Looking for the perfect valentines day craft to do with your preschooler? Here are a ton of ideas for Valentines day with your kids!
Happy Valentine’s Day! I don’t know about you, but I like to turn holidays into month long celebrations.
When you are the parent of preschoolers, that means lots and lots of crafts and activities.
So, I had to round up some preschool valentine crafts for you today! These easy valentine crafts are fun ways to get your kids excited about the holiday – and fill the long boring days of early February!
Kids will love getting crafty!
Valentines Day craft themes
Within Valentine’s day, there are a few themes you can go with for crafts and decor! Consider:
- Hearts (duh!)
- Cupid/arrows
- Love bugs
- Hugs + kisses/ X’s and O’s
Valentines Day craft ideas
Wondering what kids can make for Valentines day? Here are some broad ideas!
- Cards
- Paper plate crafts
- Paper bag crafts
- Bookmarks
- Keychains
- Wall hangings
- Mobiles
- Art projects with hears
- Sensory play
Here are my favorite easy preschool Valentine crafts!
Cute & Easy Valentines Day Crafts for Preschoolers
Here are a ton of crafts that your preschool aged kids can make for Valentines Day!
I love making molded crayons for holidays. Here's how to make heart crayons!
Kids will love gluing together cupcake liners and pom poms to make paper flower bouquets!
These owls are SO cute and fun for preschoolers to assemble and decorate.
Grab some wooden heart cut outs and let your kids go wild with paint or markers.
These valentines are painted inside a bag for a mess-free project!
Thumbprints are fun! Make a whole line of them to make these cute love bug caterpillars.
Capture those thumbprints forever under glass with these lil thumbprint heart magnets. Perfect for grandparent or aunt/uncle gifts, too.
Toilet paper rolls can be bent to make a heart shape and then used as a stamp. Honestly, genius!
Kids will love crumbling up paper to make these 3D hearts!
I love this idea of decorating popsicle sticks and then mixing them up like a puzzle!
How adorable is this llama card! Kids will love coloring them, too!
These penguins are also so cute!!
My kids are both obsessed with rockets. Blast off with this cute craft!
Every holiday is more fun with a dramatic count down. Here's a free printable color-able Valentines day count down!
Valentine Card Craft Free Printable | I Love You To Pieces | Kids Crafts
This is cute to let kids tear up paper and then glue it onto the heart!
Fizzy Homemade Valentines Cards - From Engineer to Stay at Home Mom
These fizzies are fun to make and use!
Older preschoolers will have the fine motor skills to string beads onto pipe cleaners.
How cute is this lady bug! It involves painting, cutting, and decorating!
I love popsicle stick frames. This kissing booth is so cute!!
Wool You Be My Valentine Printable Card {free instant PDF download}
Pom poms are such a hit around here. I love them paired with this sheep for a cute valentine!
Handprint crafts are so precious. I love that this one is a frame. You could do it with cardstock, too!
Cute and simple, but jazz up your kids' markers for the season with heart pencil toppers!
I love a good toilet paper craft. Here's a care bear heart one!
Love bugs are a fun Valentines day theme - here's how your kids can make them!
Tape a heart off on a canvas and let your kiddos go wild painting!
Kids love carrying around baskets and putting things in and out of them. Here's a fun coloring paper that folds into a basket!
This might be a little advanced for some, or better if adults do some prep work, but the pop up is so fun!
Another love bug! This toilet paper craft is just too cute!
Salt dough is fun to work with and I bet you have everything you need at home to make these hearts!
Set up an activity tray and let the kiddos get creative with their crafting.
Cut or buy a bunch of paper hearts and let them lay them out to make a wreath!
Shrinky Dinks give me 90s nostalgia. Here's how to DIY them!
Toilet Roll Love Bugs for Valentine's Day - Red Ted Art - Make crafting with kids easy & fun
Another great way to use toilet paper rolls for Valentines day - make them into love bugs!
This cut paper plate would be so fun for decorating a playroom for Valentines day, too!
How cute are these paper bag love bugs? So much room for creativity!
Paper Roll Love Birds - Red Ted Art - Make crafting with kids easy & fun
Kids will love decorating these toilet paper rolls to look like birds!
Recycled Love Bugs - Red Ted Art - Make crafting with kids easy & fun
Use up recycled and upcycled materials to make these love bugs!
This is a cool idea - wrapped yarn to make a Valentines Day web!
Friendship Rocks for Valentine's - Red Ted Art - Make crafting with kids easy & fun
Painting rocks is so fun! Paint them with your preschooler then place them around the neighborhood for friends to find!
I love the curled up hair on this cupid craft - great for practicing cutting skills.
Make DIY stamps using foam shapes and clothespins!
These sun catchers are so fun and easy for kids to make and they look so pretty hanging up.
I love candy hearts for valentine's day! Kids will love gluing them to frames.
Take gingerbread houses to the next level with this poptart valentines day house
Wrap yarn around a heart shaped wreath for this cute and fun craft!
Upcycle an old puzzle into this fun holiday wreath! Such a great way to use a damaged puzzle with missing pieces.
Teddy Bear Candy Bar Wrappers for Valentine's Day (FREE Template)
These bear wraps for chocolate bars are TOO CUTE!
Color on coffee filter hearts. Then add water to see how it swirls around the paper!
Kids will love covering paper with washi tape (or stickers). Then cut it into hearts!
How cute are these butterflies! Great for playroom Valentines day decor, too.
This necklace is so cute and simple to make with supplies that I bet you already have on hand!
I love paper plate crafts!! These suncatchers are perfect wall decor, too!
Another fun and easy suncatcher idea, this one using washi tape!
I love handprint crafts for this age. How cute are these handprint birds!
This paper plate web is so unique and a fun craft to make!
A simple craft - cover a paper heart with cut up shapes to make a mosaic!
I have done spooky trees for halloween but never valentines day! So much room for creativity.
I love this take on sponge painting, but using tin foil instead of a sponge.
These sloths are totally adorable!
Kids will love beading these heart necklaces!
Kids will love crumbling crepe paper and gluing it to make these fun heart shaped wreaths.
Kids love unicorns! Here's how to make one from a heart.
Cactus Handprint Valentines Day Craft and Free Template "Hug Me and Stuck on You" -
I love handprint crafts!! This one is a cactus!
Kids will really love making these cute lil love bugs from pom poms!
Painting with bubble wrap is a fun stamping alternative and uses recycled materials!
This handprint craft is so fun because it does a sign language I love you sign!
Another cute handprint cut out - a handful of love!!
Make a popsicle stick bee with this cute craft idea.
Kids love slime! Here's a great valentines day version.
This lil heart guy just wants to give you a hug.
Stack folded hearts for this 3d card!
More thumbprints! This bookmark is so fun and easy to make and gift.
Get out into nature and make leaf hearts for these cards.
Spin art is easy enough for kids of all ages!
Kids can really get creative when painting with q-tips!
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Thanks for reading!
Hey there, I’m Morgan, the creative mind behind CelebratingWithKids.com! As a parent of two lively little ones, I’ve made it my mission to turn ordinary days into extraordinary adventures, sharing playful activities, thoughtful toy reviews, and delightful printables to help families celebrate every moment together. 🎉👨👩👧👦🎈