Looking for some Valentine’s Day arts and crafts?
Valentine’s Day crafts are cute to make for around your house or give to someone else.
I have 30 CUTE Valentine’s Day Arts and Crafts for you! Let’s get started.
Craft #1: Dinomite Dinosaur Valentine
Got a dinosaur lover? This Valentine’s Day arts and crafts idea couldn’t be ANY cuter.
I love how a simple paper plate can be turned into an incredible creation.
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- paper
- paper plates
- acrylic paint
- scissors
- glue stick
- Q-tip
- marker
- googly eyes
- heart stickers
B. Set-up
Cut a small paper plate in half and paint using acrylic paint. While waiting for it to dry, create the dinosaur’s head, feet and tail out of colored paper.
C. Activity
Use a glue stick to glue down the feet. Then, once the paper plate is dry, you can glue the plate down. Lastly, add on the dinosaur’s head and tail.
You can add spots on the dinosaur’s body using a Q-tip and different colored paint if you want to!
Add some Valentine’s Day stickers and write a message at the top of the card!
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Craft #2: Handprint Valentine Flower Craft
This handprint Valentine’s Day arts and crafts idea is a must-try activity!
There’s just something so sweet about seeing their little prints on crafts.
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- paper
- glue stick
- scissors
- washable paint
- paintbrush
B. Set-up
Paint your child’s hand using Valentine’s Day washable paint colors. Then, turn their hand upside down to make a print on white paper. Make sure to press gently on their fingers and hand to make sure their entire print shows up.
Once they are dry, cut them out!
C. Activity
Make stems for each flower out of green paper. Also, create a vase for the flowers and glue it down to the paper. Finally, you can write a message on it!
Lastly, add on the hands at the top of the stems to be the flowers!
This is a great gift to give to family members, teachers, or even just to keep for yourselves!
Craft #3: Pom Heart Craft
This is an easy toddler and preschool Valentine’s Day arts and crafts idea!
The result turns out beautiful, and it makes for the perfect DIY Valentine’s Day card.
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- paper
- paint
- poms
- clothespins
- heart shape
- masking tape
B. Set-up
Tape a heart onto a piece of paper using masking tape (it’s easy to peel off and won’t rip the paper).
Add paint to a paint tray and attach poms to clothespins.
C. Activity
Your child will dab the pom in paint and make prints all over the paper using different colors. They should try to cover the entire paper to see the white heart in the middle.
You or your little one can peel off the heart shape to reveal the heart in the center of the paper!
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Craft #4: Love Birds Paper Plates
I have another fun paper plate Valentine’s Day arts crafts idea!
These love birds as SO fun to make, and they are precious for Valentine’s Day.
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- paper plates
- red, pink, and purple acrylic paint
- hot glue gun and glue
- colored cardstock paper
- googly eyes
- pipe cleaners
- craft feathers
- hole punchers
B. Set-up
Cut a paper plate in half. Paint the plates red, pink, and purple! Create some hearts from card stock; these will be your wings!
C. Activity
Have your child decorate each of the lovebirds by using gems, feathers, and little hearts. To create the little hearts, use a heart hole puncher (linked above) with construction paper.
They should glue these supplies on! To create the feet, cut two small pieces of pipe cleaners. Then, twist one onto the bottom of the other. An adult needs to hot glue the pipe cleaner feet on!
Craft #5: Valentines Day Photo Frames
Looking for a gift idea that you can make at home? There’s just something special about homemade gifts.
This Valentine’s Day arts and crafts idea is easy to do, and the kids enjoy getting to create special frames for others.
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- popsicle sticks
- colored popsicle sticks
- hot glue
- glue
- Valentine stickers
- gems
- Conversation hearts
- organizational tray
B. Set-up
Hot glue 4 popsicle sticks together. Place two horizontally, then place the other two vertically, so all the ends are touching! Set up a tray for the kids to pick their supplies out of.
C. Activity
The adult or kids can squeeze the glue all over the popsicle sticks (this makes it easier to just stick the items on). Then, the kids can pick what supplies they want to add to the frame and place them on.
They can think of a specific design they want for each side, or they can just decorate them however they want!
Lastly, pick a picture to add to the frame and hot glue that to the popsicle sticks on the back. You can also write a note inside the frame instead of a picture.
Craft #6: Valentine’s Color by Code
This is a little bit of a different Valentine’s Day arts and crafts idea, but I wanted to add it in.
This FREE color by code Valentine’s Day activity is a fun way for kids to work on numbers.
