Valentine Heart Shaped Dog and Cat
Valentines is a great time for kids think of their own pet or one they may want to own. Why not create a cute heart shaped pet for Valentine's Day? This craft is not only simple but inexpensive too. The Dollar Tree is a great place to finds craft supplies. I purchased the heart shaped dollies, pipe cleaners and glitter foam hearts all at the Dollar Tree. You can of course be creative and use supplies you already have available.
Heart Shaped Dog
To make this adorable dog, begin with a heart doily from the Dollar Tree. You will place it upside down on your work surface.
Now, cut a heart out of construction paper. This will form the ears, so make sure it is smaller then the paper doily. After cutting out the heart, use your scissors to cut the heart in half. These will be the ears for the dog.
Cut the heart in half to make ears
Glue the ears to the side of the heart. The rounded part of the heart will face down. Angle the pointed part of the heart to fit along the edge of the paper doily.
Add the ears to the dog's face.
To create the cute face use some craft foam shapes. Add a larger foam heart for the dog's nose. Glue it at the middle and bottom of the paper heart doily. Next, use a smaller heart as a spot for the dog. Add a googly eye on top of the smaller foam heart and add it on the face. Then, add a second googly eye to complete the dog's face.
Add foam hearts for the face.
Heart Shaped Cat
You can also create a heart shaped cat. To make this, start with a heart shaped paper doily. This time, place it on your work surface face up.
Add features using craft supplies and paper to make the cat's face. Googly eyes, pipe cleaner whiskers and a cut heart nose. Cut one pipe cleaner in half to make the whiskers. Then glue them into the doily and add a heart nose on top. Separate the pipe cleaners and form to make them look like whiskers.
Finally, make triangle ears in any color you would like. Add them to the top of the cat.
