How to Make a Valentine's Day Butterfly for Kids

Hope your having fun making the Valentine's Day crafts. We'll move on to the fifth video in the Valentine's Day crafts with kids series. In this video clip you'll learn how to make a Valentine's butterfly.

Materials needed for the Valentine's Day Butterfly for Kids:

Toilet paper roll
Pencil
Construction paper
Stencil or a template of a heart (or you can draw one freehand)
Scissors Scissors (safety scissors for small kids)
Elmer's Glue
Pipe cleaners
Wiggly eyes

Let's get started:



Are you getting creative and thinking of ways to change the Valentine's Day Butterfly? Some other ideas:

Substitute eyes from glitter glue instead of the wiggly eyes.

Use fake plastic roses for the antennas.

Make a butterfly family mobile.

Create different animals (use bigger paper towel roles).

Feel free to share your ideas!

Making Valentine's Day crafts with kids 15 part video series:

Kid's Valentine's Crafts Video #1 - How to Make a Valentine's Day Card for Kids

Kid's Valentine's Crafts Video #2 - Making Valentine's Day Heart Animals for Kids

Kid's Valentine's Crafts Video #3 - How to Make a Homemade Valentine for Kids

Kid's Valentine's Crafts Video #4 - How to Make a Heart Suncatcher Valentine for Kids

Kid's Valentine's Crafts Video #5 - How to Make a Valentine's Day Butterfly for Kids

Kid's Valentine's Crafts Video #6 - How to Make a Heart Necklace Valentine for Kids

Kid's Valentine's Crafts Video #7 - Making a Kids Valentine's Day Feet Card

Kid's Valentine's Crafts Video #8 - How to Make a Valentine's Day Bookmark for Kids

Kid's Valentine's Crafts Video #9 - How to Make a Valentine's Day Heart Person for Kids

Kid's Valentine's Crafts Video #10 - How to Make a Valentine's Day Key Chain for Kids

Kid's Valentine's Crafts Video #11 - How to Paint a Valentine's Day Card for Kids

Kid's Valentine's Crafts Video #12 - Making a Valentine's Day Heart Wreath for Kids

Kid's Valentine's Crafts Video #13 - How to Make a Valentine's Day Mobile for Kids

Kid's Valentine's Crafts Video #14 - How to Make a Valentine's Day Tote Bag for Kids



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How to Make a Heart Suncatcher Valentine for Kids

In this, the fourth video of the Valentine's Day crafts with kids series, you're going to learn how to make a heart sun catcher for Valentine's Day.

Materials needed for Heart Suncatcher Valentine for Kids:

Contact paper
Tissue paper
Magic marker
Scissors (safety scissors for small kids)



This one can get a little sticky (sorry, I couldn't resist). Actually, this one is very easy to make. Add string to hang them by any window in your home and catch the light of day by letting the sun pass through and reflect the beautiful colors.

Have fun!

Making Valentine's Day crafts with kids 15 part video series:

Kid's Valentine's Crafts Video #1 - How to Make a Valentine's Day Card for Kids

Kid's Valentine's Crafts Video #2 - Making Valentine's Day Heart Animals for Kids

Kid's Valentine's Crafts Video #3 - How to Make a Homemade Valentine for Kids

Kid's Valentine's Crafts Video #4 - How to Make a Heart Suncatcher Valentine for Kids

Kid's Valentine's Crafts Video #5 - How to Make a Valentine's Day Butterfly for Kids

Kid's Valentine's Crafts Video #6 - How to Make a Heart Necklace Valentine for Kids

Kid's Valentine's Crafts Video #7 - Making a Kids Valentine's Day Feet Card

Kid's Valentine's Crafts Video #8 - How to Make a Valentine's Day Bookmark for Kids

Kid's Valentine's Crafts Video #9 - How to Make a Valentine's Day Heart Person for Kids

Kid's Valentine's Crafts Video #10 - How to Make a Valentine's Day Key Chain for Kids

Kid's Valentine's Crafts Video #11 - How to Paint a Valentine's Day Card for Kids

Kid's Valentine's Crafts Video #12 - Making a Valentine's Day Heart Wreath for Kids

Kid's Valentine's Crafts Video #13 - How to Make a Valentine's Day Mobile for Kids

Kid's Valentine's Crafts Video #14 - How to Make a Valentine's Day Tote Bag for Kids



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How to Make a Homemade Valentine for Kids

Learn how to make a homemade Valentine's gift, for your child to give to their friends, in this third video of the Valentine's Day crafts with kids series. This craft is called a "Warm Fuzzy".