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- Color by Code sheets
- crayons
- markers
Click HERE for your FREE Valentine’s Day Color by Code Sheets
B. Set-up
Print off the sheets that you want to use!
C. Activity
Make sure your child understands how to read the key at the top of the page. Then, they will color each number in the picture based on what the key says.
These are my kid’s favorite out of all the printables I create. They love revealing the picture at the end!
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Craft #7: Love You to Pieces Craft
Popsicle stick crafts are easy to do, and they always turn out cute.
This Valentine’s Day arts and crafts idea is creative and different! Kids will love to use puzzle pieces in an art project.
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- colored popsicle sticks
- puzzle pieces
- acrylic paint
- paintbrush
- hot glue gun and glue
- Sharpie
- twine
- art tray
B. Set-up
Hot glue the red popsicle sticks together. I did 6 popsicle sticks! Next, use acrylic paint to paint the puzzle pieces.
C. Activity
Once the puzzle pieces dry, hot glue them to the popsicle sticks. Have your little one write on the sticks. I love you to pieces. They can also write their name and who it is to on the sticks to make it a little bit more personal.
You can also add hot glue some twine on the back so it can be hung up as well!
Craft #8: Flamingo Card Craft
I love using bow tie pasta for crafts. It always turns out so cool!
This Valentine’s Day flamingo craft is cute and fun for preschoolers to make.
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- paper
- acrylic paint
- paintbrush
- bow tie pasta
- googly eyes
- glue
- heart stickers
B. Set-up
Draw and paint a flamingo shape on paper. Then, paint your bow tie pasta pink!
Paint the pasta on an art try and lay down a piece of parchment paper so it can dry.
C. Activity
Have the kids glue the bow tie pasta where the wings would be for the flamingo. Then, write a message like “I’m tickled pink” or “you tickle me pink.”
Add on some Valentine’s Day stickers!
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Craft #9: DIY Valentine Holder
Paper plate activities are my FAVORITE kind of craft. They are cute, easy and the kids always enjoy them.
This Valentine’s Day arts and crafts idea is great to use at home or in the classroom. We have been leaving little notes to each other over the past few days since we have created these. It’s so much fun!
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- paper plates
- acrylic paint
- paintbrush
- stapler
- hot glue gun and glue
- art tray
- Sharpie
- Valentine accessories (gems, flowers, stickers)
B. Set-up
Paint 1 whole paper plate red! Cut another paper plate in half and paint that. Once they dry, staple the half plate to the bottom of the whole plate several times to ensure the Valentine’s won’t fall out!
C. Activity
Decorate the plates by writing your name, adding stickers, and other Valentine’s craft supplies. Then, with a hole punch, punch a hole at the top of the plate to stick a string through it to be able to hang it up!
Craft #10: Fruit Loop Heart Threading
Fine motor skills are essential for kids to do everyday activities like buttoning their shirts, zipping their jacks, and tying their shoes. This Fruit Loop activity helps strengthen the muscles to do these things!
This Valentine’s Day arts and crafts idea is fun because they get a little snack.
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- Fruit Loops
- pipe cleaners
- bowls
B. Set-up
Have your little ones help you sort the Fruit Loops by color in bowls! Create a heart shape with each colored pipe cleaner.
C. Activity
Your child will use color matching skills to place the correct colored Fruit Loops on the pipe cleaners. Then, they will thread Fruit Loops through the entire pipe cleaner to create a colored heart.
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Craft #11: I’m Stuck on You Cactus Craft
Here’s another “I’m Stuck on You” Valentine’s Day arts and crafts idea.
Cactus crafts are always so fun to make. I love using forks to make the spikes.
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- paper
- glue stick
- forks
- black paint
- scissors
- googly eyes
B. Set-up
Create a cactus shape and pot out of construction paper. Paste the pot down first, then the cactus on top.
C. Activity
The kids will dip a fork into black paint and make prints around the cactus to make the spikes.
I did make sure not to have the kids dip the entire fork in the paint because it would make too big of prints; they need a little bit on the fork.
Write a message in the pot for your Valentine!
Craft #12: Marbled Valentines Day Art
I just discovered this new craft, and I’m hooked! The colors look so neat when they blend.
The process is really simple, as well! You only need just a few supplies to do this.
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
B. Set-up
On cardstock, create a heart shape and cut it out. On an art tray, spray some foam shaving cream and drop in a few drops of food coloring. Use a toothpick to spread the food coloring throughout the shaving cream.
C. Activity
Place the heart into the shaving cream mixture and gently press down to make sure the entire heart gets the mixture on it. Then, pull it up and place it on an art tray!
