Pink paint is on your table. Glitter is in hair. A child yells, “Look! I made this!” This is a fun part of the day. Do not buy cards this year. We will make great things now. Use old jars. Use soft yarn. Use pink and gold hues. These crafts use things in your home. They take less than one hour. They become small gifts to keep. Want to make fun times (and a small mess)? Read on for ten cute crafts!
1. Adorable Yarn-Wrapped Hearts Ornament
I like these soft yarn hearts the best. Cut hearts from a box. Get yarn in pink, red, and white. Let kids wrap the hearts. Add a bead and a string loop. Look! It is a great gift! The yarn feels soft. The shades look new. This is good for small kids (with help). It is good for big kids who like to wrap. Hang them on doors. Or, make a long line of them. It is clean and nice.
2. Thumbprint Heart Mason Jar Gift
Make a plain jar a sweet gift. Dip your child’s thumb in red paint. Press two prints to make a heart. Do this all over the jar. Tie a string on top. Fill it with a treat. My child still wants to make them. Tip: use craft paint. Use a clear seal to make it last.
3. Paper Straw Heart Garland
This craft is easy. It takes ten minutes. Cut straws into small bits. Put them on a string. Add small beads. Make them look like hearts as you string them. We put ours in the window. Sun light makes it shine. This is safe for small kids.
4. Love Bug Paper Plate Craft
Plates, soft sticks, and small eyes make cute love bugs. Paint the plate. Fold it in half. Poke small holes for the head and legs. Let your kids use felt and bright dots. We wrote notes like “You’re my love!” We taped them on desks. This is great for small kids.
5. Heart-Shaped Bird Feeder
Mix nut butter and bird seeds. Press the mix hard into a heart shape. Put it in the cold box to get hard. Tie a strip of cloth through it. We hung these up. We saw birds all week. It is a craft and a class lesson. My kids felt so proud.
6. Tissue Paper Stained Glass Hearts
Cut a large heart from black paper. Lay clear, sticky paper face up. Let kids put on small, torn bits of red paper. Cover it with more clear, sticky paper. Hang it up. The sun shines in and looks so fine.
7. Fingerprint Heart Tree
Draw tree lines with a brown pen. Kids dip hands in paint. They make heart-shaped leaves. I put a wood frame on my son’s tree. It still hangs on our wall. This is a sweet thing that grows with them.
8. Pom-Pom Love Monsters
Use big soft balls, felt feet, odd eyes, and heart sticks. These are the best monsters. Grown-ups use hot glue. Kids use the small dots. My girl named hers “Snugglebum.” She sleeps with it now.
9. Heart Butterfly Valentine Cards
Fold a piece of paper. Cut one heart. Open the paper. You now have a fly. Add a pipe stem body and head sticks. We made 25 for her class in the snow. We watched a show while we did it. Great time!
10. Salt Dough Heart Ornaments
This is a sure-fire craft. Cook the clay low in the oven. Paint them. Write names and the year with a black pen. Mine from 2018 look new. They hang on our tree for all big days.
11. Q-Tip Heart Cherry Blossom Art
Dip Q-tips in paint, stamp little clusters to make cherry blossoms on a painted branch. Looks so delicate but toddlers can totally do it. We made a whole forest on kraft paper for Grandma.
12. Recycled CD Heart Suncatchers
Old CDs + sharpie hearts + ribbon = rainbow reflections everywhere. The kids went nuts watching the colors dance on the walls. Best upcycle ever.
13. Paper Heart Penguin
Black construction paper body, white belly, orange beak, and heart wings. Suddenly penguins are Valentine-appropriate and completely adorable.
14. Button Heart Canvas
Glue buttons in a heart shape on mini canvas—takes patience but the result is heirloom-worthy. My mom still has the one I made her in 2016.
15. Heart-Shaped Crayon Melts
Chop up old crayon bits, bake in heart silicone mold, let cool. They come out like stained glass and write so smoothly. Best way to use up those broken nubs.
16. Handprint “I Love You This Much” Card
Two handprints facing each other with “I love you this much!” written between. Gets me teary every single time I open the memory box.
17. Pool Noodle Heart Stamps
Slice a pool noodle, carve a heart shape (or just bend and tape), dip in paint, stamp away. Giant hearts with almost zero effort—genius.
18. Coffee Filter Hearts
Markers on coffee filters, spritz with water, watch colors bleed, cut into hearts. Tie-dye magic that never gets old.
19. Popsicle Stick Love Frame
Glue sticks into a heart frame, paint, add photo. We made these for Daddy’s office desk—he still has every single one.
20. Paper Roll Heart Stamp Printing
There’s just something about little hands covered in paint and glitter that makes Valentine’s Day feel extra special. These 20 Valentine’s Day crafts for kids prove you don’t need fancy supplies—just love, a sprinkle of creativity, and maybe a wet wipe or ten. Whether you try the yarn hearts, the love bugs, or every single one (no judgment), you’re making memories that stick longer than glitter on the floor. Which one are you making first? Drop a heart emoji below and tell me your favorite, then tag me when you share your creations—I can’t wait to see! Happy crafting, friends. ❤️
