Use these paper hearts to decorate for Valentine’s Day, or give them to your loved ones to show your appreciation. Origami hearts also make fun decorations and favours for weddings, anniversaries, Mother’s Day, and Father’s Day!
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Helpful Tip:
Try to make your folds as straight and as crisp as possible. This will give you the nicest looking heart!
What kind of paper is needed to make an origami heart?
You need a square piece of paper, or paper you can cut into a square shape. We used 24 lb coloured printer paper to make our paper hearts. Origami paper is, of course, a great choice to make paper hearts. Really, any paper that isn’t too thick will work, since you need to make crisp folds. Thicker paper like cardstock and scrapbook paper will work as well, it’s just a lot harder to make the folds.
What size paper works best to make a paper heart?
You can make an origami heart with any size of square paper, but the smaller the paper, the more difficult the folds are to make cleanly. We made three different sizes of hearts with squares that were 4-1/2 inches, 6-1/2 inches, and 8-1/2 inches.
What can I do with my folded paper heart?
These adorable origami hearts can be used in lots of fun ways! Here are a few options:
Give the heart as a Valentine or gift Glue the heart on the front of a card Add candies, chocolates, or a small gift into the pocket on the back Write a name on the heart and turn it into a place setting Slip a love note into the pocket on the back Hang them up as decorations for Valentine’s Day, a wedding shower, or any other occasion
Learn how to make a paper heart and use them as cute little decorations and tokens of love for Valentine’s Day, or for any time of the year. These hearts are so fun to make, you’ll want to make them in all different sizes and colours!
Here’s even more paper craft ideas:
Folded Heart Envelopes
How to Make a Paper Star
Stapled Paper Heart Wreath
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