Use a paintbrush to brush off the extra shaving cream to reveal the colors underneath! Let them dry on the tray.
Craft #13: Love Jar
Showing my kids reasons why I love them is one of my FAVORITE things to do. I have done several activities like the one below, and I love seeing their faces reading what I wrote.
This Valentine’s Day arts and crafts idea will be a keeper for sure. They love hearing why you love them!
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- FREE Love jar printable
- marker
*FREE Love Jar printable*
B. Set-up
Print off the jar and the hearts. Cut out the hearts and have your little ones color the jar!
C. Activity
Write on the heart’s reasons why you love your kids. Then, either they can read the answers, or you can read them. You can also have them fill out the hearts for people in your family!
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Craft #14: Heart Wreath
We had a blast making this heart wreath together! My daughter loved creating the heart shapes; she even has a few as decorations in her room!
I love it when crafts can be used as decor around the house. This Valentine’s Day craft will make a great wreath for your door!
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- colored cardstock paper
- stapler
- twine
- hole puncher
B. Set-up
Cut strips of different colored cardstock paper to create the hearts. To make the heart take one of the strips and bend it in half. Then, curl both sides in to make the top part of the heart and staple the tops together. Repeat this process for all the hearts.
C. Activity
Staple the sides of each heart together in a circle formation! Once they are all attached, punch two holes at the top in two different hearts. Then, stick a piece of twine through the holes and tie them to hang this wreath up!
Craft #15: Fizzy Valentine Experiment
This is more of a Valentine’s Day activity than a craft, but I thought it was too fun not to add in!
This fizzy experiment is fun and simple! The kids are excited each time because they love to see it bubble up and overflow! Check out the video below to see how it looks.
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- heart baking cups
- baking soda
- vinegar
- valentine confetti
- sensory bin
B. Set-up
Add the baking cups to a sensory bin. In the baking cups, add some baking soda and valentine confetti.
C. Activity
In a measuring cup, add in 2 cups of vinegar and dump it into the baking cups. See, it all fizz up! You can keep dumping vinegar over and over again to see the reaction occur.
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Craft #16: Fork Painted Flower Craft
A fork to make art? Yes! It’s a fun process, and it turns out super cool.
This Valentine’s Day arts and crafts idea is easy, and it’s perfect for giving to a family member or teacher!
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- paper
- heart hole puncher
- glue stick
- scissors
- forks
- paint
- paintbrush
B. Set-up
Make a vase shape out of paper, cut it out, and paste it to the paper. Then, use a heart hole punch to create a bunch of little hearts. Finally, use a glue stick to stick them on the vase.
C. Activity
Dip the forks into paint and make prints on the paper near the vase. Then, use a paintbrush to create the stems for the flowers.
You can add some other cut-out hearts around the paper and write a message on the paper to give someone!
Craft #17: Love Bug Name Craft
This Valentine’s Day arts and crafts idea is great for kids to practice name-building skills.
Kids love seeing their name on crafts. It makes it more special for them to make.
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- paper
- glue stick
- scissors
- marker
- googly eyes
B. Set-up
Make the number of hearts you need to create your child’s name. We used a foam heart to make sure all the hearts were the same size.
Also, create some feet for the love bug!
C. Activity
Make a face for your love bug by using googly eyes, a marker and make some antenna and attach them using a glue stick!
Either you or your child can write the letters of their name on each heart. Then, have them use the glue stick to stick them together in the correct order to make the bug.
Lastly, add on the legs to the bug!
Craft #18: Heart Cutting Craft
This Valentine’s Day arts and crafts idea is the perfect way to practice scissor skills!
I drew several different lines for them to practice, but you can adjust this activity for your child’s skill level.
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- paper
- Sharpie
- scissors
B. Set-up
Create some heart shapes on paper and cut them out! Then, make lines on each heart!
C. Activity
Have your child use scissors to cut on the lines of each heart. They should try to stay on the lines as much as possible!
We didn’t cut the hearts all the way through, we stopped at the top, but you can have them cut all the way through. So if you do this, you can have the kids try to build the hearts to put them back together!
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Craft #19: Bee Mine Craft
Here’s another cute DIY Valentine’s Day card craft.
Make paper bees that say bee mine! This was such a fun and easy craft to put together.
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- paper
- scissors
- glue stick
- marker
- googly eyes
B. Set-up
Make a heart shape out of yellow paper to be the body for the bee. Then, make a smaller circle for the bee’s head. Lastly, create wings for bee by making hearts out of red or pink paper.
Have your child cut strips of black paper for the bee’s stripes.
C. Activity
First, have the kids glue the bee’s stripes on the body. Then, attach the head to the body of the bee.
