This fun craft makes the perfect gift wrap. Put this together and fill it full of little surprises for your Valentine!

You will need:

Paper towel tube
yarn
red tissue paper
aluminum foil
snack food
paper
scissors
glue


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1. Cut a section from a paper towel tube to make it a little shorter. For a handle, tape the ends of a piece of yarn to the inside of each tube end.


2.  Cut and glue a strip of red tissue paper around the edge of each end of the tube.  Cut slits in the tissue for fringe.

3.  Cover the tube with glue and aluminum foil.  Add cut paper hearts.  place small snack food inside the middle of the tube.  Stuff the tube ends with crumpled tissue paper.



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About the Author:
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