Paper Heart Chains

Scrapbooking paper is cut into strips and then stapled into a heart chain with seven alive.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.seven-alive.com/2012/01/pretty-paper-heart-chain.html

Martha Stewart interlocks her hearts into a chain.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.marthastewart.com/272197/valentines-day-heart-garland?czone=holiday/valentine-center/valentine-cnt-gifts&center=276967&gallery=306688&slide=272197

Pipe Cleaner Heart Bookmarks

Red and white pipe cleaners are twisted into heart bookmarks for Valentine's Day.  Vixen made shares the details. 

Get the instructions here:
http://www.vixenmade.com/2012/01/bookmark-valentines-free-printable.html

Valentine's Day Ribbon Wreaths

Red and white curling ribbon turns into a cute Valentine's Day wreath with nikki in stitches.

Good for ages 9 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.nikkiinstitches.com/valentines-day-wreath-using-curled-grosgrain-ribbon/

Valentine Buckets

Plastic pastel pails are filled with tissue paper and candy conversation hearts for a fun Valentine's Day treat.  Crafts by Amanda then writes a conversation heart message on the outside and lines the top with a pretty feather boa.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://craftsbyamanda.com/2012/01/conversation-valentine-treat-holders.html

Heart Jars

Fill a jar full of paper hearts with sweet messages for your favorite valentine.  Cucicucicoo shares the details.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.cucicucicoo.com/2014/03/jar-hearts-special-daddies-diy-fathers-day-gift/

Chalkboard Valentines

Heart chalkboards are laced with newspaper clippings and given a heartfelt message with out of the crayon box. 

Good for ages 10 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://outofthecrayonbox.blogspot.com/2010/02/tutorialchalkboard-valentines-with.html

Valentine Drums

Recycled food containers are painted and turned into drums by the addition of pipe cleaners, beads and stickers.  Skip to my lou then fills them with chocolate hearts and writes a sweet valentine's message on the top.

Good for ages 10 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.skiptomylou.org/2008/02/03/recycled-candy-containers/

Sticker Valentines

Jello is used to turn clip out clip art into lick and stick stickers with i can teach my child.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.icanteachmychild.com/lickety-stickety-valentines/

Heart Coasters

Hearts are cut out of card stock and felt and vinyl glued to make valentine coasters with vixen made.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.vixenmade.com/2012/01/valentine-coasters.html

Tissue Paper Hearts

Regular paper is cut into heart shapes and squares of red, purple and pink tissue paper are glued on to make these sweet and easy valentines from cindy derosier.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.cindyderosier.com/2012/02/tissue-paper-hearts.html

Free kids crafts uses crumpled tissue paper.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.freekidscrafts.com/tissue-paper-heart-card/

My bored toddler uses two colors.

Get the instructions here:
http://myboredtoddler.com/crepe-paper-hearts/

Conversation Heart Table Topics

Scrapbooking paper is cut into heart shapes and questions are written for Valentine's Day conversation topics.  Green acres shares 25 question ideas.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://greeneacreshobbyfarm.blogspot.com/2012/01/conversation-hearts-at-dinner.html

Valentine's Day Candy Machine

A flower pot is turned upside down and painted pink and red with hearts and pompoms.  A glass bowl is placed between the pot and saucer to hold the candy.  Pamela susan shares the details.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://pamelasusan.typepad.com/pamela_susanup_close_pers/2009/02/the-ultimate-handmade-gumball-machine-.html

Tissue Heart Heart Votives

Tissue paper is glued onto a clear glass votive for a Valentine's Day gift with mess for less.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.messforless.net/2012/02/thrifty-thursday-inexpensive-valentine.html

Duct Tape Flower Wreath

Red duct tape is arranged into flowers and then formed into a wreath to make a Valentine's Day decoration with poppies at play.

Good for ages 12 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://poppiesatplay.blogspot.com/2011/01/duck-tape-rosette-wreath.html

Valentine's Day Marshmallow Necklace

A marshmallow is strung onto a licorice string with a candy heart iced into the middle to make a unique Valentine's Day necklace.  Cute food for kids shares the details.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.cutefoodforkids.com/2011/04/candy-necklace.html

Valentine's Day Tin Heart Punched Lantern

An empty tin can is painted red and punched through in a heart shape to make a candle holder for Valentine's Day.  Lauren over at tutus and tea parties shares all of the details.

Good for ages 12 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.tutusteaparties.com/2012/02/valentines-day-can-dle-holder.html

Valentine's Day Plastic Bag Mobile

Red and white plastic bags are cut into hearts and hung on string to make a unique mobile for Valentine's Day.  Aunt peaches shares the details.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.auntpeaches.com/2012/01/valentine-garland-from-plastic-grocery.html

Lollipop Valentines

Scrapbooking paper and ribbon make cute Valentine's Day lollipop covers from craftown.

Good for ages 9 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.craftown.com/Sucker-Covers.html

Straw Heart Garland

Red and white paper straws are bended into heart shapes and wrapped together to make a heart garland with living locurto.

