Valentine's Day is the perfect time to spread love and joy! Planning classroom celebrations or simple home activities? This list features 20 easy Valentine's Day crafts for kids that are perfect for school parties and use simple, affordable materials you likely already have. Get ready to create adorable handmade valentines!
Easy Valentine's Day Crafts for Kids
Love Bug Pipe Cleaner Headbands Glue a small paper plate heart to a headband, and attach fuzzy pipe cleaner antennae with hearts on the ends.
Handprint Heart Tree Stamp a brown handprint for the tree trunk and branches, then use fingertips dipped in pink/red paint to add heart "leaves."
Popsicle Stick Picture Frame Glue four popsicle sticks into a square frame shape. Wrap them with pink yarn and add a small foam heart detail.
Cotton Ball Heart Wreath Cut a large heart shape from cardboard and let kids glue pink, red, and white cotton balls all over the surface.
Yarn Wrapped Heart Cut a large cardboard heart, punch holes around the edges, and let kids weave or wrap pink and red yarn across the center.
Salt Painting Valentine Cards Draw heart designs on cardstock with glue, cover with salt, shake off the excess, and drip watercolor paint onto the salt for a unique effect.
Toilet Roll Love Bug Cover a toilet roll with red paper, add googly eyes, and attach pipe cleaner antennae.
Tear Paper Heart Mosaic Tear up small pieces of pink, red, and white paper, and glue them randomly onto a large heart outline for a mosaic effect.
Paper Bag Valentine Holder Decorate a small paper bag with markers, stickers, and cut-out hearts to create a festive holder for school valentines.
Pom-Pom Heart Canvas Glue red, pink, and white pom-poms tightly inside a heart shape drawn on a small piece of canvas or cardboard.
Coffee Filter Flowers Let kids color a coffee filter with red and pink markers, spray lightly with water, and attach to a green pipe cleaner stem.
Nature Rock Love Bugs Paint smooth nature rocks red, add black dots for spots, and attach small pipe cleaner antennae for little ladybug valentines.
Handprint Bouquet Use colorful handprints to create the petals of a flower bouquet, adding pipe cleaner stems and paper hearts.
Popsicle Stick Heart Suncatcher Glue popsicle sticks into a heart shape, cover the open center with clear contact paper, and press down colored tear paper scraps.
Cotton Ball Cloud of Love Glue white cotton balls onto blue paper to form a cloud, then dangle construction paper hearts from the bottom using yarn.
Paper Plate Lacing Heart Punch holes around the edge of a paper plate cut into a heart shape, and let kids practice fine motor skills by lacing yarn through the holes.
Salt Dough Valentine Keepsake Make simple salt dough, have the kids press a heart cookie cutter into it, and decorate with paint and glitter once dry.
Toilet Roll Flower Stamps Fold the bottom of a toilet roll into a heart shape and use it to stamp red paint flowers onto paper.
Yarn Wrapped Pom-Pom Garland Make small red and pink pom-poms using yarn and thread them onto a long piece of string for a festive garland.
Paper Plate and Pipe Cleaner Arrows Cut a small paper plate into a heart shape, and use a pipe cleaner or popsicle stick as the arrow shaft passing through the center.
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