Hearts are one of the easiest shapes for kids to work with. They are simple to draw and cut, yet can be transformed into many creative projects. These 44+ easy heart art projects are great for all ages and use simple materials you probably already have at home or in your classroom.
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From Valentine’s Day to Mother’s Day and every holiday in between, kids love using hearts to showcase their creativity. Remember, don’t be scared to add your twist to these fun heart art projects.
44+ Heart Arts and Crafts
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Make Colorful DIY Heart Crayons
Nothing says Happy Valentine’s Day like conversation heart crayons. This easy DIY project is one of our favorite Valentine’s Day crafts for kids and is a fun way to recycle broken crayons using silicone molds. Our step-by-step tutorial will have you making new heart crayons in no time!
This simple heart doodle drawing is a great way to express creativity without the mess. The best part is that kids can redo this easy drawing over and over and never get the same results.
This fun tin foil art project is great for kids in 2nd grade and up. We absolutely love creating relief heart designs with glue, tin foil, and markers. When designing this heart project, children can add patterns and designs or keep the colors simple.
These adorable heart pinch pots can be made at home using air dry clay and acrylic paint. Our free step-by-step tutorial will show you exactly how to make these cool dishes for your loved ones for Valentine's Day or even Mother's Day.
Beginners and young children will love experimenting with chalk pastels in this easy art lesson inspired by the artist Jim Dine. Not only will students create a really cool drawing on black paper, but they will also learn terms such as warm and cool colors, negative space, texture, and how to add highlights and shadows to basic shapes.
This Jim Dine-inspired art lesson is great for grades K-2. I love how each child can add unique designs and experiment with oil pastels for the first time.
You don't have to spend a lot of money to make cool and contemporary art. Kids can easily use a toilet paper roll in a fun way to make colorful overlapping heart prints.
This simple heart craft is perfect for young children to develop fine motor skills. Just make sure the kids put the tissue paper on tightly for colorful heart art.
There is no need to buy expensive supplies when young children can create cool art with just some paint and a small paper cup. Preschoolers will love painting in this fun way for Valentine's Day or Mother's Day.
Melt old crayons with a hair dryer to create a melted crayon canvas. Children have so much fun seeing the hot wax make cool designs. Just make sure an adult helps!.Wax can get hot with this one!
Even toddlers and preschoolers can make this easy art project. An adult can help tape out a design and then let the little artist fill the page with marks and colors. The best part is that you can repeat this art idea over and over and get different results each time.
Explore cool process art with children. They will love painting with bleeding tissue paper to make fun designs and overlapping colors on paper. After the painting dry, young students can work on folding paper to cut out heart shapes.
Easy Glue Resist Watercolor Painting Idea For Kids
Create a lovely heart design by using glue to create a watercolor resist for a fun and energetic heart painting idea. Children can use different colors to showcase your mood and personality.
Older children will love seeing watercolor paint blend in this awesome Valentine's Day watercolor painting idea. Our step-by-step watercolor painting lesson will help you create a rainbow heart design for a perfect homemade card.
Use premade keychains to create this easy Valentine's Day craft. This would be an adorable addition to any class Valentine or an easy way to share emotions and feelings with friends and loved ones.
The Pop Art style is such a great way for kids to create amazing artworks. Add coloring mixing or different styles of hearts to create awesome grid like artworks.
Find those rocks and add your own unique heart designs. Not only is this a great heart art project, but relaxing, too. Use repeating shapes for a cohesive look.
Teach your children the lifelong skill of sewing with this plush heart craft. This is a great beginner sewing project that won't take too long to complete.
Have you ever seen how excited kids get when they get to use hammers or other tools? You probably need to help your little kids with the nailing, but this string art is a fabulous project to keep their little fingers busy.
Make your own clay heart pins using oven bake clay! We absolutely love this simple and easy heart pin craft idea and they really do make awesome Valentine's.
3-D paper hearts look way more complicated than they are. Have fun with different patterend papers to create one-of-a-kind hearts to hang to decorate your school or home.
Use black glue and watercolor paints to create these window clings. We just love that you probably already have the materials at your house for this fun art project for kids.
Encourage your children's love of nature with these fun nature-inspired heart crafts. Use materials like pressed flowers or other items found on a nature hike to complete your tree.
A simple little cut turns these heart drawings into bookmarks. The best part is that there is not wrong way to design them. You could even laminate them for a little more protection.
Share the love with the birds with this adorable birdseed heart craft idea. They are so cute that you will love decorating a tree in your front yard with them.
Add a personalized touch and pick a map of a place you love. Create unique heart ornaments to display those places dear to you. This is a simple, but creative heart idea for older kids.
Hearts are simple shapes that spark endless creativity for all ages. With these 40+ easy projects, you can craft meaningful and colorful masterpieces anytime. Grab your materials, add your unique touch, and let the heart-inspired fun begin!
As a former art teacher, artist and mom, Erin knows how important expressing your creativity is. Even the youngest children can enjoy the process of artmaking with their families.
Heart bookmarks are so cute!
Yes! Hearts are such a fun shape to use for all sorts of things, even awesome heart bookmarks.