Valentine's Day Crafts and Activities for Kids

With all the commercialization that goes into Valentine's Day, we wanted to provide ideas to make homemade crafts and gifts for your children to make for their loved ones.  The Valentine's Day crafts for kids you see below are fun, creative ways for your child to spend a cold February afternoon and most are made with materials you most likely can find around the house.  Let your children take pride in making their own Valentine's Day gifts or cards and we know for sure that the person that receives them will feel extra special.  Happy Valentine's Day from our family to yours!

Kids Valentine's Day Crafts Paper Heart Person Our paper heart person craft is always a child-pleaser.  Kids love being able to take simple shapes and turn them into something so fun and creative.  It's a great Valentine's Day craft that will encourage your child's creativity.  Help them create accessories like shoes, hair or a purse to personalize their heart person. Lollipop Butterfly Valentine Hearts for wings, a lollipop body and a special message from you and this candy butterfly craft makes the perfect valentine! Kids will love turning candy into a butterfly and we've made it even easier with our included templates. Enjoy this great Valentine's Day craft for kids. Paper Heart Headband Need a wearable Valentine's Day craft?  This paper heart headband craft is a lot of fun for kids to create and play with.  Put out the crayons, stickers, and glitter and let your children create fantastic headbands to parade around the house in.  This craft is an easy way to transform paper and glue into an afternoon of fun! Styrofoam Lovebug We've found that creating realistic craft bugs is a lot of fun but that it's even more fun to create imaginary craft bugs!  This cute styrofoam lovebug makes a fantastic Valentine's Day craft and a great Valentine's Day gift.  This craft takes a little more time than some of the others on this page so it is somewhat better suited to older children. Kids Valentine Holders Here are three variations of our hanging valentine holder craft. We made three different versions to account for differences in ability as well as time (ie. you may not have time for paint today). All three of these cute kids Valentine's Day crafts are fun to do and your child will love being able to personalize it all by themself! Love Doorhanger Craft This love doorhanger craft is a fun one for kids around Valentine's Day. They will enjoy cutting out the hearts and letters to spell love and putting it together. When they are done, they can hang it on their bedroom door or anywhere else they want. Have fun with this simple kids craft on Valentine's Day! Heart Butterfly Our heart butterfly craft is a great way to transform a bunch of hearts into a friendly butterfly.  This is a great craft to use to teach your children about the heart shape, about big and small, and about seeing ordinary things in a whole new way.  It makes a fantastic Valentine's Day craft and gift!  We've found that it's almost impossible to make just one of these cute little heart butterfly crafts - they turn out so cute that kids like to make them over and over! Lollipop Flower Craft The gift of flowers on Valentine's Day has never been sweeter than with our lollipop flower craft. This cute kids Valentine's Day craft is a simple way to dress up a yummy lollipop so your valentine will feel extra special! Valentine Mailbox Turn an empty oatmeal canister into a valentine mailbox! This cute kids Valentine's Day craft is perfect for children of all skill levels (ages) and its a great way to recycle so its also a green craft. When complete, kids can use it to collect all of the special valentines cards they receive on this fun holiday. Heart Flower This heart flower craft makes a great Valentine's Day craft for your kids.  It is made with materials you most likely already have on hand and it is an adaptable craft for children of all ages.  Have your children write some nice words, memories, or even a handprint on each heart petal and they've created a unique Valentine's Day card for grandparents or loved ones.  Make a bunch of heart flowers in different colors to hang on the front door as a great homemade decoration. Bear Valentine Bag For something a little different than the standard decorated lunch bag, try letting our Valentine's Day bear collect all your valentines! Made using a brown bag and heart shapes (provided in our template) your kids will love making this cute valentine holder. Heart Stamps Card This Valentine's Day card is extra fun to make because the hearts are made by dipping cookie cutters in paint! It's a great preschool Valentine's Day craft and is a great way for your child to make their very own valentine for someone they love. Heart Fish Craft This heart fish craft is a simple and fun one to do with your kids. Made from just construction paper and a googly eye, its one you can throw together quickly. Have fun doing this kids fish craft during Valentine's Day.

Printable Valentine's Day Worksheets for Kids Check out our collection of free printable Valentine's Day worksheets for kids. Printable Valentine's Day Coloring Pages Below are some of our Valentine's Day coloring pages. Click on any of the images below to view larger printable version. View All Valentine's Day Coloring Pages

We'd love to hear your suggestions on Valentine's Day crafts for kids.  We'll soon be adding a place for you to submit craft and project ideas directly to us so we can display directly on the site.   For now, please send us any ideas for kids Valentine's Day crafts or comments at contact@allkidsnetwork.com.