These quick and easy Valentine’s Day crafts for kids are perfect for beginners or for those who consider themselves to be “non-crafty” because they require only a few basic craft supplies and there’s no need for any special tools or skills. Anyone can make these fun Valentine kids crafts!
The majority of these Valentines crafts can be completed in around 30 minutes, so they’re perfect for classroom Valentine’s Day parties, Scout meetings, and playgroups. They’re also a great way to spend some creative crafting time with your family and friends!
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75+ Easy Valentine Crafts for Kids
You’re going to LOVE these awesome Valentine’s Day craft ideas! There are TONS of cute DIY decorations, fun crafts, and interesting DIY projects the whole family will love to make!
Valentine’s Day Paper Heart Wreath
The perfect classroom activity for Valentine’s Day! Grab a rainbow assortment of construction paper and loop each heart to create this festive holiday wreath.
Valentine’s Day Votives
Light up the night with these easy to make Valentine’s Day Votives. I would love to have these decorating my home all year long!
Valentine’s Day Heart Suncatcher
Even toddlers can get in on this fun Valentine’s craft idea! Cutting out the tissue paper shapes will build excellent fine motor skills for little ones, or you can purchase tissue paper squares to save time!
Conversation Heart Picture Frames
Use up leftover Conversation Hearts to decorate some simple Valentine Day photo frames. They make great gifts for family and friends!
DIY Valentine’s Day Window Clings
Decorate your home or classroom windows with these fun heart-shaped window clings.
Tissue Paper Heart Wreath
This great frugal craft uses very little craft materials to create a beautiful wreath that you’ll likely want to display year after year!
Easy DIY Valentine’s Mailbox
Whip up the fastest Valentine’s Day letter box using a couple of plates and a pretty decorative ribbon!
Bee Mine Craft
Upcycle toilet paper rolls into some friendly and cute bees for this adorable craft idea. A fun classroom handout!
Valentine’s Day Fingerprint Heart Tree
Break out the arts and crafts supplies for another creative craft that is perfect for celebrating the day of love! Kids(and kids at heart!) will love using their fingerprints to paint their own Heart Tree. It makes a lovely framed print!
Paper Plate Love Birds
Elementary aged kids will adore this kids craft idea! Decorate paper plates to make a whole tree full of unique and colorful love birds.
3D Paper Heart Flowers
These cute paper heart flowers make great party decorations, and can either be cut with help from your Cricut machine, or by hand for extra scissor practice!
Strawberry Heart
This simple paper craft activity for kids will make a great project for homeschool or daycare.
Popsicle Stick Valentine’s Day Puzzles
Little kids will love mixing up and solving these DIY popsicle stick puzzles. Print a heart shape or a sweet message on them. They make excellent Valentine’s Day gifts!
Watercolor Heart Sun Catchers
by What Can We Do with Paper & Glue
Practice watercolor painting with your kiddos and create some magical suncatchers that everyone will enjoy.
Valentine Rocket Ships
This easy craft idea is sure to be popular with even older kids! Send your love on a rocketship!
Heart Hands Card
by Krokotak
Trace little hands and make them into a special card for Mom, Dad, or grandparents.
Valentine Playdough
Treat your love bugs to a fun craft that the whole family can make together. The best part is that this recipe makes enough homemade playdough for 2-3 children.
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Valentine Heart Wands
by Red Ted Art
If your child loves playing dress up, craft a few of these simple Valentine heart wands together. They’re so cute, and they’ll make great classroom favors, too.
Valentine’s Day Friendship Necklaces
With only a few supplies, you can easily make these last minute for a non-candy Valentine gift! They are too sweet!
Jeweled Heart Sun Catchers
Suncatchers are a total favorite of mine! They’re so simple to make – yet look gorgeous year round! These are no exception, with their brilliant shiny gemstones, kids will delight in seeing their suncatcher beaming in the window.
Marshmallow Heart Picture
A fun classroom project for Valentine’s Day! Kids will get some fine motor practice while cutting, tracing, and gluing marshmallows onto their own heart. They look just like old handmade Valentine’s cards.
Handprint Bouquet
Handprint crafts are easy enough that toddlers and even babies can create them with a little help from parents. This makes a darling Valentine’s Day card, but can also just be a sweet keepsake for years to come.
