Make a Heart Flower! Valentine's Day Cut and Paste Worksheet
Cutting several small heart shapes and arranging them around a center point to form a flower teaches children ages 3-5 both scissor control and an early sense of symmetry, since the petals need to be spaced somewhat evenly to look flower-like. This kind of arranging-before-gluing task also builds planning skills, since children have to think ahead about where each piece goes rather than gluing randomly.
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Valentine's Day Printable Worksheets & Crafts for Preschool & Kindergarten
This is page 6 of the pack. Ages 3-7 · Preschool–Grade 1Ages 3-7 · Nursery–Year 2Ages 3-7 · Nursery–Class 1Ages 3-7
Curriculum
- Fine Motor > Scissor Skills & Cutting
- Art & Craft > Arts & Crafts
- Culture & Festivals > Multi-Festival Learning
How to use this worksheet
Help your child cut out each small heart shape along its dotted line, working one at a time rather than all at once. Once all the hearts are cut, have them lay the pieces around the flower center on the page before gluing anything down, moving pieces around until it looks balanced. Glue each heart petal in place, pressing gently, then add a stem and leaves if the worksheet includes them. Let your child color the finished heart flower however they like.
Materials needed
- Scissors
- Glue or Paste
- Pencil (optional)
Extension activities
- 1Look closely at a real flower together and count how many petals it has.
- 2Make a bouquet of heart flowers using the same technique and give it to a family member.
- 3Practice folding a small square of paper in half and cutting a heart shape freehand for extra scissor practice.
- 4Do a stamp-painting activity using a heart-shaped sponge or cookie cutter dipped in paint.
- 5Write or dictate a short note to go with the heart flower as a homemade gift.
Written by
Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena
MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai
Every RaisoActive worksheet is designed and checked by the founder before publishing.
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