Create a Heart Paper Chain with the kids!

Heart Paper Chain

Taken from www.origami-resource-center.com

Looking for something to keep the kids entertained? These heart paper chains are easy to make and so much fun! They do require scissors so adult supervision is recommended.

1. Take a peice of paper and cut it length-wise into 4 strips.
2. Valley-fold the paper in half and unfold.
3. Valley-fold again into quarters, and unfold.
4. Mountain-fold each of the four sections in half. You should have 8 sections.
5. Compress the strip of paper along the already made creases. The pleats will look like an accordion.
6. Draw a half-heart shape onto the top layer of paper. Draw it such that the rounded top-part of the heart (shown with an arrow) doesn't connect with the bottom part of the heart. Cut along the line making sure that you don't cut the rounded corner of the heart (they need to remain connected to one another).
7. Unfold and voila! A heart paper chain. Repeat with the other strips of paper and connect them together with tape.