Valentine’s Heart Snails
Spread love and kindness with this easy family craft activity! Make these lovely Heart Snails for friends, family, or teachers. A great project to make at a Valentine’s Day party.
Valentine’s Day Headbands
Supply kids with paper, foam stickers, and pipe cleaners to make these fancy V-day party crowns!
Heart Buddies
This easy craft is tons of fun! Kids can create their Heart Buddies in a wide variety of colors and use them as little play toys, or decorate the room with them.
Collage Heart
by The Mom Edit
This is the perfect craft for a school art project! Trace a heart from cardboard and then use leftover scraps of paper, glitter and glue to decorate your own heart art piece. Encourage kids to let their inner colors shine on these cute projects!
Pipe Cleaner Rose Rings
These pipe cleaner rose rings are so pretty and they’re so easy to make! All you need are a few pipe cleaners and in less than 10 minutes you can make a beautiful homemade ring!
Playing Card Heart Wreath
This adorable Valentine’s decoration is the perfect craft project for adults and kids to make together!
Folding Puppy Dog Card
Use the free printable template to create this adorable puppy dog card, or make it into a cute Valentine’s decoration.
Flower Heart Art
Break out the construction paper and layer paper hearts to create these gorgeous paper flowers that would make a great addition to a homemade Valentine’s Day card.
Borax Crystal Hearts
Use this neat science experiment for kids at home or in the classroom! Create heart shapes from pipe cleaners and submerge them in a Borax solution – within 24 hours you’ll see crystals formed! Too cool!
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Thumbprint Heart Glass Magnets
The best gift idea for family members this year is these easy-to-make heart glass magnets. They’re effortlessly adorable, and even the smallest of children can make one with a little help.
Valentine Foam Slime
Small hands will LOVE squishing this fancy Valentine’s Day foam slime!
No Sew Heart Pillow
Kids and adults will enjoy making this craft together. If sewing is not your strong suit, don’t worry! These no-sew pillows come together in 30 minutes with just the simple act of tying knots. They look great!
Q-Tip Painted Heart Art
Have you tried Q-Tip painting before? If you haven’t you definitely should give this fun and expressive craft a try! It’s a great time killer and fun motor skills practice for small children.
Valentine’s Pom Pom Monsters
Gather some colorful yarns, felt, pipe cleaners, and googly eyes for these adorable DIY critters.
Black Glue Heart Art Project
by Red Ted Art
This black glue heart art project is bright and colorful and looks just like beautiful stained glass windows! It works perfectly for a stand-alone piece of artwork to put on display.
Beaded Heart Decorations
Pipe cleaners, beads, ribbon, and scissors are all you’ll need to get a group of kids crafting these sweet little decorations for the day of love.
Cardboard Lacing Hearts
Kids can practice their grasping and weaving skills with this fun and easy kids craft idea. I love both versions of this unique Valentine’s craft project.
Paper Towel Roses
These paper towels look almost just like real roses! This creative tutorial will walk you through the process of creating your own colorful rose bouquet, perfect for gifting.
Fingerprint Heart Rocks
by Red Ted Art
Kids love to get a little messy during craft time, and this fun project is perfect for just that! Plus, they make great gifts for Mom to keep.
Valentine Pizza Craft
This heart-shaped craft will definitely steal a ‘pizza’ your heart! The greatest idea for those hosting a pizza party for Valentine’s Day.
Heart Shaped Bird Feeder
String Cheerios or your favorite cereal as a small gift to the wildlife around you this holiday!
Candy Love Bugs
If you’re crafting for a classroom party or a group of children, make these quick and easy love bug treats.
Tin Foil Hearts
Use tin foil to cover a heart shaped piece of cardboard, and give kids Sharpie markers to create their own one-of-a-kind gift idea. They’re so shiny and pretty!
Clay Fingerprint Keepsake Ornaments
Using salt dough or clay, press your and your little ones’ thumbprints to make this ornament that your family can cherish forever.
Chalk Pastel Heart Art
Dive into some out-of-this-world art! Use chalk pastels and black paper to create these beautiful masterpieces, worthy of their own frame!
Popsicle Stick Valentine’s Frames
How cute are these pastel-framed children’s handprints? They make a great daycare or playgroup activity.
