We have added quite a few paper crafts to our Christmas collection this year: Santa, a cute elf, a darling reindeer and a sleeping reindeer. Today it’s time for a new holiday character, Mr. Grinch. So, we’re going to create a Grinch’s heart craft.
Paper crafts are not only easy (like the rest of our 100+ crafts for kids) but also a great opportunity for preschoolers and kindergartners to practice their scissors cutting skills. But this craft isn’t only for them, it’s for kids of all ages. Because who can resist the green furry monster with his big smile and heart?
My boys watched the Grinch movie last week for the first time. My kindergartner was afraid of Mr Grinch at the beginning. He was familiar with the song so knew to expect a mean character. But in the end he told me how much he loved the story.
Next day when they got home from school, I was waiting for them with a Grinch’s heart craft idea and template.
Grinch’s heart craft
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Supplies:
- Grinch template
- Black cardstock paper
- Construction paper: green, light green, red, yellow and white
- Black marker
- Scissors
- Glue
How to make a Grinch’s heart craft
The Grinch template comes with two versions:
1. home template – print the template, cut out the patterns and trace them on appropriate colored paper
2. classroom template – print the pattern directly on colored paper and cut them out.
This way you can easily craft with just one or two kids as well as with a classroom full of students.
STEP BY STEP DIRECTIONS FOR HOME CRAFTING
Print the home template.
Cut out the patterns and trace them on construction paper.
To make the Grinch’s heart craft you will need 1 green body, 1 green face, 1 red hat, 1 big light green heart, 1 small red heart, 2 yellow eyes, 4 white circles and 1 white hat pom pom.
Start by gluing the green body at the bottom of a black 12″ x 12″ cardstock paper.
Add the head on top of the body.
Glue the red hat on top of the head and fold it.
Add the 4 white circles at the bottom of the hat and the big white pom pom.
Let’s add Grinch’s heart. First goes the big light green heart.
The small red heart goes on top of the green heart.
Last thing to glue is the eyes.
Use a black marker to draw the pupils, nose, smile and all the other details.
STEP BY STEP DIRECTIONS FOR CLASSROOM CRAFTING
Print the classroom template on corresponding colored paper. The body and face are printed on green paper, the hat and small heart on red paper, the big heart on light green paper, the eyes on yellow paper and the circles on white paper.
To make the Grinch’s heart craft each student will need 1 green body, 1 green face, 1 red hat, 1 big light green heart, 1 small red heart, 2 yellow eyes, 4 white circles and 1 white hat pom pom.
Start by gluing the green body at the bottom of a black 12″ x 12″ cardstock paper.
Add the head on top of the body.
Glue the red hat on top of the head and fold it.
Add the 4 white circles at the bottom of the hat and the big white pom pom.
Let’s add Grinch’s heart. First goes the big light green heart. The small red heart goes on top of the green heart.
Last thing to glue is the eyes.
Use a black marker to draw the pupils, nose, smile and all the other details.