Decorative Packaging

This creative card can be made from things you already have at home.  Or you can plan ahead and get some decorative satin ribbon or even Valentine ribbon.  This is a quick craft that the kids can do.  You can use a paper sack if you don’t have brown construction paper, a red or heart printed shoe string if you don’t have any valentine ribbon.  This would be a great craft for a preschool age child too.  Part of their hand / eye coordination skills that they are building at this age are improved with weaving crafts like this.  Use a hole punch to punch holes evenly around the heart shape that you cut out.  They even make heart shaped hole punches if you like.  Thread your ribbon or shoe string through the hole at the top and weave in and out all the way around. Make sure your ends are the same length and tie a pretty bow at the top.  If you are using ribbon and a young child is doing this craft, help them out by using clear tape wrapped around the threading end of the ribbon to help them get it through the holes.  You can remove the tape at the end. Use a marker to write your message in the middle.  This craft can be used for every day love notes too.  It is never a wrong time to remind someone you love them.  This would be a sweet romantic note for your husband to pull out of his lunch box too.   Just a thought.  Have fun!

Many of the items you may need to create your own version of this idea can be found on our website by clicking on the link in my post.