Valentine Pop-up Card - Valentine Card Arts and Craft
This personalized Kids Valentine card is a good project to make for a VERY special person in your life. The card takes a lot of steps, but they are all very easy - it’s basically a lot of folding and cutting.
To make a , you will need:
- Two pieces of colored paper, each a different color (construction paper works) plus a few scraps of paper
- A photograph
- Markers or crayons
- Scissors
- Glue and tape
Valentine Pop-up Card - Step 1
Fold each piece of paper in half
Valentine Card - Step 2
To make the two hearts you will need, cut one of the pieces of paper in half along the fold.
Kids Valentine Card - Step 3
Fold each of these pieces in half and cut along the fold
Valentine Cards for Kids - Step 4
Draw half a heart on each (around the fold)
Valentine Cards - Step 5
Cut along the line you drew. This will make 2 hearts.
Valentine Cards - Step 6
Fold one of the hearts in half
Valentine Cards - Step 7
Draw a small half-heart on the folded heart and cut along the lines. This forms the picture frame
Valentine Cards - Step 9
Cut the photo to fit inside the heart frame
Valentine Cards - Step 10
Assemble the picture frame by placing the center-less heart on the photo and gluing it down
Valentine Cards - Step 11
Glue the solid heart to the front of the card. Decorate the front of the card with markers or crayons, or with tiny cut-out hearts
Kids Valentine Cards - Step 12
Cut two strips of paper (about 1 inch by 8 inches). Any color will do
Kids Valentine Popup Cards - Step 13
Position the strips perpendicular to each other. Staple them together where they overla
Popup Cards - Valentine - Step 14
Fold one strip over the other, like an accordion or spring
Valentine Pop-up Cards - Step 15
Continue folding, making a springy strip
Valentine Pop-up Cards - Step 16
Tape the springy strip to the inside of the card
Kids Valentine Pop-up Card - Step 17
Tape the heart photo in the frame to the springy strip
Valentine Popup Cards - Step 18
Write a message on your card