Create a face for the bee by adding googly eyes, a smile, and heart cheeks!
Lastly, glue the wings on the sides of the bee! Write a Valentine’s Day message on the wings!
Craft #20: Yarn Hearts
Yarn wrapping crafts are easy, and they always turn out really pretty!
I love the mix of colors for this Valentine’s Day arts and crafts idea.
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- cardboard
- yarn
- box cutter
- pencil
- tape
B. Set-up
Draw a heart shape on cardboard and cut it out using a box cutter.
C. Activity
The kids will tape one end of yarn on the back of the heart and start wrapping. They can use one color or multiple colors! Once they are done with one color, they can cut the yarn and tape it to the back.
You try to cover up as much of the cardboard as possible with the yarn.
This is a great craft to work on fine motor skills!
Craft #21: Lion Craft
Here’s another cute and simple animal Valentine’s Day arts and crafts idea.
Lions are one of my favorite animals to craft because choosing different supplies for the mane is SO fun.
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- paper
- scissors
- glue stick
- googly eyes
- bow tie pasta
- parchment paper
- art tray
- zip lock bag
B. Set-up
Create a lion face out of paper. Then, place the circle down on a colored piece of paper and draw a mane around the face. You can do this step again with another color if you want to!
We used two colors to make the mane larger so the bow tie pasta would fit on the paper.
Paint the bow tie pasta individually and let them dry on a piece of parchment paper that’s on an art tray.
C. Activity
The kids will create a face for the lion using the hearts you made! Then, add some googly eyes and whiskers for the lion.
Use school glue to attach the bow tie pasta to the lion’s mane! You can do use a pattern or all the same colored pasta.
Lastly, write a message like “You make my heart roar”!
Craft #22: Robot Valentine Craft
The kids like the crafts that they can play with after the most.
This Valentine’s Day arts and crafts idea is great! You can even write a message on it saying, “My heart beeps for you!”
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- toilet paper rolls
- aluminum foil
- water bottle caps
- acrylic paint
- gems
- Fruit Loops
- googly eyes
- buttons
- pipe cleaners
- poms
- hot glue
B. Set-up
Wrap the toilet paper roll in aluminum foil! Then, create a face for it using googly eyes and a Sharpie.
C. Activity
Paint a heart on the front of each robot! Then, add on gems, Fruit Loops, buttons, or any other craft supply you’d like for the robots “buttons” on the front.
Paint some bottle caps using acrylic paint. Then, once they are dry, glue them on using hot glue.
To create the arms, create a hole using scissors or a box cutter, slide the pipe cleaner through the tube and curl them up!
Lastly, we added a pipe cleaner at the top of the robots and a pom. Use hot glue to paste the pipe cleaner to the inside of the toilet paper roll.
Now you are ready to play! I love creating crafts that the kids can play with after! They enjoy it so much more too!
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Craft #23: Sensory Hearts
Using different sensory fillers for crafting is a fun and different way to make art!
Rice is one of my go-to sensory fillers for the kids. Using it for crafting is a fun process.
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- cardboard
- acrylic paint
- paintbrush
- rice
- ziplock bag
- parchment paper
- art tray
- googly eyes
B. Set-up
Color the rice by dumping a cup of rice into a ziplock bag. Add some acrylic paint, shake and dump out on parchment paper to dry.
It takes about an hour to completely dry, so I usually prep this activity the night before.
Lastly, draw and paint a heart on cardboard or paper!
C. Activity
You can either create a face for the hearts by adding googly eyes or leave it blank.
Add a thin layer of glue to each heart. Then, have the kids sprinkle the colored rice on top!
Craft #24: Tracing Hearts
Q-tip tracing activities are perfect for kids to practice handwriting skills.
This simple Valentine’s Day arts and crafts setup will be perfect for toddlers and preschoolers!
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- paper
- Q-tips
- washable paint
- paint tray
- markers
B. Set-up
On a piece of paper, draw different colored hearts. You can write each color inside the hearts to work on sight word recognition.
C. Activity
Have the kids say each color out loud. Then, have them color match by tracing the lines of the hearts using a Q-tip and paint.
This activity aims to try to stay on the lines as much as possible to help build those fine motor skills for writing.
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Craft #25: Secret Message Hearts
Color resist art projects are always fun for kids. They love to see what they will reveal!
This Valentine’s Day arts and crafts idea is perfect for giving as a gift to someone else so they can reveal a secret message!
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- cardstock white paper
- white crayon
- watercolors
- pencil
- scissors
B. Set-up
Create some heart shapes on cardstock paper and cut them out.
