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Home / Uncategorized / Easy Paper Plate Valentine Holder for Kids

Easy Paper Plate Valentine Holder for Kids

Shared by Mary Catherine 1 Comment

I know it’s after Valentine’s Day, but I wanted to share a super easy valentine holder my preschool kiddos made.  Even though this was incredibly simple, my students had a ton of fun creating and decorating.

easy valentine holder decorated with foam stickers

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  • simple valentine holder made of paper plates
  • Preschool Lesson Plans for Valentine’s Day

simple valentine holder made of paper plates

Supplies
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2 paper plates for each valentine holder
Permanent markers
Valentine’s Day foam stickers
Ribbon

first step when making a paper plate valentine holder

Instructions
1. Hold both paper plates in half.
2. Keep the plates held at opposing angles.
3. Bring the plates together at the bottom, nestling one plate within the other.
4. Adjust to create a heart shape to your satisfaction.
5. Staple along the bottom of the heart-shaped holder.
6. Staple along the top where the plates meet.
7. Allow the children to decorate the valentine holder with markers and stickers.
8. Punch a hole on each side of the holder and string ribbon through.

paper plate valentine holder ready to be decorated

Other Ideas
There are so many other ways to decorate these easy valentine holders!  We used markers and foam stickers because the children LOVE them.  We had those materials on-hand, and I’m all about using what we already have!

Glitter, regular stickers, bits of ribbons, and colorful buttons are just a few other materials you could use as decorations.  Allowing the children to paint the paper plates before assembly is another possibility.

blinged-out paper plate valentine holder

If you want a more defined heart shape, simple trim the valentine holder along the top edges until you’re happy with the shape.  The boys and girls liked their hearts the way they were, so I didn’t do this.

In case you’re wondering, these valentine holders had some learning components as well!  Some of our foam stickers were words and phrases, which gave a literacy twist to this activity.  I read the stickers to the kids, and many of the children even sorted the stickers based on the words.  On top of the literacy, those little foam stickers gave the children’s fine motor skills a workout!

fine motor skills get a workout making this valentine holder

Since we received a huge amount of snow last week, our Valentine’s Day celebration won’t take place until after President’s Day.  So we won’t be using these valentine holders until later!  What did your kiddos make to hold their valentines?

For more ideas, please pop by my Valentine’s Day Pinterest board!  🙂

Preschool Lesson Plans for Valentine’s Day

Save time and get right to the playful learning with our printable lesson plan sets. Each set includes book suggestions, printable plans, over 30 learning activities (both whole group and centers) related to the theme, and corresponding printables.

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Grab the Hearts Preschool Lesson Plans and the Valentine’s Day Preschool Lesson Plans

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  1. Katie @ Preschool Inspirations says

    February 16, 2014 at 2:20 pm

    I love these, Mary Catherine!! For the first year ever, I didn’t buy Valentine’s Day holders, and we made them instead. I apparently chose ones that were way too detailed, and it took our class two weeks to make them. These will be on the agenda for next year for sure!!!!

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