“Tweet Tweet” You Make My Heart Sparkle Greeting Card
Here’s a fun project to make with the kids for Valentine’s Day or anytime to give a little sparkle to someone’s smile. It incorporates several different art techniques all into one project too but can be done my multiple ages. A printable Valentine card is included too! Who’s heart will make sparkle?
Supplies
To create your Winter Bird Card you will need the following Supplies
- White paper {for water coloring}
- Colored paper {Card}
- Watercolors
- Paintbrush
- White ink or paint
- Cotton Tip Swab
- Scissors
- Glue
- Glitter
- Crayons
Winter Birds Art Project Directions
1. To start your card you need to have your child create a design with crayons on a white piece of paper. Encourage them to make repetitive designs but any marks will do, perfect for little ones too!
2. Then use water colors to paint of the crayon design and allow to dry.
3. Paint Birch Tree using black paint on stripes of white paper and allow to dry.
4. Fold colored paper in half to create a card to give to someone special. Write inside a special note to someone you love. A special message you may want to use is “ You Make My Heart Sparkle” (See below for the printable)
5. Cut out shape for bird using a half circle, small beak, 4 hearts of similar size and a large heart and using glue assemble bird onto Colored paper.
6. Then using glitter sprinkle onto the largest heart for the bird to hold.
7. Once dry glue glitter heart onto page and draw string from bird’s mouth.
8. Using white ink stamp all over the card to make the snow.
9. Give your special winter bird to someone you love and make their heart SHINE this Valentine’s Day!
Want to share a little more love for winter birds?
vanillahousewife.com says
January 23, 2014 at 12:15 pmThis is cute! My kid is supposed to make a unique valentine card for a school project so we were actually looking for ideas and this would be great!
Kristin says
January 23, 2014 at 3:19 pmPerfect card for a wide range of ages! Do you have tips for making the birch trees? Yours look so amazing!
Kat Komin says
January 24, 2014 at 3:55 amThese are so cute! I've never been super crafty, but I will have to try these with my daughter! 🙂
the Stanley & Katrina Gang says
January 24, 2014 at 7:52 pmThese are ADORABLE!
Kim Vij says
February 10, 2014 at 11:16 amThey are just using black water color paint with a light touch on white paper, so easy Kristin. Both my 3 year old and my 7 year old worked on this project.
Kim Vij says
February 10, 2014 at 11:18 amI'm so glad you found these, Just do a mass watercolor painting of the paper to cut up into hearts and it should go pretty quickly for a class