With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, it’s time to bring out all the heart crafts! Having a seasonal wreath is so much fun, and this Paper Heart Wreath is perfect for the season of love!
Simple enough for the littlest helpers, you might end up with a wreath on every door of your home!
Paper Heart Wreath Craft Template
Hearts are such a cute and fun shape, it seems every child just loves them! I know mine do.
The hearts can be tricky for little hands to draw, so our template provides them for you. Every heart will be just the right proportions! The cutting and gluing required are great fine motor practice, and choosing colors is a lesson in design.
I know when we get started making any type of craft, my kids don’t want to stop! If that happens to you, we’ve got you covered. For more Valentine themed crafts, check out the Heart Stitch Craft or the Heart Handprint Craft!
How to Make A Paper Heart Wreath Craft
Supplies
- Colored paper
- Pencil – to trace the template
- Craft glue
- A pair of scissors
- Sharpie or gel pen
Printable Template
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Directions
- Use a store-bought wreath base or cut a round wreath base out of cardstock
- Select different shades of pink and red colored craft papers for the heart wreath. The template includes several different sizes of heart shapes, use as many as you like. Trace the heart shapes on the selected craft papers and cut them out nicely.
- Select two hearts of different sizes and colors. Fold the smaller heart in half vertically and unfold it again. This will leave a crease and both sides of the heart cut-out will be lifted up.
- Attach the creased small heart to the middle of a different-colored larger heart. (Optional – add another, even smaller heart to the top for an extra layered look)
- Repeat the previous two steps to create more heart patterns.
- Arrange the heart patterns on the wreath base with the points facing the middle of the circle.
- Use craft glue to attach the hearts to the wreath base.
- Fill the entire wreath base with heart patterns.
- Attach a ribbon loop to the backside of the wreath base to complete the craft
Tips & Tricks
- Let your child choose the colors. They don’t need to be limited to red and pink.
- Precut the hearts for younger children whose scissor skills aren’t yet refined.
- Use a glue stick if you’re worried about a mess
- If you don’t have any card stock, cut the wreath base out of a cereal box and paint or color it with markers
More Ideas
Celebrating love is so much fun! Use the heart templates from this craft to make piles of hearts and use them to encourage loving acts of kindness!
Each time your child does something nice for someone else they can collect a heart or leave a heart for their family member to find. Or you can just hide the hearts all over your house and send your kids on a heart hunt!
Extend the love by making crafts like the Owl Papercraft with Heart or the Love Gnome Papercraft and mail them to relatives who live far away!
We can’t wait to see how you make this craft your own! Share your craft on social media and tag us @frostingandglue
Paper Heart Wreath
Need a cute Valentine's Day decoration that your kids can help you put together? This Paper Heart Wreath is the perfect family activity and decoration in one!
Materials
- Colored construction papers
- Cardstock paper
- Pencil – to trace the template
- Craft glue
- Sharpie (optional)
- Scissors
Instructions
You can use store bought wreath base or you can cut out a round wreath base from cardstock paper.
Select different shades of pink and red colored constrution papers for the heart wreath. The template includes several different sizes of heart shapes, use as many sized hearts as you like. Trace the heart shapes on the selected craft papers and cut them out nicely.
We will be gluing small heart cutouts on the big heart cutouts, so select 2 different colored hearts for this. Take the small heart and fold it in half vertically, unfold again. This will leave a crease and both sides of the heart cut out will be lifted-up.
Glue the small heart in the middle of a colored big heart shape.
Prepare more heart patterns. You can add 3 layers of hearts for each heart pattern if you want to.
Start to arrange the paper heart patterns on the wreath base. Apply craft glue to attach the hearts on the wreath base.
You can keep the pointy edges of the hearts towards the center of the wreath base to make them fit nicely on the base.
Fill the entire wreath base with the heart patterns.
Attach a ribbon loop on the backside of the base to complete the Paper Heart Wreath.
How Do I Print A PDF?
You’ll need a program that supports PDFs. Adobe Acrobat is a great option. Open the program, click file then print. Select your printer and the number of copies you want to print. Be sure you click double-sided if you want it to print on both sides.
Can I Resell These?
You may not resell any printable or template that you find on our website or received in your email. You may use them for class parties, at church, at home, or in the classroom. You may get these printed at an office supply store or copy center at your own expense.
