Here are two more easy classroom Valentines for your child to make. These two ideas, in particular are inexpensive and are quick to make, so you can conquer a class of thirty kids with no fear.
Both use the wonderful Tootsie Pop as their base. I like the mini kind, because they’re just so darn cute, but you can use the regular-size, too. Be sure and look for the Tootsie Pops specially wrapped for Valentine’s Day.
Chicken Pop
What’s a chicken got to do with Valentine’s Day? Well, just take a look at this cutie and you’ll fall in love.
You will need:
Tootsie Pops
Googly eyes
Mini pom poms
Non-toxic glue
Curling Ribbon
Scissors
1. Glue the googly eyes and the pom pom on the Tootsie Pop. Let dry.
2. Cut a piece of ribbon about six inches long. Tie it around the base of the sucker. Curl the ends of the ribbon.
If you want to make a really fun presentation, try this idea: Paint a terra cotta pot pink and paint read hearts all around the rim with acrylic paint. Put some floral foam in the pot. Spread some shredded tissue, Spanish moss, or conversation hearts over the foam. Poke all your Chicken pops into the foam. Let each child pick a clucker from the pot.
Pop Through My Heart
Glitter glue and craft foam are a fun combination, especially for the Kindergarten bunch. Provide plenty of glitter glue colors for your child to work with.
You will need:
Craft foam
Scissors
Glitter glue
Tootsie Pops
1. Cut a heart out of craft foam. You can provide a pattern for your child, or you can draw or trace the hearts on the foam for him or her.
2. Punch two holes in each heart.
3. Decorate with the glitter glue.
4. Let dry completely.
5. Thread a Tootsie pop through the holes in each heart.