21+ Easy DIY Valentine's Day Crafts for Toddlers and Preschoolers {that are so cute!} | 2024 (2024)

Looking for some easy and Valentine’s Day crafts for toddlers? These are a great way to practice fine motor skills for little hands or just have fun creating something together.

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We’ve rounded up the best (and easiest) Valentine’s crafts- from heart shapes to heart suncatchers, love birds and salt dough.

I hope you have some fantastic fun with your toddler!

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Wax Resist Valentine Card

Have fun making these wax resist Valentine’s cards with your toddler this year! Drawing a cute design with the crayons and painting lightly over it will reveal the picture where the wax resists the paint.

Supplies needed:

  • Crayons
  • Cardstock
  • Watercolor paints
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Heart Scribble Mug

These are easy enough for your toddler to make- they will love scribbling to their hearts content.

Supplies needed:

  • A plain white mug
  • Sticky back plastic/ Contact Paper
  • Red Porcelain Pen (that can be fired in your oven)
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Rainbow Heart Cards

Your little one gets to paint but there is no mess! It doubles as a sensory activity because they get to squish the paint around.

Supplies needed:

  • Paint
  • Ziploc bag
  • Card
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Valentine Sensory Bin with Frozen Hearts

Watching and feeling the frozen hearts melt and playing with hard beads is a great sensory activity.

Supplies needed:

  • Giant heart cookie pan
  • We also used heart ice cube trays
  • Heart pony beads
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Simple Toddler Valentine’s Day Cards

Dive into finger painting and make your own unique hearts for a Valentine card!

Supplies needed:

  • White and Pink Stock Paper
  • Red Finger Paint
  • Scissors
  • Glue
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Toilet Paper Roll Hearts

Create your own heart stamps using toilet paper rolls and rubber bands! Your toddler will have a lot of fun dipping and stamping these hearts.

  • Toilet paper roll
  • Rubber bands
  • Paper
  • Paint
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Valentine Floam Slime Recipe

We have a love/hate relationship with slime in our home- the kids love it and I hate it. Lol. I’m half kidding. It’s so addicting and fun to make and will seriously provide so much fun but it is messy.

Supplies needed:

  • Slime
  • Polyesterene beads
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Pipe Cleaner Painted Hearts

This craft is easy because it doesn’t require much and you can keep dipping and stamping with the same pipe cleaner.

Supplies needed:

  • Pipe cleaners
  • Valentine themed paint colors
  • Paper
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Contact Paper Hearts

There are so many different things you can use for fillers in your contact paper hearts. Glitter, sequins, rope, oh my!

Supplies needed:

  • Contact Paper
  • Foam or Card
  • Pencil & Scissors
  • Strands of wool
  • Foam shapes
  • Sequins
  • Tissue Paper balls
  • Glitter
  • Strips of Ribbon
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Valentine Sensory Bin

Do you like looking at the pictures of sensory bins as much as I do? I love seeing all the bright colors and different shapes and textures all together. I guess there’s a reason toddlers love sensory bins.

Supplies needed:

  • Cotton balls
  • Pink and red gems
  • Heart shapes
  • Table scatter foam hearts
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Valentine Wreath Frame with Conversation Hearts

Grab a few cheap craft supplies and make these adorable frames to hand out to friends or family members!

Supplies needed:

  • Conversation heart candy
  • Pink acrylic paint
  • Craft Bond glue
  • Pink baker’s twine
  • Photo of child
  • 2.5″ circle punch
  • Scrap piece of thin cardboard
  • Paintbrush
  • White cardstock
  • Heart template
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Heart Salt Dough Keepsake

Salt dough is fun to make, versatile and very forgiving. Not much that can go wrong! Mix up some dough and make these cute heart footprint keepsakes.

Supplies needed:

  • Salt dough recipe
  • Craft paints
  • Paintbrushes
  • Butter knife
  • Parchment paper
  • A pair of cute baby feet!
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Paper Plate Valentine’s Day Fish

It’s likely you have all the materials in your home for this quick and easy craft. Create these cute Valentine’s Day fishes with your little ones.

Supplies needed:

  • Paper plate
  • Pink craft paint
  • Craft foam sheets, red and purple
  • Large googly eye
  • Scissors
  • Paintbrush
  • Hot glue gun or regular glue
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Celery Stamped Flowers

You’ve heard of potato stamping- what about celery stamping? Finally, a good use for celery. Just kidding. These make great Valentine’s Day crafts or Mother’s Day Cards!

Here’s what you need:

  • 1 or 2 celery head bottoms
  • Pink and purple paint
  • Green pipe cleaners
  • Pink and purple ribbon
  • Extra strong white glue
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Valentine Paper Necklace

It really doesn’t get easier than this for Valentine’s crafts- grab some pink or red striped straws from the Dollar Store and create some necklaces or bracelets!

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Ladybug Handprint Valentine Craft

If your kids are like mine, they will love dipping their hands in paint to create these ladybug Valentine’s crafts! They may even paint their bellybuttons and feet while they’re at it.

