The Valentine’s Day holiday is the perfect opportunity to spread some love with your kids. These handmade Valentine’s Day crafts are a great screen-free weekend project for you and your family. Make them and send one to friends, secret admirers, siblings and extended family for some sweet holiday cheer.
1. Pipe Cleaner Bubble Wand
Made from multicolored pastel pipe cleaners, these heart-shaped wands can be personalized with beads and dipped in bubbles. A great activity for preschool kids.
2. Valentine’s Day Bookmarks
This set of printable bookmark templates is great for preschoolers through 6th grade: Kids will love coloring in their own unique designs to give to a special classmate or potential valentine.
3. Paint Hearts With Salt
All you need is saltwater, paintbrushes and cardstock for this magical DIY craft. Your kids can paint hearts or write love notes using the water; messages and designs will appear after 24 hours.
4. Valentine Mailbox
Transform a paper bag or old shoe box into a festive holder for love notes, with construction paper, googly eyes, markers and hearts. Great for classroom activities or for seasonal playdates.
5. Heart Puzzles
A great way to encourage kids to show their love at any time of year, these heart puzzles provide a blank canvas to highlight your child’s creativity. Can be decorated with markers, paint or crayons; each pack contains 24 puzzles.
6. Cardboard Lacing Hearts
You only need red or pink yarn, cardboard, scissors and a hole puncher to make these fun hearts. Get creative and encourage your kids to thread their own unique designs.
7. Heart Paper Bracelets
Made with an easy cut-out template, these heart paper bracelets are the perfect size for toddlers but can be adjusted for larger wrists. Decorate them for personalized jewelry or use them as bookmarks instead.
8. Torn Paper Hearts
Made with cardboard, glue and ripped up paper, these paper hearts are a low-stress way to create a symbol of v-day love. Great for toddlers or less-crafty adults.
9. Valentine Tic Tac Toe
Played with hearts instead of X’s and O’s, this festive template gives the classic game a holiday upgrade. All you need is crayons, scissors, glitter glue, construction paper and foam sheets. Great for a classroom game played with partners.
10. Handprint Photo Frames
These easy-to-make handprint frames are a heartfelt way for your kids to show you their love. Perfect for hanging portraits of your kids on your fridge as a year-round statement of appreciation.
