Creative Fun – Hearts Bunting

Sometimes it’s the simple things that are best for play dates and especially with a mix of ages so we set up a simple Creation Station at a recent Valentines playdate and left the children to get creative with the materials provides then turned their creations into some cute Hearts Bunting for decoration.

Materials needed for the Valentines Playdate Creation Station

Card in various shades of Pink and Red
Scissors
Dot Markers
Glue Sticks
Sequins
Glitter Dots
Pens
Chalks
Crayons

Valentines Playdate Creative fun

I set up a simple Creation Station for the children at the playdate – with 3 children I cut up a selection of hearts for the children to decorate and then left them to get creative on their own.

Using Dot Markers instead of normal paint there was a lot less mess than there could have been and with children of various ages the creation station meant that they could use their own skills and develop the hearts in the way that they wanted. Because we had very young children (under 2′s) we avoided putting out the scissors but with an older play date that would be great.

Once the children had decorated the hearts (and it really doesn’t matter if they do both sides – yes J is one of those children) We then hole punched in the corners and used some sparkly ribbon left over from Christmas wrapping and used that to string the hearts together and then decorate our room.

Valentines Play Date Inspiration

Would you like more inspiration for a Valentines Playdate – I did a Hangout on Air recently with Krissy from B-Inspired Mama and Gina from Connecting Family and Seoul with an idea for a simple snack to make and eat (going to try this next week), and some learning fun you can watch the video below enjoy

Are you planning a Valentines themed playdate for your kids what have you got planned?

Check out some of our other simple Valentines Ideas for Playdates and young children.

With 19 ideas for heart crafts for Tots this provides inspiration for those Valentines Day Cards for your little ones.

Make some simple Valentines Date Cupcakes which you can then decorate as you want for you and your kids.