Materials needed for Make a Homemade Valentine for Kids:

Construction Paper for the Heart cut out (stencil or freehand)
Scissors (safety for small kids)
Pom-Pom (small and large)
Elmer's Glue
Beady eyes
Pipe cleaner
Magic Marker



Most of the materials listed in the Valentine's Day crafts with kids video series can be purchased at your local crafts stores.

For the heart cut out, you can draw one by freehand or make a stencil out of cardboard. Making the stencil is the better way to go, as it will be used in other videos in this series and is wonderful for future crafts. You can always look in your craft store for heart stencils.

How can we be creative when making our "Warm Fuzzy"? Here were some of our ideas while making this craft:

Use different color pom-poms and construction paper.

Substitute eyes from glitter glue instead of the beady eyes.

Glue small Valentine candy hearts on the construction paper instead of the writing.

Use fake plastic roses for the antennas.

Make a "Warm Fuzzy" family. Make three of the above "Warm Fuzzy" crafts, take an ice cream stick and color both sides, then glue across the back of the "Fuzzies" horizontally.

Your child's imagination is the limit. Be sure to share any ideas you have!

Making Valentine's Day crafts with kids 15 part video series:

Kid's Valentine's Crafts Video #1 - How to Make a Valentine's Day Card for Kids

Kid's Valentine's Crafts Video #2 - Making Valentine's Day Heart Animals for Kids

Kid's Valentine's Crafts Video #3 - How to Make a Homemade Valentine for Kids

Kid's Valentine's Crafts Video #4 - How to Make a Heart Suncatcher Valentine for Kids

Kid's Valentine's Crafts Video #5 - How to Make a Valentine's Day Butterfly for Kids

Kid's Valentine's Crafts Video #6 - How to Make a Heart Necklace Valentine for Kids

Kid's Valentine's Crafts Video #7 - Making a Kids Valentine's Day Feet Card

Kid's Valentine's Crafts Video #8 - How to Make a Valentine's Day Bookmark for Kids

Kid's Valentine's Crafts Video #9 - How to Make a Valentine's Day Heart Person for Kids

Kid's Valentine's Crafts Video #10 - How to Make a Valentine's Day Key Chain for Kids

Kid's Valentine's Crafts Video #11 - How to Paint a Valentine's Day Card for Kids

Kid's Valentine's Crafts Video #12 - Making a Valentine's Day Heart Wreath for Kids

Kid's Valentine's Crafts Video #13 - How to Make a Valentine's Day Mobile for Kids

Kid's Valentine's Crafts Video #14 - How to Make a Valentine's Day Tote Bag for Kids



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Making Valentine's Day Heart Animals for Kids

In this second video of the making Valentine's Day crafts with kids series, you will learn how to make heart animals for Valentine's Day.

Materials needed for Making Valentine's Day Heart Animals for Kids:

Construction paper
Pencil
Stencil or a template of a heart (or you can draw one freehand)
Scissors (safety for small kids)
Elmer's glue
Magic markers (your choice of color)



Make sure you use different color construction paper for your hearts. If you don't have a heart stencil, you can always draw them freehand or make your own template with cardboard.

Be creative and see what other kinds of heart animals you can create. You can also use other supplies to decorate finished animals, such as stickers, glitter glue, paints and crayons.

Making Valentine's Day crafts with kids 15 part video series:

Kid's Valentine's Crafts Video #1 - How to Make a Valentine's Day Card for Kids

Kid's Valentine's Crafts Video #2 - Making Valentine's Day Heart Animals for Kids

Kid's Valentine's Crafts Video #3 - How to Make a Homemade Valentine for Kids

Kid's Valentine's Crafts Video #4 - How to Make a Heart Suncatcher Valentine for Kids

Kid's Valentine's Crafts Video #5 - How to Make a Valentine's Day Butterfly for Kids

Kid's Valentine's Crafts Video #6 - How to Make a Heart Necklace Valentine for Kids

Kid's Valentine's Crafts Video #7 - Making a Kids Valentine's Day Feet Card

Kid's Valentine's Crafts Video #8 - How to Make a Valentine's Day Bookmark for Kids

Kid's Valentine's Crafts Video #9 - How to Make a Valentine's Day Heart Person for Kids

Kid's Valentine's Crafts Video #10 - How to Make a Valentine's Day Key Chain for Kids

Kid's Valentine's Crafts Video #11 - How to Paint a Valentine's Day Card for Kids

Kid's Valentine's Crafts Video #12 - Making a Valentine's Day Heart Wreath for Kids

Kid's Valentine's Crafts Video #13 - How to Make a Valentine's Day Mobile for Kids

Kid's Valentine's Crafts Video #14 - How to Make a Valentine's Day Tote Bag for Kids



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How to Make a Valentine's Day Card for Kids

In this video you and your children can learn how to make a Valentine's Day card using a hand cutout.

