Valentines Day is almost upon us, so what better time to get started on making some affordable DIY valentines Day Crafts. With that in mind we decided to collate 30 of our favorite DIY valentines craft ideas below.
Great Gift or Decoration
Whilst many people exchange gifts of flowers, jewellery or chocolates, this tends to be more an exchange of gifts between couples.
For something more unique to give as a gift to friends, family, teachers etc or use as a decoration for your Valentines day celebrations why not try one of these awesome, cheap to make Valentines Crafts! They look great, will be warmly received and if you have children you can get them involved in making them.
These are great gift ideas for your children’s school teachers or to hang around your home on Valentines.
Yarn Wrapped Hearts Craft
This yarn wrapped heart is such an easy to create DIY Valentines Day Craft! So simple its a great idea to get the kids involved in the making of them, it will keep them busy and they can share them with friends!
These hearts can also be looped together to form a Valentines mobile.
From Easy Peasy and Fun
Valentines Clay Pot Candy Jar
This DIY Gum ball machine Valentines day craft idea is clever cute and affordable!
Making use of a pink painted clay pot, these cute little gum ball machines are perfect to have on the table on Valentines Day.
From Fun Home Things
Heart Prism Pony Bead Suncatcher
DIY Gift idea for Valentine’s day! Making a heart prism pony bead suncatcher is an easy fine motor craft for preschoolers, kids, and adults.
It would also make a wonderful gift idea for anniversaries, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Christmas, birthdays, or any other special occasion!
These look gorgeous and project a rainbow of colors any place they can capture light, in windows or just hanging under verandas. They also make great light or fan pull chains!
From Rhythms of Play
Valentine’s Day Sweetheart Wreath Craft
Looking for something cute to make for Valentine’s Day? Try this Simple Sweetheart Valentine’s Day wreath craft that can made in less than an hour.
The perfect decoration to make when you have left everything until the last minute.
Another great project to include the kids on!
From Our Wabi Sabi Life
Valentines I Love You Printable
Use this Valentines I Love You Printable to show your loves one how much you really care. Great for Adults and Kids alike.
Print it out and then fill in all the things you love and appreciate about the special person in your life, then present it to them on Valentines Day 🙂
Your Valentine will love it!
From A Day in Candiland
Valentine’s Day Tic Tac Toe
Make this fun and easy Valentine’s Day craft out of fleece and play tic-tac-toe with this fleece heart craft. Adults and kids alike can have fun making this for Valentine’s Day!
Enjoy a game of heart shaped tic-tac-toe with the people you hold dearest this valentines day.
From Simple Living Mama
DIY Slow Falling Hearts Sensory Bottle
A DIY Slow falling hearts sensory bottle makes a sweet gift for Valentine’s day, or just to say “I love you” any time of year.
It is also a great calm down jar to soothe an overwhelmed child.
Safe for kids to use as sensory play and for adults to remind them of how much you love them.
From Rhythms of Play
Handprint Valentine Card
This handprint valentine card is two hands holding hearts with messages written inside the card.
This handprint card is perfect for kids to make and give to parents or teachers for Valentine’s Day!
Easy to make the card unique and personalised by writing a message on the,.
DIY Love You Sign and Printable!
Looking for a simple Valentines day gift or decoration that is easy to make but looks very professionally made or store bought? Well look no further than this DIY “love you” sign.
From The Summary Umbrella
DIY wine cork heart
How cool does this super easy wine cork heart in a frame look? its an impressive art pieced that is oh so simple.
You can either buy the corks, be a wine drinker and have many corks or ask your wine loving friends for any corks.
From My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia
Stitched Felt Heart Craft
Make this adorable stitched felt heart craft for Valentine’s day or any time of year! It includes a cute favor pouch version, and a plush heart keychain.
This is a great beginner sewing project for kids, teens, and tweens!
From Moms and Crafters
Mini Chocolate Mailboxes
Celebrate Valentine’s Day with these darling DIY mini chocolate mailboxes.
The best thing is you can make them from old scrap pieces of paper you have laying around the home or office.
