Love Birds Valentine Craft fir Kids (Easy Shape Art Activity)
Create adorable Love Birds Valentine crafts using simple shapes! This easy art activity helps kids build fine motor skills and learn shapes while celebrating Valentine’s Day. Step-by-step instructions and learning extensions included!
Love Birds Valentine Craft for Kids (Easy Shape Art Project)
This Love Birds Valentine craft is a fun and easy art activity that uses simple shapes to create adorable birds perfect for Valentine’s Day! With easy-to-find supplies and step-by-step instructions, this project is ideal for preschool, kindergarten, and early elementary students.
Kids will practice identifying shapes, exploring colors, and building fine motor skills — all while making a cute keepsake to celebrate love and friendship.
Why You’ll Love This Craft
- ❤️ Simple Valentine’s Day art activity
- ✂️ Uses basic shapes that are easy for kids
- 👧👦 Perfect for preschool and early elementary ages
- 🎨 Encourages creativity and pattern play
- 🖼️ Makes adorable classroom displays or gifts
Supplies You’ll Need
- Construction paper (red, pink, purple, white, and other colors)
- Glue stick or liquid glue
- Scissors
- Markers or crayons
- Googly eyes (optional)
- Black marker for details
Step 1: Print Out the Shapes
Print out the provided sheets or draw the easy shapes on your own. Let your child be creative and choose any color they would like for their birds.
✨ Free Love Bird Template PDF — Click to Download!
Step 2: Cut and Prepare the Shapes
Cut out the large heart. Then, cut the heart down the center, creating 2 equal pieces. Your child will create both birds from the one heart.
Cut the heart in half to create 2 birds from the heart
Next, cut out the smaller hearts, you will need 2 to create the wings of the love birds. Once cut out, fold the smaller heart in half. Then, glue one side of the heart down to the half heart you cut. Leave the other side of the smaller heart folded to look like the wing of the bird.
There are two different sizes of small hearts available for creating the wings.
Step 3: Add Details for the Face
Now you can add details to the love bird to make their faces. Cut out two small white circle and add an eye with a black marker. Then glue one to each love bird. Add a triangle shaped piece of yellow or orange paper to create the birds' beaks.
Add details to finish the birds.
Step 4: Glue the Love Bird on Paper and Add Details
Glue your cute love birds onto a background paper. Allow your child to add hearts, clouds or a rainbow in the sky. They can be as creative as they want.
Glue these adorable birds admiring each other.
Learning Extensions & Benefits
This love birds craft is more than just fun — it supports important early learning skills:
📘 Shape Recognition
Kids identify and name basic shapes (circles, hearts, triangles), helping build geometry awareness.
✂️ Fine Motor Skills
Cutting shapes, gluing pieces, and adding details strengthen hand-eye coordination and fine motor control.
🎨 Creative Expression
Choosing colors, patterns, and placement gives children freedom to express their artistic ideas.
🤝 Social-Emotional Learning
Talk about love, friendship, and kindness while crafting — perfect for Valentine’s Day discussions or read-aloud tie-ins.
Learning Extensions:
- Write a short story about your love birds (names, personalities, where they live)
- Turn the craft into a classroom friendship board
- Add a short writing prompt: “Why is friendship important?”
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Display & Use Ideas
- Create a Valentine’s Day bulletin board featuring love bird pairs
- Use as a gift card topper or Valentine tag
- Hang multiple birds on a string for a decorative banner
- Group them on a wall as a class art gallery
Perfect For
- Valentine’s Day art centers
- Preschool and kindergarten classrooms
- Homeschool Valentine units
- Art parties or playdates
- Parents looking for simple, meaningful crafts
Final Thoughts
This Love Birds Valentine craft is a delightful way to combine art, early learning, and holiday celebration. With simple shapes and open-ended creativity, kids can create something beautiful while building important developmental skills.
If you try this craft, I’d love to see it! Share your creations or save this project for later.
- “Leave a comment with your favorite color combo!”
- “Tag #craftymamabirdnc on Instagram so I can see your Love Birds!”
Try this project this Valentine’s Day — your kids (and classroom walls!) will love it 💕🐦
