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Door of Hearts Valentine’s Day Surprise

February 17, 2014 By Kelly 5 Comments

 Door of Hearts Valentine's Day Surprise by Simply Kelly Designs

My friend shared a post (on a blog that is no longer active) about putting a heart on someone’s door every day starting on February 1st. I intended to do that for my kids but I was sick in bed at the beginning of February so it didn’t happen. Then it occurred to me that the kids could do something similar for their dad for Valentine’s Day. We created our door of hearts after school on Valentine’s Day.

Supplies:
14 – 8.5×11 pieces of colored cardstock
1 – 7.5×10 piece of white cardstock for each child
assorted heart or Valentine’s Day stickers
scissors
markers
glue stick
Scotch tape

Directions:
1. Draw a heart that takes up most of an 8.5×11 inch piece of paper and then cut it out. We made 12 of these (6 for each child). I thought about using my Silhouette or my Cricut to cut these out ahead of time but I think that part of the fun is letting the kids cut the hearts out themselves.

2. Write what you love about the person on the heart. My 6 year old wrote out her sentences on scratch paper so I could proofread it before she wrote it on her hearts.

My 4 year old dictated what he wanted to write on the heart and then I just let him sign Love and his name.

3. Have the kids draw their dad on a sheet of white cardstock. I asked the kids to make the drawing of their dad look as lifelike as possible. Here are the drawings.

Door of Hearts Valentine's Day Surprise by Simply Kelly Designs

4. Adhere the white cardstock to a piece of colored cardstock.

5. Decorate the hearts and drawings with heart or Valentine’s Day stickers. Here are 4 of my favorite completed hearts.

Door of Hearts Valentine's Day Surprise by Simply Kelly Designs

6. Put tape on the back of the hearts and the drawings.

7. Place the hearts and the drawings on the door. The kids really liked deciding where everything was placed.

My husband was so surprised when he got home from work! He loved the hearts and the kids were so proud when he read each of the hearts out loud.

This project could also be used for an anniversary, Father’s Day, Mother’s Day or birthday. I don’t think this is the last time we will see something like his at my house!

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Filed Under: Crafting With Kids, Crafts, Papercrafting Tagged With: Valentine's Day

Comments

  1. katie says

    February 20, 2014 at 11:44 AM

    Awe what an adorable idea!!!

    Reply
    • Kelly Hedgespeth says

      February 21, 2014 at 3:41 PM

      Thank you Katie! The kids really had fun working on it.

      Reply
  2. pammie~k says

    February 17, 2014 at 9:22 PM

    oh – this is a cute idea – and I love what they wrote!

    Reply
    • Kelly Hedgespeth says

      February 18, 2014 at 11:58 AM

      Thank you! It was really fun working on it with the kids. You never know what kids are going to say!

      Reply

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    May 29, 2015 at 9:06 AM

    […] Valentine’s Day last year, the kids created a door of hearts for my husband. When Valentine’s Day passed this year and the hearts weren’t replaced, […]

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