Best Valentine’s Day Craft Ideas

Valentine’s Day is a great opportunity to share the love of the One who will never fail. God’s love is endless, always there, and never changing. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever (Hebrews 13:8).Following are some crafts you can intentionally use to point your kids back to Jesus as you share about His love and the ultimate sacrifice He made. You can share how Jesus died on the cross for their sins, defeated death when He rose again, and made a way for us to live forever when we choose to trust and believe in Him.

While schedules are busy, these crafts will help you take a moment to share with your child about what matters most. Get ready to roll up your sleeves and try some of these easy, stress-free Valentine’s Day craft ideas. No matter your child’s age or abilities, you’ll find a fun idea for your family. If you have younger kids, encourage them as they scribble and make a fun, messy, probably lopsided craft. For your older kids, use this time to talk to them about what God’s love means to them and their lives.

As you make the crafts, read some of the following verses and share about how God’s love changed your life. Use this time as a simple discipleship moment with your kids and share a special memory.

Bible Verses:

For great is His steadfast love toward us, and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever. Praise the Lord! (Psalm 117:2).

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding (Proverbs 3:5).

As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love (John 15:9).

For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life (John 3:16).

Discuss together: How has God’s love changed your life?

Best Valentine’s Day Craft Ideas

Heart Wand
Do you have a child who loves to dance and wiggle? The Heart Wand craft is perfect for younger kids, giving them a fun heart prop to use as they dance along to their favorite song or wave while pretending to be in a parade.

Supplies: Construction paper, scissors, craft stick, coloring supplies, ribbon, tape/glue, heart stickers

Instructions:

1. Cut the construction paper into a heart shape.
2. Use tape or glue to secure it to the top of the craft stick.
3. Decorate the craft stick with coloring supplies and heart stickers.
4. Cut the ribbon into 4 pieces, 10 inches long.
5. Help your child tie the ribbon onto the craft stick near the heart.
6. Put on some music and dance and wiggle with your child as they wave and move with their new heart wand.

Caring Heart Necklace (*Brite Printable Provided Below)
Use this craft to teach your child that God not only loves them but also cares about them.

Supplies: Printable page, scissors, coloring supplies, string, hole punch, optional decorations: (beads, penne pasta, Fruit Loops cereal)

Instructions:

1. Print the printable page and cut out (5 hearts per kid).
2. Hole punch the top of each heart.
3. Cut the string into necklace-length pieces (1 per kid).
4. Give your kids the hearts to color in and decorate.
5. Once they are done decorating, thread the hearts onto the string.
6. Help your children tie their necklaces closed.
7. Ask: Who can you tell that Jesus loves and cares about them?

Jesus Loves Me Picture Frame (*Brite Printable Provided Below)
Create a special picture frame with your child to share how much Jesus loves them. Use the coloring supplies to draw a picture of themselves inside or print out a picture for them to use.

Supplies: Printable page, coloring supplies, washable ink pads, baby wipes

Instructions:

1. Print the printable page.
2. Give the printable page along with the washable ink pad.
3. Show your child how to stamp their thumb into the ink pad and then press it onto the picture frame. Make a “V” with their thumbprints to create a heart shape.
4. Let them use the coloring supplies to draw a picture of themselves inside the picture frame.

Heart Bubble Wand 
This is a perfect craft if you have children in a wide range of ages. Use pony beads threaded onto the pipe cleaner for older elementary kids or washi tape to decorate their craft sticks with a more festive look.

Supplies: 1 pipe cleaner, craft stick, clear tape, bubble solution, bin, optional (pony beads, washi tape)

Instructions:

1. Take the pipe cleaner and bend it in half to find the center. Make a loop, twisting to create a rough oval shape. Leave about 2 inches on the ends.
2. Optional: thread the pony beads onto the ends of the pipe cleaner.
3. Twist the ends of the pipe cleaner tightly around the craft stick. Use tape to secure it.
4. Push the top of the oval loop downwards to create a heart shape.
5. Optional: use washi tape to decorate the craft sticks with your child’s favorite color.
6. Pour some bubble solution into a bin.
7. Gently dip the bubble wand into the solution and blow the heart-shaped bubbles.

Heart Ornament
Supplies: Salt dough or clay, rolling pin, heart-shaped cookie cutter, straw, string, scissors

Instructions:

1. Roll out the salt dough or clay.
2. Use the heart-shaped cookie cutter to create a heart shape.
3. Peel back the remaining dough/clay.
4. Use your thumb to create a “V” shape to make little hearts within the larger heart shape.
5. Press the straw into the top of the heart to cut a hole.
6. Once dried, cut a piece of string (10–12 inches long) and thread it through the hole to create the ornament.

If you loved these Valentine’s Day craft ideas and found them Biblically sound, discipleship-focused, engaging, and easy to use, then you would love our Brite* curriculum. Brite* is a curriculum developed to help babies to 5th graders understand God’s Big Story: the story of Creation, Fall, Redemption, and Restoration. Every lesson is Bible-focused, age-appropriate, and helps kids connect to Jesus in ways they understand and can apply in their own lives. Brite* can help create lasting faith for your child to be able to say, “I believe in Jesus, I’m becoming more like Him, and I belong to Him forever.”

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Allegra Collins is the Preschool Curriculum Developer for *Brite with several years of experience in children’s ministry. She is passionate about equipping leaders to teach the Bible to the next generation and helping children build a strong foundation of faith.