Craft ideas for Valentine’s Day: Fanned Fish in a Heart

Fanned Fish in a Heart

A very special fish that will surely brighten your home!

Craft materials

•   1 sheet of red stiff paper
•   1 sheet of construction paper
•   Scissors
•   Strings
•   Color pencils
•   Glue

This activity allows children to:

•   Develop their fine motor skills and creativity.
•   Use different techniques such as folding and cutting.
•   Learn spatial awareness.

Instructions:

•   Fold the red paper in half, then draw two half-hearts, one smaller( about one centimetre) than the other.
•   Cut out the outside, then the inside of the heart.
•   On the construction paper, draw a fish shape that is smaller than the heart and cut it out. Add details to the fish with the color pencils.
•   Cut a strip of construction paper that is the width of the fish.
•   Cut the strip in half and make two fans.
•   Cut in half-circles.
•   Glue the half-circles on each side of the fish.
•   Make a small hole at the top of the fish, then a small hole in the heart. Tie them both with string.
•   You can also add little construction paper circles to the end of strings to make bubbles.

And there you have it!