8 Valentine’s Day Crafts Your Kids Can Make a Whole Batch of

Making Valentines for your kids’ class always seems like a good idea — until you’re stuck hand-lettering 30 cards the night before the big day. The answer? Sweet, simple Valentine’s Day cards and crafts that double as activities that the whole family will enjoy. Here are eight of our favorite Instagram-ready ideas to get your kids crafting, most with video that renders them practically foolproof. 

What parent doesn’t have a jar full of broken crayons lying around? Take a cue from @hellominibianco and turn them into a fun, rainbow-hued Valentine giveaway. Kids can sort crayons by color or throw a rainbow assortment into heart-shaped silicone molds before melting them together in the oven. Once they cool, tack onto a preprinted card with a little hot glue. 

Toddler handprints are the star in this sweet idea from mom Yaneli (@yaneliramirezg). Just coat with washable paint, then add a heart-shaped sticker to their hand before “stamping” some cardstock. Add a Valentine’s Day message in the relief area, and it’s the perfect keepsake to share with friends and family. 

Honk if you love geese! These “silly goose” Valentines from mom Chelsea (@chelseakerns) start with a sweet, tiny figurine. Early readers can help spell out punny messages with letter stamps, attach the geese with tiny dots of glue, then help distribute the flock.  

This beaded bracelet DIY is perfect for tweens (and parents!) with a jewelry-making obsession. Mom Amanda (@woodenthatbesomethin) strings sweet letter-bead messages onto plaid ribbons. Her pro tip? Add tape to the end of each ribbon to make assembly simpler.  

You can create this fun DIY from @_laura_prietto with an unexpected supply: A potato! Grown-ups can carve a rough pretzel shape, and kids can stamp the design onto preprinted cards. Just tape it to a bag of pretzels, and you’re done.  Not a whiz with a knife? No worries: Stick to simple, sweet shapes like hearts or a little X and O.

Even the tiniest toddlers can have fun with this painting project from mom Michelle (@myheavenlyrecipes). A bundle of cotton swabs makes an easy-to-hold paintbrush for mini artists. Mask off a heart shape and let their creativity do the rest. Any grandparent would smile receiving this in the mail.

Little bookworms will get a kick out of this clever, heart-shaped corner bookmark from @origamidotme. Grab a pack of origami paper and work together to crank out enough for the whole class. 

Air-dry clay is the MVP in this fairly simple but adorable photo holder. Mom and DIYer Lydia (@liddierowl) re-created a “heart-boiled egg” Jellycat stuffie with clay, paint, and a sprinkle of glitter. Admittedly, this one might be too intricate to make a class roster’s worth, but you can fashion a handful for friends assembly-line style with your budding sculptor.