I Heart U Cards

We are getting ready for 'Valentine's Day' and made some 'I heart U' cards to be sent to loved ones...

Have you noticed that each pencil comes with a tiny eraser, which can be used to stamp perfect rounds? We used them with our Rainbow Stamp Pad and played to make some 'I heart U' cards !!
You will need some cardstock, a piece of card the size of your card(I used cereal box), pencils, little bit of painters tape and Melissa & Doug 6 Color Stamp Pad .

Cut the cereal box to the same size as your card. Then cut off a heart in the center of it. Now layer the cereal box stencil on top of your card and use a little painter's tape to secure them(very helpful when working with kids).

Then invite your kid to play with the stamps...

          I used a different pencil/ eraser for each color to keep the colors clean and let Putti stamp away!

           I encouraged her to dot around the stencil's edges, so as to create a clear outline of our heart.

                   Remove the stencil and write the letters 'I' and 'U' on the card. This is our first card.. 

This was a FUN project to do! And here's some of our cards...

Dont have a stamp pad? No worries, you can use qtips and paint or even fingertips too. 

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Our Other Valentine Ideas:
Magazine Tree of Hearts
Hearts Tree


This project is part of 'The Heart Book' filled with over 100 heart shaped projects for kids. Click 'The Heart Book' to find out how to get one and by making a donation to 'The American Heart Association'

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