These corny valentines were so much fun to make, not to mention super easy! If you are making them with toddlers you will have to do the glueing but if you have children ages 5 and up they should be able to do the whole thing with just a little help and guidance. Whatever age your child is just make sure to encourage them to get creative. Let their imagination lead the way. Be silly, and most of all have fun!

You will need:

• Dried cobs of corn. You can do this yourself, buy it or if you happen to be at a farm….grab some while you are there (that’s how we got ours)
• Acrylic paints, as many colours as you like
• Paint brush
• Glue gun
• Feathers
• Googly eyes, any size
• Heart sequins for the lips, or you can cut a heart shape out of red or pink felt, construction paper, fun foam etc. You choose!
• Colourful tape, string, fabric or construction paper to wrap around head
• White craft glue
• Glitter for the tip of the feathers
• Paper tag for CORNy valentine message
• Marker to write the message. I used a white paint marker
• Colourful yarn to attach message to the corn

Some fun extras:

• Pom Poms
• Lots of colourful glitters and sequins
• Yarn for hair
• Pipe cleaners for arms

Happy Crafting!! xo

*Oh and don’t forget to head over to the petitscoquins blog for this weeks Poppy post where you can see her making some CORNy valentines!

Here is a fun and easy pumpkin craft to make with your little one this Halloween. All you need is a little time and the ability to embrace the sparkles that will inevitably wind up all over the house. You’re welcome.

You will need:

• 1 canvas board, you can buy these at the dollar store
• black paint
• white craft glue
• sparkles, whatever colours strike your fancy
• paint brush
• colourful scrap paper
• scissors, grownup and kids
• heavy duty watercolour paper
• X-Acto knife

extras- you can also buy pre cut colourful paper shapes if your child is too young to cut or if you simply want a little something extra!

Lets get started:

1. Paint the canvas board black, you can leave the edges white since they will be covered with the water colour paper in the end. Let it dry.
2. While the canvas is drying, cut out or tear shapes using the colourful scrap paper.
3. Now that the canvas is dry, drizzle glue all over the canvas creating a large circle.
4. stick your paper scraps all over.
5. go nuts with the sparkles! shake shake shake all over the paper and glue, focusing on the glue. You want all of the white glue to be covered with sparkles.
6. Take the glue and make a rectangle at the top of the circle. Like where the pumpkins stem would be.
7. cover with more sparkles. Poppy used green but you can use whatever colour you like!
8. set aside to dry. Once it has dried tap off excess sparkles. I suggest doing this over the garbage or outside!
9. on the heavy duty water colour paper, draw a simple outline of a pumpkin. Make sure this pumpkin is a little smaller than the one on your canvas.
10. With an X-Acto knife, carefully cut out the pumpkin (obviously the adult does this)
11. remove the pumpkin and you will be left with just the outer piece.
12. spread glue all over the back of the paper you cut the pumpkin out of.
13. carefully place over your canvas.
14. tada! You now have a beautiful pumpkin!