Valentine’s Day is just a few weeks away. For my kids, it’s this Friday. Our homeschool park day hosts a Valentine exchange. This means I have to get my rear in gear.
Personally, I don’t love the store bought Valentine cards. They have not really improved in the last 35 years. Just saying.
This year we’ll be doing some version of these homemade Valentines that we created in the past. We have plenty of paper and craft and office supplies on hand so it gives the kids an afternoon of crafting with a purpose.
Homemade Valentines for the win:
- You’re a MARVEL
- You’re My Kind of Friend (to use with KIND Bars)
- Have a SUPER Valentine’s Day
- Animal Valentine Bookmarks
- Origami Fish Valentine Card
- Printable Valentine Coupons
DIY on a Dime: Printable “Love Does” Banner
A Thanksgiving Day Scavenger Hunt for Kids
Free Ebooks for a Happy Valentine
How I am Surviving Valentine’s Day on the Cheap
Craft Supplies to Keep on Hand for Kids’ Art
I like the simple, old-style handmade kind where you fold a paper, draw half a heart, cut it out, then unfold it. I’ve made those with my son for the past few years, and we have fun doing them. The one fancy thing we do sometimes is do a double heart–one pasted on a larger one, using some scrapbook paper for the bigger heart. You get a plain writing surface on the plain paper heart but decorative designs on the larger one behind it. Since I don’t have a color printer, and I don’t have much extra time, figuring out a design to print out is just kind of stressful. We always have fun making these. Last year, we used letter stamps to make little messages–“I love you,” “Happy Valentine’s Day,” etc.
The Super Mario ones are black and white for that reason. 🙂 my color printer is a pain to hook up.
I replied before I realized you had printables. We’re not into Super Mario, but I appreciate that you made it easy. Thanks. 🙂 I just spent a half hour looking for some on the web.