Valentine’s Day is the perfect opportunity to bring the family together with crafts and activities that spark creativity.

Valentine’s Day Craft Ideas for Kids of All Ages

Activities for Babies and Toddlers

Sweet, sensory‑friendly projects perfect for tiny hands.

• Handprint or Footprint Art: Create adorable keepsakes using low‑VOC, washable paints. A simple print becomes a heart, flower, or Valentine card!
• Touch‑and‑Feel Hearts: Cut soft, textured materials into heart shapes to encourage sensory exploration.
• Shake-It-Up Heart Bottles: Fill clear bottles with beads, paper hearts, or glitter for a calming, shakeable Valentine sensory toy.

 

Activities for Preschoolers and Kindergartners

Creative, hands-on fun that encourages imagination.

• Love Bug Name Caterpillar: Kids practice name recognition by assembling heart “segments” to form a cute caterpillar.
• Silly Heart Puppets: Make playful puppets from cardstock hearts to encourage storytelling and pretend play.
• Pipe Cleaner Hearts: Bend and twist pipe cleaners into heart shapes—great for building fine motor skills.

 

Activities for Elementary Kids

Creative projects that mix art, problem‑solving, and early STEM concepts.

• Heart Mosaic: Kids design colorful heart patterns using paper tiles—perfect for exploring shapes and symmetry.
• Symmetry Hearts: Fold, cut, and unfold paper to create perfectly symmetrical heart designs.
• Heart Viscosity Experiment: Compare how different safe liquids (like syrup vs. water) flow through heart‑shaped channels to introduce basic science concepts.

 

Activities for Middle Schoolers

Creative, expressive projects that challenge older kids.

• String Art Heart Cards: Use string and cardstock to craft geometric heart designs—an engaging, hands‑on art project.
• Emoji Valentines: Kids design emoji‑style cards using circles, hearts, and expressions for modern Valentine fun.
• Valentine Science Challenge: Try simple experiments—like testing how temperature affects color-changing materials—to bring STEM into the holiday.