30+ Valentine’s Day Crafts and Activities That Kids Will Love

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Gather your supplies, having several sheets of paper and adding small amount of pink and red paint onto a paper plate.

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Take your empty cardboard paper tube and flatten it in half length wise. You will now have a crease at the top and bottom of the tube. Push one of the creases inwards, forming the downward indent of the top of the heart. The other crease will be in the V shape of the bottom of a heart.

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Have your child gently dip one end of their heart-shaped toilet paper tube into the paint and then onto the paper, creating a stamp.

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Invite your child to fill the paper with stamps, first using individual paint colors and then mixing the paint colors.

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Color and cut out the smiling heart from the coloring page.

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Use the ruler to help you cut four strips of construction paper about 1 inch wide. Cut out small hearts for hands and/or feet.

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Accordion fold the paper strips and glue one heart to the end of each. Glue the other end to the back of the smiling heart to form the springy arms and legs. Display your smiley heart person for Valentine’s Day!

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Print out or draw the outline of an uppercase letter V.

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Have your child pick one to three paint colors and add a bit of each one to a paper plate.

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Using a paint brush, have your child paint hearts into the letter V. If your child isn’t ready to create heart shapes on their own, draw them into the letter V with a pencil for them to paint over or give them heart-shaped stickers instead.

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Color in the sunglasses, leaving the lenses blank. Cut out the sunglasses, then carefully poke a hole in the center of each lens and cut them out, leaving an empty space in the middle.

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Draw two earpieces, one for each side, on the construction paper. Glue the ends of each to the back of the glasses. Wear your cheery heart glasses and smile in style!

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Color in the hearts, creating two of each color. You can also fill in the hearts with glitter glue for an extra fun touch!

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Cut out the hearts and glue each to one side of a note card. Let the glue dry.

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Mix up the cards and lay them all face down. Take turns flipping over two cards to see if the colors match. If they do, the player keeps the cards. Otherwise, flip them face down again and let the next player take a turn. The game ends when all the pairs have been claimed!

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Color in or decorate all your hearts. Cut out each one.

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Use the hole punch to make two holes in the top of the hearts, one on each side.

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String the hearts along the ribbon or yarn in any pattern you like to create a sweet garland decoration!

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Use the glue to trace the lines on your coloring page. Before the glue dries, sprinkle salt liberally over the page and shake off the excess.

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When the glue is dry, mix food coloring with a small amount of water to create the shades you want to use.

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Use the paint brush to drop the colored water onto the glue lines as shown in the video. The colors will spread along the salt and mix where they meet, like magic (but it’s actually capillary action!).

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Fill in the balloons on the coloring page with colors that match your candy hearts.

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Give your child a dish of candy hearts and ask them to place a candy that matches the color on each balloon. Such a fun game for toddlers!

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Choose the animals you want to use, print them out, and color them. Cut out each animal along the outlines.

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Punch two holes at the top of each animal with the hole punch. String them along the yarn or ribbon to create an adorable Valentine’s Day garland!

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Cut your cardboard or card stock into a heart shape and cut tissue paper into squares.

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Fold the ends of each piece of tissue paper up, creating a point at one end. Using a pencil to fold the tissue paper up and around may help.

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Dip the pointy end of the tissue paper into the glue and then gently press it down onto the heart cutout. Repeat until the heart is filled with tissue paper. Let dry completely.

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Trace the heart template onto the cardstock or cardboard, and cut out the heart. Use the hole punch to create a series of holes around the edge of the heart.

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Tape the end of the yarn to the back of the heart, then pull the yarn through one hole and out another on the opposite side of the heart.

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Repeat until all the holes are filled and you’re happy with the design. Cut off the yarn and tuck or tape the end on the back of the heart. Add a yarn hanger to display your string art!

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Cut out the heart templates and arrange them into a design you like on the plain white paper. Remember that the covered areas won’t get any paint splatter, so leave lots of uncovered space for a better effect. Use loops of masking tape to hold the hearts in place.

