Tissue Paper Valentines Wreath – Happy Hooligans
Tissue Paper Valentines Wreath: a fine-motor Valentine’s craft for kids!
Our tissue paper Valentines Wreath is the perfect Valentines craft for toddlers and preschoolers to make. It’s bright and colourful, it’s a great fine-motor and sensory activity, and it’s a craft that’s easy enough for very young children to do.
Why I love crafting with tissue paper:
In my opinion, tissue paper is one of the best craft supplies going when it comes to kids’ crafts. Here are just a few reasons why I have a huge stash of it in my craft room: It’s inexpensive; I’m the one at birthday parties and baby showers eyeing up the tissue paper littering the floor while all of the other guests are eyeing up the gifts. Yep, I bag it all up, and take it home. Reduce, re-use, recycle, right?
It’s a great sensory material. It’s soft and delicate and lovely to touch. It sounds great; kids love the rustling, crunchy sounds it makes. You can wrinkle it, crumple it, rip it up or fluff it up. Tissue paper adds texture and dimension to whatever you’re making.
It’s vibrant, and available in every colour of the rainbow making it suitable for all occasions: Christmas, Valentine’s Easter, Halloween…
It’s incredibly versatile! You can transform a sheet of tissue paper into snowflakes, feathers, leaves or butterflies. You can iron it flat, crunch it up, decorate a window or decoupage a glass jar.
I think you’re getting the idea… Now on with our wreaths!
Supplies for Valentines Wreath:
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To make a tissue paper Valentines Wreath:
I cut a large heart out of cardboard, and I cut out the inside as well.
The hooligans painted their hearts, using all of the colours in the paint tray.
When the paint was dry (a blow-dryer can speed up the process), they crumpled up the squares of tissue paper, and glued them all over their hearts.
We had 3 types of glue out today. A squeeze bottle, glue sticks, and these great tubes of glue with sponge applicators
Crumpling and gluing the tissue paper is a great fine-motor exercise. Look at those little hands at work.
When they were happy with their work, I punched a hole in the top of their wreaths, and attached a ribbon for hanging.
Beautiful!
For more Valentine craft ideas for kids, check out our:
marbleized hearts with shaving cream and food colour
hearts painted with credit cards
tinfoil tissue hearts
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Jackie is a mom, wife, home daycare provider, and the creative spirit behind Happy Hooligans. She specializes in kids’ crafts and activities, easy recipes, and parenting. She began blogging in 2011, and today, Happy Hooligans inspires more than 2 million parents, caregivers and Early Years Professionals all over the globe.
