Some red tissue paper squares (easily cut out in bulk), hea
rts cut from cardboard pulled out of the recycling bin, some glue, and some kids yielded some spectacular decorations. It’s rather difficult to not come out with a decoration anyone could appreciate.
My three older children each decorated a heart, using slightly different techniques. My eight year old (the middle heart is his) went with the tried and true method of wrapping the square around a pencil, dipping it in glue, and neatly placing the flower like creation on his cardboard heart. My 6 year old (her heart is at the top) did likewise, but with a mashing down procedure at the end. You may notice the the bottom of the heart looks less fluffy. My 3 1/2 year old, whose heart is at the bottom), attempted this technique before trying out several others. It’s a mass of glue and tissue paper. All of them look spectacular, through my not so humble figurative mom glasses.
I love showcasing my children’s work as our holiday decorations. They do, too.
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Seriously beautiful. And I love the recycling bit thrown in too! Happy v-day earth š
I tried. Really I did. but my son folded the heart in half, added an eye and declared it a whale, which looks nothing at all like your lovely decorations. But it is sweet in its own way. š
I love how you take us through each child’s process. So terrific.