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Mix a few drops of each paint color with some water to create runny paint. Now the fun part! Dip your brush into the runny paint, then flick, shake, or run your thumb over the bristles to make the paint fly onto the paper.

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Repeat until you like the design. Let the paint dry, then remove the heart templates to reveal the finished result!

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Print the heart-shaped lollipop coloring page and color it in any way you like. Carefully cut out the lollipop shape. Write a message to your Valentine on the back of the lollipop.

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Use the scissors to carefully poke a small hole where the lollipop meets the stick on the coloring page. (Younger children may need help with this step.) Poke a second small hole about an inch below the first. Alternatively , you can also tape the lollipop directly onto the coloring page.

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Insert the stick of the real lollipop through the top hole and back out the bottom one. Use a small piece of tape to hold it in place. Give your lollipop treat and card to someone you love!

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Color the outside lines of the heart, and cut out the entire heart from the page.

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Cut the photo to fit the center of the heart and glue into place.

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Fold a piece of construction paper or cardstock to form a card. Glue the heart and photo into place on the front.

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Write your message inside, and give it to your Valentine!

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Color in the animal coloring page, leaving the small heart blank. Cut out the animal.

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Fold a piece of construction paper or cardstock to make a card. Glue your coloring page animal to the front.

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Use glue to attach a chocolate heart to the empty heart-shaped space. Write a sweet message inside to accompany your sweet treat!

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Choose a heart or Valentine’s Day coloring page, then cut out the section you like and glue it to the cardboard or foam board. Or, draw your own design directly on the board!

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Apply a thin line of glue to the outlines on the page. Press yarn along the glue lines and allow the glue to dry.

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Cut a piece of foil slightly larger than your board, and press it into place to create a textured design over the yarn, as shown in the video. Use the cotton swabs to smooth wrinkles out of the foil and press it tightly around the yarn.

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Fold the excess foil around the back of the board and glue or tape in place.

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Use the permanent markers to color in your design on the foil, and let the ink dry.

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Fold a piece of construction paper or cardstock in half and glue your embossed foil design to the front. Write a sweet message inside for your special someone!

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Add one part dish soap to two parts black paint, and mix thoroughly.

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Fold the construction paper or card stock in half to make a card. On the front, use different colors of crayons to scribble randomly, creating a solid background of color as shown in the video.

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Use the paintbrush to add a layer of the soap/paint mixture, covering the whole colored surface. Let the paint dry completely.

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With the wood skewer or toothpick, scratch a Valentine’s Day design into the paint, revealing the colors underneath! When you’re done, add a message to the inside and send your greeting on its way.

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Color in the bee on the coloring page. Use glitter glue to outline and fill in the wings.

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Cut out the bee and the “Bee My Valentine” message. Glue or tape a wood craft stick to the back.

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Stick the craft stick into the soil of the potted plant, and present it to someone you love!

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Color in one of the pizza coloring page any way you like, then cut out the design and words “You’ve Got a Pizza My Heart.”

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Fold the construction paper or card stock to make a card. Glue the pizza to the inside, across the fold. Write a message if you like. Re-fold the card.

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Decorate the front of the card or the envelope to look like a closed pizza box. Your Valentine is ready to send!

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Color in the heart sugar cookie any way you like, then cut it out. Write a message to your valentine on the back.

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Place the cookie in the cellophane bag, fold it over, and tape it shut.

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Tape your colored cookie to the front of the bag, then treat your Valentine to something sweet!

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Fold a piece of construction paper to make a card.

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Choose colorful pages from the old magazines, and cut out hearts in all shapes and sizes.

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Arrange the hearts to form a collage on the front and inside of your card. Once you like the design, glue the hearts in place.

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Write a message inside, and pass along your upcycled Valentine!

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Print the coloring page on cardstock (or glue the printed page to a piece of card stock).

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Color in the picture any way you like. Then, use the scissors to cut it into puzzle pieces.

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On the outside of the envelope, write, “Valentine, I Love You to Pieces!”