19+ Valentines Craft Ideas For Toddlers: Easy DIY Ideas To Try

Oh hey, soon it’s Valentine’s Day! That one day a year where everything is red, pink, and heart-shaped.

My hubby isn’t with me this year so I am gonna make a lovely day with my toddler: “This is the perfect excuse to whip out the craft supplies and let my toddler go wild.” Crafts are messy fun, and an excuse to bond —all without leaving our living room.

Ah, btw, For Family Valentines Activities you can check this post.

Table Of Contents

Mess-Free Valentine Crafts for Toddlers
Sensory Valentines Craft Ideas For Toddlers
Classic Valentine Crafts and Gifts
Quick and Easy Valentine Crafts
Bonus Crafts for Parent-Toddler Bonding
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Mess-Free Valentine Crafts for Toddlers

Because honestly, crafting with 2-year olds is not that easy.

1. Heart-Shaped Sticker Art

Toddlers + stickers = joy. Draw a big heart on paper, hand them a sheet of stickers, and let them go crazy. Bonus: It’s great for fine motor skills. Winning!

Simple Valentines Craft Ideas for Toddlers - Sticker Hearts

2. Paper Plate Love Birds

Fold a paper plate in half, glue on some googly eyes, and let your kid scribble all over it. Add some feathers if you’re feeling fancy. Instant adorable lovebird!

3. Bumblebee Valentine Craft

This craft wasn’t about keeping him busy — it was about staying connected. With minimal prep and simple materials, my toddler could do almost everything himself while sitting right next to me. Sometimes that closeness is exactly what they’re asking for.

4. Valentine’s Day Color Matching

Cut out hearts in different shades of pink, red, and white. Lay them out and ask your toddler to match the colors. Is it a craft? Is it a game? Who cares, it’s cute.

5. Bleeding Tissue Paper Hearts Craft

Use our free printable heart outline and create cute paper hearts.PS . You can find more heart shaped worksheets here free to download.

6. Sticking Buttons on a heart shape

Sensory Valentines Craft Ideas For Toddlers

Because toddlers are all about touching everything anyway.

7. Valentine’s Day Sensory Bottles

Fill a clear bottle with water, glitter, heart-shaped stones, and a dash of vegetable oil. Seal it tight (I’m talking Super Glue tight) and let them shake away. Mesmerizing, right? For more sensory bottle ideas and how to’s check this post.

8. Heart-Shaped Sponge Art For Toddlers

Take a heart stencil, slap it on some paper, and let them finger paint over it. When you peel it off, voila! A perfect heart. Kind of. Okay, it’s mostly smudges, but it’s THEIR smudges. And you can turn it into a beautiful Valentine’s Card like we did.

Valentines Heart Sponge Painting Activitiy

Extra: Valentine’s Chia Seed Sensory Bin

This festive chia seed sensory bin is calming, edible, and quick to set up. My toddler loved scooping and pouring while I cooked dinner — with very little mess.

calming sensory bin for toddlers while cooking using chia seeds header

Classic Valentine Crafts and Gifts

Because sometimes, old-school is the best school.

9. Valentines Day Marshmallow Jar With Hearts

Cut out some felt hearts (you can use cookie cutters for the heart shapes) , then glue them onto a jar. It doubles down as a Valentines Day gift.

10. Handprint Heart Keepsake

Paint your toddler’s hands (good luck!) and press them onto paper to make a heart shape. Frame it, and you’ve got a keepsake that’ll make you cry in 10 years.

Extra: Simple Valentine’s Card Printables:

free valentines cards templates for kids printable black and white coloring

11. Heart Garland Craft

Cut out paper hearts and help your toddler glue them onto a string. Hang it up and marvel at how festive your house looks. Pinterest-worthy, no? In this post I share 3 methods on how to make and attach the hearts.

12. Hot Chocolate Love

Use some plastic bag, goggly eyes, a red pom-pom, a heart-shaped sticker, and a pipe cleaner to make this cute little Valentine’s Day DIY gift. Add some cacao powder and marshmallows et voilà.

Quick and Easy Valentine Crafts

For those moments when you’ve got 10 minutes before nap time.

13. Valentine Crown

Cut a strip of paper to fit your toddler’s head, decorate it with heart cutouts, and call them the King or Queen of Valentine’s Day. Adorable.

14. Fingerpaint Valentines Heart Cards

These cute fingerpaint heart cards are perfect DIY gifts for grandmas, dads or mums.

14. Valentine’s Day Pipe Cleaner Flower For Toddlers

This easy pipe cleaner flower is the perfect valentine’s DIY gift for mums and grandmas.

Bonus Crafts for Parent-Toddler Bonding

Because teamwork makes the dream work (and keeps your toddler from eating glue).

EXTRA: Salt Dough Valentine’s Hearts

These cute DIY ornaments are really cute keepsakes. And here is our DIY VALENTINES PLAY DOUGH RECIPE.

14. Valentine’s Day Collage

Tear up red, pink, and white tissue paper, and glue it onto a giant heart outline. The ripping part alone will keep them busy for ages.

15. Ladybug Flat Love Bug

Get some red and black crafts paper, goggly eyes and tadaa.

Related: Heart Shaped Worksheets for Valentine’s Day

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Why Valentine Crafts Rock

Let’s be real: these crafts aren’t just about keeping your kid busy. They’re about making memories, bonding, and having an excuse to take a million photos. Plus, they’re a sneaky way to teach colors, shapes, and even fine motor skills. Look at you, being all educational and stuff.

Let’s Keep Crafting!

Did you love these ideas? Try pairing them with some Valentine’s Day songs or rhymes to keep the fun going. And don’t forget to check out my other posts:

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