Seeded Paper Valentines

Diy recycled paper flourished with flower seeds is shaped into hearts for plantable flowering valentines with j@monkey.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://jamonkey.com/diy-recycled-seed-paper-heart-valentines/

Positively splendid adds stems and makes a bouquet.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.positivelysplendid.com/2011/01/valentine-project-for-little-ones.html

Paper Heart Garlands

Contact paper and sequins turn into a heart garland for Valentine's Day with your way.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://family.yourway.net/easy-sparkly-heart-garland/

American crafts glues decreasing sized hearts of different color and pattern scrapbooking paper upon one another for what they call a three dimensional garland.

Get the instructions here:
http://americancrafts.typepad.com/studio/2014/01/3d-heart-garland-tutorial-by-katie-ehmann.html

The magic onions uses watercolor painted paper to make their version.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.themagiconions.com/2014/01/lets-make-a-colorful-heart-garland.html

Tuts plus cuts up traditional red and white playing cards to make her version.

Get the instructions here:
http://crafts.tutsplus.com/tutorials/how-to-make-a-geo-heart-garland-with-a-pack-of-cards--craft-17528 

Small for big adds the letters l o v and e to her version.

Get the instructions here:
http://smallforbig.com/2014/01/diy-love-garland.html

Alpha mom sews hers together and puts them into envelopes.

Get the instructions here:

http://alphamom.com/family-fun/holidays/valentine-days-craft-dangling-garland-valentines/

Pipe Cleaner Vase

Pipe cleaners make a great vase adding texture and fun.  Gummy lump also makes button flowers with pipe cleaner stems. 

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://blog.gummylump.com/2011/02/pipe-cleaner-vase-with-button-flowers.html

Tic-Tac-Toe Valentines

A cute free printable for classroom valentines, nest of posies shares a tic-tac-toe board and suggests using the strawberry fields tic tacs for the playing pieces.

Get the template here:
http://www.nestofposies-blog.com/2014/01/xoxo-valentine-day-cards/ 

Green acres hobby farm uses tiny photos for the tic tac pieces.

Get the instructions here:
http://greeneacreshobbyfarm.blogspot.com/2011/02/xoxo-valentine-tic-tac-toe.html

Confetti Valentines

Glassine paper hearts are filled with confetti and struck with an arrow from tuts+.  She sews the hearts closed with red thread to make an outline.

Good for ages 10 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://crafts.tutsplus.com/tutorials/how-to-make-confetti-filled-hearts-for-valentines-day--craft-17568

Arrow You Going to be my Valentine?

These cute diy arrows would be a great accompaniment to any simple card.  Evite shows how to make these love weapons using any kind of wood stick, washi tape and colored paper.

Good for ages 9 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://ideas.evite.com/2014/01/diy-valentine-arrows/

I heart nap time uses feathers in her version.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.iheartnaptime.net/feathered-arrow-valentine-decor/  

Creative capital b adds chewing gum and chocolate hearts to her arrows.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.creativecapitalb.com/2014/01/simple-valentines-gum-and-washi-tape.html

Resist Valentine's Day Cards

White crayons love notes come alive with water colors and grow creative.  Simply have the kids scribble or write their own messages and then paint over.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://growcreative.blogspot.com/2013/01/watercolor-resist-valentines-cards.html

Random Legos Valentines

Do you have too many extra Legos all around the house?  These are the perfect Valentine's Day cards for you.  Kojo-designs gathers an assortment of Legos and places them in a bag.  She then adds a cute topper.  Perfect for a class valentine or get valentine for a Lego enthusiast. 

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the template here:
http://kojo-designs.com/2014/01/free-printable-valentines-lets-build-lego-bags/

Fingerprint Valentines

A simple red fingerprint becomes a beautiful and personal heart with these free printable Valentine's Day cards from lil luna.  She attaches them to clean white containers with red and white twine. 

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the template here:
http://lilluna.com/fingerprint-valentine-cards/

Lilla a design fills a heart shape with different color finger prints. 

Get the instructions here:
http://lilla-a-design.blogspot.com/2012/02/alla-hjartansdags-hjartan-valentines.html 

Whyte water adds a poem to her version. 

Get the instructions here:
http://whytewater.blogspot.jp/2012/05/mother-day-project.html

Valentine Sprinkle Packets

Sprinkles become cupcake confetti with this cute idea from skip to my lou.  She attaches a package of sprinkle valentines to a cupcake box for a sweet gift.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.skiptomylou.org/2013/02/12/sprinkles-to-my-cupcake-printable-chalkboard-art-valentines-day-cards/

Valentine Badges

Ribbon and wood hearts make Valentine's Day metals of honor with this unique tutorial from etsy.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.etsy.com/blog/en/2013/diy-valentine-medals/

DIY Indoor Curling

Curling comes to the kitchen table with cbc's free Olympic printable.

Get the template here:
http://www.cbc.ca/parents/2014/01/cool-game-for-kids-table-top-curling.html

The fantastic five hock mama creates a pom pom curling game.

Get the instructions here:
http://thefantasticfive-hockmana.blogspot.com/2014/02/olympic-group-gamespom-pom-curling.html

Valentine's Day Flip Book

Download this fun flip book from Etsy for an interactive classroom valentine. 

