Creative & Easy Valentines Art Projects for Kids of all ages
A fantastic set of Valentine’s Art Projects for Kids! Whether you are looking for Process Art Projects for Kids or Great Artist Projects this Valentines, be sure to check out these great ideas! These projects are a fantastic addition at any art lesson plans around Valentine’s Day. Easy and fun to do. Combine them with some Valentines Crafts for and have your class room Valentines Arts & Crafts sorted!
Today we are back with another collection from the 31 Days of Love Series. This is the 4th year we have the this Valentine’s Crafts guest series running on Red Ted Art.. and to help you browse the all the fabulous ideas shared in the past, we thought it would be good to put them together different themed collections for easy browsing!
Today’s Kids Valentines Crafts are all about Valentine’s Art Projects! As always I have tried to group this amazing set of art projects into categories. Though there is often an overlap between the categories… so please take them with a pinch of salt! Loosely speaking, you will find:
- Valentines Process Art Projects
- General Valentines Art Projects
- Valentine’s Art Projects inspired by Great Artists
I love creating art projects with the kids, I think they make wonderful Valentines gifts for family members and great keepsakes! Usually, all you need is some paper and basic art supplies. So hopefully these Valentines projects are accessible to all, and make for economical creating in the classroom too. As mentioned, we do have a large extensive set of Valentines Crafts for kids – with lots of instructions to make some great CRAFT projects that need all the usual crafty fun such as googly eyes, hot glue, pom poms, ribbons, straws, yarn/ threads and other materials. Today’s focus is more arty. Getting arty won’t cost you a fortune!
More themed Valentine’s Day Craft collections:
And whilst I have your attention.. some other popular Valentine’s Day Arts & Crafts collections that you may be interested in!
- 101 Heart Crafts
- Valentine’s Crafts for Preschoolers
- Kids Valentine’s Day Cards
- Valentine’s Day Decorations
- and Valentine’s Science Ideas
Valentines Process Art Projects
Though process art, by definition, is indeed all about the process… I do like to combine process art with arts adn crafts. having fun with the process, but then taking that piece of working and using as part of a craft project. Just like this Process Art Heart Wall Hanging – brilliant process art – the kids will LOVE painting with spaghetti, creating their own rolling pin print patterns and combine it all with brightly coloured yarn sticks! So fun.
Little hands will LOVE this fabulous Process Art Wall Hanging for Valentines – this is not for the faint hearted – get “HUGE” creative with hands and feet. This is so much fun.. and the final heart mobile project just gorgeous. I love when kids start adding handprints to these kind of projects too. If you are really brave you may even add some glitter to your creation. Who doesn’t love to get messy and how doesn’t love to go BIG!
Marble Painting Hearts (turn them into Valentine’s Mail Boxes – if you need to contain your “art mess” a bit more, thanmaybe this marble paint process art is more your thing. They are great for making Valentine’s Day Mail Boxes.
Grab yourself some colorful paper, a hot glue gun and take a look at these 3D Paper Sculptures. Another “low mess” but still gorgeous art project is exploring LOVE paper sculptures. Curl and twirl your paper to make these lovely heart sculptures.
Combine Science with Art with this Vingar & Baking Soda Bubble Printing Project
Another simple craft / art project is shaving from printing. Start off with some simple paper hearts and then follow the rest of this project creating Mixed Media Collage Hearts – shaving foam marble painting is a childhood must and a fantastic process art project!
Stuffed Hearts – explore print making and using different materials to paint with (can you guess what was used here?) and turn your final art work into adorable “Puffy Heart” decorations. Then use a stapler and some ribbons to make these adorable paper hearts! Ricipients will love this simple decoration. These puffy hearts could be use for treats and candy too… just leave an opening at the top to pop your valentines treats inside!
Start of with a simple heart shape to create this fun process art project for little ones: Toddler Collage Hearts – a nice and simple activity especially for toddlers – use up all your “odds and ends” with these wonderful collage heart cards. So go wild with that (eco friendly) glitter, the washi tape, ribbons and loose thread… and see what your toddler will create. Who knows.. they may even add some googly eyes and turn it into a fun love bug or love monster.. a great open ended and yet simple art process activity!
