This Valentine’s Day Card Holder is as simple as one, two, three. It is such a great idea for holding and carrying Valentines during a classroom Valentine’s Day party.
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Valentine Holder
Valentine’s Day is a welcome holiday in the middle of dreary winter. I love to decorate the house with Valentine’s Day crafts the kids have made. I especially love the crafts from school like this keepsake handprint Valentine’s Day card holder, this love bug homemade Valentine’s Day card, and homemade Valentine’s Bookmarks.
This cute Valentine’s Day holder idea came from a wonderful kindergarten teacher. She made them with all of the kids in the classroom to hold cards and she made one for herself. They drape perfectly on chairs so kids can drop their cards into them as they walk around the room. So clever!
Supplies for Valentine’s Day Card Holder
- two (12×18 inch) contrasting Valentine’s Day colors of construction paper
- Glue – like a glue stick or 3-in-1 craft glue from Beacon
- Stapler – optional for added support
- Foam stickers – optional
- Markers or crayons to decorate and write names on hearts
How to Make a Paper Valentine’s Day Card Holder
- Stack the two papers on top of each other and fold in half lengthwise
- Using scissors, cut out half of a heart-shape
- Unfold the half hearts to reveal two full hearts
- Cut wide strips from the scraps to make handles – Combined the strip should be about 16 inches long.
- Glue the wide strips together to make one long strip.
- Overlap the two hearts like they are petals on a four-leaf clover
- Fold the edges together to make a giant heart that is two different colors and glue the overlapping edges
- Crease the ends of the handle to fit into the heart handle to the inside of the heart seams.
- Glue to the inside of the heart
- Optional: Use a stapler to add extra support for the handle
- Decorate and add the names to the outside
- Hang them on the backs of chairs or line them up in front of the class on hooks
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Tips and Tricks
You can reinforce the strap by adding a staple or two
A Valentine Card Holder For the Classroom
Materials
- 2 (12×18 inch) contrasting Valentine's Day colors of construction paper
- Glue – like a glue stick or 3-in-1 craft glue from Beacon
- Stapler – optional for added support
- Foam stickers – optional
- Markers or crayons to decorate and write names on hearts
Instructions
- Stack the two papers on top of each other and fold in half lengthwise
- Using scissors, cut out half of a heart-shape
- Unfold the half hearts to reveal two full hearts
- Cut wide strips from the scraps to make handles – Combined it should be about 16 inches long.
- Overlap the two hearts like they are petals on a four-leaf clover
- Fold the edges together to make a giant heart that is two different colors and glue the overlapping edges
- Glue the wide strips together to make one long strip
- Crease the ends of the handle to fit into the heart handle to the inside of the heart seams
- Optional: Use a stapler to add extra support for the handle
- Decorate and add the names to the outside
- Hang them on the backs of chairs or line them up in front of the class on hooks
~Melissa – KidFriendlyThingsToDo.com
Love this!