these heart crafts. They are perfect as Valentine's Crafts for Kids, would be adorable for Mother's Day Gifts too (or just mum's birthday!) as well as also being suitable as Christmas Crafts, Gifts and Christmas Decorations. We DO LOVE a gorgeous Heart Craft for kids!!!

  Upcycle old crayons into DIY Crayon Hearts – stick these on a card for a lovely Valentine’s Day Card come small gift idea. Or make them as wedding favours for kids!

Gorgeous Heart Pinata

One of our favourite Mother’s Day Gifts to date – Heart Shaped Bath Bombs

  • 101 Easy Heart Crafts - if you are in need of a Heart Craft for Kids. Look no further. Here is a super extensive list of fabulous Heart Crafts for Kids (with craft photos, for easy browsing). Love these heart crafts. They are perfect as Valentine's Crafts for Kids, would be adorable for Mother's Day Gifts too (or just mum's birthday!) as well as also being suitable as Christmas Crafts, Gifts and Christmas Decorations. We DO LOVE a gorgeous Heart Craft for kids!!!
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  • Adorable Tin Can Luminaries - these would be perfect for a garden party, a wedding or on valentine's day. Love the step by step DIY to this tin can lantern how to

Gorgeous little Heart Jar Lanterns

Wonderful Potato Print Bunting (no sew too! Bonus!)

And a great tin jar upcycle – these tin can lanterns would be a fabulous wedding party decoration

  • Valentine Felt Envelopes
  • Valentines Gif - heart mugs
  • Valentines Day Craft

 Felt Heart Envelopes (again these would make darling wedding favours)

Simple Bubble Heart Mug – how lovely! A great gift for Mom, I am sure!

Easy peasy Heart Rocks.. pop them in your pocket or decorate your desk and be reminded of someone you love!

  • Marbled Clay Bracelets How To - a sweet friendship gift for Summer Camp, Back to School or Valentine's Day (6)
  • Heart Box Craft & Free Pattern
  • Valentine's Stamps

  DIY Polymer Clay Heart Bracelete

Heart Box Printable

Make your own DIY Heart Stamps – we love using these to make our own wrapping paper

  Heart Bookmarks

Conversation Heart Necklace

Heart shaped wings

 Make these gorgeous and easy Cardboard Heart Necklace

Printable Heart Glasses (perfect for Photo Shoots and Card Making)

Yarn Wrapped Heart Bookmarks – darling!

 Fantastic Heart Bulletin Board

Sparkly Heart Fridget Magnet Clips

Make Heart Wands instead of Vatentines Wands for School: Cast a Love Spell

Easy Pom Pom Hearts to Wear

Pretty Heart Decorations incl. Heart Suncatchers & More!

I love heart decorations. I think these could be fabulous for both Christmas Heart Crafts as well as Valentine’s Day Hearts (e.g. wouldn’t a Christmas tree full of heart ornaments look simply wonderful?).

  • Wood Slice Heart Ornament, doubles up as a Picture Frame too and makes a lovely Valentine's Day Gift or Christmas Ornament (2)
  • DIY Heart Charms - a great how to make polymer marble (2)
  • 101 Easy Heart Crafts - if you are in need of a Heart Craft for Kids. Look no further. Here is a super extensive list of fabulous Heart Crafts for Kids (with craft photos, for easy browsing). Love these heart crafts. They are perfect as Valentine's Crafts for Kids, would be adorable for Mother's Day Gifts too (or just mum's birthday!) as well as also being suitable as Christmas Crafts, Gifts and Christmas Decorations. We DO LOVE a gorgeous Heart Craft for kids!!!

Woodchip Heart Frame or Heart Decoration

DIY Marbled Heart Pendants or Ornaments

Crayon Shaving Hearts – this is a wonderful suncatcher heart craft that kids will love. Use up the odds and ends of wax crayons whilst at it too!

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  • 101 Easy Heart Crafts - if you are in need of a Heart Craft for Kids. Look no further. Here is a super extensive list of fabulous Heart Crafts for Kids (with craft photos, for easy browsing). Love these heart crafts. They are perfect as Valentine's Crafts for Kids, would be adorable for Mother's Day Gifts too (or just mum's birthday!) as well as also being suitable as Christmas Crafts, Gifts and Christmas Decorations. We DO LOVE a gorgeous Heart Craft for kids!!!

  Whit Clay Hearts – gorgeous butting for both Valentine’s Day and Christmas. A simply beautiful Heart DIY that even young children can manage but that is suitable for kids of all ages, right into the teen years!

Similary, some sweet “bubble wrap printed” Salt Dough Hearts…

… or even simpler.. saltdough heart button pendants or ornaments. Gorgeous.

