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Great ideas pretty Valentine decorations, cards, paper flowers, and more
ByKatherine Lee
Updated on August 09, 2021
Fact checked byHeather Mercer
Here are some great ideas for fun and easy Valentine crafts for kids. Grade-schoolers love making and sharing Valentine's creations with friends and family. And what better way for kids to say "I love you" than with Valentine crafts that they lovingly created with their own hands?
Try any of these fun Valentine crafts with your child; you'll find yourself having fun making and sharing them too!
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Valentine Heart Wreath
This beautiful paper heart wreath is a perfect Valentine's craft for kids. It's simple and fun to make, and your kids will be able to proudly hang it up around the house or share it with friends.
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Easy, Pretty, and Budget-Friendly Valentine Cards for Kids
Need to make a bunch of Valentine cards for your child's entire class? These super-simple and pretty homemade Valentine cards are perfect because they are no-fuss, no-mess, and very budget-friendly. Plus, they're fun to make!
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Easy Mini School Valentine Cards You Can Make in Minutes
With just a few materials, you can make these easy and pretty miniValentine cardsfor the whole class in just minutes.
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Valentine Treats Gift Wrap
With just some decorative paper or washi tape, you can transform ordinary candy bars and other Valentine treats into pretty Valentine gifts. It's so easy and budget-friendly, you and your child will want to make some for the whole class!
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Tissue Paper Flower Craft
You won't believe how easy these beautiful tissue paper flowers are to make. They are the perfect craft for kids for spring, Valentine's Day, or any other occasion.
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Heart-Shaped Valentine Folded Love Notes
These pretty folded heart-shaped notes can be made in minutes. All you need is some pretty paper (like origami or wrapping paper), a large cookie cutter, and some scissors. How easy is that?
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How to Make Pretty Valentine Card Holder Sleeves in 7 Easy Steps
Colorful paper and a large paper doily are all you need to make these gorgeous Valentine card holder envelopes. They're the perfect place to store all those Valentines your child will get from school!
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10 Easy Valentine Box Ideas
Where to put all those school Valentines? Easy, adorable, and fun Valentine boxes to make with your child. And when Valentine's Day is over, your child can use these boxes to store toys, trinkets, and other small treasures!
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How to Make Pretty Pencil Valentines
These pencil Valentines are the perfect quick and easy non-Valentine gift. And if you're having a Valentine party for kids, you can put a whole bunch in a cup and put them on the table for kids to share while they make their own Valentine cards and crafts. So practical and pretty!
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Felt Lip Balm Holders in 5 Easy Steps
Need an idea for a great non-candy Valentine gift? These pretty felt lip balm holders are super-easy to make; you can whip up a bunch in minutes!
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How to Make Colorful Hearts Cards
If you have a heart-shaped paper punch and some colorful or patterned paper or washi tape, you can whip up some pretty heart-adorned Valentine's Day cards in no time! Kids will just love making these hearts and gluing them on to make pretty Valentine cards to share.
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Homemade Valentine Cards - a Butterfly Valentine to Make with Kids
This cute butterfly card is a cinch to make, and your kids will absolutely love gluing on the hearts to decorate the wings. If you need to make a bunch for friends or your child's classmates, you can simply make several pieces and assemble them. Fun, adorable, and efficient!
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Vellum Heart Valentine Garland
You'll love making--and showing off--this pretty, light-catching Valentine garland. Vellum paper makes the ideal material for a garland because it's translucent, and light shines through it in a gorgeous way. And you and your child will love how easy this project is, making it one of the ideal Valentine crafts for kids.
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How to Make a Linking Hearts Valentine Chain
Kids will love making this easy linking hearts chain, and parents will love how easy and inexpensive it is to create. All you need is a cookie-cutter, paper, scissors, and glue!
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Handmade Vellum Flower Valentine Card
This elegant and beautiful handmade vellum paper Valentine card is so easy to make, you and your child may want to make several to share with friends and your child's classmates.
