Owl and Fox Valentine Tutorial

Here are a few of the Valentine cards we're making in our house this year.

Owl Valentine

Materials:                            Tools:
Paper                                  Scissors
Glue                                    Pen

Step One
Cut out three hearts of different sizes.

Step Two
Glue the smallest heart in the upper corner of the largest heart.  The smallest heart will be the face of your owl.

Step Three
Glue the medium sized heart right in the middle of the largest heart.  This heart is the wing of the owl. It's okay if it slightly covers the face.

Step Four
Fold the heart in half and draw the owl face on the smallest heart.  You can also add details like a little love note.

Fox Valentine


Materials:                            Tools:
Paper                                   Scissors
Glue                                     Pen


Step One
Cut out three hearts of different sizes.  Cut the smallest heart out of white paper and the medium and large hearts out of orange paper.

Step Two
On the medium sized heart, cut two fox ears at the top of the heart and round out the rest of the heart just a bit.  You might have to practice this one a couple of times to get it right.

Step Three
Glue the smallest heart onto the medium heart (the one that has the fox ears) and draw on the face for the fox.

Step Four
Fold the largest heart in half and flip it upside down.  This will be the body of the fox.  Glue the head of the fox on to the tip of the largest heart.  You can add detail  like a tail or a cute little note for the one you love.

DIY Preschool Halloween Decorations

Let your preschooler run wild with this paper folding activity that you can use in your home as Halloween decor.

It's as easy as it looks.  Cut different lengths and widths of orange and black paper.  Show your child how to fold a fan, making their first fold across the paper starting about an inch away from the bottom. Flip the paper over and help your child make the next fold about an inch away from the last fold.  Show your child how to repeat the process, flipping the paper over and folding, until your child runs out of room to fold.

You can hang your child's folded masterpieces by threading white embroidery floss through a needle, tying a knot at the end of a piece of thread, and poking a hole with the needle at the top of the folded paper.  Bring your thread up through the hole in the paper until you reach the knot at the end of your thread.

I used adhesive putty to attach the thread on the ceiling.  You can use tape or whatever you have.  Let the paper hang at different lengths for a great Halloween decoration made by your kids.