  • 101 Easy Heart Crafts - if you are in need of a Heart Craft for Kids. Look no further. Here is a super extensive list of fabulous Heart Crafts for Kids (with craft photos, for easy browsing). Love these heart crafts. They are perfect as Valentine's Crafts for Kids, would be adorable for Mother's Day Gifts too (or just mum's birthday!) as well as also being suitable as Christmas Crafts, Gifts and Christmas Decorations. We DO LOVE a gorgeous Heart Craft for kids!!!
  • 101 Easy Heart Crafts - if you are in need of a Heart Craft for Kids. Look no further. Here is a super extensive list of fabulous Heart Crafts for Kids (with craft photos, for easy browsing). Love these heart crafts. They are perfect as Valentine's Crafts for Kids, would be adorable for Mother's Day Gifts too (or just mum's birthday!) as well as also being suitable as Christmas Crafts, Gifts and Christmas Decorations. We DO LOVE a gorgeous Heart Craft for kids!!!

  

One of our favourite heart art displays – adore these twiggy hearts. Easy and pretty! A wonderful nature heart craft for all age groups to enjoy

Heart Pom Poms – learn how to make finger pom poms, trim them into a pom pom heart shape and make this lovely yarn heart decoration!

Heart Paper Plate Weaving – paper plate hearts are so so so pretty and fun to make. A great way to develop those fine motor skills with kindergartners and preschoolers, but this craft is so pretty, that older children will love making it too!

  • Valentines Day Decoration - Heart Garland
  • Salt dough heart crafts
  • Valentines Day Decorations (4)

 

Paper Heart Garlands. Love the simplicity of this and that EVERYONE has paper at home

Vibrant red Salt Dough Hearts – yes MORE salt dough.. love how one craft can have so many different looks

Dogwood Heart ornaments – aren’t they simply darling!?

  Rainbow Heart Magnets

Giant Conversation Heart DIY Art Project

Three fun Paper Straw Crafts for Valentines

Beaded Heart Ornaments for kids to make at Valentine's

Pipecleaner Beaded Hearts

Heart Crafts Sewing & Knitting

We do like a bit of sewing here on Red Ted Art (check out our Sewing Projects for Kids ideas list). It is never too early to get kids sewing!

  • DIY Felt Heart - such an adorable little craft - turn it into a brooch, keychain or pocket friend. Such a cute beginners sewing project (5)
  • Felt Heart Lavender
  • MAKE A FELT HEART MOBILE - DIY Heart Felt mobile

  We are into sewing with kids BIG time.. and love these Kawaii inspired felt heart brooches

Finally, some simple felt LAVENDER hearts, these double up nicely as backpack zipper pulls or can also kept in drawers, smelling sweetly… we mdae a set of these for grandparents before and they went down a treat!

Similarly, this felt heart mobile is just gorgeous and love that it gives you the chance to try out different stitches (here is a great basic stitches guide for you!)

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  • Knitted Hearts - Key Rings, Zipper Pulls, book marks
  • How to knit a heart

  Learn machine sewing, with this adorable Heart Garland – you could use keepsake fabric for this or fat quarters!

Knitted Felt Heart Key rings and bookmarks

Basic knitted heart – gorgeous garlands or Christmas ornaments

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Learn the basics of Needle Felting with this how to make a needle felted heart bookmark

More fun with Needle Felting with these Needle Felted Heart Decorations

Finger Knitted Heart Ornaments

Beautiful Paper Heart Crafts

We love paper crafts as most of us, well have PAPER! Paper is surprisingly versatile and there are many great paper heart diys that you can browse and have a go at!

  • How to make 3D Paper Hearts - these are adorable and are a perfect decoration all year round - but especially for Valentine's Day and Christmas. (4)
  • Simple Origami Paper Heart DIY - such a lovely little Heart Decoration (1)
  • Easy Paper Crafts - a gorgeous heart mobile - super cute decoration for Valentine's Day or for a child's bedroom (2)

3 Paper Hearts

Heart Origami

and another heat mobile – these would be lovely to decorate windows with – maybe if you have hade enough of heart sun catchers, give these a go?

  • 3d Paper Hearts Tutorial
  • Heart Teabags DIY - Valentines Hot Chocolate
  • Rainbow Heart Garland

  These are probably these easiest 3D paper hearts that you can make and would look great all over a wall.

And how fun are these heart teabags filled with hot chocolate! Certainly a bit different.

We also like making these “paper strip” hearts. Gorgeous.

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  Another variation on the hearts mobile theme is this upcycled magazine mobile. This is one of many great craft projects using recycled materials!

We adore these woven Swedish Heart Baskets – they are great for all seasons and can be made from paper, card or felt.

We have two sets of heart colouring pages for you to choose from.

  3D Heart Newspaper Bunting

Process Art Wall Hanging

Paper Heart Wands

  Balancing Hearts Science Activity (includes free printable)

Adorable 3D Arty Hearts – with beads and buttons – it is amazing what you can do with paper and a little glue! Such a lovely paper heart mobile!