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the template here:
http://www.etsy.com/blog/en/2013/make-a-flip-book-valentine/

Color me katie sends a heart shaped kiss across the pages.

Get the instructions here:
http://colormekatie.blogspot.com/2010/02/kiss-in-your-pocket.html

Pencil Valentine Cards

Download these free valentine pencil notes from mirabelle creations. 

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the template here:
http://www.mirabellecreations.com/2013/02/free-printables-valentines-day-class-cards-air-heads-pencils.html

Olympic Medals

Red, white and blue confetti is stuffed into gold circles and hung from a ribbon from snap creativity for a great Olympics kids craft.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://snapcreativity.com/confetti-gold-medals/

Spoonful shares printable gold and silver Mickey Mouse medals to honor the Olympic Games.

Get the templates here:
http://spoonful.com/printables/mickey-medals

Lego Necklace Valentine

Lego pieces combine to make a heart for a cute Valentine's Day necklace.  Sillie smile then puts them on a pretty colored ribbon.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.silliesmile.blogspot.com/2013/01/a-lego-valentine.html

Paper Airplane Valentines

Paper airplanes are turned into love notes and topped with red hearts for Valentine's Day with delia creates.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.deliacreates.com/2011/02/paper-airplane-boy-valentines.html

No biggie shares a free template including a cute heart and the message "you make my heart soar."

Get the template here:

http://www.nobiggie.net/paper-airplane-valentine-free-printable-blog-hop/

One charming party has a red, white and blue version with the words you are super fly.

Get the template here:

http://onecharmingparty.com/2013/02/06/super-fly-printable-boy-valentines/

Olympic Torches

A paper cone and fire colored tissue paper turn into an Olympic torch with Spoonful.

Get the instructions here:
http://spoonful.com/crafts/ceremonial-olympic-torch

Oh my creative uses a toilet paper tube and an electronic tea light for her version.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.ohmy-creative.com/kids-crafts/glowing-tea-light-olympic-torch/

Petal Sensory Box

 

One special way to celebrate Valentine's Day with the little ones is to create a sensory box of different kinds of homemade petals made out of tissue paper, silk, felt, construction paper, foam and other fun textures.  

Origami Heart Rings

Bloomize has a wonderful tutorial for how to make origami heart rings for Valentine's Day.  What's really neat is the two colored paper matches with the base and the front of the ring to make it two toned.

Good for ages 9 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.bloomize.com/sweet-origami-hearts/

Valentine Straw Bracelets

A classic red and white striped straw turns into a great Valentine's Day present just by bending into a bracelet and adding some pretty ribbon thanks to living locurto.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.livinglocurto.com/2012/01/paper-straw-bracelets/

Flamingo Valentines

National wildlife federation makes flamingos for Valentine's Day with a paper heart body, pink pipe cleaner neck and legs and pink feathers.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.nwf.org/Kids/family-fun/crafts/flamingo-valentine.aspx

Pom Pom Valentine's Day Creatures

I gotta create uses iridescent pompoms and turns turns them into little creatures by gluing on googly eyes and pipe cleaner antennae.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://igottacreate.blogspot.com/2013/01/love-bugs-by-post.html

 

Create craft love creates her own pompoms adding heart stickers to the top of the antennae.

Get the instructions here:

http://www.createcraftlove.com/2013/01/valentine-pom-monsters.html

We made that causes her version love bugs.

Get the instructions here:
http://we-made-that.com/love-bugs/

Rook no 17 adds messages to her version.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.rookno17.com/2012/01/warm-fuzzy-valentine-luv-bugs-cute-easy.html

East coast mommy blog makes hers less round.

Get the instructions here:
http://eastcoastmommyblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/love-bugs.html

Paint Swatch Valentine's Day Creatures

One dog woof turns red toned paint swatch strips into creatures for Valentine's day adding pipe cleaner ears, a pompom nose and googly eyes. 

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.1dogwoof.com/2013/01/paint-chip-monster-puppet-for.html

Valentine's Day House Containers

Think crafts shares a wonderful free printable for Valentine's day.  Kids can create what she calls heart houses to store all of their cards.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the template here:
http://thinkcrafts.com/blog/2012/01/23/heart-houses-for-valentines-day/

Valentine's Day Love Potion

Hello bee has a cute way to turn a plastic test tube and red jelly beans into a love potion perfect for a Valentine's day treat.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.hellobee.com/2012/02/06/diy-love-potion-valentines/

Valentine's Day Seed Packet Printable

One crafty place shares a free flower seed envelope for Valentine's day. 

Get the template here:
http://www.onecraftyplace.com/2013/02/03/seed-packet-valentine-free-printable/

Groundhog Shadow Craft

Almost unschoolers has a pretty involved craft for Groundhog day creating paper simulations of the groundhog coming out of the hold and seeing its shadow.  Complete with groundhog, grass, blue sky, sun, clouds and even a shadow.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2012/02/groundhog-day-craft.html 

Cupid's Arrow Glow Sticks

Scumdillydo completely reinvents the glow stick for Valentine's day.  To one end she adds felt heart stickers and the other a paper arrow pointer.  To the middle she covers up the glow stick with a cute straw and adds a Valentine's day message.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://scrumdillydo.blogspot.com/2013/02/valentine-diy-glowing-cupids-arrows.html