Valentines Day Wake Up

Skip to my lou has an adorable way to decorate the kids' bedroom on Valentine's day by placing several paper heart messages on their doors.  You could also decorate all around their room or bathroom mirror.

Get the instructions here:
http://skiptomylou.wordpress.com/2007/02/13/heart-attack/

Mardi Gras Mask

Freebie spot has a cute idea for how to make a Mardi Gras mask using hand and even foot prints and bright colorful construction paper.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.freebiespot.net/21610/kids-frugal-craft-hand-foot-print-mardi-gras-mask/

Stained Glass Valentine's

Artful kids has a great way for the toddling set to make their own valentines.  Have the kids finger paint onto a sheet of paper.  Then glue that paper to a card with cutout hearts on the front.  The kids' fingerpainting will show through the cut outs to make a very pretty card,

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://artful-kids.com/blog/2012/01/19/cut-paper-valentines/

Butterfly Valentines

The examiner shows how to take a toilet paper roll, pipe cleaner and construction paper and make a cute valentine.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.examiner.com/article/valentine-crafts-for-toddlers

Easy child crafts use lots of cut out hearts on their version.

Get the instructions here:
 http://www.easy-child-crafts.com/toilet-paper-roll-butterfly.html

Lego Ring Valentines

Chez beeper bebe has a great valentine for the lego fan.  She creates a valentine and attaches lego pieces in a clear bag to the back for kids to construct their own ring.

Get the instructions here:
http://chezbeeperbebe.blogspot.com/2012/02/make-this-lego-accessory-valentine.html

Handprint Heart Cards

Rosina huber turns handprints into a heart shape for a cute Valentine's day card. She said it does take a few tries before you can perfect the heart shape.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://rosinahuber.blogspot.com/2011/01/valentine-handprint-cards-one-for-you.html

Valentine's Day Smores

Fabulessly frugal has a cute idea for valentines.  Using heart shaped marshmallow peeps, squares of chocolate and two graham crackers they create a prepackage smore kit with a message for the recipient.

Get the instructions here:
http://fabulesslyfrugal.com/2012/01/how-to-make-valentine-smores.html

Bejeweled Heart Pins

Big a little a had a do it yourself jewelery project for valentine's day using gem stickers, wood hearts, pin backs, glue and paint. 

Good for ages 10 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://bigalittlea.com/2011/02/11/valentines-day-kids-craft/

Valentine's Day Bead Ornament

Amazon carries a Valentine's day craft ornament kit that can easily be replicated using pipe cleaners, beads and ribbon for hanging. 

 Good for ages 5 and up.

Hershey's Kiss Rings

Mom on time out has a cute valentine's day project featuring a hershey's kiss and a pip cleaner to make a ring.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.momontimeout.com/2012/01/bring-on-bling-valentine-ring-craft.html

Valentine's Day Boxes

Plaid shows how to make a valentine's day box out of a cereal box, craft paper, stickers, and ribbons.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.plaidonline.com/cereal-box-valentine-holder/4332/project.htm

Anderson family crew takes old candle stick holders, mailboxes found at craft stores and letter stickers to make their version of a valentine's day box.

Get the instructions here:
http://andersonfamilycrew.blogspot.com/2011/02/emily-did-something-crafty-holla.html

Frog prince paperie dresses up a box to look like a valentine inspired house.

Get the instructions here:
http://frogprincepaperie.com/2014/01/free-printable-valentines-day-mail-boxes.html

Lacing Card Valentine's

Parents shares a great Valentine's day lacing card idea perfect for the smaller set that's working on their fine motor skills.  They even include a template.

Get the template here:
http://www.parents.com/dyn/dyn/servlet/securePdf.dyn?file=/parents/securepdf/Hearts_Crafts.pdf

A Box of Hearts

The house that lars built shares a really cute idea for a valentine.  She suggests cutting lots of different color and size hearts and placing a different message on each one and placing them all into a box for sending.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.thehousethatlarsbuilt.com/2012/02/valentines-heart-attack-take-3.html

Valentine's Day Mobile

Roots and wings company makes a pretty pastel Valentine's Day mobile using descending length strips of scrapbooking paper. 