3D Paper Fan Hearts

Printable Heart Bookmark (Print, Colour and Make these paper heart bookmarks – these come with a free heart template for you to enjoy!

Footprint & Fingerprint Heart Crafts

These heart fingerprint, heart footprints and heart thumbprints of course make fantastic gifts for loved ones – be it for Mother’s Day or Christmas!

  • Valentine's Day Crafts - Footprint Hearts
  • fingerprint heart mini canvas
  • fingerprint keyring square image

If you are looking for heart Gift Ideas, these are super cute, especially for younger kids to make.

  Wonderful wonderful Footprint Hearts that mom will cherish for years to come! The classic salt dough heart footprint keepsake everyone must make!

Fingerprint Hearts for Toddlers, kindergartners and preschoolers! The kiddos will love getting stuck into this with lovely results!

Or turn your kids thumbs into keepsake keyrings and fridge magnets! Would make a wonderful grandparents gift too!

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 Thumprint hearts make great wrapping paper decorations too.

Or make your own marbled polymer clay thumbprint Jewelry bowl!

Or turn those fingerprints into beautiful fridge magnets!

Make fingerprint friendship rocks instead of cards: Our Friendship Rocks! This heart rocks are one of the most popular friendship crafts for Valentine’s on the site! Why not have a go too!

Similarly, glitter rock valentines are easy to make and look fabulous. However, I encourage you to use eco friendly glitter!

And we have MANY more rock heart themed inspiration in our collection of heart rocks here!

Easy Heart Greeting Cards for Valentine’s Day or a Loved One! Make the hearts Pop up too!

Of course the majority of these Heart Greeting Cards are of course Valentine’s Day Cards that kids can make. But I think a heart card, is lovely all year round – for a birthday or special occassion.

Heart Pop Up Cards (super easy and yet so sweet!) and of course makes the perfect valentines day card!

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  • Valentines Cards - Heart stencil
  • DIY 3D Heart Card - beautiful and easy diy cards for Valentines and Weddings

More great Valentine’s Day Cards or Mother’s Day cards, with these:

Printable I Love You Cards

Stencil Technique Card

DIY 3D Heart Card – gorgeous heat balloons!

  • Water Color Heart Themed Valentines' Day Card by The Educators' Spin On It
  • Valentines Cards pop up hearts (4)
  • Valentines Day Cards for Kids - printed hearts (3)

Winter Hearts Card

Simple but gorgeous Pop Up heart cards.

Polystyrene Printed Cards

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  • A Squishy Heart Kids Valentine Card - B-Inspired Mama at Red Ted Art
  • Winter Heart Bird Greeting Card from The Educators' Spin On It

Collage Hearts – Great fine motor activity for younger kids, so easy with super cute results!

Squishy Heart Card – like a discovery bottle through the post, with lovely sensory fun too. So a fun heart card to make and send!

Winter Birds  – Love these Valentine’s Day Cards. So cute!

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  • Easy Valentine's Cards for Kids - marbled paper
  • Quilled Heart - Valentines Cards

Secret Messages Valentine’s Day Card – the kids will have fun creating their own secret messages

Shaving Foam Valentine’s Day Cards

 Paper Quilled Valentine’s Card – a great introduction to Quilling for kids

  • Stamping Lego Hearts
  • Crayon Resist Technique - This is such a fun and magical technique for kids. Great for art projects or for making wonderful cards (6)
  • valentine's day cards for kids to make - these giant cards look so fun! (2)

  LEGO Stamping Heart Cards. Fun!

Crayon Resist Card Making Ideas

GIANT Valentine’s Day Cards for kids to make!

  • Birch Tree Card Picture

  Winter Cardinal Love Cards

DIY Crayon Scratch Art Cards

Heart Snowflakes

Pop Art Heart Cards

Surprisingly easy POP UP Heart Valentine’s Card

BFF Conversation Heart Buddies (with free printable)

Heart Arts & Crafts

Let’s get hearts arts and crafty. Projects that are a wonderful process with great results.

  • Puffy Paint Recipe Valentines Hearts (3)
  • Birch Tree Heart Cut Out
  • Heart Art on Canvas

   Turn these Puffy Paint Hearts into Valentine’s Day Cards or garlands

Winter Cardinal Love Cards

Toddler Art Canvas

  • fun with color mixing tissue paper hearts - a wonderful STEAM project for kids (1)
  • Melted Crayon Heart Canvas
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Science Colour Theory and Card Making in one – you can use tissue paper or coffee filters for this one!

Stunning Melted Crayon Art

Button Hearts – this is a gift wrap idea, but would look wonderful as a card too! Such a cute Button Valentine Heart!

