Valentine's Day
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Valentine's Day Crafts

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About the projects

These craft projects are for Valentines' Day or anytime you want to send a greeting of love. Included are very simple heart-shaped cards, cards with pop-ups, Valentine suncatchers, the traditional woven heart basket, heart-shaped pins, garlands, banners, and 3-D Valentine hearts. Make something from your heart for those special people in your life.

Check out the roundup of Valentine's Day Cards to make.

The projects range in difficulty from VERY EASY to AVERAGE.

Browse down this page for descriptions and illustrations of the projects, then select a project and have some crafting fun!

Valentine Crown Friday Fun - Make this royal Valentine crown for that special someone, or as a fun party craft with a group of children. Just a few simple supplies are needed to create this very special Valentine. This craft can be used for any holiday.

EASY
Love Bugs Friday Fun - Make cute little bugs to give as gifts. They are molded in plastic spoons using plaster of Paris. This craft is great for Valentine's Day and any gift-giving occasion. Children of all ages, even as young as two, will enjoy making these love bugs as pins or magnets.

VERY EASY
Pop-Up Card - Learn how to make a special Valentine's Day card with a pop-up inside. When the card is opened, a heart will spring out! This simple pop-up is easy enough for children to make and offers enough flexibility for the the creativity of teen and adult crafters. These pop-ups can also be added to any handmade or commercial card.

EASY
Valentine's Day Pins Friday Fun - Create plaster of Paris pins using simple candy molds, pin backs and paint. Choose a candy mold with heart shapes to create beautiful Valentine's Day pins to give as presents to your loved ones.

EASY
Valentine Garland of Hearts Friday Fun - Make this delightful tissue paper garland that is sure to brings smiles. Drape it over doors, in windows, over furniture, along stairs. It is quick and easy to make.

VERY EASY
3-D Valentines - Wow your loved-ones and friends with this accordion-style, three-dimensional heart-shaped Valentine. A special version for kids is included in the project.

AVERAGE
Easy Valentine Cards Friday Fun - These easy to make Valentines are based on hearts that are cut freehand. After some simple prep work, this project is as easy as fold, cut and glue.

VERY EASY
Valentine Basket - Give your Valentine something sweet! Make this woven paper heart basket and fill it with candy or some other treat. You will weave together red and white paper to make this basket.

AVERAGE
Valentine Flag Banner Friday Fun - These flag banners can be hung in doorways, on fireplace mantels, in windows or on bulletin boards. This project requires no patterns and uses simple materials.

VERY EASY
Valentine Suncatchers - Make heart shaped suncatchers for those special people in your life. You can give them as Valentines or include them in a card. These suncatchers can be hung in a window or be made into a mobile.

EASY
Heart Shaped Cards - Make simple and fun Valentine cards in the shape of a heart or with a heart-shaped top. Most of the cards have a circus theme and one is especially designed for giving to your sweetheart.

VERY EASY