(I had the best of intentions of posting this first thing this morning and then…life happened. But, hey, better late than never, right?)

I love Valentine’s Day. What’s not to love  about pink hearts, sparkle glitter, and chocolate candy?

And every year we go the route of the DIY crafty Valentine’s cards mostly because I just really love making them. My only problem? Picking just one style of card. Here are a few of my favorites. Click the link in the name for the how-to!

1.Plant One On Me from Disney’s Family Fun: This is the card we’re doing this year for all of the girls in Kai’s Girl Scout troop. I think it is totally adorable and I love that it comes with wildflower seeds. Instead of buying 30 individual seed packets I ended up buying bulk seeds and some coin envelopes to put them in. We’re stamping them with a pretty flower stamp to use in the Valentine. I can’t wait to see how they turn out!

2. Hearts & Blocks Valentines from Martha Stewart: I love these because they are simple and easy enough for even my 3-year-old to have fun with. Once you cut out the shapes, kids of any age can have fun stamping out the cards. You could have fun with so many different variations so each Valentine is as different as the person who is getting it.

3. Hearts & Lollipop Flowers from Martha Stewart: These are super simple to make and I know my kids always love getting lollipops so it’s a hit with them!

4. Get to the Point from Disney’s Family Fun: These easy Valentine’s are perfect for kids in classrooms where there are food allergies concerns. Not to mention, I’ve never heard of pencils causing sugar highs and hyperactivity so that’s a big plus. I think you could make these really cute and inexpensive with Valentine pencils from the Dollar Tree.

5. I Dig You Valentines from A Very Country Christmas: I saw these featured over on The Crafty Crow and I just love them! And they’re perfect for boys or girls. Not to mention, with Spring just around the corner everyone can use an extra sandbox shovel, right?

6. Play-doh Valentine: I made these a couple of years ago when Ivy was in preschool and the kids loved them. Of course they were only about 18 months old so they probably loved eating them, but still they were fun to make and inexpensive and easy and while not the most original idea still one that I think makes for a fun Valentine. Just drop them into plastic treat bags, attach a tag, and you’re good to go!

7. Paint Sample Bookmark Valentine from  The Quilted Turtle: This one cracked me up! When you think about it there are actually lots of cool Valentine ideas you come up with using old paint samples you have lying around. This bookmark is a fun (and frugal!) idea for older kids look for a green solution for Valentine’s day!

8. Origami Valentine Heart: I love origami and there are so many ways to incorporate it into a Valentine’s Day card. Origami paper is so pretty and charming and gives a fun eclectic feel to a Valentine.

9. Recycled Crayon Valentine from Disney’s Family Fun: We did these when Ivy was just a baby and I loved the way they turned out. If your house is anything like mine you’ll have tons of broken crayons under the sofa cushions tucked neatly away for just this sort of project.

10. Homemade Conversation Heart Candy: This isn’t technically a valentine but it is an awesome tutorial for making your own conversation heart candy. I am totally planning to do this as soon as my kids move away for college. Because that is probably the only time I’ll ever have enough peace & quiet to even think about attempting this one. Still I do love the idea of it…

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