This morning Big E (age 10) and Little E (age 5) made stuffed felt valentines.
First, we made the felt hearts. You can make a template out of construction paper, which I did, or you can ask Google for one. Make sure it is large enough to sew together and stuff.
Trace the heart onto the felt and carefully cut it out. You will need two felt hearts. We used red and white. When they are both cut out, line them up and trim any excess, so they are the same exact size (or so). Big kids can do this step, but little ones might need help.
Next, have the kids decorate the hearts. Little E drew the word “love” on his with marker. Big E embroidered the word in red floss on the white heart. (By himself!)
Then, it is time to sew the hearts together, leaving a space to stuff. For Little E, I made holes around his hearts and he used a plastic yarn needle and embroidery floss (the full 6 strands) to sew his together. He had a blast and was so proud of his sewing. (Or is the sew proud?) I used a hold punch to make the holes, but it broke (not because of the felt; it was just old), so I made the rest of the holes with a seam ripper, using the yarn needle to make the hold bigger before I gave it to Little E to sew.
Here are the finished projects. The boys did not want to show their faces in the final pictures, even though that would have been cute.
Little E’s valentine:
Big E’s Valentine:
