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How to create heart art with bubble wrap

This unique project creates heart art with bubble wrap. It’s perfect for a Valentine’s day project, or to make a fun gift for mom!This unique project creates heart art with bubble wrap. It's perfect for a Valentine's day project, or to make a fun gift for mom!

Art with Bubble Wrap

Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, and all the heart crafts are showing up on Pinterest and Facebook.

I love this bubble wrap craft idea because it’s pretty open-ended. Kids of all skill levels can create something beautiful!

Plus, they can be used for Valentine’s Day, Mother’s day, and more!

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Tips for making this heart art.

  • You could easily do these hearts on a larger scale!
  • Acrylic paint dries pretty fast.
  • You can save the cutting out of the hearts for when the paint is drying if you need to save time.
  • If you don’t have pallet knives, use thick pieces of cardboard.
  • This project can get messy! We recommend creating outdoors or in a space where the mess won’t be an issue.
  • Acrylic paint can ruin clothes. Make sure kids are wearing appropriate painting clothes.

How to make these bubble wrap crafts for preschoolers

Below is our step by step tutorial for creating this heart bubble wrap idea. Feel free to print it for easy reference.

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Bubble Wrap Heart Art

This unique project creates heart art with bubble wrap. It's perfect for a Valentine's day project, or to make a fun gift for mom!

Use this fun printing technique to create fun Valentine's Day Art!

Prep Time 5 minutes
Active Time 15 minutes
Additional Time 5 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Difficulty Easy

Materials

Tools

  • Paper Cutter
  • Pencil
  • Scissors
  • Pallet Knife
  • Glue Stick
  • Paint Pen or Markers (optional)

Instructions

  1. Start by cutting both sheets of your paper into 1/4ths. Then draw hearts onto 4 of your pieces. You will not see your pencil lines in the end so there is no need to erase any mistakes.
  2. Then pinch the center of your heart to snip a starting point. Continue to cut out the center of the heart. Again, you will not see your lines so don't worry if any of them show. Place your hearts off to the side, with your 4 plain sheets of cardstock.
  3. Next, on a sheet of wax paper, squirt out a few stripes of your acrylic paint colors. You will want at least 2. Make sure they are colors that will blend well.
  4. Use a pallet knife to spread out the paint into an even layer at least the size of your quarter sheet of paper.
  5. Cut a piece of bubble wrap slightly smaller than your paper. Place it bubble side down on the paint and press down.
  6. Now move the bubble wrap paint side down to a plain sheet of your cardstock.
  7. Peel the bubble wrap back off to reveal your print!Continue this on each sheet of plain cardstock. You should easily get 4 with the same paint and bubble wrap.
  8. Once your pattern has dried attach the cut hearts on top using glue. Be sure to add the glue to the side of the heart where any pencil marks have been made.
  9. Trim off any uneven edges on your design.
  10. Last, you can add names or messages onto your hearts.

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More heart art projects you will love!

  • Cardboard Hearts – Use up that stack of Amazon boxes with this fun heart art project.
  • Heart Wands – 3D heart wands that kids can play with after they are finished creating.
  • Heart Rocks – These fun painted rocks are great for gifts, hiding, and decorating!

When to make bubble wrap hearts

Sometimes you see a craft and think, oh that’s cute! But then you don’t know when you will make it. Here are some ideas for this fun art project!

  • Let your kids pass them out at their Valentine’s Day class party.
  • Paint them during a holiday party.
  • Gift them to grandparents, on Mother’s Day, or Father’s Day.
  • Hang them around your playroom.
  • Send them to a local hospital to cheer someone up.
  • Decorate your bulletin board.

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This unique project creates heart art with bubble wrap. It's perfect for a Valentine's day project, or to make a fun gift for mom! #twitchetts

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