Bring Valentine’s Day creativity to your classroom with this fun, engaging, and easy portrait art project! Students will love designing a unique “heart hair” hairstyle by cutting, arranging, and gluing hearts to create a colorful, love-filled masterpiece. Perfect for February art lessons, Valentine’s Day celebrations, or eye-catching bulletin boards.

What’s Included:

• Portrait face templates (multiple options for variety, with facial features as well as blank for students to draw their own)
• Heart templates
• Simple instructions
  

Why You Will Love This Project:

• Simple & Low Prep – Print, prep basic supplies, and you’re ready to go
• Creative & Open-Ended – Every portrait turns out unique
• Fine Motor Practice – Cutting, arranging, and gluing hearts builds skill
• Perfect Valentine Theme – Celebrates love, kindness, and creativity
  

Perfect For:

• Valentine’s Day art lessons
• February classroom activities
• Art centers or early finishers
• Sub plans (easy to follow!)
• Bulletin board display
• Preschool through elementary art projects
  

Simple Process:

• Color the face and background
• Color and cut out hearts
• Arrange and glue hearts to create “hair”
  

Differentiation Made Easy:

Use pre-cut hearts for younger students, offer limited color palettes, or challenge older students to create patterns, gradients, or expressive hairstyles. Works well for mixed-ability classrooms and special education settings.

Preview the product to see the full project.

Materials Needed:
Basic classroom supplies: paper, scissors, glue, and coloring materials (crayons, markers, colored pencils, or oil pastels).