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Heart Print Valentine Art Project for Preschoolers

Shared by Mary Catherine 8 Comments

This valentine art project for preschoolers was inspired by Housing a Forest’s monster prints and my July 4th coffee filter prints. Ever since I came across the monster prints, I have been enamored with this process!

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Beautiful and colorful valentine art project for preschoolers - Heart Prints!

An Easy and Fun Valentine Art Project for Preschoolers

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Materials
Coffee filters
Markers in Valentine’s Day colors
Spray bottle of water
White construction paper

Directions
1. Cut the coffee filters into a heart shape. Since my preschoolers were more into the print process, I did this part for them. In most cases, I’d encourage them to do this part themselves.

Making heart prints using colorful coffee filters during a fun valentine art project for preschoolers

2. Place a coffee filter heart on top of a piece of white construction paper. Color in the coffee filter heart using markers. I encouraged the kiddos to fill up the heart with color. Some didn’t want to, though, and that was okay!

Fun valentine art project for preschoolers - making heart prints with coffee filters, markers, and water!

3. Once the heart is colored, grab a spray bottle of water. Spray the water all over the coffee filter and watch the colors bleed together. Try not to over-saturate the heart or the colors might bleed away completely.

Valentine art project for preschoolers - Making colorful heart prints using coffee filters, markers, and water

4. Take a second piece of construction paper and place over the coffee filter heart. Press down. Remove the construction paper and admire the beautiful heart print! Be sure to check out the paper beneath the coffee filter, too. We loved how those prints turned out too!

Gorgeous heart art prints! What a fun valentine art project for preschoolers to make!

5. Place the coffee filter heart and both pieces of construction paper out to dry. Once they’re dry, cut heart shapes out of the construction paper. Hang the coffee filter hearts in the window to act as “sun catchers.” The prints can be hung up around the house/classroom as decoration too!

Valentine art project for preschoolers - fun process of creating heart prints using coffee filters, paper, markers, and water! I love that each one was so different.

6. (Optional) Decorate the heart prints with stickers and glitter glue. Surprisingly enough, my preschoolers didn’t want to do this step. They liked the hearts just as they were!

Do you have a go-to valentine art project for preschoolers? I’d love to hear about your ideas in the comments below! Do you think your kiddos would enjoy making heart prints?

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Heart Prints - a process-based valentine art project for preschoolers that yields a beautiful result

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  1. Ann @ My Nearest and Dearest says

    February 9, 2015 at 6:27 am

    Oh I LOVE this! The prints are so pretty and I bet the kids thought the process was like magic.

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  2. NouNoulili says

    January 24, 2016 at 2:02 pm

    Trop trop beau !!! I love it !! very very
    thank you

    lili

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    • Mary Catherine says

      January 26, 2016 at 9:56 am

      Thanks so much! 🙂

      Reply
  3. Sandi says

    January 24, 2016 at 6:15 pm

    We are part of a Valentine’s exchange – and I was trying to figure out what we could make that the kids would happily give away to a class that they did not know. This is the solution. We will have the original coffee filter heart and send the print away in the mail. Thanks Mary Catherine.

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    • Mary Catherine says

      January 26, 2016 at 9:56 am

      Sandi, I love that your class is part of an exchange like that! And, as always, thanks so much for your kind words!!! 🙂

      Reply
  4. Jae says

    February 3, 2016 at 6:09 pm

    These are beautiful! I featured your post in our Learn & Play link up this week. Join us again and share with us your fabulous activities! Thank you!

    Reply
  5. Tammy says

    January 21, 2019 at 8:53 am

    This is such a cute idea! Thanks for sharing.

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    • Mary Catherine says

      January 21, 2019 at 11:14 am

      Thanks, Tammy! Hope you have a blast making them with the kids.

      Reply
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