Valentine’s Day is a wonderful opportunity to teach young children about kindness, collaboration, and the joy of creating something special for a friend. Arts and crafts provide a hands-on way to engage early years children while fostering their creativity and understanding of friendship.
Read on to find out how to make paper friendship hearts – an easy activity that children can do in school or at home.
When is Valentine’s Day this year?
In 2025, Valentine’s Day is on Friday 14th February 2025.
What are paper friendship hearts?
Paper friendship hearts are small heart-shaped cutouts made from paper, often decorated with messages, drawings, or stickers. They can be personalised and exchanged between friends as a symbol of appreciation, kindness, or encouragement.
People make them for special occasions like Valentine’s Day, birthdays, or just as a random act of kindness. The can be used for activities promoting friendship and inclusivity, encouraging people to write kind notes and give them to others.
Follow the following steps to learn how to complete this easy arts and crafts activity.
Step 1: Download the Template Guide
To get started, download the template below that you’ll need to help complete the activity.
You can either save the image below or download it by clicking this link.
Be sure to print this off and use this as a guide to help you work out how to complete the task using red card or paper.
Step 2: Follow the Simple Steps!
To create your Friendship Hearts, simply follow the 14 steps below.
You can use the guide you downloaded from Step 1 in this blog to help you learn how to complete the task using card or paper.
Alternatively, watch a Step-By-Step video here.
The colour choice is up to you! You can use traditional red or choose a different colour to reflect the person you are gifting this to.
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