This Valentine’s craft is not only adorable—and a perfect gift for friends or grandparents—it’s a ton of fun for kids of all ages. Thank you to Ximena from Create with XnD for sharing this wonderful idea!

Materials

1. Salad spinner

2. Cut out paper hearts

3. Water colors/paint

Instructions

Step 1: Cut paper hearts out of card stock or watercolor paper.

Step 2: Place your heart in the salad spinner.

Step 3: Next, pour some paint onto the heart.

Step 4: Cover the spinner and begin spinning. Begin to spin, and encourage your child to do 5 spins and count while they do them.

Step 5: Paint, spin add more paint, spin again. (Rotate colors as you go.)

Step 6: Take out your paper heart and let it dry.

Valentine’s Day Spin Art!