Good for ages 9 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.livinglocurto.com/2012/01/valentine-garland-craft/

Kleenex Box Valentine Holder

A Kleenex box is covered in construction paper, decorated in pompoms and colorful beads with the idea box.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.theideabox.com/Pom_Pom_Tissue_Box_Valentine_Holder.html

Paper Plate Valentine Baskets

Paper plates are folded into cute baskets, tied up with string and decorated with paper conversation hearts.  From shaken together life.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.shakentogetherlife.com/2012/02/create-this-friday-conversation-heart.html

Butterfly Lollipops

Red lollipops are given red and pink layered wings and googly eyes for a fun Valentine's Day classroom exchange.  We made that shares the details.

Get the instructions here:
http://we-made-that.com/butterfly-lollipop-valentines/

Paint Chip Hearts

Red, pink and white paint chips are cut and pasted into a collage on a heart shaped piece of paper with joyfully weary.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://joyfullyweary.blogspot.com/2012/02/two-kinds-of-hearts.html

Origami Valentine Envelope

Origami paper is folded to make an envelope revealing a love message in the middle.  Craft foxes shares the details.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.craftfoxes.com/how_tos_/cute-origami-love-note

Finger Print Frame

Red, pink and white fingerprints are painted onto a frame to make a cute, personal idea for a Valentine's Day gift.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.oneartsymama.com/2013/02/fingerprint-frame.html

Paper Heart Wheels

Scrapbooking paper is cut into hearts, folded together into a wheel shape and hung for a mobile.  Details at craftown.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.craftown.com/3d-paper-heart-ornament.html

Wire Heart Bracelets

Jewelry wire is tied into a heart shaped know and made into a bracelet with panda hall.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://lc.pandahall.com/articles/1651-pictured-tutorial-on-making-love-knot-bangle-bracelets-with-aluminum-wire.html

Playdough Valentines

A great Valentine's Day gift for the toddler set, buggy and buddy wrap a heart cookie cutter with a ball of play dough.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://buggyandbuddy.com/play-dough-cookie-cutter-valentine/

Valentine Fingerprint Mugs

Make an easy Valentine's Day mug by making adding paint fingerprint mugs and baking to set.  One artsy mama shares the details.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.oneartsymama.com/2014/01/craft-lightning-thumbprint-valentine-mug.html

Snow Science Experiments

Bring some snow indoors and watch it melt in various ways including adding different temperature waters, adding salt, putting it in other rooms, and more. 

Cold water, room temperature water and hot water are poured on snow to see how each melts the snow.  Inspiration laboratories shares the details.

Get the instructions here:
http://inspirationlaboratories.com/snow-and-water-science-experiment/

Pleasantest thing places a snowball in the freezer, refrigerator and on the table and watches how each melts. 

Get the instructions here:
http://www.pleasantestthing.com/2013/02/kids-science-activity-snow-fun.html

Little bins for little hands puts snow in different rooms throughout the house to see how they melt.

Get the instructions here:
http://littlebinsforlittlehands.com/snow-science-experiment-saturday-science/

Home school innovations places snow through a filter to see how it melts. 

Get the instructions here:
http://homeschoolinnovation.com/blog/homeschool-science-with-snow/

Mom inspired life adds salt to one snow ball and nothing to the other and watches how they melt.

Get the instructions here:
http://mominspiredlife.com/melting-snow-science-experiment/

Ice Science Experiments

Find a fun ice experiment to celebrate winter. 

Find out how to make frost with science sparks using just a tin can, ice, water and salt and watch condensed water in the air freeze.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.science-sparks.com/2011/11/29/ice-experiments-making-frost/

Reading confetti freezes baking soda and water and then adds vinegar to make ice volcanos.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.readingconfetti.com/2013/08/ice-volcanoes.html

Mom to 2 posh lil divas makes ice snowman by freezing water inside balloons.  She then keeps one inside and puts the others outside to see which will melt first and how fast.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.momto2poshlildivas.com/2012/01/snowman-experiment.html

Kitchen counter chronicle sees if ice will melt faster if it's wearing "clothing," or in this case covered by a piece of cloth. 

Get the instructions here:
http://www.kitchencounterchronicle.com/smiley-and-melty-snowman/

Creative family fun tests what will slide on ice testing trying rocks, sticks, bottle caps, and more.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.creativefamilyfun.net/2013/02/hockey-science.html

Inspiration laboratories places ice in different containers such as plastic, paper, glass and metal to see which will melt first.

Get the instructions here:
http://inspirationlaboratories.com/melting-ice-experiment/

Totally tots uses different substances  like water, sugar, ice and ice alone to see which will help the ice melt the fastest.

Get the instructions here:
http://totallytots.blogspot.com/2011/12/touch-feel-learn-melting-ice.html

Little bins for little hands uses color and ice to watch how ice melts, the colors meld and the effects the salt has on the paper. 

Get the instructions here:
http://littlebinsforlittlehands.com/ice-melt-science-experiment-saturday-science/

Snow Painting

Now that the snow has been around for a while and starting to look all icky...

Bring some inside and paint it with food coloring

And make snow art.