You’re The Best! DIY Valentine with Free Printable
Like many of you out there, thoughts around our house have started to turn to the upcoming holiday- Valentine’s Day! We’ve been busy reading books about the day of love, writing wacky Valentines , and even arranging flowers (what mama doesn’t want flowers for the special day?!). Today, I wanted to share the printable for this fun, quick, and super simple Valentine I created that is perfect for all ages.
I set out to create a cute but elegant Valentine that would appeal to both children, and the young at heart. The project is inexpensive to make, and would be ideal for older kids (think 9-ish and up) all the way through adulthood. Younger children may still enjoy helping with it, and may even be able to execute it independently, but I know #thebigone (a six year old first grader) would have difficulty with some of the steps, so if you’re hoping to do this with littles, be sure to offer assistance. Additionally, the script lettering may make this a project better suited for a slightly older audience, although #thebigone was surprisingly capable of reading most of the messages. Younger, beginning readers may struggle more with this though.
Those disclaimers aside, here’s the project I put together for a little crafty Valentine fun!
- Small plastic trophies. I picked ours up at my local craft store in the party favor section.
- Assorted washi tape. Washi tape is one of my favorite craft supplies! I got most of what we used at Target. (Shocker.)
- Free printable Valentine tags. Click those blue words to the left, or the thumbnail image below!
- Scissors.
- Hole punch.
- Ribbons. String, twine, yarn- all would work just as well too.
- Pen. To sign the back of your tags. Pencils, markers, or even crayons would also work well.
Wrap your washi tape around the base of each trophy to add a little personality. I chose to use pinks, reds, and very iconic Valentine’s imagery for our project, to keep the project festive, but anything you or your littles prefer will work well. If your trophy bases are black, like ours, you may need to wrap the tape completely around the base in two layers to get the nice, bright color you see on our washi tape. (Since washi tape is thin, dark backgrounds can show through and muddy your print.)
Print out the watercolor Valentine tags, and use your scissors to cut them out. Using the whole punch thread, add a small hole to the top of each tag. Cut lengths of your ribbon long enough to thread through the tag, around your trophy, and tie in the back. Be sure to sign the back of each tag before you attach them- they are much more difficult to write on when they’re hanging from a curved object! Once they’re signed, the tags are ready to be attached to each trophy- thread the ribbon through the hole, and up through the handles of the trophy. Tie the ribbon around the back and the project is complete.
These adorable little Valentine’s are the perfect way to let someone special in your life, or your children’s lives know that they are the best! Since they come together so quickly and require very little investment on your part, you’ll be able to put them together in plenty of time for Valentine’s Day!
What sort of Valentines are you and your family planning to make this year? I’d love to hear about it in the comments below!
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Go ahead, splurge a little. You deserve it!
ChinUpMom
These are too cute! I love it!
Kate
Thanks very much!
Kate
Cute! Washi tape is so much fun!
Kate
Right?! I just want to buy all the washi tape!
Five for the Road
What a fun and original craft! Great idea!
tayonthemove
What a cute idea!
Kate
Thank you very much!
afunnythinghappenedtodayadmin
What a cute idea! Thanks for sharing!
Kate
Thanks so much for taking a peek!
emma
These are adorable!! I’ll have to keep this in mind for next year 🙂
Kate
Thanks so much, Emma!
theforeverteacher
I LOVE these!!!! It’ll be perfect for our Valentines party!!
Kate
I’m so glad you like them! Thanks for checking them out!
Chanel van Reenen
what an adorable idea! I love all the pretty tape!
Kate
Oh my gosh, I jump at any excuse to pull out my washi tape! So fun!
Jalisa Marie
I love this Valentines Day activity plus this pop of color looks great. I love these printables.
Kate
Thanks so much, Jalisa! I had a lot of fun creating the printable.
Vicki @ Babies to Bookworms
These are adorable! What a great idea!
Kate
Thank you Vicki!
Savannah (@HowHesRaised)
Oh wow, these are so cute!! I can’t wait until my son is old enough to start having little friends over for Valentine’s parties, so I can do cute crafts like this! <3
Kate
Thanks so much Savannah! Little projects like this are a really fun part of raising kiddos, I know you’ll love it when your son is a little older.
girlfromgirlintherapy
Aww, what an effort to champion love (geddit? ?)! If you wash or line the trophies, it can also double up as a Valentine candy bowl? Random idea that came to mind!
Here’s to Feb, the month of Love & Friendship
Kate
I was toying with the idea of filling them with Valentine-themed M&Ms! Great minds think alike.
projectlifewellness
Oh how cute are these! what a great idea. I’d love to try making these as well. I think they’d be cute for coworkers too!
Kate
Thank you! I tried to design a printable that would work for all ages, and wasn’t overtly juvenile, so that they could be given to coworkers or adult friends as well.
Nostalgia Seekers
These are so darn cute! Love this idea!
Kate
Thank you so much!
Meredith
These are so awesome! What a great printable!
Kate
Thanks so much, Meredith!
Jacqui Woods
This would be great for team sports! I love the trophy idea.
Kate
Thanks Jacqui! It would work well with the medals you can buy, similar to sports ones as well.
itsahero
These are such a cute idea! I love the idea of NOT giving candy!
Kate
Thank you! We usually try to avoid giving candy whenever possible… They get so many treats at every special occasion already!
workingmommagic
These are so adorable!! Love it!
Kate
Thank you very much!
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workingmommyabroad
These are so cute! Thanks for linking up, have shared 🙂
Kate
Thank you so much! I appreciate it!