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Valentine
Card Holder
 Create
a Valentine card holder to keep your Valentine cards and candy safe and
secure. These card holders are easy to make and look
adorable.
So get out some paper plates,
construction paper, empty box or craft foam for these kids craft
ideas.
Valentine's day is a time for sweets and treats that go
straight to the heart. You can make these to take to school and even
make one for the house and store all the Valentine cards in one place.
Valentine Card Holders List
Use the links below to see the instructions and pictures of the
completed kids craft project for each card holder kids craft idea.
Valentine Card Holder
Craft #1
Heart Box
Holder
This
kids craft idea makes for a perfect place to store all your Valentine
cards. It's sturdy and can hold lots of cards and candy.
 Supplies
Empty Cereal Box
Colored Construction Paper or Wrapping Paper
Crayons, Markers or Glitter Glue
Scissors
Double Stick Velcro (optional)
How to Make a Heart Box Card
Holder
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Take
an empty cereal box and cover with pink or red construction paper or
Valentine wrapping paper.
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Trace
out a large heart on the
front of the box. The curves of the heart should be along the
fold of the box. The point of the heart should be over the
fold
and down the side of the box (see picture).
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Cut out the heart shape but do not cut
along the fold. This is what will hold the heart shaped lid
in place.
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Decorate the heart with a different color
of construction paper or
wrapping paper. You can also use markers or crayons to make
your
heart different from the box.
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Optional: Attach velcro to the
point of the heart. Add the other portion of the velcro to
the side of the box.
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This Valentine card holder is great for holding bigger
cards and candy. You can also decorate the inside of the box
with
colored construction paper and cute designs.
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Valentine Card
Holder #2
Heart
Shaped Paper Plate Pocket
This
is a quick and easy kids craft idea that can hold your cards.
This is a great one for toddlers as they can have a blast
decorating the plates.
 Supplies
2 Dinner Sized Paper Plates
Ribbon
Crayons, Markers or Glitter Glue
Scissors
Stapler
How to Make a Heart Shaped Paper
Plate Pocket
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Decorate
the back of each plate. You can also decorate the front of
the plate if you want.
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Allow
the markers or glitter glue to dry. Fold each plate in half.
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Slide one plate inside the other plate
lining up the bottom point
of the plates. The folds of the plate should be facing
outwards.
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Spread the two plates apart to form a heart
shape and staple at the point.
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Staple the two front hearts together at the
top and then staple the
backside. Make sure the heart still forms a pocket for
placing
the Valentine cards.
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Cut a piece of ribbon and place at the top
of the heart at the front and back. Staple in place.
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There
you have it. A Valentine card holder with a handle to make it
easy to carry around the classroom and fill up with your card holder.
You can also simply buy decorative paper plates to create
this
fun and easy card holder.
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Valentine Card Holder #3
Stacked
Paper Heart
This cute card holder can also be used as a cute Valentine decoration.
 Supplies
Red and White (or pink) Card Stock
Scissors
Glue
Ribbon
How to Make a Stacked Paper Heart
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Cut
out 3 or 4 large hearts with the different colored card stock.
Tip: The easiest way to cut out a heart is to fold the paper
in half and trace out half a heart.
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Arrange
the hearts by stacking
them one on top of the other bringing each heart down slightly so that
you see the top half of the heart behind it.
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Glue the hearts together along the sides
leaving the top open (this is the pocket to hold your Valentine cards).
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Repeat this for the other hearts.
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Glue a piece of ribbon to the top for
hanging if you want to use this as a decoration as well.
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This card holder can have several pockets or just use two
hearts for one pocket. You can use craft foam instead of paper for this
kids craft idea. Just use hot glue to hold the foam hearts
together.
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Valentine Card Holder #4
Double
Woven Heart
This
kids craft idea is much more difficult than the others so younger kids
will need help. Even though this one is a bit tougher to make
it
is well worth the try as there will be no other kid in school with this
Valentine card holder.
Supplies
Red and Pink Paper
Scissors
Ribbon
Stapler
Glue or double stick tape
How to Make a Woven Heart
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Take
two sheets of red and pink paper and fold in half the long way. Cut
along the fold.
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Take
one of the red and pink halves and fold in half from bottom to top.
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Cut several strips starting from the fold
and stopping about 1/2" from the top.
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Face the red piece of paper with the fold
towards you. Turn the pink paper with the fold facing to your
left.
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Now you will weave these strips together.
Take the first red
strip closest to the pink paper and weave it through the pink strip
furthest away from you. Now weave the second pink strip
through
the red strip. Repeat until the first red strip is woven through.
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Push
the red strip all the way to the end of the pink paper where you ended
the cut. Repeat this for each strip alternating colors each
time.
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Repeat these steps for your second heart.
Now glue the two hearts together at the sides.
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Staple ribbon to the front of the first
heart and to the back of the second heart to create a handle.
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Here is a video
that demonstrates this fun but somewhat difficult woven basket card
holder. This video will open in a new window. This kids
craft idea will hold double the cards as this double woven
heart creates two pockets.
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