I miss the days when Trevor would make cute homemade valentines for all of his friends. I was thinking back to the Ninjago valentines he made in first grade, which inspired me to make a new version of ninja valentines. They start with a box of conversation hearts, which gave me a great excuse to buy conversation hearts. They're one of my favorite candies.
Hi-ya!
Ka-pow!
Not only are they cute, but posing them is ridiculously fun. Affiliate links below.
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Conversation Heart Ninja Valentines
Materials:
- boxes of conversation hearts
- black construction paper or cardstock
- score board and bone folder (not necessary, but it makes it so much faster and easier)
- black painters tape
- craft glue
- skin tone cardstock
- black pipe cleaners
- label stickers
Steps:
Wrap the box in black cardstock or construction paper. You can simply wrap it like you'd wrap a present, or you can measure, cut a rectangle to size, and score it along the fold lines to get crisp edges. I prefer that look, so that's what I did.
Secure the paper with the black painters tape, or glue it directly to the box with craft glue. I used tape. Cut a rectangle from your desired skin tone cardstock, then draw on eyes and eyebrows. Glue the rectangle to the box.
Cut a pipe cleaner in half, then bend each half in half. Bend the ends to form the hands and feet, then position the arms and legs how you want them. Use several pieces of tape to secure them to the back of the box.
You can give your ninjas as is. But if you want to write a message and/or include to/from information, write it on a label sticker, then attach to the back of the box. This has the added benefit of further securing the arms and legs.
