Have your child make a HUGE splash this upcoming Valentine’s Day holiday by giving their classmates their awesome handmade Paper Doily Hippo Valentines with surprise candies!

A small handmade paper valentine card that will stand out from the crowd! We are going to show YOU how easy it is to make a hippo valentine card within minutes, in the full tutorial below! #gluedtomycrafts

Hippo Valentine Craft Supplies:

* Paper Trimmer
* Small Pink Heart Doilies – one per hippo valentine card
* Colored Cardstock Paper {I used pink, white and purple}
* Tape Runner Adhesive/Glue Stick
* Basic Craft Scissors
* Large Glue Dots
* Large Wiggle Eyes – two per hippo valentine card
* Chocolate Heart Candies – two per hippo valentine card {I used Reeses}

Directions:

Now I normally do these card crafts in a different step-by-step order but since everyone’s hippo could potentially be a different size from mine, I suggest working a bit backwards on this craft! Don’t make your card shape until your paper doily hippo is done first.

* So on that note, first things first – use adhesive to adhere your pink paper heart doily to the center of a single sheet of cardstock. You will want your heart to be upside down to give the look of the face of the hippo.
* Next use a large glue dot to add TWO heart chocolates as the nostrils of the hippo.
* Next, take some cardstock and trim out two small ears from pink cardstock and adhere them to the card front.
* Finish off by adding on the googly eyes to the paper doily.
* Now the final step – take your paper trimmer and NOW trim down your card to create the valentine. The size of yours may depend on how big you made your hippo’s. I do not suggest these to go in an envelope but I think you knew that already :-) Add other embellishments you see fit when done trimming.
* Finally – it’s time to your creation gift away!

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For further inspiration this Valentine’s Day holiday, be sure to check out our Unicorn version of this craft! Then come share what you think of it on our Facebook page! We LOVE hearing from you! #gluedtomycraftsinspiresyou