Valentine’s Day is the perfect time to get crafty with the kids and create greetings that will bring smiles to the faces of friends and family! This year if you are considering skipping the standard kids valentine cards in favor of something handmade, you won’t want to miss these 8 Valentine Cards to DIY!
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DIY Valentine’s Day Cards to Try
Make a Pop-Up Heart Card
This is such a fun idea that takes just minutes (and pennies) to make. It’s like those super expensive pop-up cards you find in stores, except so much better because it’s handmade from the heart (pun intended!)
Paper Plate Valentine Card
I just love this clever idea for using paper plates (something we all have in abundance after all those holiday parties!) to make clever folding DIY Valentine’s Day cards.
Celery Heart Stamped Valentines
Who said you can’t play with your food? Celery stalks become heart-shaped stamps with this cute Valentine’s Day card idea! Kids of all ages will love stamping the hearts on cardstock to create fun designs.
DIY Sign Language Valentines
One of our most popular DIY Valentine’s Day cards ever, this DIY Sign Language card is a simple yet meaningful way to say “I Love You.” It’s super easy to make with supplies you already have!
Handprint Monkey Valentine
I love handprint art, and I’ve seen a lot of different creatures made from kids prints, but this adorable handprint monkey Valentine’s Day card is new to me! Your kids will love getting a little messy to make these fun creatures!
DIY Confetti Valentines
Break out the confetti and get ready to create a super cute abstract DIY Valentine’s Day card! I love this one because it’s really simple yet elegant. It’s a great idea for older kids who want something a little more sophisticated.
Melted Crayon Heart Valentines
Gather up all those broken crayons and make this adorable melted crayon heart card! I love the tutorial for this craft because it doesn’t require baking the crayons. Check out her clever way of doing it instead!
Squishy Heart Valentine Cards
This DIY Valentine’s Day card isn’t just super original and neat, it’s also a great sensory activity for toddlers and preschoolers! Make it for your little one or with your little one to give to a friend!
These are really cute! Especially that hand print monkey card! Would have fun making a couple of these with my kids
I love these DIY Valentine’s Day projects! I’m going to try the DIY Confetti Valentines this weekend. Thanks for these ideas!
All of those are super cute but I really love how that confetti Valentine’s Day card turned out. I have some pen pals I need to create some cute little cards for. Feeling inspired.
These are all great ideas for Valentines day cards. I have always been a sucker for monkeys so that one is my favorite. I love the idea of making the heart shapes from the celery. Thanks for sharing the ideas.
I love crafted cards versus the store bought packages for Valentines.These are all super cute and fun crafts for kids to make themselves!
These are such cute ideas! My daughters would have a ton of fun making these. We may have to try making some of them for their classmates. They always have a Valentine’s Day party and give cards to each other.
Wow these ideas are awesome!! I may make some of these with my kids and return the ones we bought!
These are so cute. I love the celery idea, what a perfect tool to use.
These are fantastic card ideas. I will have to make some with the kids this weekend. My favorite one is the monkey.
I love a good craft and DIY for the holiday’s. This is perfect for Valentine’s Day. Thanks for sharing!
These Valentines’ Day cards are super cute! I want to make them all with the kiddos.
What a cute valentines card. I love sending Valentines card for my family and friend. Thanks for the creative ideas
Awesome to try for this Valentine’s day. Thanks for sharing it!
I love the celery stamper. What a cute and unique idea, that would be something my 2 year old would be able to do on her own too!
These are super fun and cute and would make for a fun crafty project will my toddler.
Still have to do anything or plan anything for valentine’s day. I LOVE the celery idea. Might actually do that one with my kids.
These are so creative and cute! My daughter would go banana’s over the monkey and confetti idea. She loves cute stuff like that.
These are all great ideas. I love the monkey one. Super cute. I am trying to do something different this year for my daughter’s class, but I havent decided yet. Thanks for sharing.
These are great and fresh/new ideas! I would have never thought of using celery!!! I am going to try that with my kids!
It’s always fun to do DIY projects. It adds a more personal touch to your gift which everyone would appreciate.
Such cute ideas. I especially like the Confetti Valentines. Great for kids to make who are almost out of the sharing Valentines at school stage.
How cute are these ideas! And all relatively easy too. I love the celery stamps – I’ve never seen that before!
Making Valentines Day cards is a super fun craft for kids. The ones you show are adorable and great examples for others to use as a guide to make their own.
These are darling! This will make great cards to send to family members and friends! Thank you for sharing these!
I love these cards! DIY cards are the best kind. They are so cute and heart felt. I really love the monkey card.
These are adorables! my son has outgrown this type of stuff, but my daughter – she’s totally into it right now at 4 years old!
Those are absolutely adorable! I think it would be so much fun for the kids and I to make these together.
OHHh I love the idea of homemade valentines. They are so much more personal! My son might make some of these for his class.
Those are all too cute. I love the paper plate one – absolutely adorable!
I’m going to need to try some of these with my preschooler. He is ALLLL about the crafts nowadays!
Valentine’s Day is such a fun day to make pretty heart crafts for. I miss making things like this in school when I was younger.
I always loved gettin homemade Valentine’s in school and making them!! These are super cute ideas!!
So many cute ideas for making your own Valentine’s Day cards! I like the paper plate one as it looks super easy to do, even with a younger child.
Very cute ideas. I love homemade cards.