Valentine’s Day is such a fun time of year that can be used to make memories with your little ones.
Recreating our unicorn heart tutorial with your child, is a great way to celebrate the holiday together, while also leaving you with a beautiful work of art to show off all season long!
Heart Shaped Unicorn Craft
Create some magical and extra colorful craft time with your child today with our latest Craft Foam Heart Unicorn kid craft idea!!!
Turn ordinary inexpensive craft foam hearts into one-of-a-kind unicorn pieces within minutes! Whether you use them as rainbow themed party decor, pretend play pieces OR as creative Valentines for your child’s classroom party – this craft foam unicorn craft idea is sure to be a real “fast” winner!!!
So what are you waiting for? Let’s grab those craft supplies and get to work on making some “mystical” unicorn craft pieces today!
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Our tutorial is a fun and easy craft project for Valentine’s Day. Kids will love creating and showing off their heart shaped unicorn creations!
Craft Supplies:
- Large Craft Foam Hearts
- Cardstock Paper
- Gold Glitter Cardstock Paper
- School Glue
- Basic Craft Scissors
- Large Wiggle Eyes
- Hand-Held Office Stapler
- Tye-dye Craft Yarn
Directions:
- One craft foam heart will make ONE unicorn. Go ahead and pull it out in front of you.
- First grab all your sheets of cardstock paper and scissors. Have children cut a nose, unicorn horn, ears etc. for EACH unicorn they are making.
- Set all the paper pieces aside when you are done.
- Now grab the craft yarn and the scissors again.
- Cut a handful of 4 inch pieces of yarn {maybe 10-20 strands depending on how full you want the hair to be.}
- Lay them all together, facing all the same direction.
- Cut another piece of yarn and tie it around the center of your yarn bunch. This will the unicorn’s hair.
- To finish off your Craft Foam Heart Unicorn, have children glue their cardstock pieces in place, as well stapling on the yarn hair to the top of the heart shape.
- Then add a wiggle eye and any other embellishments they see fit {like glitter, heart stickers etc.} before displaying proudly!
- Remember to encourage your child to really add their own crafty spin along the way!!!
RELATED TUTORIAL —> Popsicle Stick Unicorns
Unicorn Jokes:
Q: How do unicorns get to the park?
A: On a unicycle.
Q: Why did the unicorn want to join the school band?
A: So he could wear a uni-form.
Q: What did the baby unicorn say to her mommy?
A: Where’s pop corn?
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Crafting is so incredibly enjoyable and therapeutic, and it’s even more rewarding when you get to make something with someone else! Inviting your children to participate in a daily craft, is such an exciting way to bond, express creativity, and make a magical piece of art together.
So on that note, if you are looking for MORE crafty ideas to recreate today, please check out these past posts from us:
Popsicle Stick Valentine Superheroes
Popsicle Stick Valentine Love Truck
Handprint Wood Slice Heart Keepsake
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Craft Foam Heart Unicorn
It's simply MAGICAL! We have combined some of our favorite craft materials into a Craft Foam Heart Unicorn! Perfect for Valentine's Day!
Instructions
- One craft foam heart will make ONE unicorn. Go ahead and pull it out in front of you.Large Craft Foam Hearts
- First grab all your sheets of cardstock paper and scissors. Have children cut a nose, unicorn horn, ears etc. for EACH unicorn they are making.Cardstock Paper, Glitter Cardstock Paper
- Set all the paper pieces aside when you are done.
- Now grab the craft yarn and the scissors again.Craft Yarn
- Cut a handful of 4 inch pieces of yarn {maybe 10-20 strands depending on how full you want the hair to be.}
- Lay them all together, facing all the same direction.
- Cut another piece of yarn and tie it around the center of your yarn bunch. This will the unicorn's hair.
- To finish off your Craft Foam Heart Unicorn, have children glue their cardstock pieces in place, as well stapling on the yarn hair to the top of the heart shape.
- Then add a wiggle eye and any other embellishments they see fit {like glitter, heart stickers etc.} before displaying proudly!Large Wiggle Eyes
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