They say an elephant never forgets. We think that any lucky recipient of this gorgeous Valentine Elephant Craft will never forget how much they’re loved!
This colourful 3D standing elephant Valentine is decorated with hearts and flowers and has big heart shaped ears!
They’re irresistibly cute and what’s more they’re super easy to make with the FREE printable elephant craft template.
Each Valentine elephant is made from just one sheet of paper or cardstock and some colouring pens and pencils. So it’s a really easy no prep craft for kids of all ages.
We just adore how bright and colourful they are and that they’re 3D and actually stand up! We’ve made a small herd of them and have them walking along in a row, on display on our windowsill. They look so cute!
The free printable elephant craft template comes in 3 designs. One of the elephants is decorated with flowers which you can see in the photo above, and one is decorated with hearts which you can see in the photo below.
The third elephant pattern is plain so that kids can enjoy letting their imaginations run wild and drawing on their own designs.
All three templates have big heart shaped ears, which are lots of fun and have oodles of cuteness!
Valentine’s Day is a lovely time for kids to get creative and share their love and creativity with others. I’m sure everyone would love to receive one of these Valentine elephants as an alternative to a traditional Valentine card.
So scroll down to get your free printable template and to see how super easy they are to make.
Elephant Valentine Craft For Kids
Although this elephant craft is perfect for Valentine’s Day it would also be cute and fun to make at any time of year too! I know we’ll be enjoying ours all year round!
Put them on display, play with them or gift them to loved ones. Once you’ve made one, you’ll want to make a whole herd!
Craft Supplies:
- Free Printable Valentine Elephant Craft Template (Get yours at the bottom of this page.)
- Printer Cardstock
- Colouring Pens/Pencils etc.
- Marker Pen
- Scissors
- Glue
How To Make a Paper Elephant For Valentine’s Day
1 – Start by downloading and printing your free printable Valentine Elephant craft template onto white printer cardstock. (Get your elephant template at the bottom of this page.)
2 – Next, have fun colouring the template in. You can colour in both sides of the elephant differently or the same because you only see one side at a time. We did colour the two heart shape ears the same though as depending on the elephant’s position, it’s sometimes possible to see both ears at once.
3 – You can draw on any embellishments you like. We added eyelashes to our pink elephant.
4 – Then carefully cut the elephant craft template pieces out.
5 – Fold the elephant along the top of the back where the two halves join and glue them together. Use the photo above as a guide. DO NOT glue the legs together because we need them to be separate or your elephant won’t be able to stand up.
6 – Now gently pull the legs apart to make a wide base for the elephant to stand.
7 – Finish off your Valentine elephant craft by gluing on the cute heart shaped ears.
Now you elephant Valentines are ready to spread some love!
We’ve used these elephants as a Valentine craft but of course they’d be super cute and fun to make at any time of year.
More fun Valentine’s Day Crafts To Try:
Valentine Elephant Craft
Make a pretty Valentine Elephant Craft! Decorated with hearts and flowers these 3D elephants are the perfect Valentine's Day craft for kids. (FREE Template)
Materials
- Free Printable Valentine Elephant Craft Template
- Printer Cardstock
- Colouring Pens/Pencils etc.
- Marker Pen
- Scissors
- Glue
Instructions
- Download and print the free template onto printer cardstock.
- Colour it in and cut it out.
- Glue the two halves together, but don't glue the legs.
- Gently pull the legs apart a little, so that it can stand up.
- Glue on the heart shaped ears.