Falling Hearts Sensory Bottles
by Fun A Day
Kids will love enjoying the calming effects of playing with this DIY sensory jar!
Pipe Cleaner Heart Rings
These homemade finger rings made from pipe cleaners are so easy to make! Grab a bag of pipe cleaners at the Dollar Store, and you’re ready to go!
Cupid’s Arrow Craft
Put together foam heart stickers and craft sticks to make adorable Cupid’s arrows!
DIY Candy Gumball Machine
I want to make a few of these adorable DIY gumball machines for my own home! You can even find most of the supplies to make your own mini gumball machine at your local discount store.
DIY Melted Crayon Valentine
For a simple non-candy gift idea this Valentine’s Day, use up broken or leftover crayons to create a new colorful gift idea all kids will love. There are even free printable Valentine cards to include with these adorable heart shaped crayons.
Paper Plate Valentine’s Bear
This little guy is bear-y cute! Tissue paper scraps, construction paper, and paper plates come together for this decorative Valentine’s Day DIY.
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Toilet Paper Roll Vase
This cute craft makes a great addition to our 3D Paper Flower tutorial listed above! With flower prices so high, this makes a perfect handmade alternative to give to loved ones.
Printable Coloring Bookmark
I LOVE coloring and a good bookmark! Combining the two is the ultimate gift idea. Encourage kids to read their favorite book with this fun Valentine’s activity!
Layered Paper Heart Craft
Are you a scrapbook paper collector(or hoarder!)? Use up those pretty prints for something sweet and totally useful. This adorable heart-shaped craft doubles as a neat picture to frame and hang!
Valentine Hedgehog Craft
Younger kids will delight in making their very own Valentine hedgehogs to take home and display. They’re SO cute!
Paper Sloth Valentine
Who doesn’t want an adorable sloth hanging around?! This makes a great gift for grandparents to keep.
Heart Caterpillar
Get your own love bugs together to get crafting this adorable heart-shaped caterpillar for fun!
Heart String Art
String art is a timeless activity kids will love doing, and the finished products are always worthy of being displayed in the home or an office space.
DIY Heart Stamps
This is a super easy activity for Valentine’s Day that you can do with your tot or preschooler. SImply use a little bit of hot glue to attach a foam heart sticker to the end of a clothespin(or anything easy for little hands to grasp). Then, let kids get busy stamping!
Printable Heart Glasses
Print and decorate these way-too-cool heart glasses with your kiddos. Then, cut them out and spend an afternoon playing dress up.
Printable Heart Paper Bracelets
Another cool printable for Valentine’s Day! Include these fun, printable heart bracelets into your dress up or fashion show.
Valentine Windsocks
Celebrate the holiday of love with this simple heart windsock Valentine’s Day craft. Toddlers and preschoolers will love watching the colorful hearts and streamers on their windsocks dance around in the breeze after making their crafts.
Love Monster Paper Craft
Boys and girls of all ages will enjoy making their own funny love monsters to take home!
Origami Heart Bookmark
by Red Ted Art
As an avid reader, I always appreciate a new bookmark! This is a great introductory craft into origami, and is easy enough that a whole class could participate.
Paper Heart mobile
Kids will want to hang this pretty mobile up in their room all year long! It’s beautiful and mesmerizing to watch.
Cardboard Heart Necklace
This is a great way to make play jewelry! Cardboard, hot glue, and paint come together to make unique, chunky heart jewelry that’s perfect for playing pretend.
Ninja Turtle Hearts
Little boys and girls will enjoy making this super cool ninja turtle craft idea! Which one is your little one’s favorite?
Woven Heart
Paper weaving is great fine motor control learning for small children, and is a great way to work on focusing skills, too.
Valentine’s Day Fox Mask
Assembling this DIY fox mask is pretty easy with the free printable included in this post. Make them in a small group so you can get a good photo of this cute DIY idea.
DIY Slap Bracelets
A total blast from the past! Moms and Dads will certainly remember wearing these funny bracelets, and what’s better than getting to decorate some of your own with your child?
Paper Bag Love Robots
How cute is this paper sack love robot craft?! Once finished, host a Valentine’s Day puppet show that everyone can watch!
Heart Dinosaur
Decorate the walls of your home or classroom with these super easy paper heart dinosaurs! They definitely give me a warm and fuzzy feeling to see!
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