Valentine's Day Crafts

Fun and easy craft gifts kids can make and give to celebrate Valentine's Day.

By Suzonne Stirling, Amanda Kingloff, and Heidi Perelinz Benson

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Gregory Boyd
Sweet!

Personalize jumbo candy bars with festive wrappers and tags decorated with markers, stickers, and your child's own little fingerprints.
- Find instructions here
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Alexandra Grablewski
Tag It

Create charming prints (for your Prince Charming) with these easy-to-make cards and tags.
- Find instructions here
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In Bloom

Whimsically painted planters make a gift of roses or African violets even sweeter. All you need is a terra-cotta pot, some acrylic paint, and a little imagination.
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Paula Hible

Wrap Artist

Your child can transform plain tissue paper into a work of art straight from the heart. Set out cups of paint and sheets of tissue paper in a solid color, and decorate with two thumbprints joined together to form a heart.

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Paula Hible
Sealed with a Kiss

This year, skip pricey store-bought cards. Instead, purchase plain card stock, patterned paper, pretty buttons, and ribbon, then let the kids go to town to create more personal Valentine's wishes.
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Paula Hible
Buttoned Up

Patterned paper, buttons, and string for hair create little figures that are, well, cute as a button.
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Paula Hible
Magnetic Force

These simple memo magnets are the perfect craft for your little cupid. To make, paint small wooden hearts, let dry, and glue a magnet on the back. It's a charming way to display cards and photos.
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Tea for Two

Lacy coasters create a pretty perch for tea (real or pretend) or your favorite love potion. Simply cut out craft foam shapes and glue doilies in between them.

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Paula Hible
Heartwarming

Our heart trivet is a cinch to assemble. Twist three lengths of red jersey into one long braid, shape into a heart, then sew through the underside with a needle and thread. Braid enough white jersey to create a layer of white, and sew again. Create another red braid; continue wrapping it around the heart shape until the trivet has reached the desired size, then sew again.
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Conversation Starter

Pump up a ponytail with this adorable candy-coated accessory. Glue a ribbon onto a smooth rectangular barrette, and decorate it with little message hearts or Red Hots candies.

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How to Make Clay Play Hearts
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Paula Hible
Sweets for the Sweet

Dress up mini chocolate bars with a creative wrapper for the cutest candy ever. Measure out a section of paper by using the candy wrapper as a guide. Cut it out and cover with love messages, stamps, stickers, or little drawings, then secure around the bar with tape. This makes a quick and easy Valentine's gift for your child's friends.
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Paula Hible
Sachet Around

Here's the ideal gift for Dad. A little fabric envelope holds cedar chips (we love the ones that are heart shaped) to keep clothes fresh all winter long. To make, cut felt or fleece into a rectangle and fold to form a pocket, leaving enough fabric at the top to create a decorative flap. A basic embroidery or sewing stitch seals the edges in a flash. (For younger children, try using fabric glue instead.) For pockets with pizzazz, adorn with buttons, ribbons, appliques, or fabric paints.
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Love, Mom

Pop one of these notes into your child's lunch on Valentine's Day -- or any other day for a special surprise.
- Download the printable here
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I Heart You

Remind the kiddos how much you love them with these printable mini cards you can stick under their pillows, in sock drawers, or in their favorite book.
- Download the printable here
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Stuck on You

Print these on full-sheet labels and then cut out to decorate cards, candy, and presents.
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In the Cards

Valentines kids can print, color, and give away to all their friends and loved ones.

Originally published in the February 2009, February 2008, and February 2001 issues of Parents magazine. Additional crafts were provided by the editors of Parents.com. Copyright © 2008 Meredith Corporation.
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Sweet!

Tag It

In Bloom

Wrap Artist

Sealed with a Kiss

Buttoned Up

Magnetic Force

Tea for Two

Heartwarming

Conversation Starter

Sweets for the Sweet

Sachet Around

Love, Mom

I Heart You

Stuck on You

In the Cards

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