Materials needed:

Construction paper
Elmer's glue
Scissors (safety for small kids)
Magic marker (your choice of color)



A nice easy Valentine's Day card to make! Use you imangination when finishing the card.

Making Valentine's Day crafts with kids 15 part video series:

Kid's Valentine's Crafts Video #1 - How to Make a Valentine's Day Card for Kids

Kid's Valentine's Crafts Video #2 - Making Valentine's Day Heart Animals for Kids

Kid's Valentine's Crafts Video #3 - How to Make a Homemade Valentine for Kids

Kid's Valentine's Crafts Video #4 - How to Make a Heart Suncatcher Valentine for Kids

Kid's Valentine's Crafts Video #5 - How to Make a Valentine's Day Butterfly for Kids

Kid's Valentine's Crafts Video #6 - How to Make a Heart Necklace Valentine for Kids

Kid's Valentine's Crafts Video #7 - Making a Kids Valentine's Day Feet Card

Kid's Valentine's Crafts Video #8 - How to Make a Valentine's Day Bookmark for Kids

Kid's Valentine's Crafts Video #9 - How to Make a Valentine's Day Heart Person for Kids

Kid's Valentine's Crafts Video #10 - How to Make a Valentine's Day Key Chain for Kids

Kid's Valentine's Crafts Video #11 - How to Paint a Valentine's Day Card for Kids

Kid's Valentine's Crafts Video #12 - Making a Valentine's Day Heart Wreath for Kids

Kid's Valentine's Crafts Video #13 - How to Make a Valentine's Day Mobile for Kids

Kid's Valentine's Crafts Video #14 - How to Make a Valentine's Day Tote Bag for Kids



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Free Baby Mozart music download

The Baby Einstein website is offering a free download of one of Mozart's most beloved songs.

Information about the free Baby Mozart music download from Baby Einstein:

In honor of Mozart's birthday on January 27th, Baby Einstein is celebrating classical music during the month of January. Check out some of our most popular classical music products, discover some interesting tidbits about Mozart, and enjoy this free download of one of Mozart's most beloved songs orchestrated especially for little ears by the Baby Einstein Music Box Orchestra!

You have to register at Baby Einstein to get the free download and it's available through Wednesday January 27, 2010.



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Free FDNY Fire Safety Activity Coloring Book

My youngest son is in love with firetrucks (he loves all trucks but firetrucks are his favorite). We own anything and everything related to firetrucks.

When I am on the computer, he make his way over and we have to search for something with firetrucks (I'm starting to see them in my sleep)!!!

Now, I'm sure there are many other children who are big fans of firetrucks and firemen, so... let the posts begin.

This one is for a free FDNY Fire Safety Activity Coloring Book. The activity book is designed to help children understand basic concepts of fire safety, burn prevention, and emergency procedures.

"HOTDOG's Fire Safety Coloring Book is here! Packed with 12 fun lessons about fire safety, special information for grown-ups, and an authentic New York City Fire Department Junior Firefighter Certificate!"

The FDNY Fire Safety Activity Coloring Book is twenty pages long is available for free download in two formats:

1) PDF version (requires the free Adobe Acrobat Reader, which you can get free by doing a search on the Internet)

2) There are scanned images of all the pages of the book which you can print from your browser or save to your computer.

Related Post:

Free Activity and Coloring Books from Senate Republican Communications



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Kanga and Roo Coloring Pages

Now we can't have a Winnie the Pooh and A.A. Milne's Birthday celebration without coloring pages of Kanga and Roo.



Kanga is the sole female character in Winnie-the-Pooh and the mother of a young joey (baby kangaroo) named Roo. Kanga carries her family in her pocket and is the fastest amongst all animals in the forest. Kanga often says "Now now Roo, you mustn't do that dear," to which Roo mostly replies "But moma!"

Kanga and Roo coloring page - looking at each other.

Kanga and Roo coloring page - Roo in Kanga's pouch.

Kanga and Roo coloring page - putting star on Christmas tree.

Kanga coloring page - Thanksgiving pie.

Roo coloring page - jumping #1.

Roo coloring page - jumping #2.

Roo coloring page - sitting and smiling.

Roo coloring page - smiling and having fun.

Roo coloring page - looking up.

Roo coloring page -flying a kite.

See more of the Winnie the Pooh birthday celebration:

Winnie the Pooh Coloring Pages

Tigger Coloring Pages

Piglet Coloring Pages

Eeyore Coloring Pages



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Piglet Coloring Pages

What would a celebration of Winnie the Pooh and A.A. Milne's birthday be without some coloring pages of Piglet?

"Piglet is a fictional character from A. A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh books. Piglet is a baby pig who is the best friend of Winnie-the-Pooh. Despite the fact that he is a "Very Small Animal" with a stutter and a generally timid disposition, he often conquers his fears and seems to want to be brave."