Good for ages 12 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://rootsandwingsco.blogspot.com/2009/02/day-11-valentine-countdown-paper-hearts.html

Oh oh blog makes several hearts and hangs them from one another.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.ohohblog.com/2013/01/for-valentines-day.html

Valentine's Day Surprise Balls

Not martha makes a surprise ball with red and pink crepe paper for Valentine's day adding heart tags and stickers.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.notmartha.org/tomake/surpriseball/

Baseball Valentines

Pear tree greetings sells a baseball valentine that with a little help from a graphic editor you could create as well.

Good for ages 10 and up.

See more images here:
http://www.peartreegreetings.com/Valentines-Day-Cards/Kids-Valentines-Day-Cards/2775-13248FC-Its-a-Homerun--Kids-Valentine-Cards.pro

Button Valentine's

Nurture store share's a Valentine's day project that uses buttons glued onto a paper heart for a sensory experience. 

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://nurturestore.co.uk/valentine-sensory-play-hearts

Swedish Fish Valentines

Pbj and j has an clever idea for a school valentine (if your kid's school allows candy) using swedish fish, a printable, plastic wrap and a twist tie. 

Get the instructions here:
http://www.etsy.com/transaction/72337340

Pet Rock Valentines

Mrs. happy homemaker shared a cheaper way of making a pet rock for Valentine's Day rather than spen the $10 for the Etsy version.  The page is no longer live, but she recommends using paint on round and smooth pebbles.

Little lovables paints a face and heart on her version.

Get the instructions here:
http://littlelovables.blogspot.com/2012/02/u-rock-diy-pet-rock-valentine-cards.html

Alphabet Valentines

Oopsey daisy blog has a really cute and simple idea for kids valentines using a free printable she provides, a chocolate wrapped heart and some ribbon. 

Get the template here:
http://www.oopseydaisyblog.com/2012/01/abc-valentine-easy-peasy-valentine.html

Wand Valentines

The teacher wife turns a glow stick into a wand for Valentine's day adding a heart message at the end of each.

Get the instructions here:
http://theteacherwife.blogspot.com/2011/02/v-day-preparation.html

No time for flash cards uses ribbons and dowels.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.notimeforflashcards.com/2010/01/princess-valentine.html 

Let's do something crafty wraps sticks in multiple colors of yarn and glues a bedazzled felt heart  on top.

Get the instructions here:
http://letsdosomethingcrafty.com/felt-heart-fairy-wands/

Valentine Finger Puppets

Katie did has a cute, interactive valentine finger puppet craft using paper, tape and markers.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://katiedid.squarespace.com/katie-did-journal/2010/2/14/valentines-2010.html

Jedi Valentines

Stich craft creations shares a Star Wars inspired valentine and includes a printable template too.

Get the template here:
http://www.stitchcraftcreations.com/2012/01/30/forceful-valentines/

Design wash rinse repeat shares a Yoda valentine printable.  

http://www.designwashrinserepeat.com/2013/02/freebie-yoda-best-valentine.html 

Cute as a fox pays homage to The Clone Wars with her valentine printables.  She also suggests using a pencil as an alternative to the glow stick.

Get the printable here:
http://www.cuteasafox.com/2012/01/star-wars-printable-valentines.html

Brassy apple's version focuses just on the light saber.

Get the template here:
http://www.brassyapple.com/2012/01/star-wars-valentine-for-boys.html

 

 Cul de sac cool has a Princess Leia valentine and adds Hershey Hugs for her buns.

Get the printable here:

http://www.culdesaccool.com/2013/01/17/diy-printable-cool-heart-wars-valentines-day-cards/

Star wars blog shares a Yoda and R2D2 coloring page.

