Valentine’s Day crafts
Valentine’s Day crafts: choose from 13 paper projects. Ages and difficulty. Open a 3D lesson and print the complete step diagrams.
Origami · 9
Easy origami heart for kids
Ages 5+ · Easy · Fold one for each guest, or glue a row of hearts along a card.
Origami heart
Ages 6+ · Easy · Give it with a handwritten message.
Origami heart bookmark
Ages 8+ · Easy · Slip the pocket over the corner of a page in a book for someone you love.
Origami heart butterfly
Ages 8+ · Easy · Glue four hearts and a body into a butterfly and stand it on a card.
Origami heart envelope for a love letter
Ages 8+ · Easy · Slip a love letter inside the envelope and seal it with a small red heart.
Five-heart origami flower
Ages 8+ · Easy · Glue five small hearts point to point into a flower on a card.
Valentine card with a heart window
Ages 8+ · Easy · Glue a red cover with a heart window on a pink card and write your message inside. · Scissors; adult help with cutting
Origami heart with wings
Ages 8+ · Easy · Glue a pointed wing behind each side of a red heart and stand it on a card.
Origami pocket heart for a note
Ages 6+ · Easy · Slip a folded note into the pocket across the front.
Paper cutting · 3
Fold-and-cut paper heart
Ages 6+ · Easy · Cut one heart from a folded square and glue it on a card. · Scissors; adult help with cutting
Fold-and-cut paper heart frame
Ages 8+ · Easy · Glue a photo behind the heart window and write a message on the border. · Scissors; adult help with cutting
Paper heart garland
Ages 8+ · Easy · Cut a chain of six hearts to hang across a window. · Scissors; adult help with cuttingNo models match. Try another search or clear the filters.
Dates for 2026–2028
- 2026
- 2027
- 2028
Paper crafts and traditions
Paper greetings are a lasting part of Valentine’s Day. Fold a heart to give with a handwritten message, add wings to it, slip a love letter into a heart envelope, or cut a card with a heart window.
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Pop-up heart card
A folded card with a raised heart inside.
Adult help with tools and assembly
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