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Conversation Heart Window Decorations

Today on G+ Red Ted ArtInspiration Laboratories and myself will be sharing a few fun conversation heart activities!

We made these conversation heart glue window clings [or maybe just window decorations]!

 

 

 

They’re super simple to make after some trial and

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33 Super Cute Kids Valentines for School

I’ve been on the lookout for some simple, and of course, cute Valentines for school. I’d love for Henry to be able to make the Valentines for his class this year.

As I’ve been browsing for ideas, I can’t help but find so

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Homemade Heart Bird Feeder

Make your very own homemade heart shaped bird feeder to feed the birds this February for Valentine’s Day and National Bird Feeding Month!

 

 

I’ve been seeing these a lot around blogs lately so I wasn’t sure if

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Valentine Letter Learning & Matching Activity

Match up Scrabble letter tiles to candy hearts for a letter learning activity that’s perfect for Valentine’s Day!

The boys have been begging for a water activity lately. And seriously, I am just blank lately!

This is what I came up with… though I

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Valentine Heart Button Craft for Kids

This heart button craft is a colorful and pretty Valentine craft and can be a fun learning activity for kids too!

I know I said the Valentine Tissue Wreath was one of my favorite Valentines craft, but this button craft is my favorite!

 

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Valentine Art for Toddlers: Scratch, Roll, Resist

A Valentine art project for toddlers includes three methods of painting! Pick one, or do all three with your toddler!

Since George keeps wanting to paint hearts, I’ve been trying to come up with different ways to make some Valentine art for toddlers that’s

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Valentine Window of Toddler Painted Hearts

I love it when the kids make something to decorate our windows, and a Valentine window just had to be done!

Since George has been asking non-stop to paint more and more hearts, I dug out some

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Match Upper & Lowercase Letters Bracelet

Henry matched upper and lowercase letters to make a bracelet for Valentine’s Day using letter beads and Valentine’s Day words.

He often comes home from school with a bracelet that he made. He is always so incredibly proud of it, and wears it

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Sponge Art Painting for Valentine’s Day

After a round of cookie cutter painting, George was still going strong and was in the mood to paint, so we moved onto sponge art for Valentine’s Day!

So simple to do too! Sponge art is

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Cookie Cutter Painting for Valentine’s Day

A simple way to get creative for Valentine’s Day, especially great for toddlers, is with a heart shaped cookie cutter painting activity!

It can get a bit messy, but no messier than any painting activity really!

 

I grabbed these heart shaped cookie cutters on

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Stamped Heart Valentine’s Day Art Project

A Valentine’s Day art project that kids and even toddlers can do on their own! Upcycle a toilet paper towel tube to make an abstract heart art project!

Be sure to be inspired by all our Valentine’s Day projects we’ve been doing!

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13 Ways to Get Creative with Tape Resist Art

I have a thing for using tape in activities, and tape resist art is a fun way to be creative with it!

I love using tape resist art as a cool way for toddlers to do an art project

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Kids Designs for Tissue Boxes

After voting in the White Cloud Tissue Box Designs [through their Voting App] for the Children’s Miracle Network, I was so inspired to make our own tissue box designs!

Henry wasn’t too excited about it until I showed

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Valentine’s Day Art: Shaken Painted Hearts

This is a super fun, active way for toddlers to make Valentine’s Day art! So, literally, get moving and get creative. A bonus, this Valentine’s Day art is also a no-mess art activity!

 

 

We’re kicking off with some Valentine’s Day art for this

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Snowman Craft from Tin Cans!

This snowman craft [that's also a wind chime] was so fun. I’ve had this idea in my the entire fall and couldn’t wait to have the time to do it with the boys!

Things started rocky, for sure, but I do love the

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Salt Paint for Toddlers: An Icy Winter Scene

Toddlers will love to make an icy painting scene using salt paint! This sensory activity came about after an epic “Craft Fail” of trying to frost my windows with Epsom Salt. I had an entire box of it leftover and wasn’t sure what

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15 Christmastime Activities for Kids

The kids and I have had a blast with Christmastime activities this year! I thought I’d place them all in one spot, along with some of my faves from last year!

With one week to Christmas, there’s plenty of time to do a