Get the print out here:
http://starwarsblog.starwars.com/index.php/2009/02/09/yoda-valentine-coloring-contest/

Folded Valentines

Martha Stewart has a very clever template for folded heart valentines. Using scrapbooking paper, the heart shaped valentines fold into tiny little square packages.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.marthastewart.com/264089/paper-heart-wrappings

Origami Ball and Cup Game

Pre k and k sharing reinvents the classic ball and cup game with origami folding paper, twine and tin foil. 

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://prekandksharing.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/introduction-to-paper-folding-crafts.html

Tissue Paper Lanterns

Craft project ideas share shares how to make a paper lantern using tissue paper, paint, glue, popsicle sticks and electronic flickering candles.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
 http://www.craftprojectideas.com/index.php/how-to/material-of-the-month/watercolor-paint-april-2012/1015-paper-lanterns

Meet the dubiens uses lots of tissue paper and layers square pieces upon one another to make a collage.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.meetthedubiens.com/2012/07/summer-lanterns-made-by-kids.html

Ribbon Wrapped Bracelets

Yellow black bird has a beautiful way to enhance bangle bracelets using ribbon to make a cute chevron pattern.

Good for ages 9 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://yellowblackbird.blogspot.com/2011/06/chevron-bangle.html 

DIY Car Race Track

Shoplet has a really fun inside idea for kids - making a masking tape race track.  Kids will have so much fun running masking tape throughout the house. And then thy have a place to drive all of the cars.  Fun too will be cleaning it up and making big balls of sticky tape.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://blog.shoplet.com/office-supplies/best-of-office-weekend-roundup-68/attachment/masking-tape-race-track/

Le jardin de juliette uses washi tape to take the car track to a whole new level of cuteness complete with parking spaces and a bridge.

Get the instructions here:
http://lejardindejuliette.blogspot.be/2012/09/washi-tape-car-track.html

Brilliant beginnings preschool utah has a lots of fun racetrack model where kids need to circumvent the zigzags.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.brilliantbeginningspreschoolutah.com/2011/05/z-is-for-zig-zag-track.html 

Make do and friend uses flags and white marker on hers.  (Site no longer available).

The mother huddle adds a whole bunch of tape to make mini lakes.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.themotherhuddle.com/masking-tape-race-track/

Blogging in the moments adds a whole town.

Get the instructions here:
http://bloggingthemoments.blogspot.com/2011/08/masking-tape-town.html

Heart Wire Ring

Maize Hutton shares a cute way to make a heart shaped ring out of colored jewelry wire.  Definitely a project for older girls since it might be hard to get the perfect heart shape though and difficult to sand down the cut edge so it doesn't scratch the skin. 

Good for ages 10 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://maizehutton.blogspot.com/2012/01/how-to-make-wire-heart-finger-ring.html

Panda hall makes a silver and gold version.

Get the instructions here:
http://lc.pandahall.com/articles/157-jewelry-making-for-beginners-a-pair-of-valentine-s-day-ring-for-couples.html

Tissue Paper Petal Cards

Etsy has a very cute way to make a a card out of tissue paper petals.  The nice thing is the tissue paper won't wilt or brown.  All you need is tissue paper, glue and a blank card.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here
http://www.etsy.com/blog/en/2012/how-tuesday-petal-card/

Lego Maze Ideas

Lego quest kids has great idea for a lego project that doesn't require one of those tedious kits and lets kids design something themselves.  Lego mazes.  Sounds just as fun playing with them as putting them together.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get some ideas here:
http://legoquestkids.blogspot.com/2011/03/maze-or-labyrinth-photos.html

Kids Science - How Fast Will it Flow?

Science sparks has another great science experiment.  This time hypothesizing and testing how fast different liquids will flow compared with each other.  You'll need a stop watch and tape measure to record the kids observations.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.science-sparks.com/2012/04/23/viscosity-races-investigating-the-flow-of-liquids

Pacifier Certificate

Sesame street has a free Elmo you gave up the pacifier certificates for toddlers who finally graduated from its use. 

Get the template here:
http://www.sesamestreet.org/cms_services/services?action=download&fileName=Pacifier%20Certificate%20PDF&uid=a3a0be80-9029-4ab1-8c8e-8aaeda65f0da