Valentine Handprint Craft – Make This Adorable Bee Mine Keepsake
This Valentine handprint craft is so adorable! It’s a fun and simple craft for the kids to make for Valentine’s Day! Using a leftover toilet paper roll proves that once again, you can easily make something adorable out of items that you were just going to toss in the trash!
Where a Valentine Handprint Craft Collides with Paper Tubes
Can we all just agree that heading to the store and trying to buy Valentine’s cards is a lot of work? It can be super stressful at times to try to pick out options from the ones that are left at the store.
This is why I love this fun Valentine activity. It allows the kids to be a part of creating their cute Valentine and lets us create fun memories together as well.
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How to Make This Valentine’s Handprint Craft
This is so simple to make! You can see the easy steps that we took to create this fun Valentine’s Handprint craft.
In the video, I demonstrate the process, but this is definitely a project that the kids can do from start to finish! Of course, they may need some help tracing their dominant hand!
How to Make This Valentine’s Handprint Craft
This is so simple to make! You can see the easy steps that we took to create this fun Valentine’s Handprint craft.
In the video, I demonstrate the process, but this is definitely a project that the kids can do from start to finish! Of course, they may need some help tracing their dominant hand!
Tips for Making This Valentine Handprint Craft
Tacky Glue. We used tacky glue to create these Valentine handprint crafts because it is a strong adhesive that dries super fast!
Paper Roll. If you’d like to sterilize your paper roll before using it in a craft, you can bake it on your oven’s lowest setting around 200F for 20 minutes.
Handprints. Getting handprints from young children can sometimes be tricky. Instead of tracing, you may want to use a mess-free stamp pad instead!
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Materials
- Tacky Glue
- Paper Tube
- Tacky Glue
- Paper Tube
- Construction Paper
- Googley Eyes
Step-by-Step Instructions
Step 1
Cut a yellow piece of paper the length of and width of your paper tube. Cut three black stripes of paper and glue them in a bee-like pattern on the second half of the cut yellow paper.
Step 2
Glue the yellow and black paper around the paper tube. Hold for 30 seconds while the glue dries. Cut two small stripes of black paper for the antenna, and for a festive Valentine’s look, glue two small pink hearts to the top.
Step 3
Glue the antennas to the paper tube.
Step 4
To make the wings, trace your child’s hands on white paper, and cut out the handprints.
Step 5
Glue the wings to the paper tube. Add googley eyes and a smile to make your bee come alive!
Step 1
Cut a yellow piece of paper the length of and width of your paper tube. Cut three black stripes of paper and glue them in a bee-like pattern on the second half of the cut yellow paper.
Step 2
Glue the yellow and black paper around the paper tube. Hold for 30 seconds while the glue dries. Cut two small stripes of black paper for the antenna, and for a festive Valentine’s look, glue two small pink hearts to the top.
Step 3
Glue the antennas to the paper tube.
Step 4
To make the wings, trace your child’s hands on white paper, and cut out the handprints.
Step 5
Glue the wings to the paper tube. Add googley eyes and a smile to make your bee come alive!
Valentine’s Day Themed Printable Activity Worksheets!
If you are looking for even more fun activities to do that have a Valentine’s Day theme, definitely check out our printable worksheets!
These Valentine’s Day activities are a fun way to play and learn! The set includes over 15 Valentine’s Day themed activities that strengthen early childhood education skills, including scissor skills, tracing, the alphabet, coloring, numbers, matching, writing, phonics, and so much more!
Valentine’s Day Themed Printable Activity Worksheets!
If you are looking for even more fun activities to do that have a Valentine’s Day theme, definitely check out our printable worksheets!
These Valentine’s Day activities are a fun way to play and learn! The set includes over 15 Valentine’s Day themed activities that strengthen early childhood education skills, including scissor skills, tracing, the alphabet, coloring, numbers, matching, writing, phonics, and so much more!
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Sand Art Kit
This sand art kit comes with 8 different colors of sand to create sand bottles and pendant bottles. A great way to discover art through a different medium!
String Art Kit
This kit is a fun way for kids to create and display amazing shapes and designs artistically made with string. Use a pattern included in the kit or create your own!
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