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A Page of Hearts (Valentine’s Pictures)

Two grids of colorful heart drawings by children, displayed on a pink background, capture the spirit of Valentine's Day.

Valentine’s Day is coming!  Are you looking for a fun heart project idea to try with your kids?  This challenge for my 3rd graders was to design 9 different hearts.  I used this project with a substitute teacher earlier this week when I was home with sick kids.  The students received a photocopied grid and they were challenged with drawing hearts in each rectangle and designing them in unique ways and to try a variety of materials.. these were made with Sharpies, paints, oil pastels, wire, pipe cleaners, tissue paper and scraps.  I told the sub that they were not required to draw hearts and if they really wanted to draw something else in each rectangle instead (like a tree or star or something else) they could choose to do so.  Everybody drew hearts, so I guess they all were excited about Valentine’s Day.

Two grids of colorful, creative heart drawings with different patterns and textures on a red background, perfect for Valentine's Day. Valentine's Art Project Page of Hearts 2015-02-01 22.17.55 (740x628) Heart Collage Hearts Collage Collage of Hearts Collage of Hearts Valentine


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About Marcia Beckett

Marcia is an elementary art teacher and loves painting, drawing, sculpture, art journaling and clay. Her blog, Art is Basic, features many exciting art projects for kids.

2 Responses to A Page of Hearts (Valentine’s Pictures)

  1. Lydia says:

    What is the size of the grid? How big are the “squares” students used to draw hearts and fill in with mixed media to create hearts? Want to try but need measurements please.

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