Huggable Valentine’s Day Craft

Every year since I can remember, I have given my grandfather a Valentine’s Day card. It’s a tradition I have since passed down to my four-year old daughter. Because my daughter enjoys crafts, we now make a Valentine’s Day craft or card instead of purchasing one, which to me is much more personal and heartfelt anyway. This year we made a Huggable Valentine’s Day Craft!

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Thanks to the brilliance of Pinterest, I have access to hundreds of great Valentine’s Day crafts for kids. This year, I let my daughter chose which one she would like to do and right away she chose this “hug” craft from a blog called The Party Event! It’s such a fun handprint Valentine’s Day craft that makes it so much more memorable as a Valentine’s Day gift.

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How To Make The Valentine’s Day Craft

The craft is really easy to make and involves:

1. simply tracing and cutting out your child’s handprint on red or pink construction paper,
2. attaching it to a ribbon (or yarn) of your choice,
3. then cutting out several hearts and also gluing them to the ribbon,
4. followed by printing or writing out and then attaching a verse to explain what the craft is.

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My daughter was able to cut out her handprint that I traced for her, as well as cut out some of the hearts and glue them to the ribbon. She also chose where she would like to place the hearts along the ribbon. The ribbon is the exact length of her arms stretched out – or the size of her hug.

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My grandfather does not live in town, so this was the perfect craft to make and send to someone who will not be hugged in person this Valentine’s Day. It was, however, tricky to find an envelope that would fit her handprint without having to bend the fingers, so keep this in mind when tracing your child’s handprint – the more spread out the fingers are, the larger the handprint will be and the less likely it will fit into a standard letter-sized envelope.

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After finding the perfect size envelope, sending the Huggable Valentine’s Day Craft reminded us how special, handmade gifts can bridge any distance. These crafty moments also highlight the potential of repurposing many of the materials we already have around the house, including old colouring pages. For those who enjoy upcycling, we’ve got inspiring ideas for turning colouring pages into greeting cards and gifts that are just as heartwarming as our Huggable Craft.

Huggable Valentine's Day Craft

Yield: 1 craft

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Active Time: 25 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Difficulty: Easy

Estimated Cost: $5

This Huggable Valentine's Day Craft is easy to make and uses construction paper, ribbon, your child's handprint, and writing out a verse.

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Materials

• Ribbons
• Construction paper

Tools

• scissors
• glue

Instructions

The craft is really easy to make and involves:

1. simply tracing and cutting out your child’s handprint on red or pink construction paper,
2. attaching it to a ribbon (or yarn) of your choice,
3. then cutting out several hearts and also gluing them to the ribbon,
4. followed by printing or writing out and then attaching a verse to explain what the craft is.

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Taken from “““hug” craft from a blog called The Party Event!!!

My daughter and I are happy that her great-grandfather will have her “hug” on Valentine’s Day. In fact, my daughter loved this craft so much, she made one for her best friend as well as one for her father. She’s so huggable…