Arrow Pencil & Heart for Valentine's Day

Hi everyone!!!

This time we'll make a super-easy craft which can bail out any dad or mom on Valentine's Day.
It's so easy because you only need to print a heart template with the phrase you want to express what you feel for a special person.

For this activity you'll need the following:

Materials:

• Printer
• Construction paper (red, pink, purple or any colour you want)
• Valentine pencils
• Hole punch
• Scissors

How to do it:

• First, we need to print the heart template with an inside Valentine's phrase. (ex: "Thanks for being my friend")

• Then we need to cut out the hearts and we'll make 2 holes with the hole punch (as shown in the picture). In these 2 holes we'll introduce the pencil (arrow) of our heart.

• And remember!!! Don't forget to write the name's person on the back of the heart before you put the pencil.

• And voila!!! We make a cute and easy present to share on Valentine's Day.

Thanks for reading my blog from the bottom of my heart!!! And until next time!!!

Corazón de Cartulina con Lápiz para Día de los Enamorados * San Valentín*

Hola a todos!!!
En esta ocasion vamos a hacer una manualidad super sencilla la cual puede sacar de apuros a culquier papá o mamá en el Día de los Enamorados o Día de San Valentín.

Es tan facil porque solo necesitas imprimir una plantilla de corazón con la frase que desees y con la cual vas a expresar todo lo que sientes por una persona especial.

Para esta actividad vas a necesitar lo siguiente:

Materiales:

• Impresora
• Cartulina rosa, roja o morada.
• Lapices decorados de San Valentín
• Perforadora
• Tijeras

• Primero vas a imprimir la plantilla de corazón de tu elección con la frase adentro de ella. (ejemplo: "Gracias por tu amistad")

• Luego vas a recortar los corazones y les vas a hacer 2 perforaciones con el perforador, las cuales te van a servir para introducir el lápiz (flecha) en el corazón.

• Y recuerda!!! No olvides escribir la dedicatoria en el reverso de la tarjetita de corazón antes de poner el lápiz.

• Y listo!!!! Ya tenemos un lindo detalle para regalar este Día de los Enamorados.

Gracias por visitar mi blog y hasta la próxima!!! Besos!!!

How to Make Treat Bag Toppers for Valentine's Day

Hi, everyone!!!

Today we are going to make some treat bag toppers. For Valentine's Day I think it is fun to create our own Valentine's.
This is a fantastic idea as a Valentine's Day present and a very easy craft to make, in which our little ones can help and have fun at the same time.

For this craft we will need the following.

Materials:

• Glue 
• Scissors
• Cardboard (pink & red)
• Pencil
• Hot glue gun
• Stickers
• Treats for bags
• Baggies
• Printed tags onto white paper (example: "Thanks for be my friend")

How to do it:

• Let's first draw and cut out a rectangle on the pink cardboard (which has the same width as the plastic bag, and twice the height we want to give to the bag topper)
• Now, fold bag toppers in half.
• We also print and cut out the phrase we chose to thank the person we're going to give the treat bag.

• Now, we'll staple the bag topper on the plastic bag that is already filled with your favorite candy.
• The next step is to glue the white paper (with the printed phrase) on the bag topper.  (as shown in the picture).

• Finally, we'll decorate the bag topper with stickers or any detail that we want.
• If you want to achieve a 3D effect, glue a little piece of foam before placing the stickers to emphasize every detail.

And presto!!! We have a beautiful and sweet detail to sweeten the day to any friend or classmate.

Note: If you don't have a printer at hand, don't worry! You can decorate these bag toppers with only the stickers and put your name on the back and to whom it is addressed. (as I show you in the picture).

I send sweet kisses!

Thanks for read my blog and until next time!

How to Make Valentine's Cards

Hello everyone!

Soon it will be February and therefore Valentine's Day.
And a good option is to give away little cards as a sign of our love for others.
This time we will make our own cards in which can participate our little ones.

For this activity we will need the following:

Materials:

• Construction paper (red & pink)
• White paper (bond)
• Stickers (or any embellishment we have at home)
• Hot glue gun
• Pencil
• Ruler
• Glue or glue stick
• Scissors

How to do it:

• First thing we need to do is print any image we like on bond paper. (I printed the phrase "Happy Valentine's Day", but can be whatever you like it more).

