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January 17, 2014

Heart Animals

Animals made from hearts ~ Valentine Craft Ideas

With Valentines Day right around the corner, our house is slightly heart crazy.  I have a ton of Valentine craft ideas floating around in my head, and I can’t wait to try them all out.  Currently my kitchen island is covered in colorful heart shapes and paper scraps.  Love it.  Who knew Heart Animals could be so adorable.

Adorable Heart Shaped Animal ideas ~ simple Valentine craft ideas for kids

Each image below has a photo of the hearts used and our finished heart animal.

Heart Fish ~ Valentines Craft for Preschoolers

By simply cutting slits in a few of the hearts, we created adorable fins.  I also love the tiny heart scales.
Adorable Heart Shaped Animal ideas ~ simple Valentine craft ideas for kids

Heart Dragonfly ~ Valentines Craft for Preschoolers

The body is built with graduated sizes of hearts.  We created the wings by layering half hearts.  The top wings are slightly larger than the bottom set.  All this little guy needs is a little glitter.

Adorable Heart Shaped Animal ideas ~ simple Valentine craft ideas for kids Heart Dog ~ Valentines Craft for Preschoolers

I love this simple floppy eared puppy.  The heart tongue and whiskers were our favorite additions.

Adorable Heart Shaped Animal ideas ~ simple Valentine craft ideas for kids

Heart Bird ~ Valentines Craft for Preschoolers

Chirp, chirp.  Tweet, tweet.  Just like our fish, we added a few slits to the wings of our little bird to create dimension.  The addition of whimsical heart tuft of hair makes me smile.

Adorable Heart Shaped Animal ideas ~ simple Valentine craft ideas for kids

Heart Owl ~ Valentines Craft for Preschoolers

I have a little owl obsession, and I am elated with how this little guy turned out.  “Hoo” can resist these adorable round eyes?

Adorable Heart Shaped Animal ideas ~ simple Valentine craft ideas for kids

Heart Monkey ~ Valentines Craft for Preschoolers

My daughter would love to have a pet monkey, however this little heart monkey will have to do;)  We create this little guy in a number of different color combinations, but blue and brown was our favorite.

Adorable Heart Shaped Animal ideas ~ simple Valentine craft ideas for kids

Heart Ladybug ~ Valentines Craft for Preschoolers

Ladybugs are always a favorite, but when made out of hearts…adorable!

Adorable Heart Shaped Animal ideas ~ simple Valentine craft ideas for kids

For more creative Heart animals, check out our latest version.  I am in love with the little hedgehog and alligator.  I also created a free printable PDF for each animal.  Click on the link or the image to take you to the full post.

6 Heart Shaped Animals ~ Easy Valentine crafts for kids

For more of our favorite Valentine crafts and activities, check out our:

Heart Binoculars

Sewn Valentines

20 Valentines Day Card Holders

Cardboard Roll Heart Stamp

Related posts:

  1. Valentine’s Day Heart Minion Craft
  2. Heart Bee Valentine Craft
  3. Heart Lady Bug Valentines Craft
  4. 6 Heart Shaped Animals
Posted in Holidays, Kid Projects and tagged animals, Heart, Heart Shaped Crafts, Kid Projects, Ladybugs, Valentines Day.

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  1. Valentine’s Day Heart Minion Craft
  2. Heart Bee Valentine Craft
  3. Heart Lady Bug Valentines Craft
  4. 6 Heart Shaped Animals
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8 thoughts on “Heart Animals”

  1. Amy on January 17, 2014 at 9:18 am said:

    These are super cute! I will definitely share this with my readers!

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    • Tammy on January 17, 2014 at 10:09 am said:

      Thanks Amy;)

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  2. The Preschool Toolbox on January 21, 2014 at 12:51 pm said:

    I absolutely love these. We’ve did heart animals, but haven’t created these. ADORABLE – my favorite is the fish (don’t ask me why)!

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  3. Deborah OIler on January 14, 2015 at 10:06 am said:

    Hi! I love the owl! I am a looking to do this project for my child’s valentine’s day party. Can you please recommend a paper size I would use to cut the big heart? It is hard to judge in the picture. Thank you for your help!

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  4. Moira on January 10, 2016 at 9:55 pm said:

    Thanks for this post. I used your idea to make mini kits so my granddaughter can build cards for her classmates.

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    • Tammy on January 12, 2016 at 12:16 pm said:

      I love it Moira! What a great idea.

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  5. Martha on January 31, 2016 at 12:49 pm said:

    Love these. Can’t wait to make them with my daughter.

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  6. kathy king on February 10, 2016 at 6:56 pm said:

    Hi I just wanted you to know I loved your Valentine’s Post. So I added it to my 15 Valentine’s Day Crafts post.

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