Who doesn’t love a good contact paper craft?  If you’ve been around here for a while, you know that I always keep a roll of clear, matte contact paper in our craft cabinet.  It’s my go-to for easy to put together kids’ crafts.

Today, I’m sharing what I think might be the last of our Valentine’s Day crafts this year – a super easy, no mess, Mosaic Heart Contact Paper Placemat!

Don’t hold me to that “last” thing though – it’s entirely possible that you’ll find a last minute project up here before Valentine’s Day.  But not to worry – if you do, it will be super simple and you’ll probably already have what you need to make it so you’re good to go.

But where were we?  Yes – contact paper placemats.

Mosaic Hearts Valentine’s Day Placemats

If it tells you anything about my ability to hold onto something for a craft project, I actually had the idea for this a couple of years ago when we made our Tissue Paper Hearts with contact paper.

When I cut the center heart out of the construction paper, I made a mental note of how much the outside paper resembled a placemat, and rather than tossing them in the trash, I put them in our craft cabinet for another Valentine’s Day.

And here we are.

The best part about contact paper crafts is that everything sticks to it, so clean-up tends to be really easy.  Have I convinced you yet?

Supplies

• Clear, matte contact paper
• Construction Paper Sheets
  • We used red for our hearts, but any color will work just the same.
• Scissors
• Filler materials – glitter, stickers, small pieces of construction paper, tissue paper pieces, party confetti, really anything small and decorative
• Markers, optional

How to Make Your Own Valentine’s Day Placemat

• Fold your construction paper in half and cut out a heart shape.
  • Make sure to leave the edges of the paper in tact.  Should look like this:
• Cut 2 sheets of contact paper that are just a little bigger than a piece of construction paper and stick the paper part of the placemat on one of them.  Set the other piece aside.
• Using markers and filler materials, let your child decorate his or her placemat however they like.  Really – no rules here.  Just let them decorate it to their own liking.

• Once they are finished decorating, carefully seal the placemat by sticking the other piece of contact paper on top, smoothing it out as you go.
• Trim off any excess around the edges.

And that’s it!  This was easy enough, I even let my 12 month old try his hand at it.  And while the results were not as elaborate as his big brother’s it was a fun project that we could all do together and that’s good enough for me!

If your kids really enjoyed this project, why not make one for each family member (or better yet, make these as a fun family activity) so that everyone can have their own placemat this Valentine’s Day!

We actually did this all together as a family over the weekend and it was SO MUCH FUN to have Daddy involved in our crafting adventures!  They boys (and I) loved it!