My son is obsessed with all things Minecraft…and especially Minecraft Pigs. Since Valentine’s Day is rolling around and I usually help out at his school party, I thought I’d get a head start on some craft ideas.
Last year I made some animals out of heart shapes for Max’s Valentine Day party. You can see those here. And for his Christmas party we made these Penguin cards as the craft. So this year for Valentine’s Day, I decide to stick with the card theme and came up with a 3D Valentine’s Day card. And since he loves those Minecraft Pigs…it’s a Minecraft 3D Valentine’s Day card.
You can make many different animals 3D. For the cards pictured above, I went to PicMonkey.com and printed out some of their cute graphics. These are not finished and a little too young for 10 year olds, but I wanted to show you what you could do with the same basic idea. Below are some hearts and lips that you could decorate anyway you want. Since those embarrassed Max , I went no further with that idea. š
How To Make A 3D Valentine
To make the 3D pig, print a Minecraft Pig off the web (or any animal that you like). Then cut a thin piece of paper 8 Ā½ inches long by Ā½ inch and then cut that in two pieces. Make sure to cut the head off your pig (probably the only time I’ll write those words on this blog. ;))
To Make The Springy Part For The Head:
- Take your two pieces of paper and glue one piece at a right angle to the other piece.
- Then fold the bottom piece over the top piece and keep doing this until you get a springy, folded accordion-like piece.
- Then glue the ends together.
Once you have the little accordion piece, you just glue it to the head and then to the card.
And that is all there is to it! You can do this with just about any animal or object. Here are some great punny Valentines on BuzzFeed that may feed your creativity. So let your imagination run wild and please comment or send me a pic of your finished projects. I’d love to see them!
Raia
Fun card! I’ve never played minecraft before, but I have a niece and nephew who are seriously addicted. I’m sure they would get a kick out of that pig. š Thanks for sharing this at Savoring Saturdays, Denise! Hope you’ll come share again this weekend!
Brianna @Flippin' Delicious
Thanks for linking up at Savoring Saturdays! Our family LOVES Minecraft, the little pig is super cute! I’m featuring your 3D Valentines this week. I’d love for you to stop by again!
Lynda Hardy
Such fun cards! Thanks so much for linking up to Awesome Life Friday! We’ll be pinning this – we’re looking forward to seeing what you have to share this week!
Dee
Those cards are so cute! My younger ones love Minecraft too. Thanks for sharing at Snickerdoodle! š
Lou Lou Girls
Hello cute lady! Iām loving it. Pinned and tweeted. Thank you so much for partying with us. I hope to see you tonight at 7 pm. We love to party with you! Happy Monday! Lou Lou Girls
Abi at Joy In My Kitchen
3-D cards are always fun and my boys will love the Minecraft pig!
Janelle@The Peaceful Haven
I just LOVE these Valentine’s! My son is now 19…a computer science major in college… I am going to make him the minecraft one:)
Donna Stone
Cute idea! Sharing.
visiting from Saturday Soiree
Candice
The 3d cards a neat! Thank -you for linking up to Bloggers Brags Pinterest Party. I have pinned this post to our board.
Christine from So Domestically Challenged
How cute! I never would have thought to do a minecraft creature!