Sometimes you want to give a little more than just a card, and Valentine crafts for kids with sweet treats has some great ideas
These are crafts kids can make, as well as ideas you can use in making Valentines for your youngsters.
These would also make great classroom treats for a Valentine’s Day party. Or use these Valentine crafts for kids as crafts for the class to make during a party.
Let your kids help you make fun Conversation Heart Cupcakes for their next Valentine party.
Valentine Party Favor Cones
Kids can make Victorian Valentine party favor cones with paper plates, doilies and ribbon. Fill with treats.
Pillow Box Alligator
Make a cute pillow box alligator by cutting out this cute alligator and putting him together. Add treats.
Candy Filled Valentine Hearts
Kids can stitch these Valentine hearts and fill them with candy before tying them shut. Write your message on before stitching.
Valentine Treat Bags
Use lacy heart doilies to stitch together and make Valentine treat bags.
Printable Candy Filled Valentines
Print these pillow boxes on cardstock, fold and fill with candy to make printable candy filled Valentines
Lollipop Holders
Cut out and punch cardstock and embellish with Valentine trim to make some lollipop holders.
Lollipop Cover
This Valentine lollipop cover is for flat lollipops.
Candy Cane Hearts
Use 2 candy canes and a lollipop stick to make these candy cane hearts. Bake canes just till they start to melt and add the stick.
Valentine’s Day Cereal Treats
Make Valentine’s Day cereal treats with Rice Krispie Treats shaped into hearts and add a lollipop stick.
Cookie Flowers
With flower shaped butter cookies and gumdrops, kids can quickly make a bouquet of cookie flowers. Great for teachers and classroom parties.
Rocket Ship Lollipop
Make a rocket ship lollipop by enclosing a lollipop in a Rockin’ Valentine’s Day card.
Heart Bug and Pirate Valentines
Kids will have fun with these bug and pirate Valentine hearts attached to a sweet treat.
Chocolate Kiss Mouse Valentine
You need 2 chocolate kisses, a foam heart and tiny pompoms to make this cute chocolate kiss mouse Valentine.
Lovebug Lollipop
A great idea for all their friends, kids can make a lovebug lollipop using hearts and a pipecleaner.
Gnome Sweet Gnome Valentine
Use a Hershey kiss and a bit of felt to make a cute Gnome Valentine.
Valentine Bouquet
For a fun Valentine bouquet, make lollipops with Peeps hearts. Decorate a recycled jar and fill part way with red and white candies, and add Peep lollipops.
Hershey Kiss Rose Bud
Put 2 Hershey kisses together at the wide end and put in a small baggy. Use floral tape to attach baggy to a wire stem to finish your Hershey Kiss rose bud.
Lollipop Lily
To make a lollipop lily, print these flowers on colored cardstock, cut out and add a lollipop to the center.
Lollipop Rose
With 2 green pipe cleaners and a lollipop, kids can make this easy lollipop rose.
Lollipop Heart Flowers
Use lollipops, hearts and paper leaves to make these quick and easy lollipop heart flowers.
Mouse Lollipop Valentines
Fold a paper heart in half and add a lollipop to make this quick mouse lollipop valentine.
Butterfly Lollipop
Print these butterflies on cardstock and decorate. Cut slits to slide in lollipop to make a butterfly lollipop.
Valentine Butterflies
Make these Valentine butterflies with two hearts and a pipe cleaner for the antenna. Write a message and add a lollipop to finish.
Rice Krispie Kiss
Make a batch of Rice Krispie treats and add red food coloring to make it pink. Put into a funnel to shape like a giant Rice Krispie Kiss.
Chocolate Valentine Pretzels
Dip pretzels in melted chocolate and then add colorful sprinkles to make chocolate Valentine pretzels.
Valentines Candy Bar Wraps
Valentines candy bar wraps are a fun way to wrap a candy bar. You could even use a Valentine card in place of the heart, or a lacy heart doily.
Pixie Stix Heart
Cut out a heart and decorate it. Cut slits to add Pixie Stix to look like arrows. Or tape Pixie Stix to heart and add a decoration to the top.
Sweet Valentine Idea
Using Peeps hearts, put a skewer through 3 of them, and then put a paper tip and feather on either end of the skewer. An arrow through the hearts.
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Vickie Carson says
I love all of the crafts ideas you shared! They are brilliant for kids who like to create some things and to be useful. Thanks a lot for sharing with us!!