Valentine’s Day Crafts for Kids

These Valentine’s Day crafts for kids will keep them busy on cold winter days. These craft projects also include items that make great gifts and some that make lovely decorations.

 

I love a good craft project with a child of any age. Toddlers seem so inquisitive at the idea of getting to touch different textures. School-age children delight in the idea of being allowed to make a mess and older children want their project to look just like yours. This list contains great Valentine’s Day Crafts for Kids in different age groups as well as crafts for all age groups. Many are low-cost and perfect for classroom projects.

Valentine’s Day is a perfect time for crafts. In many parts of the country, it is still too cold to head outside for long and since Valentine’s Day has largely been about fun paper gifts to give your loved ones, it has a craft theme to it already.  There are so many crafts you can make that will decorate your home, give as a gift, and warm hearts. They say the best gifts are those that are made with love, thought and care- and of course a little imagination and glitter!

So whether you are making gifts for your child to give to others or just spending some quality time showing them how much you care, here are some crafts that you can do with the little cupids in your life.

Valentine’s Day Crafts for Kids

This sweet-smelling essential oil Felt Heart Sachet is a perfect little no-sew Valentine’s Day gift for kids to make.

These Conversation Heart Picture Frames from Happiness is Homemade are an adorable way to display your photos, and is probably a better use for those candies than eating them!

Because making homemade slime is requisite is a satisfying craft no matter what the holiday, we have Valentine’s Day Glitter Slime! (You’re welcome!) It also makes a really great Valentine’s Day gift for the kids’ friends.

This 5 Little Sweethearts Finger Play Gloves craft is not only fun to make, but to play with after you’ve made them! Let the kids have a hand in making up Valentine’s Day themed rhymes or songs to accompany their play.

Kids can make this Paper Lace Heart Bunting Valentine’s Day Banner to decorate the playroom or family room for the holiday!

 

Valentine’s Day Candy Kabobs from Thrifty Northwest Mom are a sweet addition to any exchange cards, or they can become an edible part of the holiday decor.

Kids can make these Repurposed Wine Cork Heart Stamps easily, and then use them to make their own Valentine’s Day cards for a classroom exchange.

And along the same lines, kids can use this cheerful Cherry Wine Cork Stamp idea to decorate their cards.

The simple but pretty design of this Mosaic Heart Craft at Crafts By Amanda makes it a very tactile, easy Valentine’s Day craft for kids, and has the additional advantage of helping repurpose any old magazines or catalogs you’re done with.

This “Love Blooms” Paper Craft from The Creative Goddess is a fun little gift for Grandma that kids can make for Valentine’s Day.

I would love to hang this in my window! Even toddlers can make an Easy Heart Sun-Catcher by Happiness is Homemade by sticking tissue paper shapes onto contact paper.

It’s still chilly enough that a pair of these festive DIY Valentine’s Day Ear Muffs would come in handy to keep kids’ ears warm, and they can even help make them.

When you don’t need earmuffs but you still want to dress up for the holiday, a Valentine’s Heart Hair Clip like this one at Hi, It’s Jilly is just the thing, and it’s a super-easy craft!

If you have some corn starch, a heart-shaped cookie cutter and leftover yarn, these Yarn Hearts at A Bird and a Bean look about as adorable as the kids making them.

Family Valentine’s Day Heart Love Trees from One Creative Mommy are a tree-mendous family night craft for February.

If you’re contributing to a kid’s classroom party, these Printable Valentine’s Treat Bag Toppers turn an ordinary plastic baggy into an adorable Valentine! Just print them out and attach them to a baggy of Valentine treats.

More Valentine’s Activities for Kids:

Valentine’s Day Games for Kids

DIY Valentine’s Day Cards for Kids

Cherry-Flavored White Chocolate Hearts

Chocolate Dipped Clementine Hearts

What will you be making with your kids this Valentine’s day? Do you have any other plans? I would love to hear about them!