Toddler Activities: Conversation Hearts Pin

Description

Toddler Activities: Make Cute Conversation Heart Pins using foam hearts and letter beads. A cute pin or magnet for your child to make for their teacher. Also a great Valentine's Day gift for mom...easy and inexpensive to do as a classroom project. Tailor it to other holidays with the same materials simply by changing the shape and colors of the foam to suit the holiday or occasion.

Free Printable directions: Conversation Heart Pin

Materials

• Foam Hearts (found at most craft stores in containers or small packages. Or you can buy a sheet and cut your own hearts out.

• Alphabet Beads

• Bag of Conversation Candy Hearts

• Small Container to sort through candies

• Aleenes Non Toxic Glue or Fabric-Tac

• Tray or Paper Plate to sort and place selected beads.

• Pencil and Post It Notes (recommended), post its are handy because they can stick to the table or tray and helps keep children organized.



• Glitter Glue (optional)

• Pin Backs with Latches

Steps

• Select your heart(s)or cut hearts out of a foam sheet.
• Have children select their candy message and write them on a post it note.
• Once the message is written, find the beads matching the letters.
• Have them line up the beads in order to be placed.
• Place glue on foam, adhere beads and let dry.
• Embellish surface with glitter glue.
• Glue pin or small magnet to the back.

Other Ideas

• Glue other scrapbook embellishments to make a Heart Collage Pin.
• Wrap Pin in tissue printed with Foam Hearts and tempera.

Make a Pin for any Holiday