Supplies needed:

  • Construction Paper or Cardstock
  • Red and Black Paint
  • Paintbrushes
  • 2 Crafting Brads
  • Gluestick
  • Scissors
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Shake It Up Hearts

Shake It Up Hearts are fun because they’re mess free and you can get your kids to jump around and shake the container to make them!

Supplies needed:

  • Clean empty jar with a secure lid
  • Washable paint
  • Cardstock
  • Candy Hearts (dried beans or small marbles work well too)
  • Glue stick

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Paper Plate and Tissue Valentine Wreath

Bust out the glue and let your toddler have fun grabbing and glueing tissue paper to this Valentine Wreath. If there is glue involved, my toddler is IN.

Supplies needed:

  • Tissue paper squares in red, pink and white
  • Paper plate with the center cut out
  • School glue or glue sticks
  • Cellophane paper with hearts
  • Red, pink or white pipe cleaner
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Paper Plate Love Birds

Aren’t these cute? You probably have everything you need to make these paper plate Love Birds!

Supplies needed:

  • Paper plate
  • Pink and red craft paint
  • Red and pink buttons
  • Red/ pink paper
  • Orange pipe cleaners
  • Googly eyes
  • Round sponge paint brush
  • Paint brushes
  • Glue
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Cupid Arrow Heart Craft

It doesn’t really get much easier than this Cupid Arrow craft. You only need 3 things:

  • craft sticks
  • foam glittered hearts, various colors and sizes
  • craft glue
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Valentine’s Day Edible Play Dough

Edible play dough is so thrilling for little ones- “I can eat mom, really!?” Yep, you can eat it!

Here’s what you need:

  • 1/2 cup corn starch
  • 1 cup oatmeal
  • 1/2 cup water
  • Food coloring (optional)
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Heart Candy Structures

Your toddler might not be able to create a rocket but I’m sure they’ll have a grand time sticking toothpicks into heart gummies 🙂

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FAQs

How to make a simple Valentine gift? ›

How about a pinch pot shaped like a heart for holding jewelry or keys, or a clever wind chime made with heart shaped cookies cutters. And many of these simple ideas are easy enough that the kids can help with a little oversight from an adult.

How to make Valentine's Day special? ›

Here are 14 ideas to help make this Valentine's Day extra special!
  1. Make a Valentine's Day Charcuterie Board. ...
  2. Send Valentines. ...
  3. Decorate in Hearts. ...
  4. Create a Valentine's Day Scavenger Hunt. ...
  5. Have a Valentine's Day Photo Shoot. ...
  6. Surprise Your Kids with Love Notes. ...
  7. Put Up a Valentine's Day Tree. ...
  8. Break a Heart-Shaped Piñata.

How do you make Valentine's special on a budget? ›

Valentine's Day On A Budget
  1. 2| Flowers From The Heart. ...
  2. 3| Valentine's Day Scavenger Hunt. ...
  3. 4| Recreate Special Memories. ...
  4. 5| Best Friends Date Night. ...
  5. 7| Create An Edible Bouquet. ...
  6. 8| Valentine's Day Playlist. ...
  7. 9| Create A Valentine's Photo Book. ...
  8. 10| Pancakes in Bed.

How to make Valentine's Day special on a budget? ›

25 Romantic and Affordable Valentine's Day Ideas
  1. 01 of 25. Rent a Canoe. Cavan Images/Getty Images. ...
  2. 02 of 25. Enjoy Breakfast in Bed. ...
  3. 03 of 25. Do a DIY Wine Tasting. ...
  4. 04 of 25. Look at Old Photos. ...
  5. 05 of 25. Give Each Other Massages. ...
  6. 06 of 25. Rent a Movie. ...
  7. 07 of 25. Stage Your Own Photoshoot. ...
  8. 08 of 25. Play Some Board Games.
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What is the Valentine baby called? ›

14, Valentine's Day is marked by shades of pink, flowers, chocolates, romantic movies and wine — and images of a magical baby boy who flies around shooting arrows at people. But despite his infant form, that baby, widely known these days as Cupid, began his mythological life as a man who had more power than any god.

How do you explain Valentine's Day to a 3 year old? ›

Simply saying, “This day is an extra opportunity to express how much you care for a person and to tell them what they mean to you” will do. Romantic relationships don't have to make sense, leave it at heart-shaped cards and hugs and chocolate.

What is a good first Valentines gift? ›

Some traditional first Valentine's Day gift ideas include a flower bouquet, a box of chocolate, and a card with a thoughtful message.

Should you get your kids something for Valentine's Day? ›

Yes, giving your child a Valentine's Day card or treat is a lovely thing to do. Those who include their children in Valentine's Day tend to go all out on presents and special meals and messages of caring and kindness.

Do you get kids something for Valentine's Day? ›

Valentine's Day is all about celebrating love. For many kids, exchanging cards with friends and family is a treasured tradition. For others, baking cookies or preparing a special breakfast is the highlight of the day. And gifts—though totally optional—can make the holiday especially fun.

Should you celebrate Valentine's Day with your kids? ›

Valentine's Day is a great opportunity to teach children the value of expressing love and appreciation for others. Also, celebrating Valentine's Day with your children can create special memories and traditions that will last a lifetime, and these traditions can become an annual part of your family's celebrations.

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