Hello all! I’m excited to share this super easy, kid friendly heart garland today.
My two boys “threaded” the hearts, and they got 18 hearts each–9 black, 9 pink. I ended up cutting out all of the hearts since it’s too hard for kids to do with felt. Grab some ric-rac, some contrast ribbon, and some safety pins.
Line up the hearts, with a small gap between each one. Line your ribbon up the same length, but cut about 8 total inches longer, or at least long enough to tie off the ends.
With a rotary cutter or exacto knife, make a small slit 1/2″ above the tip, and 1/2 inch below the top, as pictured:
Cut about 1/2″ slits. Do this on each heart, so two slits on each heart. It actually goes really fast.
Pin two ribbons together. Make sure you tie a knot at the end so your kids don’t slip the hearts off.
Cut about 1/2″ slits. Do this on each heart, so two slits on each heart. It actually goes really fast.Pin two ribbons together. Make sure you tie a knot at the end so your kids don’t slip the hearts off.
I just showed my kids how to do it on the first one, like this:
They had a blast and kept telling me what a great craft it was.
They had a blast and kept telling me what a great craft it was.
You could fix the ric-rac to be on top, but I didn’t care that much. It ended up there most of the time anyways! Tie the ends, and you are done!
I just draped over and around my centerpiece on my dining room table. Easy, and fun for my kids!
Aw! So cute! I love that you enlisted your little guys to help you out too — can’t wait until I can get Elliot to be more involved in the crafting! Thanks for sharing, love the ricrac!
What a great idea! I think I like the look of your easy version more than the sewn version. Someday I will have a house and I will go craft crazy with all of your great holiday decoration ideas!
I heart this! So easy peezy too :)