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  • heart-canvas
  • Easy Pointillism for Kids - a cute heart project (perfect for Valentines Day projects too!)

  Heart String Art

Pointillism Heart Project

  • how to watercolor with kids
  • How to make Washi Tape DIY Stickers - such a fun way to create your own designs
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  Heart Water Colors 

Washi Tape DIY Stickers – use on cards or gift wrap!

DIY Crayon Scratch Art Hearts (love the combination of rainbows and white cover! Just gorgeous)

  Wonderful Woven Hearts

Beautiful Yarn Heart Card

Heart Puppets

Watercolour & Heart Mixed Media Cards

Cute Heart Crafts for Toddlers, Kindergardeners and Preschoolers

We do love crafting with toddlers and preschoolers. Here is a very special set of Heart Crafts for Preschoolers, meeting their unique capabilities and needs. (I think my favourite are the yarn wrapped hearts!).

  • valentines crafts - yarn wrapped hearts (2)
  • Paper Plate Heart Stained Glass Windows - Valentines Day Decoration
  • Kid made clothespin heart

  Yarn Wrapped Hearts – such a cute and easy yarn heart craft for toddlers and preschoolers to make as Valentine decorations or for Mom’s birthday!

Fabulous Paper Plate Crafts Hearts – the classic sun catcher heart craft revisited! So sweet.

Clothespin Heart

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  • heart window decoration for valentine (7)
  • Tissuer Paper Heart Snowflakes

Felt Heart Play Set – bee my valentine for younger kids. So cute!

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Heart Snowflake – a super easy tissye paper heart craft that helps develop fine motor skills for toddlers and little ones!

  • Heart collage wreath
  • Toddler valentines cards
  • Valentines Day Crafts for Preschoolers (5)

  Paper Plate Heart Wreath

Simple Lacing Cards for Tots – just look at those adorable little hands getting crafty!

Heart Mail Box

  • Preschooler valentines day craft
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Paper Plate Heart Shaker

Decorations for Preschoolers – Easy Placemats

Valentine’s Day Washing Line

  • Valentines Day Crafts
  • Valentines Card for kids
  • Valentines Decoration for Kids 5

   Decorate with Finger Prints

Super simple cards for tots – colouring and cutting practice!

Super Cute Stuff Hearts – another Preschooler Decorations for Valentine’

  • Valentine's Day CD Rainbow Fish Craft for kids

CD Heart Fish

Valentine’s Egg Carton Wreath for Preschoolers

Candy Heart Bunting

Little hands will love these gorgeous Paper Plate Sewing Hearts activity!

Or have a go at emptying out your craft stash with these gorgeous Heart Wall Art

Heart Shaped Food

And finally some heart food. Yay, we love heart shaped food and they would be a great addition to a Mother’s Day surprise or Christmas Treat table. I think my favourite here are the Pepperming Creams. But I know I would also enjoy some of the heart shortbread cookies too!

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  • Valentines Treats - Pink Fudge Hearts

  Yummy Whoopy Pie Valentine’s Day Treats!! Mmmmh

Valentine’s Day Baked Treats

Pink Fudge for Valentine’s Day

  • Valentines Gift Ideas - Heart Cookies
  • Valentine's Treats - Chocolate Pretzels - Ingredients
  • Stained Glass Cookies for Valentines - Top Tips

Cookie Jar – fill with Shortbread

Delicious candied Pretzels

Decorate with edible Stained Glass Cookies 

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  • Valentine's Day Snacks (2)
  • Valentine's Day Snacks (5)

  No bake cheesecake!

Heart Bento and Toddler snack

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  • Chocolate Shortbread Recipe

Heart shaped Peppermint Creams

No Egg Shortbreads – dipped in chocolate – easy to make for the kids!

Chocolate & Raspberry Cookies

Valentines baking

 Love Hearts or Conversation Heart Cookies

101 Easy Heart Crafts - if you are in need of a Heart Craft for Kids. Look no further. Here is a super extensive list of fabulous Heart Crafts for Kids (with craft photos, for easy browsing). Love these heart crafts. They are perfect as Valentine's Crafts for Kids, would be adorable for Mother's Day Gifts too (or just mum's birthday!) as well as also being suitable as Christmas Crafts, Gifts and Christmas Decorations. We DO LOVE a gorgeous Heart Craft for kids!!!

Hope you enjoyed our Easy Heart Crafts for Kids!

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  1. Nancy White says

    January 7, 2019 at 8:16 pm

    Do you sell your craft books? I would like the Origami 101 heart craft for older kids and Adults.

    Reply
    • Red Ted Art says

      January 8, 2019 at 10:22 am

      I do have a craft book here – https://www.redtedart.com/books/ – with a new one coming out in Autumn 2019! Do look out for it, I think you will love it!

      Reply

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