Valentine’s Day Crafts for Kids: Valentine Stitching Boards

Stitching boards have been a major staple in our bag of tricks for as long as we can remember. They are great for a range of ages and help kids be creative while developing a range of skills. Our first set we ever made were these painted wooden boards that were pretty, functional, and a favorite with our kids. However, you don’t have to get out a power drill to make stitching boards–we made our latest set from a soda box!

What are fun Valentine’s Day Crafts for Kids?

These boards are such a great Valentine’s Day Craft because not only can your kid’s help make these stitching boards by cutting, painting, and punching holes in the cardboard, they can stitch a variety of designs, and stitch them over and over!

How to make a homemade Stitching Board Valentine card?

Supplies Needed to Make Valentine Stitching Boards

To make your own Valentine’s stitching boards you’ll want to gather cardboard that is thick enough to hold its shape while it is being stitched, but not so thick that you can’t cut it with scissors or punch it with a hole-punch. We found that a soda box was the perfect weight.

Once the pieces are cut and punched it’s so fun to let kids paint and design their own heart before the stitching begins! 

For this tutorial, you will need:

• Cardboard
• Scissors
• Hole Punch
• Craft Paint
• Paint Brushes
• Yarn

Step by Step Tutorial for Valentine Stitching Boards

Step 1: Cut cardboard into hearts using scissors. 

Step 2: Punch your desired designs into the hearts using a hole punch. (We did some around the perimeter, some in the center, etch.)

Step 3: Let kids paint the hearts in their desired colors. Let the paint dry completely. 

Step 4: Cut a length of yarn and let kids stitch away, creating their own designs, or those you imagined! 

Step 5: Remove yarn and repeat!

Valentine's Day Crafts for Kids: Valentine Stitching Boards

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If you’re looking for Valentine’s Day Crafts for Kids, we have a fun little project for you! Valentine stitching boards are a great way to keep little fingers busy and practice motor skills!

Materials

• Cardboard
• Scissors
• Hole Punch
• Craft Paint
• Paint Brushes
• Yarn

Instructions

1. Cut cardboard into hearts using scissors. 
2. Punch your desired designs into the hearts using a hole punch. (We did some around the perimeter, some in the center, etch.)
3. Let kids paint the hearts in their desired colors. Let the paint dry completely.
4. Cut a length of yarn and let kids stitch away, creating their own designs, or those you imagined! 
5. Remove yarn and repeat!

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That’s it! Such a fun way to create together for Valentine’s Day! You can reuse these over and over as stitching boards or once they are stitched they can be used to make a garland or to be given as Valentines! 

Happy Making!
ox. Liz and Sam 

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DIY Painted Disco Ball Art

If you frequent trendy TikTok or Instagram you have likely started noticing disco balls or creations that are mirrored like disco balls EVERYWHERE. I’ve seen mirrored cherries, bows, hearts, and more, and I’ve gotta say, I love the idea of making life a little bit more of a party with this accessory. 

How Do You Paint a Disco Ball? 

One fun way we dove into the trend recently was by painting our own! I’m not much of an artist but found it to be pretty doable since it is mostly painting squares. I also found that by looking for inspiration of true artists around the internet I was able to make sense of where different shades of colors should go in order to give the illusion of light shining on the ball. 

What is the Best Way to Paint a Disco Ball?

As a beginner and not much of an artist I needed to start with a canvas that already had the lines of the mirror ball drawn for me. (I found mine in a kit here that came with paint and a brush. I used my own craft paints because I liked the coverage better.) However, if you are more confident as an artist, you could begin by drawing the grid of the disco ball yourself, or even free-hand it as you paint.

I then used other disco ball art I’d seen online to determine where colors should be lighter and darker to mimic the unique surface of a disco ball. (This is a good example, or this!) I painted one ball where the light came from the side and another where the light hit the center of the ball. 

Supplies Needed to Make a Painted Disco Ball

Circle Canvas or Disco Ball Art Kit
Paint Brushes
Acrylic Craft Paint
Paint Palette

How Do You Paint a Disco Ball?

Step 1: If you purchased a plain, round canvas without the printed disco ball grid, use a pencil to draw your grid. This is a helpful tutorial, if needed. 

Step 2: Begin painting your squares. I found that the most essential part of making this project work was mixing paints. I started by choosing 5-6 paints and then mixed them together as I went to create lighter or darker shades and show the natural gradiant of the colors. Even though I only used a handful of colors, I ended up with tons of shades when I was done because I mixed the colors as I went for nearly every square. 

Step 3: Once all of the squares are painted, let dry completely, then hang and enjoy!

DIY Painted Disco Ball Art

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Learn how to make your own DIY Painted Disco Ball Art with this simple tutorial! The disco ball trend is here to stay and there are a million ways to create around this fun party accessory. We’ll show you how we made this Disco Ball Art!

Materials

• Circle Canvas or Disco Ball Art Kit
• Paint Brushes
• Acrylic Craft Paint
• Paint Palette for Mixing

Instructions

1. If you purchased a plain, round canvas without the printed disco ball grid, use a pencil to draw your grid.
2. Begin painting your squares. I found that the most essential part of
   making this project work was mixing paints. I started by choosing 5-6
   paints and then mixed them together as I went to create lighter or
   darker shades and show the natural gradient of the colors. Even though I
   only used a handful of colors, I ended up with tons of shades when I
   was done because I mixed the colors as I went for nearly every square. 
3. Once all of the squares are painted, let dry completely, then hang and enjoy!

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Happy making!
ox. Liz and Sam 

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