• We will draw and cut a rectangle on the construction paper (pink or red)  with a card measures. (I cut different sizes of cards. 4 x 6, 3 x 5, & 3 x 3).But this depends on the size you want your cards to be. 
• You're going to cut the phrases you printed on the bond paper, (as shown in the picture).

• Now we will fold in half the construction paper to make our Valentine's card.
• Then, we'll glue the white paper (with the printed phrase) on our card.

• Then we'll start decorating our card with stickers or any paper embellishment that we find at home. I used a paper trim that I had bought last year at the dollar store.

•  For the stickers to have a 3D effect, you can put a little piece of foamy before you attach the sticker to the card.

• And presto! When you finish adding all the details you want, you'll have a beautiful Valentine's card!

• Here I leave other cards that my little daughter and I made, to her classmates and the teacher. 
• And remember!!! The imagination is endless; you just have to dare to create a new project!!!

Happy Valentine's Day in company of your loved ones!

Kisses and more kisses from Julieta!!!

Thanks for visiting my blog and until next time!

How to make a LadyBug with a paper plate

Hi, everyone!!!

As soon will be San Valentine's Day, and the main color of this celebration is red, we will craft an animal that has this color: a beautiful ladybug.

For this project we will need the following.

Materials:

• Paper plate
• 2 pom poms (black)
• EVA foam (black)
• Acrylic paint (red and white)
• Scissors
• Pencil
• Bond paper (white)
• Fine-tipped paintbrush 
• Hot glue gun

How to do it:

• We will trace and cut on white paper, the head and the details of the ladybug. (this way we will get our templates). For the head I used a glass and for the little circles of its body I used a coin.

• Now let's trace and cut out templates on EVA foam.
• And remember!!! Don't forget to cut the 2 antennas of our ladybug.

• We'll also need to paint the paper plate with the red acrylic paint and wait for it to dry.

• When the paper plate has dried, we are ready to start shaping the ladybug.
• Now, we can glue all the pieces together with the hot glue, as shown in the picture.
• Remember to glue the 2 pompoms in the antennas of our "little friend"!

• And presto! We have a beautiful ladybug!

If you want to add more detail to the ladybug, you can use white acrylic paint and a fine-tipped paintbrush and paint some white stitches around the black foam as I did.

Thanks for visiting my blog and until next time!!!

Como hacer una catarina con un plato de papel (plato desechable)

Hola a todos!!!!

Como pronto va a ser el dia del Amor y la Amistad, y el color principal de este festejo es el rojo, vamos a elaborar un animalito que tenga este color: una hermosa catarina.

Materiales:

• Plato de papel desechable
• 2 pompones negros
• Goma EVA -foamy- negra
• Pintura acrilica roja y blanca
• Tijeras
• Lapiz
• Papel bond blanco 
• Pincel de punta fina
• Pistola de silicon caliente

Procedimiento:

• Vamos a trazar y cortar en el papel blanco la cabecita y los detalles de la catarina. (de esta manera vamos a obtener nuestras plantillas). Para la cabeza use un vaso y para las bolitas de su cuerpo una moneda.

• Ahora vamos a trazar y recortar las plantillas en la goma EVA -foamy- de color negro.
• No hay que olvidar recortar las 2 antenitas de nuestra catarina.

• Tambien vamos a pintar el plato desechable con la pintura acrilica roja y esperamos a que seque.

• Cuando nuestro plato se ha secado estamos listos para empezar a darle forma a la catarina.
• Vamos a pegar todas las piezas de goma EVA -foamy- con el silicon caliente como se muestra en la fotografia.
• Recuerda pegar los pompones en las antenitas de nuestra "amiguita"!!!

• Y listo!!! Tenemos una hermosa catarina!!!

Si deseas agregar mas detalle a la catarina puedes usar la pintura acrilica blanca y con el pincel de punta fina, pintar unas puntadas blancas alrededor del foamy negro.

Gracias por visitar mi blog y hasta la proxima!!!