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Pop-Up Valentine's Day Card
Create your own adorable pop-up Valentine's Day cards with these easy step-by-step instructions. Your grade-schooler will love making these Valentine's Day cards almost as much as he will enjoy sharing them with his friends and classmates.
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Quilled Homemade Valentine Cards
Using quilled paper hearts to decorate Valentine cards is a simple yet elegant project that's fun for kids to do. Younger kids can help decide where the hearts will go on the card while older kids may be able to curl the strips of paper to form the hearts and help glue them onto the cards.
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A Simple, Beautiful Valentine's Day Card
One of the most fun Valentine's Day crafts for kids can be making Valentine's Day cards. This simple, easy-to-make beautiful Valentine's Day card can be made using old wrapping paper and magazines—perfect for teaching kids the value of reusing materials and not wasting resources!
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Fast and Easy Valentine Heart Paper Garland
Here is a quick and easy Valentine heart paper garland that's festive and fun to make. Best of all, you can use leftover holiday gift wrap or other pretty paper to make these fun Valentine's Day decorations.
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Katherine Lee is a parenting writer and a former editor at Parenting and Working Mother magazines.
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The article you mentioned provides ideas for fun and easy Valentine crafts for kids. These crafts are meant to be made by grade-schoolers and can be shared with friends and family as a way to say "I love you." Here is a breakdown of the concepts used in the article:
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Valentine Heart Wreath - This craft involves making a beautiful paper heart wreath that can be hung up around the house or shared with friends.
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Valentine Cards for Kids - These are homemade Valentine cards that are simple, pretty, and budget-friendly. They can be made in large quantities for a child's entire class.
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Mini School Valentine Cards - Similar to the previous concept, these are small Valentine cards that can be made quickly and easily with just a few materials.
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Valentine Treats Gift Wrap - This idea involves transforming ordinary candy bars and other Valentine treats into pretty gifts using decorative paper or washi tape.
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Tissue Paper Flower Craft - This craft involves making beautiful tissue paper flowers that are easy to create and can be used for various occasions, including Valentine's Day.
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Heart-Shaped Valentine Folded Love Notes - This concept involves making folded heart-shaped notes using pretty paper, a large cookie cutter, and scissors.
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Valentine Card Holder Sleeves - Colorful paper and a large paper doily are used to create Valentine card holder envelopes, which can be used to store the Valentines received from school.
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Valentine Box Ideas - These are easy, adorable, and fun Valentine boxes that can be made with a child. They can be used to store toys and small treasures once Valentine's Day is over.
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Pretty Pencil Valentines - These are non-candy Valentine gifts made using pencils. They can be put in a cup and shared during a Valentine party for kids.
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Felt Lip Balm Holders - This concept involves making pretty felt lip balm holders, which can be created quickly and easily.
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Colorful Hearts Cards - If you have a heart-shaped paper punch and colorful or patterned paper, you can make heart-adorned Valentine's Day cards.
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Butterfly Valentine Cards - This craft involves making butterfly-themed Valentine cards by gluing hearts to decorate the wings.
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Vellum Heart Valentine Garland - This craft involves making a pretty, light-catching Valentine garland using vellum paper.
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Linking Hearts Valentine Chain - Kids can make this easy linking hearts chain using a cookie-cutter, paper, scissors, and glue.
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Handmade Vellum Flower Valentine Card - This concept involves making an elegant and beautiful handmade vellum paper Valentine card.
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Pop-Up Valentine's Day Card - This craft involves creating adorable pop-up Valentine's Day cards using step-by-step instructions.
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Quilled Homemade Valentine Cards - Using quilled paper hearts, kids can decorate Valentine cards in a simple yet elegant way.
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Simple, Beautiful Valentine's Day Card - This concept involves making Valentine's Day cards using old wrapping paper and magazines, promoting the reuse of materials.
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Valentine Heart Paper Garland - This is a quick and easy Valentine heart paper garland that can be made using leftover holiday gift wrap or other pretty paper.
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