Lollipop Flower Valentines

Martha Stewart turns paper hearts into flowers with a lollipop stem for a sweet valentine's day.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.marthastewart.com/306836/kids-valentines/@center/276967/valentines-day#/181233

Willow day uses crepe paper flowers and adds sweet messages to the stems.

Get the instructions here:
http://ohhappyday.com/2013/02/lollipop-flower-valentines/

Candy Dot Valentines

Martha Stewart has a cute way of combining candy and valentines using the paper dot candy and construction paper.  All you need to do is cut everything into heart shapes and glue them together.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.marthastewart.com/306836/kids-valentines/@center/276967/valentines-day#/269839

Candy Guitar Valentines

Zakka life has a guitar valentine template that wraps around a heart shaped lollipop.  It's a nice simple valentine that the kids will enjoy.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the template here:
http://zakkalife.blogspot.com/2010/01/rockin-valentines-day-cards.html

Mystery Valentines

Better homes and gardens has a secret valentine recipe using a white crayon and heart cut outs.  Kids can use watercolors to reveal the message.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.bhg.com/holidays/valentines-day/crafts/valentines-day-crafts-for-kids/#page=8

Small friendly has a similar secret valentine card but provides instructions, the paint brush and even the paint within the valentine.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.smallfriendly.com/small-friendly/2013/02/secret-message-valentine-mini-edition.html 

Mad Lib Valentines

Disney's family fun has a cute idea for classroom valentines by rolling a mad lib form and tying it with paper, yarn and a heart shaped gift tag. Note, that they don't link to any mad lib pages so you'll need to find the print outs.

For each card, roll up one Mad Libs page, then roll a piece of origami paper around it.

For the tag, cut out a paper heart and punch a hole in it. Write a message on the heart, then tie it to the scroll.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://familyfun.go.com/valentines-day/valentines-day-crafts-cards-gifts-decorations/valentines-day-cards/mad-love-1033777/

Valentine's Day Word Search Puzzle

We've created a simple valentine's day word search puzzle containing valentine friendly words.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the full size and print out the puzzle here

Eye Spy Valentines

A mom with a lesson plan has created an eye spy valentine game using photos from her neighborhood block and stickers as markers.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://amomwithalessonplan.com/2012/01/13/i-spy-valentine/

Instant Win Valentine

Oopsey daisy blog has an interactive valentine that lasts 10 days.  Each night the recipient scratches off a new heart to see the message.  It's fairly complicated and not for young kids to make but they will enjoy receiving them.

Good for ages 11 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.oopseydaisyblog.com/2012/02/scratch-off-card-easy-peasy-valentine.html

Creative  carmella makes one big scratch off field.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.creativecarmella.com/2012/01/i-liked-it-so-i-put-pin-on-it.html

Secret Message Valentines

 Minieco has a fun secret message valentine that she spruced up using a bottle and cut out confetti hearts. The secret is lemon juice. Using a paint brush or even a q-tip write the secret message on a blank piece of paper. To reveal the secret message the recipient must heat it using an iron, light bulb or heater.

Good for ages 15 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.minieco.co.uk/message-in-bottle/

Small hands big art cuts up the secret message and stuffs them into a homemade heart shaped and laced up transparent envelope. 

Get the instructions here:
http://www.smallhandsbigart.com/blog/featured-article/semi-secret-valentine/

Paper Clip Heart Valentines

This is a really cleaver way to bend a paperclip to make a heart which could be used as a bookmark.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Paper Heart Bookmarks

Make It:

Sew many ways has a great tutorial on how to sew a heart bookmark. This idea could easily be adapted using scrap booking paper and some glue. It might not be as sturdy in the long run, but it still makes a really cute craft.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://sewmanyways.blogspot.com/2012/01/tool-time-tuesdayfabric-heart-bookmark.html


Bloomize shows how to make the bookmark using origami in 15 folds.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.bloomize.com/fold-a-heart-page-marker/

Martha Stewart also has a paper bookmark tutorial. It's fairly simple. All you need is 2 pages of scrapbook paper and glue.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.marthastewart.com/273705/heart-bookmark

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Valentine Thumbprint Bookmarks

Free kids crafts shows you how to make a simple bookmark decorated with thumbprint hearts.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.freekidscrafts.com/valentine_thumbprint_bookmark-e1355.html

Sweet and lovely crafts makes thumbprint animals for her version.  She writes valentine puns on each one to go with the animals.

Get the instructions here:
http://sweetandlovelycrafts.blogspot.com/2012/01/thumbprint-valentine-day-bookmarks.html

Felt Heart Bookmark Valentines

Thirty handmade days has another version of a heart bookmark combining a paperclip with a stitched felt heart.

Good for ages 9 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://thirtyhandmadedays.com/2012/01/homemade_valentine_cards/

Valentine Fortune Cookies

Make It:

Design wash rinse repeat has instructions for how to make valentine fortunes.

Good for ages 10 and up.  It's unclear how the fortune glue together.

Get the instructions here:
http://celesterockwood-jones.typepad.com/designwashrinserepeat/2009/02/freebie-fortune.html

Splash of something has a similar tutorial.

Get the instructions here:
http://splashofsomething.com/2012/02/14/diy-valentine-cards-takeout-style/

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Unfolded Envelope Valentines

Martha Stewart shows how you can make a really easy folded heart valentine that folds up into its own envelope. 

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.marthastewart.com/272470/folding-hearts?czone=crafts/craft-card-making-center/card-spring-summer&center=276974&gallery=274260&slide=269660

Valentine Fortune Teller

Make It:

Ihabitot has a free printable valentine's day fortune teller with cute messages inside each flap.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the template here:
http://www.inhabitots.com/6-adorable-diy-valentines-day-cards-to-make-for-your-love/2/

 Modern parents messy kids adds knock knock jokes to her version.

Get the template here:
http://www.modernparentsmessykids.com/2014/01/playtime-valentine-fortune-tellers-knock-knock-jokes.html

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Valentine Creature Printables

Made by Joel has really cute and free printable valentine's day creatures. There are 6 creatures to choose from.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the template here:
http://madebyjoel.com/2012/02/valentines-card-creatures-kids-craft-printable.html