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Contents:

1.Welcome from Rachel
2.Updates at create-kids-crafts.com
3.Crafts for February
4.Tips and Quotes
5.Recommended craft web sites


1. Welcome from Rachel!

Valentines Day is Feb 14 and a day to share a loving message with someone. Help your children celebrate this day with the crafts in this ezine issue.
For more preschool winter and Valentine's Day crafts visit my new website www.discover-preschool-activities.com
If you haven't done so yet, have a look at my Playdough book for some fun family time together with your kids.



2. Updates at create-kids-crafts.com

For more winter and Valentine's Day craft ideas for kids please visit www.create-kids-crafts.com and www.discover-preschool-activities.com


1.Treat Container

For a great place to store conversation hearts or colored Valentine’s candies, try this quick and easy craft. Wash and dry a glass jar and its lid—this can be a baby food jar, a pickle jar, or anything else you have laying around.
Paint the lid pink and allow to dry. Then decorate with paint pens, stickers, glitter, etc. Allow the paint to dry before filling with candy.
2.Beaded hearts

Take a pipe cleaner (or heavy-gauge wire for older kids) and bend it into a heart shape. Decorate by sliding red, pink and white pony beads onto the pipe cleaner. Make a bunch to decorate a tree, give as gifts to teachers or to use as napkin rings.

3.Valentine’s Holder

3.Valentine’s Holder

Every child needs a holder for Valentine’s Day cards and treats. This is a really easy and fun project that allows the kids to get out all the markers, stickers, stencils, glitter, colored paper and anything else you think might be fun to decorate with.
A simple Valentine holder can be made with two paper plates. Cut one plate in half, line up the edges of the two plates and staple around the edge so you have a pocket to put the cards in. Then decorate the plates however you like. “Sew” around the edges with ribbon and make a loop to hang the holder from if desired.
Another option is to simply use a large mailing envelope with the brad closure or a shoebox. Cut a hole in the lid of the shoebox so cards can slide through. Consider decoupaging the box with pink or red paper before decorating.



4. Tips and Quotes
Tips:Coloring with Crayons
Tape several crayons together to create a multiple point drawing tool. This tool can be used to make stripes or plaids, or multiple lines with an easy stroke. The crayon tips should rest evenly on a flat surface when taping.

Quote:
”Our greatest natural resource is the minds of our children.”
Walt Disney




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