Piglet coloring page - smiling

Piglet coloring page - with multiple butterflies

Piglet coloring page - in birds nest with eggs

Piglet coloring page - with the word Piglet

Piglet coloring page - on top of mushroom

Piglet coloring page - with four-leaf clover

Piglet coloring page - eating watermelon

Piglet coloring page - in the rain with a duck

Piglet coloring page - caught in the wind with a broom

Piglet coloring page - with a big carrot

Piglet coloring page - in Halloween costume with pumpkin

Piglet coloring page - relaxing

Piglet coloring page - leaves and windy

Piglet coloring page - throwing snow

Piglet coloring page - with giant balloon

See more Winnie the Pooh coloring pages:

Winnie the Pooh Coloring Pages

Tigger Coloring Pages



If any of the above links are not working or are expired, please do us a favor and let us know by clicking: Contact US. We may also be able to help you get some of the free coloring books, pages and E-books that may have expired.

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Free Accessory from Build-A-Bear Workshop

For those of you that will be visiting a Build-A-Bear workshop anytime before February 5, 2010, here's a coupon for a free accessory up to a $5 value.

The coupon is valid in the U.S. and Puerto Rico only and limited to one coupon per person, per visit.



Click on the coupon and then you can print out the page and cut out the coupon or you can save image to your computer (right click on coupon and save as) and then print it out.



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Winnie the Pooh Coloring Pages

Celebrate Winnie the Pooh and A.A. Milne's Birthday. A.A. Milne was an author of children's story books, and created Winnie the Pooh and his friends. Winnie the Pooh Day was created to celebrate the birth of A.A .Milne who was born on January 18th in 1882.

Winnie the Pooh and his friends were created from stuffed animals that Milne's son, Christopher Robin Milne, had as a child. Christopher Robin also happens to be a character in the stories himself.

Over at the New York Public Library website you can read about The Adventures of the Real Winne-the-Pooh, before Pooh was found in video and movies.

In honor of Winnie the Pooh day we will be posting some wonderful coloring page links for your children to print out and decorate.



Halloween Winnie the Pooh coloring page - with sword and pumpkin

Winnie the Pooh with honey pot coloring page #1 - hand in honey pot

Winnie the Pooh with honey pot coloring page #2

Winnie the Pooh with honey pot coloring page #3 - Christmas hat and stockings

Winnie the Pooh with honey pot coloring page #4 - waving

Winnie the Pooh with balloons coloring page

Winnie the Pooh Bunny coloring page

Winnie the Pooh Painting coloring page

Winnie the Pooh Excited coloring page

Winnie the Pooh with butterfly on nose coloring page

Winnie the Pooh coloring page - with treat bag and wings

Winnie the Pooh throwing leaves coloring page

Winnie the Pooh coloring page - reaching into the honey tree

See more of the Winnie the Pooh birthday celebration at:

Tigger Coloring Pages

Piglet Coloring Pages

If any of the above links are not working or are expired, please do us a favor and let us know by clicking: Contact US. We may also be able to help you get some of the free coloring books, pages and E-books that may have expired.



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Berenstain Bears - Free Berenstain Bears Activity Sheets

The Berenstain Bears are a fictional family of anthropomorphic bears created by Stan and Jan Berenstain in a series of very popular children's literature.

Now your children can have some fun with the Berenstain Bears with these free activity sheets that you can print out on your computer printer.

Help Mama bear find her cubs through a maze.

Help brother and sister choose the right path around the mess and to their toy box.

Help the Berenstain Bears in a word search.

Party down the sunny dirt road deep in Bear Country when you connect the dots.

Unjumble the Bears’ names and draw a line from each one to a gift they would like with this puzzle.

Help Papa in his amazing shortcut maze.

Available in PDF format, download your free Berenstain Bears Activity Sheets



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Free Personalized ESPN Poster

Put your little superstar on a personalized ESPN poster.

In three easy steps you can get a free personalized ESPN poster with your child as the star.

To get started visit myESPN Highlights:

1. Type in your athlete's name.

2. Choose from one of the three poster designs that have.

3. Upload a photo.

Click the "make your poster" button and then add your e-mail address and within a few minutes you will receive a link to your poster.

After you receive the link with your poster, you can print it out on your computer printer. You can also download a JPEG file of your poster and save to your computer, add a personal message and e-mail it to friends and family or post it to MySpace, Facebook and more. ESPN also offers an 18" x 24" professionally printed poster for a fee but your computer printer with photo paper produces a wonderful poster.



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Happy New Year

A very happy and healthy New Year to everyone. Thanks for sharing a year of great posts here with us at Fun 4 The Children. Can't wait to see what the new year brings.