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Art Projects for Kids + Tips for the Teacher!

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8 Valentine’s Day Art Projects with Hearts for Kids (Elementary)

Over the years, I’ve tried a lot of different Valentine’s Day art projects. Some worked better than others. These 8…

  • January 18, 2026
  • Valentines Day
Illustrated "Map of My Heart" art project featuring a heart shape filled with colorful drawings, animals, and words like a word search—perfect for expressing personal favorites or as a free Valentine's Day activity.

Free Valentine’s Day Word Search

Hi! Valentine’s Day is coming up and here is a fun, free word search you could give to your students.…

  • January 29, 2022
  • all grades, hearts, holiday, Valentines Day
A blue abstract painting of a large heart containing a smaller heart, surrounded by wave-like wave-like patterns, created using Gelli Plates.

Valentine’s Day Art Projects for Kids | Heart Art

Easy and Fun Valentine's Heart Art Projects for Kids: This blog post shares a slideshow of 5 artist that use hearts in their art.

  • January 30, 2021
  • 4 Comments
  • artists, distance learning, hearts, holiday, Valentines Day
Heart-shaped, colorful collage with words like 'Sparkle,' 'Family,' and 'Dream' on a notebook.

Mixed Media Heart Collage

Do you have an art journal?  I love to make collages in mine.  Here is a heart collage that would…

  • January 30, 2018
  • all grades, collage, hearts, Valentines Day
Hand-drawn heart maps filled with colorful illustrations, depicted on a white background with "Heart Map" text below. Perfect for kids' heart art projects.

Heart Art Projects for Kids

Now is the time to start planning for Valentine’s Day art projects.  I am going to share with you a…

  • January 10, 2018
  • 1st grade, abstract, all grades, artists, drawing, first grade, hearts, holiday, pattern, Teachers Pay Teachers, Valentines Day
Four vibrant dot paintings featuring two hearts, a star, and an abstract shape, each in bright hues.

Easy Dot Pictures

I was out for a couple days with a sub earlier this year (around Valentine’s Day) and I found this…

  • April 4, 2015
  • fourth grade, hearts, painting, third grade, Valentines Day
Colorful paper hearts decorated with strings and various patterns overlapping each other on a white background, ideal for 2nd grade crafts.

Yarn Wrapped Hearts (2nd Grade)

Often I get so wrapped up in the curriculum, I don’t take time to do “extra” projects which are just…

  • January 30, 2015
  • 5 Comments
  • fabric, hearts, holiday, second grade, Valentines Day, weaving
Two Valentine's Day activities: a word search and a heart-themed coloring sheet, each featured against a pink gradient background adorned with decorative hearts, making it perfect for Valentine's pictures.

A Page of Hearts (Valentine’s Pictures)

 Valentine’s Day is coming!  Are you looking for a fun heart project idea to try with your kids?  This challenge…

  • January 29, 2015
  • 2 Comments
  • collage, hearts, holiday, substitute lessons, Valentines Day
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