Heart Pencil Toppers

Make a Valentine’s Day craft with heart! Customize writing tools with Heart Pencil Toppers using Model Magic.

Ages: 8 and up, Tween and up, 6 and up, Adult

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Heart Cookie Cutters
Toothpick(s)

Steps

Step 1

Roll out Model Magic so that it is about 1” thick.
Step 2

Use a small cookie cutter to cut out heart shapes in Model Magic.
Step 3

Create Valentine’s messages in your Model Magic using a toothpick.
Step 4

Accent the messages with glitter glue. Let dry 3–4 hours.
Step 5

Use the tip of a colored pencil to create a hole in the bottom of the hearts, then place each heart on the top of the colored pencil.
Step 6

Roll out a large piece of Model Magic so that it is about 2” thick.
Step 7

Use a large cookie cutter to cut out a heart shape.
Step 8

Use the tip of a colored pencil to create shallow holes on the large heart.
Step 9

Once Model Magic has dried overnight, use the large heart as a pencil holder.

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CIY Staff Tips

This project uses toothpicks. Adult assistance required.
Another way to create a pencil holder is by wrapping Model Magic around an upcycled mason jar and decorating with glitter glue.

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