This heart looks a little crumpled, but it is stuffed and full in real life!

This is very easy to make with either staples or glue or both. The only things you need are newspaper and construction paper!

Materials:
Newspaper. The heart must be big enough to fill up 1/4 of a full newspaper page.
Newspaper for stuffing.
Red Construction Paper.
Stapler.
Glue.
Marker.

Time: About 15 minutes.

Method:
1) Cut a template for your heart. I used a stiff cardboard that I could trace around. Measure the heart so that 4 hearts can be cut from 1 sheet of newspaper. It will take 2 hearts to make the craft.
2) Cut out your hearts.
3) Cut a smaller heart from red construction paper. The craft only requires one red heart.
4) Cut a wavy pattern from red construction paper. You will need enough to encircle the heart. If the waves are narrow enough, it will curve a little as you glue it in place.
5) Construct your heart:- staple your two pieces of heart shaped newspaper together, leaving a space in the side big enough for your hand.
6) Stuff crumpled newspaper in the side of the heart until it is full. Move the newspaper as needed to make a nice shapely heart.
7) Finish stapling the side of the heart.
8) Write your sentiment on the red construction paper heart. Glue it to the front of the newspaper heart.
9) Glue your wavy paper around your heart.
10) Give it away to someone you love!!!

TIPS FOR WORKING WITH KIDS:
Have the newspaper hearts pre-cut in order to have matching hearts. Let them cut out the red hearts from a pattern on red construction paper. This will give them cutting practice and still have a nice result. I would also suggest pre-cutting the wavy pattern. Many kids are not skilled enough with scissors to make a wavy pattern, but you could have them do it as a learning operation. Good Luck!