Hippo Valentine Craft For Kids
Have the kids make a homemade Valentine to give to someone special or to use as a fun holiday decoration with our hippo Valentine craft!
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[adthrive-in-post-video-player video-id="HLPuQjfX" upload-date="2023-01-28T00:00:00.000Z" name="Hippo Valentine Craft For Kids" description="Have the kids make a homemade Valentine to give to someone special or to use as a fun holiday decoration like our hippo Valentine craft! Kids will love making this happy hippo ready to share the love. Have the kids stretch their creativity by choosing if they'd like to make their craft in traditional Valentine colors or the more realistic colors of a hippo. They'll also work on their scissor skills cutting out all the pieces, fine motor skills gluing them in just the right place, and how to follow directions when they complete this craft."]
Materials
- Colored cardstock or construction paper
- Scissors
- Glue
- Hippo template
Instructions
- Download the hippo template, print, and cut out the pieces you need.
- Start by gluing the eyes beneath both of the eyebrows.
- Take the nose and mouth piece and glue them to the bottom of the hippo's head, so it's slightly overlapping the bottom of the eyes.
- Next, glue the inner ears to both of the outer ears.
- Glue the belly to the middle of the hippo's body.
- Place the heart in the middle of the hippo's belly and glue it in place.
- Finish up by gluing the arms and to both sides of the hippo's body so it looks like it's holding the heart. Trim off the excess paper that hangs off the sides.