Why does it feel like we just dressed up for Halloween and Christmas was yesterday—and, now, Valentine’s Day is comin’ in hot?! It boggles my mind, too, but here we are: forging ahead into 2024. The first stop on the 2024 love train? Valentine’s Day. I have to admit that I’m way more into Valentine’s Day as a mom than I am as a wife. Certainly, there’s something special about celebrating romantic love, but for whatever reason, the maternal side of me feels particularly mushy as February 14 rolls around. So, for the snow days at home this February, a Saturday with nothing planned, or as a last-minute gift for the grandparents, we’ve rounded up 30+ easy and adorable Valentine’s Day crafts and activities to celebrate L-O-V-E—check them out below!
1. Playdough Valentine DIY
This is red hot playdough with pizzazz! Besides being all decked out for Valentine’s Day, it’s got plenty of sensory and imaginative potential to keep little hands busy.
2. Valentine’s Love Potion Experiment
Don’t worry if your little one’s too young to fall in love; if anything, this baking soda and vinegar experiment will make them fall in love with science and chemistry!
3. Stuck On You Handprint Valentine
What would a craft round-up be without an adorable paint handprint piece? This take on the classic craft uses a super cute pun that anyone would love as a gift from their little one.
4. Mosaic Heart Pin Valentine
Spread Valentine’s Day good cheer with these festive ‘stuck on you’ clay heart pins filled with an assortment of vibrant beads.
5. Painted Ceramic Heart Wall Hanging
This easy and fun DIY is perfect for adding a subtle Valentine’s Day look to your home, but can easily be kept up all year round!
6. Twirling Love Bugs
If you nickname your kiddos “Love Bug,” look no further. Kids of all ages will love making these simple, cute, and colorful paper decorations.
7. Fingerprint Heart Cards
There’s nothing like receiving a handmade card from someone you love—and finger painting makes it doable for kids of all ages!
8. Ninja Turtle Valentines
If you have kids who are Ninja Turtle-obsessed, they’ll absolutely love creating these paper hearts—they’re perfect for handing out at school for Valentine’s Day celebrations, too!
9. Valentine’s Day Sun Catchers
This is a super simple craft that uses materials you probably already have on hand and is perfect for catching sun beams even after V-Day.
10. Valentine’s Day Wreath
You can stick to the classic Valentine’s color palette or pick your kid’s favorite colors to decorate this wreath and have the cutest door on the block.
11. Handprint Heart Tree
This is the perfect decoration for a quick and fun DIY project that’ll make an adorable addition to your home or classroom to help get in the V-Day spirit.
12. DIY Heart Plushie
For kids that are particularly crafty, this beginner-friendly sewing project is a unique little trinket they’ll never want to stop making!
13. DIY Poseable Conversation Hearts
Conversation candy hearts are one thing, but what if you could bring the concept to life in a whole new way? These lovable-looking cutouts are a breeze to create, interactive, and won’t cause cavities!
14. Felt Wall Banners
These felt wall banners are easily customizable and are sturdy enough to keep as decor for many years of Valentine’s Day celebrations.
15. Valentine’s Day Slime
Any kid loves an excuse to play with slime, so this is a super fun craft for the holiday that’ll easily keep them entertained for hours on end.
16. Valentine Hugs Craft
This silly little craft is something kids will absolutely love to make—it’s easy, funny, and uses only a couple of materials you most likely already own.
17. Grow Crystal Hearts for Valentine’s Day
Turn your little one into a heart collector in the best way! This is an engaging experiment to bond over together and will teach them how it’s possible to grow their own crystallized hearts using only a handful of supplies.
18. Morse Code DIY Valentines
What kiddo isn’t intrigued by having their own secret language? If they haven’t encountered Morse code before, then this Valentine’s Day is a time as good as any to learn it! This crafter has all the resources you need, including a printout for decoding your Valentine’s messages.
19. Yarn-Wrapped Hearts
This craft is super fun for kids of all ages and makes for one of the coolest V-Day decorations out there.
20. Print & Color Love Cards
This is truly as simple as it gets in terms of crafting: Simply print, cut, and color away for an easy, mess-free DIY.
21. Heart Paper Flowers
These heart-shaped paper flowers are ridiculously cute and actually very easy to make—you can create an entire bouquet for a fun centerpiece!
22. Valentine’s Day Owl
These quirky owls are just a simple paper and glue stick type of craft that will be the hoot of all of your decor!
23. 3D Valentine’s Day Paper Whale
Kick the simple paper projects up a notch with this funky 3D whale craft that’s (literally) overflowing with love and fun.
24. Valentine Robot Snacks
I can’t think of a single kid that wouldn’t be obsessed with this snack-craft crossover. Customize them with your little one’s favorite snack foods and give them the best V-Day treat ever.
25. I Love You to Pieces Craft
This is a great project for very little kids who are just dipping their toes into the crafting world, and it’s a perfect choice for a classroom craft, too.
26. Cardboard Valentine’s Day Hearts
You can put those spare cardboard boxes you have lying around to good use by creating these super simple hearts perfect to stick anywhere around the house or classroom.
27. Printable Bingo
Little ones will love trying their luck with a few rounds of Valentine Bingo. The graphics are super cute, and it’s a refreshing dose of entertainment, whether it’s a Valentine’s Day party of one or many.
28. Valentine Rocket Wall Hanging
Between all the cutouts, glue-ons, colors, and shapes, collages can be a captivating approach to art projects for kids. With this one, they’ll have a blast assembling a Valentine’s Day rocket carrying a loving message that can ring true all year long!
29. Watercolor Valentine Hearts
Invite your little one to an artsy session of painting a mini abundance of watercolor Valentine hearts. The finished masterpieces can be used as wall décor, valentines for your child’s favorite people or classmates, garlands, and one big collage… the possibilities are endless!
30. Monster Valentines
Give kiddos a googly-eyed good time with these charming monster valentines. Surely, they’ve got an idea or two up their sleeves as to what a Valentine’s Day monster would look like on this candy and heart-filled holiday.
31. Toilet Paper Roll Love Bugs
This quirky, cute V-Day craft gives little ones the chance to attend to all kinds of creative details as they put their hearts into designing the perfect love bug collection!
32. Valentine’s Day Number Matching Activity
Got a kiddo who’s just developing their numbers knowhow? This activity is a lovely blend of learning, hearts, and crafts!
33. Decorative Confetti Heart Soaps
Swap some of the candy overloads for suds this Valentine’s Day by making these sparkly little soaps! With only a few ingredients, it’s a unique Valentine treat that can also make your kiddo’s next bathtime extra full of love.
34. Heart Foxes
Pre-cut foam and felt hearts and stickers make these adorable Valentine’s Day foxes an easy and kid-friendly craft perfect for the class party. Help littles with the basic assembly, but then let them go wild with accessorizing their foxes with stickers, bows, maybe even a mustache, and more!
35. Heart Mermaid Valentines
How fun and femme are these valentine mermaids? Immerse your little one in hearts galore and see how many clever ways they can use heart cutouts to build their mermaids.
