Valentine Crafts for Preschoolers
We adore Preschool Crafts and getting creative with little ones. So it is time for our favourite Valentine Crafts for Preschoolers! Though we have a great Kids Valentine’s Crafts collection, it is always useful to pick out those projects easier for the little ones among us to make!
Our Preschool Craft collection grows! We love Valentine’s Day. And each year we go into a bit of Valentines overload, as I introduce the annual 31 Days of Love guest post series. This special guest post series is coming into it’s sixth year now – an opportunity for me to share the blogging love and show case some wonderful creative bloggers from around the world. Lots of wonderful craft ideas for Valentines! However, I thought it would be lovely to group some of their projects by theme (we already have our 101 Easy Heart Crafts).
When you have so may guest posts, things easily get lost.
So today, we are sharing Valentine Crafts for Preschoolers. As we know Preschoolers are a wonderful age to craft with – they are enthusiastic and curious and want to have a go, and yet they are challenging, as they are not always as “able” as they want to be.
Finding Valentine Crafts for Preschoolers is therefore balance between complexity of project and capabilities, all the while furthering fine motor skills and learning. I hope you enjoy the projects I have brought together for you today! We also have a fantastic Valentine Card for Kids in general section for you to check out and browse!
I have tried to not only bring all our Valentine’s Day crafts for younger kids to one place, but to also group them for you:
- Love bugs & loveable friends
- Heart Shape Crafts for Preschool
- Wall Decor for Preschoolers to make on Valentines
- General Valentine’s Day Crafts for Toddlers and Preschoolers
- Valentines Gifts Little Kids can Make
- Valentines Day Art Projects for Toddlers, Kindergarten and Preschool
- Great Artists Inspired projects for Preschool
- Valentine’s Day Cards for Preschools
- Valentine’s Day Handprint Art
- Valentine’s Paper Plate Crafts
- STEAM Valentines Fun for little ones
Valentine Crafts For Preschoolers (general ideas)
This is our most “general” Valentine Craft For Preschooler section – a lovely eclectic mix of fun crafts for toddlers and preschoolers to make. From the most adorable LOVE BUGS, to wonderful decorations. Hope you enjoy this section as much as us!
LOVE BUGS & LOVEABLE FRIENDS
Love bugs make a great toddler Valentine’s Day craft theme. They are so cute and quirky and you can get as creative as you like. Think of them as lovable monsters, where EVERYTHING and anything goes. No rules, just your imagination!
- TP Roll Love Bugs – super sweet and very popular love bugs you simply have to make. The things you can make with a little paint and glue!
- If you love the love bugs.. you will also ADORE the Toilet Roll Valentines Owls. Take a peak!
- Adorable Paper Bag Love Bugs
- BFF Conversation Heart Buddies (with free printable)
- Love Bug Paper Plate Twirler
- DIY Love Bug Valentine’s Bookmarks – Gift Idea
- TP Roll Love Birds
- Recycled Love Bugs
- Arty recycled fun with this Love Struck Lion Craft – TP Roll Lion – so cute!
- Easy 3d Paper Penguins for Valentines
- Love Bird Pinecone Ornament
- The Resourceful Mama also has an adorable Heart Shaped Buddy you can make! So cute and Such fun when looking for easy Valentines Day Crafts!
Valentine’s Heart Crafts for Preschoolers
Now it is time for some ADORABLE Heart Crafts for Preschoolers and toddlers. We adore the puffy heart crafts, as well as the tactileness of yarn wrapped hearts and working with salt dough. Lots of great ideas here.
- Gorgeous Paper Plate Woven Hearts
- Yarn Wrapped Hearts
- Stuffed Heart Valentine Craft
- Melted Crayon Heart Suncatchers (these are super lovely)
- Cutest little Paper Hug Activity!
- Patchwork Heart Puppets
- Simple Heart Window Decoration with contact paper
- Easy Paper Heart Flowers (Rainbow)
- Tissue Paper Heart Snowflakes
Valentine’s Wall Decorations
Or how about decorating with your toddlers or preschoolers room/ classroom. There are lots of fun things you can make. We are particularly partial to paper plate twirlers and some potato printing garlands.
- Potato Print Bunting (no sew!)
- Love Bug Paper Plate Twirler
- Rainbow Fish CD Mobile
- Beautiful Rainbow Lace Wall Hanging
- Gorgeous Paper Plate Woven Hearts
- Valentine Washing Line for Toddlers
- Large Clothespin Heart Decoration
- Simple Egg Carton Wreath
- Recycled Cactus Cards – I am Stuck on You!
General super cute Valetine’s Crafts for preschoolers
And now for all those super duper cute preschool Valentine’s Crafts that didn’t fit “anywhere”. Some fabulous Valentine’s Boxes, to cute Paper Heart Glasses. Losts of fun to be had!
- Printable Heart Glasses (perfect for Photo Shoots and Card Making)
- Adorable Heart Teddy Bear to print, cut and assemble!
- Adorable Egg Carton Flower Bouquet – flowers always make lovely valentine’s day gifts!
- Cereal Box Mail Box for Valentine (great writing practice)
- Valentine Milk Carton Bird Houses
- Contact Paper Placemat
- Simple Toddler Valentine Lunch
- Reward Chart Printable
- Valentine Color By Numbers
- Valentine Science Activity – exploring baking soda
- TP Roll Heart Binoculars
- Similarly you can use toilet paper rolls to make DIY Heart Stamps for wrapping paper or card making as per Housing a Forest
- Fairy House Treat Cups
- Quirky and different make some “Love is in the Air” Cardboard Planes (incl. Printable)
- Bobbing Flower Bouquet
- Pet’s Valentine’s Day Treats (includes Printable)
- Super cute and easy Rocket Wall Hangings
- Paper Plate Valentine’s Wheel
- Three fun Paper Straw Crafts for Valentines
- Fun with this prinable coloring page and game – colour by numbers “Stained Glass Valentines“
Valentine Gifts for Preschoolers to Make
Here is a set of cute Valentine Gifts for Preschoolers to make. Aren’t they adorable? They will have bags of fun making them and even more giving them to a loved one!
- Button Heart Gift Wrap
- Salt Dough Fridge Magnets
- Pom Pom Heart Frames – Gift Ideas
- Super pretty Heart Tea Lights – Gift Idea
- Salt Dough Bubble Wrap Hearts – Gift Ideas
- DIY Heart Felt Board
- DIY Playdough Gift Idea
- Make these gorgeous and easy Cardboard Heart Necklace
- And don’t forget our pets, with these adorable Pet Treat Jars by Box of Ideas
- Easy Pom Pom Hearts to Wear
- Easy Painted Paper Flowers
- Cutest of cute Pom Pom Love Birds
- Easy beaded Valentine’s Key Chains
- Valentine’s Heart Hair Accessories
- Secret Message Heart Printables
- What a Hoot! We are rather partial to all things OWL CRAFT related.. how cute are these yarn wrapped owl gift boxes? So fun. Again, these would be suitable for Valentines Gifting, Mother’s Day or Birthdays!
Valentine Day Art Project for Preschoolers
Here is a great section of exploratory Valentine Day Art Projects for Preschoolers. A great way for kids to explore and learn. Many of these art projects can be turned into greeting cards, lovely garlands or displayed as artwork. Hope you like these art projects as much as we do!
- Little hands will love to work on these Puffy Paint Hearts (turn these into cards or garlands)
- DIY Crayon Scratch Art Hearts (love the combination of rainbows and white cover! Just gorgeous – you can easily turn them into rainbow heart suncatchers too by focusing on the rainbow colours)
- Mixed Media Heart Collage – fun with bubble printing and shaving foam marbling
- Exploring Coloring Mixing with tissue paper hearts
- Bubble Painting – Science meets Art
- Styrofoam Printing Hearts
- Art History for kids – 5 famous pieces of art about love!
- Marble Painting – Mailbox Heart Project
- Toddler Art Heart Canvas
- Shaving Foam Marbling Cards
- Map of the Heart Art Activity
- Cookie Cutter Heart Prints
- Paper Heart Wands
- Fabulous Process Art Valentines Wall Hanging
- Adorable 3D Arty Hearts – with beads and buttons
- Watercolour & Heart Mixed Media Cards
Valentine Art Projects inspired by Great Artists
More art projects to explore! But this time specifically Valentine’s Art projects inspired by the Great Artists themselves! Nothing quite like a bit of pop up art!
- Jim Dine Family Project
- Pointillism for Kids – a great art project for Valentine
- LOVE Resist Art for all Ages
- Process Art Heart Wall Hangings
Valentine Handprints For Preschoolers (and fingerprints and footprints!)
Aaaah there is nothing sweeter than a handprint craft for toddlers (or fingerprint or footprint.. take your pick!). They are super fun to make and make WODNERFUL keepsakes. I do wish we had made more of these when the kids where little. They grow so very fast!
- Fingerprint Hearts – wonderful keepsake for toddlers
- Salt Dough Footprints DIY
- Salt Dough Thumbprint Hearts
- Thumbprint Heart Dish
- Handprint Flower Bouquet
- Valentines LOVE footprint
- Blowing A Kiss Handprint Card
- Make fingerprint friendship rocks instead of cards: Our Friendship Rocks!
- Or check out these gorgeous Hand & Fingerprint LOVE Trees by Arty Crafty Kids
Valentine Cards For Preschoolers
The kids and I LOVE making Valentine Cards for Toddlers. It is a great way for the kids to get arty, but to also send a lovely keepsake card to loved ones. Granny in particularly loves receiving some of these homemade valentine cards!! So lovely. Here are some really sweet ideas that work wonderfully as greeting cards for Valentine’s Day or all year round!
- Washi Tape Heart Stickers & Cards
- q-tip painting toddler valentine cards
- Crayon Resist Valentine’s Day Cards for Preschoolers
- Giant Valentine’s Day Cards
- Mixed Media PHOTO Cards (these would be fabulous framed)
- LEGO Printing Valentine Cards
- Styrofoam Printed Heart Cards
- Torn Heart Cards (gereat for fine motor skills and finger strengthening)
- Shaving Foam Marbling cards
- Cupcake Liner Cards
- Easy Pop Up Card
- Handprint Flower Bouquet
- DIY Crayon Scratch Art Cards
- Blowing A Kiss Handprint Card
- Easy Heart Collage for Young Kids
- Mosaic LOVE cards – great for fine motor skills and letter recogintion, as well as gorgeous results
- Make Heart Wands instead of Vatentines Wands for School: Cast a Love Spell
- Or have a go a these rip strip paper hearts – great for fine motor skills – by Make It Your Own
Paper Plate Valentine Crafts for Preschoolers
Who doesn’t love a good paper plate craft? Here are some adorable Paper Plate Valentine Crafts for Preschoolers. The paper plate heart weaving is simply beautiful and the kids will love to make the easy paper plate heart shakers.
- Love Bug Paper Plate Twirler
- Bee Mine Paper Plate
- Paper Plate Heart Weaving
- Paper Plate Heart Suncatchers
- Paper Plate Heart Shakers
- Paper Plate Heart Wreath
- Paper Plate Heart Pocket Bags
- Paper Plate Dino-Mite Card
- Paper Plate Heart Party Hat
- Paper plate showering you with love (so sweet!)
- Paper Plate Unicorns for Valentines
Valentines Science Experiments for Preschool
And finally.. some Valentine’s STEAM proejcts that preschoolers can also have a go at.
I hope you have enjoyed today’s Valentine Crafts for Preschoolers and that you find PLENTY ideas of what to make with your little ones. Remember, we have lots lots lots more of Valentine Crafts coming to Red Ted Art. So please do pop back for more! As well as the following compilation of ideas:
Valentine’s Cards for Preschoolers:
Hope you enjoyed these lovely little Valentine Crafts for Preschool!! And that you find lots of fun and inspiration here today!