This sweet Valentine's Day heart necklace is a great craft to show what is in your heart.

Materials

• craft foam
• plastic lacing cord (lanyard)
• plastic pony beads

• hole punch
• scissors

Instructions

1. Cut 2 identical hearts from the craft foam (about 3 inches wide).

2. With a hole punch, make holes for lacing around the edges. Be sure that the holes match on each heart.

3. Cut a piece of plastic lacing (lanyard) long enough to sew around the edges and and tie for a necklace.

4. Stack the two hearts together so that the holes match.

5. Start with the holes at the upper left side of the hearts and thread the lanyard through both holes. Pull enough lanyard through, so that the heart will end up in the middle of your necklace when all of the lacing is complete. Thread through the remaining holes.

6. Tie a knot one each side, directly above the heart.

7. String a few beads on each side. Tie the ends for a necklace.

8. Fill the pocket with stickers, candy, a small toy, etc.

Tips

• Add a stick-on foam heart, glitter, or other additional decoration to your necklace.
• Tracing around a heart-shaped cookie cutter onto the foam will make cutting much easier.