Valentine’s Day is the perfect time to celebrate love through creativity, especially with little hands eager to craft! These 10 Valentine’s Day Card Crafts For Toddlers combine fun, fine motor development, and heartfelt charm. Start with a Handprint Heart Card, where overlapping paper handprints form a heart—a keepsake parents will treasure. Toddlers can also create Fingerprint Balloon Cards, dabbing heart shapes with paint and their fingertips. Add some vintage flair with a Doily Heart Card, easily decorated with stickers and crayons. For a messier but satisfying option, try the Torn Paper Collage Card, where toddlers fill a heart shape with ripped red and pink paper scraps.
If your little one loves stickers, the Sticker Explosion Card is a joyful free-for-all of Valentine-themed designs. For something extra cute, the Pom-Pom Love Bug Card turns fuzzy pom-poms into adorable critters with drawn-on legs and googly eyes. Toddlers can explore painting with the Q-Tip Heart Card, dabbing color dots into a heart shape using Q-tips. Add a dreamy touch with the Cotton Ball Cloud Card, where fluffy clouds rain down paper hearts. A tactile delight, the Button Heart Card lets toddlers glue colorful buttons into a heart pattern on cardstock. Lastly, the Tissue Paper Stained Glass Heart Card involves layering tissue bits on contact paper, revealing a colorful design when backlit.
Each craft is easy to set up, fun to make, and perfect for gifting. These Valentine’s projects turn simple materials into lasting memories—made with love, giggles, and a touch of glue!
1. Handprint Heart Card
Create a keepsake full of love with this sweet handprint heart card! Simply trace your toddler’s hands on red or pink paper, cut them out, and overlap into a heart shape. Glue the hand-heart onto folded cardstock and let your little one decorate with crayons or stickers. This craft captures a moment in time and turns it into a heartfelt Valentine’s surprise for parents or grandparents. A fun, personal project for tiny hands and big hearts!
Supplies
- Colored construction paper (red, pink)
- Pencil
- Child-safe scissors
- Glue stick
- Blank card or cardstock
- Crayons or markers
- Stickers (optional)
2. Fingerprint Heart Balloon Card
Let your toddler turn their fingerprints into floating heart balloons! On white cardstock, draw simple balloon strings. Then, let them dip fingers into pink, red, or purple paint and stamp heart-shaped “balloons” above. It’s a mess-friendly craft that encourages creativity while making something memorable. The result is a colorful, adorable card bursting with personality and love—perfect for Valentine’s Day. Bonus: toddlers will love seeing their little prints turned into flying hearts for someone special!
Supplies
- White cardstock
- Washable paint (pink, red, purple)
- Black marker or pen (for strings)
- Baby wipes or paper towels
- Apron or smock (optional)
3. Doily Heart Card
Add a touch of vintage charm with a toddler twist using this doily heart card! Start with a classic white or pink paper doily, glue it onto a folded card, and let toddlers decorate with stickers, puffy paint, or crayons. This craft is simple, fast, and mess-free—great for daycare or home. The lacy texture gives a fancy feel while still being easy for little fingers to manage. A lovely and thoughtful card that’s fun to personalize!
Supplies
- Paper doilies
- Colored cardstock or blank cards
- Crayons or washable markers
- Valentine’s stickers
- Glue stick
4. Torn Paper Collage Card
Tear, glue, and love! This torn paper heart collage is an ideal toddler Valentine’s craft that boosts fine motor skills and creativity. Provide red, pink, and white paper to rip into pieces, then have your child glue them inside a large heart outline on a card. The result? A colorful mosaic of love made by tiny hands. It’s tactile, artsy, and mess-friendly—a sensory Valentine’s Day activity that toddlers can proudly gift to someone they love.
Supplies
- Red, pink, and white paper
- Cardstock or folded blank cards
- Glue stick
- Heart template (optional)
5. Sticker Explosion Card
Toddlers LOVE stickers—and this craft embraces that obsession! Provide your child with a blank card and a mix of Valentine’s stickers: hearts, cupids, love bugs, and glittery shapes. Then let them stick away! There’s no wrong way to do it—just a joyful explosion of colorful fun. This sticker card is super quick, low-prep, and encourages independence. It’s a great way to let toddlers take full creative control while making a festive card full of love!
Supplies
- Valentine-themed sticker sheets
- Blank card or cardstock
- Crayons or markers (optional)
- Glitter glue (optional)
6. Pom-Pom Love Bug Card
Turn pom-poms into adorable “love bugs” on a Valentine’s Day card! Help your toddler glue colorful pom-poms onto the card, then draw little legs, antennae, and hearts around them. Add googly eyes for extra fun! This craft is perfect for sensory play and fine motor skills, all while making something sweet and cheerful. The result is a charming card crawling with love—great for family, friends, or classmates. Toddlers will giggle at their bug buddies with every glue dab!
Supplies
- Colored pom-poms (small)
- Googly eyes
- Glue dots or school glue
- White cardstock
- Black marker (to draw legs and antennae)
- Heart stickers (optional)
7. Painted Q-Tip Heart Card
Let your toddler dot their love across a card with this fun Q-tip painting activity! Use a heart template or draw a heart shape, then let them dab pink, red, and purple paint with Q-tips to fill it in. It’s mess-controlled and perfect for little hands developing coordination. The result is a beautiful, dotted texture that makes a heartfelt, handmade Valentine. It’s a creative way to explore painting with a twist—and it dries fast for quick gifting!
Supplies
- Q-tips
- Washable paint (red, pink, purple)
- White cardstock or cards
- Heart outline (drawn or printed)
- Paint palette or paper plate
8. Cotton Ball Cloud Card
Make a dreamy Valentine with this cotton ball cloud craft! Have your toddler glue fluffy cotton balls at the top of the card to form clouds, then glue falling hearts below to mimic heart-shaped rain. It’s an easy, soft-textured activity toddlers will love. Use bright paper hearts or let them color their own. This project turns simple materials into something magical—a love-filled sky made by tiny hands. Great for sensory exploration and sharing sweet Valentine’s cheer!
Supplies
- Cotton balls
- Colored paper hearts or heart cutouts
- Glue stick or white glue
- Blue or white cardstock
- Crayons (to draw sky, if desired)
9. Button Heart Card
Buttons and love go hand in hand with this Valentine’s Day craft! Help your toddler glue red, pink, or white buttons into a heart shape on the front of a card. It’s a great tactile project that promotes fine motor control. Let them add stickers, drawings, or glitter to personalize even more. This craft turns simple supplies into a keepsake filled with love. The button heart is cute, colorful, and charming—a wonderful handmade card for any Valentine!
Supplies
- Red, pink, and white buttons
- Glue dots or white glue
- Cardstock or blank cards
- Pencil (to trace heart)
- Glitter or stickers (optional)
10. Tissue Paper Stained Glass Heart Card
Create a stunning “stained glass” heart card using tissue paper and contact paper! Cut a heart-shaped window in folded cardstock, then stick colorful tissue pieces to contact paper behind it. Toddlers will love placing the paper bits to form a glowing rainbow. Tape it to a sunny window and watch it shine! This Valentine’s Day craft is both fun and visually rewarding—a perfect mix of art and light that brings a splash of color to anyone’s heart.
Supplies
- Colored tissue paper (cut into small squares)
- Clear contact paper
- Cardstock (with heart window cut out)
- Scissors
- Tape or glue stick