Though process art, by definition, is indeed all about the process… I do like to combine process art with arts adn crafts. having fun with the process, but then taking that piece of working and using as part of a craft project. Just like this Process Art Heart Wall Hanging – brilliant process art – the kids will LOVE painting with spaghetti, creating their own rolling pin print patterns and combine it all with brightly coloured yarn sticks! So fun.
Valentine’s Art Projects for Kids
First up we have the more general Valentine’s Art Projects – a mixture of Process Art Projects for Kids, and teaching of new art techniques. The kids will ove to explore Valentine’s Day via these fantastic art projects!
Giant Conversation Heart DIY Art Project – teach the kids how to use plaster to make these fabulous 3d Conversation Heart decorations. They are just for decor. But I think they are great project for lessons look at using plaster of paris.
Fabulous Chalk Pastel Hearts Art project – a step by step guide to using chalk pastels – a nice change from kids using “Just” crayons all the time. And they look so effective. These definitely would make a great keepsake gift!
Watercolour & Heart Mixed Media Cards – my daughter LOVES working water colours. This is a great art project working on blending colours a little and then contrasting it with paper heart doodles. They would make great arty greeting cards too!
Watercolour Wall Hangings – explore colors and different materials with this beautiful watercolour and LACE wall hanging project
This may require a visit to the craft store, to stock up on some shaped wooden letters (please don’t buy polystyrene). Then learn how to paint pour. Such a beautiufl marbeling effective. If you want to go more thrifty, cut out some letters from cardboard, it will look just as effetctive (you can even layer the cardboard letters!).
Have a go at reycled Styrofoam Printing with these simple heart cards. So cute. Make a whole batch of these fir Valentines! Print making is a great art theme for an lesson plan.
Don’t just make any old paper hearts, make Woven Hearts – combine “old” or “any” artwork with a colour block paper and have a go at this weaving technique.
Alternatively, these Woven Hearts by Art is What I Teach are a wonderful project too! Hop over to see all the other student’s fabulous work!
Have a go at this great Black Glue Art technique. These Black Glue Heart Art Projects come complete with printables. It is a stunning technique, that once again, would make a great keepsake gift. You can also learn how to make your own black glue here.
Valentine’s Day Great Artists Projects for Lesson Planning
If you are interested in incorporating Valentine’s Day with a Great Artist study unit, here are some great Great Artist related posts to help you along the way. In this section we explore:
- LOVE Art Work
- Pointillism
- Cubist style
- Jim Dine
- Pop Art/ Andy Warhol
- Robert Indiana and his LOVE project
- Mondrian
Explore 5 pieces of LOVE related art with The Art Curator
Pointillism for Kids – a great art project for Valentine
Cubist Hearts by Art Projects for Kids
Jim Dine Inspired Art
Jim Dine Family Project – we love the collaborative effort in this colourful Jim Dine Family Project!
Another great Jim Dine Project by Momista Beginnings
Valentine’s Mosaics inspired by Jim Dine on Momista Beginnings
Robert Indiana Inspired Art:
LOVE Resist Art for all Ages – the results are stunning and the kids will love to have this on display!
Pop Art and Andy Warhol Valentines Art:
Explore Andy Warhole and Pop Art with these cute and easy Valentines Pop Art Cards
Mondrian Inspired Valentine’s Project
Mondrian inspired Valentine’s day Project by Dream Draw Create
Have you greated any Great Artists inspired Valentine’s Day Art? Would LOVE to see you work! Do tag me on instagram or facebook!
I hope you liked this combination of Process Art Projects for Valentine’s Day, as well as some of the Great Artists inspired Valentine’s Day projects.. and that these complement any Valentine’s Art Study Units this upcoming season!! Enjoy!
More themed Valentine’s Day Craft collections:
