Valentine's Day Craft Activities for Kids

Valentine's Day isn't just for couples. Children of all ages can enjoy celebrating this "love-ly" holiday. Check out the following ideas for keeping your little ones happy and entertained this Valentine's Day:

Valentines

Kids love making valentines for their friends, family and classmates. Sure, you can buy ready-made valentines, but making them is just more fun. Provide your little artist with a variety of supplies, such as: colored construction paper, safety scissors, glue sticks, markers, glitter, lace doilies and magazines to cut pictures out of. Then, let their creativity run wild!

Paper Heart Wreath

Another fun idea is the paper heart wreath. Have your children draw large hearts on pink and red construction paper and cut them out using safety scissors. Then, cut a large hole in the center of a paper plate. Glue the hearts on the remainder of the paper plate in a pleasing arrangement, then hang.

Coloring Pages

Valentine's Day theme coloring pages are a great way to keep kids of all ages occupied. For older kids seeking a bit of an intellectual challenge, try printing some Valentine's Day theme crosswords, word searches and mazes. Coloring pages and fun printables are available for free all over the Internet.

Heart Shaped Cookies

Heart shaped cookies are fun to make and to eat! Let children help cut out sugar cookie dough using heart-shaped cookie cutters. You can buy ready-made sugar cookie dough, or make it from scratch using your favorite recipe. Once cookies are cool, let kids decorate them with pink and red icing and sprinkles.

Valentine's Day Coupons

Kids love making Valentine's Day coupons as gifts for their loved ones. Cut out rectangular coupon sized pieces of construction paper and let kids illustrate them with colored markers. Coupons can be for goodies such as one chore, one hug, etc.

Heart Paper Chain

The heart-shaped paper chain is another fun activity that can keep kids busy. Show children how to cut hearts out of folded pieces of construction paper. Then, hook hearts together by making a cut in each one, looping it into the previous heart and securing with clear tape. The more times you do this, the longer the paper chain will become.

As you can see, there are plenty of fun activities for children to do this Valentine's Day. Tailor the activities in your home to the ages and preferences of your kids. Everyone can get into the spirit this Valentine's Day -- no matter what age they are!