Look what you can do for Valentine’s Day! (1981)

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Say “I love you” with your heart and hands. You can do it. All it takes are a few odds and ends and some Elmer’s, America’s “Can Do” glue.

BUTTON & GLUE PAINT BOX CRAFT

Cut and glue strips of gingham onto sides of box. Glue lace on top and around base. Glue ribbon on around lid and tie bow. The top is pearly buttons embedded in the wet glue paint (made with food coloring added to Elmer’s Glue-All).

Valentines Day crafts for kids 1981 1982

CAT VALENTINE CRAFT PROJECT

Base is carboard covered with paper, fabric, or foil. Cat is from colored paper. Frame is a lace doily. Ears are made from pipe cleaners. Whiskers are pieces of felt. Glue a ribbon to the bottom with Elmer’s Glue-All.

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