Have the kids write a secret message to friends or family members using a white crayon.
C. Activity
To reveal the message, have the kids use watercolors! They will paint the heart and be able to read their Valentine’s message!
Craft #26: Heart Trees
I am such a sucker for handprint and fingerprint art. They just make the cutest keepsakes.
This Valentine’s Day arts and crafts idea is a great gift for family members!
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- washable paint
- paper
- scissors
- glue stick
- paint tray
- heart hole punch
B. Set-up
Trace your child’s hand and some of their arm to create the tree trunk. Then, paste it to a piece of paper.
C. Activity
The kids will dip their finger in paint and make one print by tilting their finger a little bit, then another one next to it to make a heart.
They will do this all over their handprint to look like leaves on a tree. One tip I have is only to use one color at a time.
You can also have them add a little bit at the bottom of the page to look like fallen hearts!
BONUS Craft!
This was the craft that I did that inspired the finger painting craft.
I used a heart hole punch to create the hearts! This is a fun and easy activity for the kids! I linked it up above in the materials needed if you’d rather try this version.
Craft #27: I Love your Berry Much!
Looking for an easy craft for your kids to do for Valentine’s Day?
This strawberry craft is adorable, and it’s simple for toddlers to do.
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- construction paper
- scissors
- glue stick
- googly eyes
- black paint
- Q-tips
B. Set-up
Create a strawberry shape on red construction paper and make a stem out of green paper. Then, cut these pieces out!
C. Activity
Have the kids paste the stem to the strawberry and then glue the strawberry to a piece of paper!
Add on some googly eyes, then let the kids use a Q-tip and black paint to make the seeds of the strawberry.
Write the message I love you berry much at the top of the Valentine!
Craft #28: Hedgehog Paper Valentine
Hedgehog crafts always turn out SO cute. There’s just something adorable about their little spikes.
This Valentine’s Day craft for preschoolers is perfect to make for a family member, friend, or teacher.
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- paper
- scissors
- glue stick
- marker
- googly eyes
B. Set-up
Create a hedgehog shape out of brown paper and make its arms and legs out of a lighter color brown, so it stands out.
C. Activity
Paste the hedgehog shape on a piece of colored paper. Next, draw the spikes around the hedgehog and cut on those lines you made.
Then, if you would like, you can do that again by pasting it down to another sheet for a double layer of spikes.
Lastly, draw a heart and have the hedgehog hold that heart! Then, you can write a message like I’m stuck on you!
Craft #29: Salt Painting Hearts
If you follow me on Instagram, you know about my love for salt painting. It’s something that I tend to do quite a lot.
My Instagram handle is @abcdeelearning. Follow me for daily activity ideas for kids!
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- white cardstock paper
- watercolors
- paintbrush
- salt
- glue
- pencil
- art tray
B. Set-up
With a pencil, draw a bunch of hearts on the white paper. Then, outline your drawings with glue and dump salt ALL over them. Make sure to do this on an art tray, so it’s easy to dump the excess out in the trash.
You will need to let this dry once you complete this step. It takes a few hours. I tend to do this at night, so it’s ready to paint in the morning, so the kids don’t have to wait.
C. Activity
Use watercolors to paint the salt! You can stick with one color, or you can try different colors. No matter how you do it, it will turn out beautiful.
Check out the video below to see how easy and fun this process is!
Craft #30: Tissue Paper Hearts
My son loves doing tissue paper scrunching activities because he gets to use scissors! He’s obsessed with learning how to cut.
Plus, he gets to scrunch up tissue paper, so it’s a win-win for him :).
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- tissue paper
- cardstock paper
- glue
- kid scissors
B. Set-up
Have your little one cut pieces of tissue paper up to scrunch. This is a great activity to practice scissors skills because the paper has to be scrunched up anyway, so they can just try their best!
You can create the heart shape out of pink, purple, red, or white cardstock!
C. Activity
They will scrunch the colored tissue paper up in their hands to create a ball formation. Once you have enough to fill up your heart, you can add glue to your entire heart.
They can then stick the tissue paper onto the heart. They can make a specific pattern or just place the different colored pieces all over the heart. No matter what, it turns out pretty!
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Final Thoughts and Conclusions
I hope you found some fun Valentine’s Day crafts for preschoolers to try out!
If you do anything special for Valentine’s Day with your kids, we’d love to hear about it. Please let us know in the comments below what your favorite activity is to do with your kids or students!
Also, if you try any of these activities, tell me how it went! I always love hearing feedback.
Happy Learning!
Deena <3
