We love making cards on all occassions. DIY Card Making is a fun way to get crafty and put a smile on someone’s face! Whether you love making Pop Up Cards or drawing your own cards, we have lots of inspiration for you here today.
Check out our favourite Easy Valenines Cards For Kids! So many fun and lovely ideas! More great Kids Valentine’s Activities here!
This collection of Valentine’s Day Cards was first published in January 2015 and updated for your convenience!
More from the 31 Days of Love Valentine’s Day Crafts series:
- Kids Valentine’s Day Crafts
- Valentines Decorations & Garlands
- Delicious and cute Valentine’s Day Treats
- Valentine’s Day Art Projects
- Valnetines Day Preschool Ideas
40+ Handmade Valentine Cards for Kids to Make:
We are dore handmade valentine cards. Over the years this collection of ideas has grown significantly! I confess, there are so many to chose from, that they are hard to get into some sort of order.. but we have ordered them regardless.. with some of my favourites going first!
Heart Bouquet Cards – love how these open into a heart shape!
Adorable moveable BFF Conversation Hearts – these would make fantastic Valentines Cards for Kids!
Super fun and adorable Heart Snowflakes – see how they fold up into great DIY Cards
3D & Pop Up Valentine’s Day Cards for Kids
We ADORE Pop Up Card Projects here on Red Ted Art and of course have a great set suitable for Valentine’s Day! So if you are looking for some 3d cards or pop up cards for kids to make this Valentine’s Day, why not consider one ofthese!
Paper Quilled Valentine’s Card – a great introduction to Quilling for kids!
If you enjoyed the paper quilled hearts above, we have some paper quilled emoji cards that tweens may love!
Similarly, we havea super fun Emoji Explosion Card that they may like – and the construction of it, is easier than you think!
Surprisingly easy POP UP Heart Valentine’s Card – using the same technique as the Emoji Pop Up Card above, this is another fun explosion heart card that kids will love to explore.
Similarly we have a fantastic Pop Up Heart Card – that is so so sooo easy. Change the colour scheme to suits you or add a photo! We love all sort of different Pop Up Card techniques!
Easy Pop Up Bear and Pop Up Cat Card – you are Purrrrfect!
Simple but gorgeous Pop Up heart cards.
DIY 3D Heart Card – gorgeous heat balloons!
Fun Pop up message – Valentine’s Day Card. This is such a cute and simple pop up card for kids!
Pop Up Card for Valentine’s Day
Valentines Cards for Kids with Puns
Easy Pop Up Bear and Pop Up Cat Card – you are Purrrrfect!
Valentine’s Origami Bat – I am Batty About You
Valentine’s Origami Whale – I Whaley Whaley Whaley Love you
3D Cat Pop Up Card (could of course go in the section above too) – You are Purrrrfect.
More PURRRFECT fun with these adorable Tiger Pop Up Cards!
Valentines Wishes Card – I wish you were my Valentine!
You are Turtle-y Awesome – cutest of cute Turtle Handprint Cards
You Rock!! Guitar Card Printable for Music Lovers
Recycled Cactus Cards – I am Stuck on You!
Art Valentine’s Day Cards for Kids
Try your hand at different art techniques and make some stunning Art Valentine’s Cards for Kids!
Watercolour & Heart Mixed Media Cards
Crayon Resist Card Making Ideas – a wonderful watercolour activity for kids.
Oil Pastel Heart Cards – an easy technique with gorgeous results!
Winter Tree Art & Birds – Love these Valentine’s Day Cards. So cute!
Winter Cardinal Love Cards – gorgeous Winter Tree Art technique (with salt painting)
Here is one for grown ups (or older kids) STUNNING DIY Silhouette Cards. Simply beautiful! Love how they double up as lanterns!
Turn these Puffy Paint Hearts into Valentine’s Day Cards or garlands!
Polystyrene Printed Cards – have a go at print making!
Pop Art Inspired Cards – pop art really is a fun theme for kids – we have quite a few great Art Projects for Valentine‘s the kids can try!
DIY Crayon Scratch Art Cards
More Valentine’s Day Cards for Kids to make
Adorable Mini Vase Cards for real flowers
Printable Heart Notebook – these small notebooks would make great cards too
Gorgeous Yarn Heart Cards
Washi Tape DIY Stickers – use on cards or gift wrap!
Make friendship rocks instead of cards: Our Friendship Rocks!
Threading and Sewing Cards for Valentine’s Day
Secret Messages Valentine’s Day Card – the kids will have fun creating their own secret messages
Printable Valentine’s Day Cards for Kids
Pop Up Heart Card to print and colour!
Coloring Page / Printable Valentines Card
Printable Chemistry Lovers Cards
Fun Valentine’s Day Cards with Disney Princesses!
Valentine’s Day Printable Cards
LEGO Gift Box & Card Printable
A game, colouring page AND Valentine’s Card to give, with this fun Stained Glass Valentine’s Activity!
Fun Valentine’s Day Card Making ideas for Preschoolers and Toddlers
Fingerprint Hearts for Toddlers
Cupcake Liner Cards, so cute!
Squishy Heart Card – like a discover bottle through the post. So fun!
Make Heart Wands instead of Vatentines Wands for School: Cast a Love Spell
Upcycled Heart Crayon Cards!
Toddler Card idea – a fun art technique for little ones – do some q-tip painting and turn into these lovely heart cards. Lots more great Valentine’s Cards for Preschoolers here.
Button Hearts – this is a gift wrap idea, but would look wonderful as a card too!
GIANT Valentine’s Day Cards for kids to make!
Super simple cards for tots – colouring and cutting practice!
Recycled Valentine’s Day Cards

Collage Hearts – Great fine motor activity for tots!
More easy Collage Heart Cards
Handprint “Blowing Kisses” Card
more science fun – decode the message!

Threading and Sewing Cards for Valentine’s Day
Photo Collage Cards – photo collages are always a great way to personalide homamde cards and the kids will adore making these!
LEGO Stamping Heart Cards. Fun! If you have a child that adores LEGO. Then our LEGO Valeninte’s Ideas collection is a MUST!
Easy Paper Heart Flowers (Rainbow)
A few more Card Making Ideas for Kids from sites we love
Printable Unicorn Cards by Hello Wonderful
Adorable pop up HEART Penguin cards by Non Toy Gifts
And finally.. about these Heart Flower Bouquets from I Heart Crafty Things?
Aren’t they wonderful!? I do hope you and the kids find some inspiration and maybe try out something new this year! There are so many fun ways for kids to make Valentine’s Day Cards and I hope you found a Valentine’s Card Idea to make today!
Now you have your Valentine’s Day Cards all ready, how about some Valentine’s Mailbox ideas for you to browse?
Looking for more 25+ Valentine’s Day Decorating ideas?! Take a look at these 25+ wonderful ones!
We also have 25 Valentine’s Day Treats
Your kids may also enjoy these fantastic Valentines Day Books for Kids:
Honest Mum says
So many beautiful cards here
abdulmuqeet says
Your website content is awesome ! happy valentines day to you
Red Ted Art says
Awww thank you very much!