These adorable little mailboxes are the prefect way to deliver a chocolate to your Valentines day guest or guests.
From No Biggie
Yarn Heart Art
Check out this gorgeous piece of art!
This heart art work, can be made with the use of thumbtacks, yarn and a canvas frame.
Its such a simple piece of art to create, arrange your thumbtacks in a heart shaped pattern and then weave some pink yarn between them.
Its also very cheap, your main cost is the canvas frame.
From Repeat Crafter Me
Valentine’s Day Love Bugs
How super cute are these Valentine’s Love Bugs!
You can make these adorable love bugs with any number of items, but if you follow the basics at Mom Luck website.
You can purchase mini heart shapes, add a pom pom, get creative with some pipe cleaners and add some fake eyes and you will soon have created your own unique Valentine’s Love Bugs.
From Mom Luck
Paper Airplane Valentine
Cute classroom Valentines for your little ones to take to school.
From No Biggie
DIY Cardboard Roll Heart Stamp
We recycled a watercolor painting my daughter created a while ago, into a beautiful Valentines Masterpiece.
From Housing A Forest
DIY RAINBOW PAPER HEART POM POM WREATH
You’ve most likely made a heart paper garland or two in your life. It’s one of those Valentine’s Day crafts I remember doing when I was a child and one that my daughter loves making today. We put a fun twist on making paper hearts by using colorful paper and turning them into a rainbow wreath! Add a pom pom to make it even more fun.
From Hello, Wonderful
Bouquet of Hearts Card for Valentine’s Day
For holidays and birthdays, homemade cards are my favorite! With just a stack of colored paper, markers, and glue, my kids and are making an adorable bouquet of hearts card for Valentine’s Day. We will make some to share with friends and family, but I’ll definitely be keeping one for myself!
From Make and Takes
Homemade Sugar Scrub Bars
These Homemade Sugar Scrub Bars take ONLY minutes to make and great to give as gifts!
DIY Valentine Tin Cans
We have valentine love notes at our house, and these cans are perfect for holding the writing tools and notes. It’s kind of our writing center.
From Blissful Roots
DIY Valentines Pillow Boxes
DIY Valentines Pillow Boxes: Turn an empty toilet paper tube into a Valentine pillow box in under ten minutes!
A Valentine Burlap Wreath
Dress up the home in a valentines theme and greet your intended one with this great burlap valentine wreath hanging on the front door
From How To Make a Burlap Wreath
Valentine’s Day Button Framed Art Work
This low cost valentines day craft idea will only cost you a few dollars, but they look amazing!
From Debbie Doo’s
A Beautiful Valentine’s Day Mantle
Check out Kimberlys gorgeous mantle ideas to help dress up your house for Valentine’s day.
From A Wonderful Thought
Easy to Make Fabric Hearts
These adorable Fabric Hearts are easy to make, don’t require a sewing machine and can be distributed throughout your home during valentines day
From Cottage At The Crossroads
Heart Thumbprint Platter
This adorable heart thumbprint platter is perfect for any mother for valentine’s day or mother’s day or anytime at all!
From Simply Kierste
Love Sign Wrapped in Yarn.
These gorgeous Love letters wrapped in yarn, are surprisingly easy to make.
From My Sister’s Suitcase
Valentine’s Day Heart Banner
Here is an easy to make Valentine’s Day banner that will look great round the house on the 14th of February.
From Eighteen25
Valentine Tic Tac Toe Snack Craft
What could be better than a Valentine’s craft, that you can also eat! This Valentine craft idea is great for getting the kids involved whether at home or as a classroom activity!
From Sippy Cup Mom
DIY Valentine Heart Mason Jar
These very cute DIY Heart Mason Jars are easy to make and add the perfect glittery touch to your Valentine’s decor and experience.
From Farm Wife Crafts
Paper Plate Love Birds
This craft idea is a simple and easy way to get your kids involved this Valentine’s day!
From Arty Crafty Kids
Bonus Craft – Jar of Love
Packed with M & M’s this adorable valentine’s candy holder makes a great gift for that special someone in your life with a sweet tooth.
From StampinBJ
