Decorative Packaging

This is a craft I found online that builds fine motor skills for little hands.

Use a heavy-duty paper that won’t tear with excessive handling to make a heart shape, about the size of a saucer. Select a red or pink ribbon that isn’t slippery like satin. Grosgrain is a good choice for gripping, but thinner is better because it has to be tied at the end.

Cut the ribbon into a length that is at least 10 centimeters longer than the perimeter of the paper heart. Use a hole punch to make holes around the outline of the heart, about every two centimeters.

Have your little one practice lacing the ribbon through the holes and tying it in a knot or bow at the end.

For more craft fun, your little one can decorate the heart with glitter pens, stickers, markers, old buttons or anything that tickles your fancy.