Toddler Activities: Conversation Heart Pin

Description

Toddler Activities: Make your very own conversation heart with plaster of paris. Add a pin back or magnet.

Materials

• Plaster of Paris

• Heart Plastic Candy Mold or Small Heart Silicone mold

• Tempera or Acrylic Paint

• Q-tips or Toothpicks to add designs

• Small Stamps and Ink Pad

• Glitter Glue (optional)

• Box of Conversation Hearts Candy

• Pin Back with Latch or magnet

• Craft Glue such as Fabric-Tac

• Acrylic Stray (optional)

Other Materials

• Container to mix plaster and spoon.

• Small piece of sandpaper (very fine grade)to sand edges

Steps

• Mix plaster in container with spoon according to directions. Due to the fine powder this should be done by an adult.
• Fill heart mold with plaster. Make it level using plastic knife and tap mold gently on surface to eliminate bubbles.
• Let dry about an hour or according to directions, and pop out of the mold.
• Let dry completely and sand any rough edges gently.
• Paint and let dry.
• Decorate with stamps, q-tips and paint or glitter glue. (see photos)
• For extra gloss, spray with an acrylic spray in a well ventilated area
• Glue pin or magnet to the back.

Decoration Ideas

• PAINT A SOLID COLOR: For young toddlers, paint a solid color and adult spray with acrylic spray to make it shiny.
• WRITE A MESSAGE: Write out on post it notes or have a box of Conversation Hearts handy and have your child select one or make up one. Write using a skewer with paint
• STAMP A MESSAGE: The top picture is messages using mini alphabet stamps I found for a $1.00 at Michaels. The girls found the letters, lined them up and I helped guide where to stamp. Don't worry about even letters, the actual candy sayings are not perfectly lined up either!
• ADD GLITZ: Put a dab of glitter glue on surface and spread with paint brush.
• MAKE DESIGNS: Use a Q-tip, coffee stir or flat toothpick to make spots or stripes.