50 Perfect Valentine Gift Ideas for Kids
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Show Kids the Love This Valentine’s Day With These Fun Gift Ideas!
Valentine’s Day is not just for couples; it’s a day to celebrate love in all its forms, including the love you have for your kids. Are you looking for unique and special ways to express love and appreciation to your children this Valentine’s Day? Sure, there are the standard cards and chocolates, but what if you could show your little ones how much you really care with something more personal or memorable? With these 50 perfect ideas, you’ll be able to shine a spotlight on the one-of-a-kind relationship between you and your child.
If you want to gift your child a book, be sure to check out last week’s blog; it was all about perfect Valentine’s Day books for children of all ages.
I have 4 categories of gifts and a couple of them I have broken down into age groups to help you pick the perfect “I love you sweet child” gift on Valentine’s Day!
Subscription boxes:
Subscription boxes are a unique gift to give on Valentine’s Day.
The wonderful thing about them…they keep giving all year long!
You can also choose a box that is catered to your child’s interests.
- KiwiCo: Offers hands-on science and art projects for different age groups, promoting creativity and learning.
- Little Passports: Delivers educational kits that explore geography, history, and culture through activities and games.
- Raddish Kids: Sends monthly cooking kits, teaching children valuable culinary skills and encouraging family bonding in the kitchen.
- Bitsbox: Provides coding kits for kids, allowing them to learn and create their own mobile apps and games.
- OwlCrate Jr.: Curates a monthly box with a new middle-grade book and creative goodies that inspire a love for reading and imagination.
- Doodle Crate: Offers art and craft projects specifically tailored for tweens and teens, encouraging creativity and originality.
- We Craft Box: Delivers themed craft projects with all the necessary materials and instructions for a fun and creative bonding experience.
- Tinker Crate: Provides STEM-based projects and experiments that engage kids in hands-on learning and problem-solving.
- Brick Loot: Delivers custom LEGO sets, mini-figures, and accessories to inspire creativity and building skills in young builders.
- Groovy Lab in a Box: Focuses on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) projects, allowing kids to explore and discover through hands-on experiments.
Craft Activities
Valentine’s Day is the perfect time to get creative with your kids!
There are so many craft activities that can be both fun and educational.
You know I love it when you can learn and laugh!
I have separated the crafts by age, but look at all of them, with crafts it is not age so much as ability.
5 Valentine’s Day Crafts for Younger Children:
1. Handprint Love Bugs: Have kids dip their hands in paint and create heart-shaped bugs by adding googly eyes and pipe cleaner antennae.
2. Valentine’s Day Wreath: Provide kids with paper plates or cardboard rings and help them decorate with cut-out hearts, ribbons, and other colorful decorations.
This craft can be taken to higher levels by changing the foundation.
For example, start with a styrofoam ring and add foam, fabric, ribbon, etc and this becomes a much “older” wreath.
3. Love Bug Pencil Toppers: I used to make “frustration pencils” with the long “hair” fabric and loved them.
This kind of reminded me of those.
Using pom-poms, pipe cleaners, and googly eyes, help kids create cute love bug pencil toppers that can be attached to their pencils.
4. Heart-Shaped Sun Catchers: Cut out heart shapes from colorful tissue paper and help kids stick them onto contact paper.
Hang the sun catchers on windows to catch the sunlight.
5. Heart Collage: Provide kids with a variety of materials such as colored paper, ribbon, fabric scraps, buttons, and stickers. Let them create heart collages by arranging and gluing the materials onto a larger piece of paper.
Here are 5 Valentine’s crafts suitable for kids ages 9-12:
1. String Art Heart: Provide kids with a wooden board, nails, and colorful strings.
Help them create a heart shape by hammering in the nails and then weaving the strings around them.
2. Heart-Shaped Dreamcatchers: Help kids create heart-shaped dreamcatchers using embroidery hoops, yarn, and beads.
They can customize their dreamcatchers with feathers and ribbons.
3. Paper Quilled Hearts: Teach kids the art of paper quilling and assist them in creating intricate heart shapes using quilling paper strips.
They can be framed or turned into cards. (Look this up-these are amazing!)
4. Valentine’s Day Mason Jar Lanterns:
Provide kids with mason jars, tissue paper, and glue.
Help them create lanterns by covering the jars with heart-shaped tissue paper cut-outs and placing a tea light inside.
5. Wire-Wrapped Heart Jewelry: Teach children basic wire-wrapping techniques and help them create heart-shaped pendants or earrings using colored wire and beads.
Do you have some teens or preteens in the house, who you think will say “Bah humbug” at Valentine Crafts?
5 Valentine’s crafts that are fun and engaging for teens:
1. Origami Heart Garland:
Origami can be as easy or difficult as you want it to be.
This activity can be turned into making a wreath, mobile, or hanging beautiful hearts from the ceiling.
2. Personalized Phone Cases:
From water bottles to laptops, kids (teens included) are personalizing and “sticking” their stuff!
3. Love-inspired Tie-Dye
4. Resin Heart-Shaped Keychains: Nothing speaks to a teen like the car.
5. Hand-Painted Canvas Shoes:
These painted canvas shoes are a major deal-I have seen them in galleries!
Want to get personal?
Send your child “love notes” to tell them how amazing they are, how you love to listen to them and value what they say, and other “pick me ups.”
"LOVE NOTES" FOR YOU TO SEND TO YOUR CHILD
Sometimes do you forget to say the "mushy" stuff to your kids?
In this list I share:
- Easy “cut out” format
- Each day has a fun graphic with it
- All of the encouragements are different
- You can “stash” these notes in different places throughout the week, month or year for a lovely surprise.
- Build your relationship.
Personalized Gifts
Personalized gifts can be a wonderful way to show love and appreciation on Valentine’s Day. Here are 10 personalized gift ideas:
Customized T-shirts or Hoodies
Photo Albums or Frames
Customized Storybook
Personalized Jewelry
Personalized Puzzle
Name Wall Art
Personalized Music Playlist
DIY Coupon Book
Personalized Snack Jar: Fill a jar with personalized snacks or candies, labeled with your child’s name or a sweet message.
Memory Jar: Fill a jar with small notes, memories, and messages of love and appreciation for your child to read and cherish.
Toys and Games
Toys and games are a great way to keep kids entertained and engaged on Valentine’s Day.
Whether it’s educational toys for learning and play or board games and card games for family fun, there are plenty of options to choose from.
For younger children, age-appropriate toys like building sets, action figures, and dolls can help them develop their creativity and imagination.
For older kids, more complex board games and card games can provide hours of entertainment while also teaching important skills like strategy and problem-solving.
Valentine’s Day toy ideas for children under 7:
1. Board Game: Select a board game that is suitable for young children, promoting learning and family interaction. Some popular options include Candy Land, Chutes and Ladders, or Memory matching games with Valentine’s Day twists.
2. Play-Doh Set: Kids love Play-Doh! Consider gifting a Valentine’s Day-themed Play-Doh set with heart-shaped cans and molds for creative fun.
3. Musical Instrument Set: Encourage their love for music with a beginner’s musical instrument set. There are many options like: mini keyboard, xylophone, or a tambourine that can spark their creativity and give them a chance to explore sounds.
4. Building Blocks: Building blocks or construction sets are great for enhancing fine motor skills and creativity. If you want to stay in the Valentine’s Day theme look at colors.
5. Bath Toys: Make bath time more enjoyable with Valentine’s Day-themed bath toys. Look for rubber ducks, foam letters or numbers, or heart-shaped water squirters, because nothing says love like a water fight!
Valentine’s Day toy ideas for children ages 8-12:
1. Strategy Board Game: Choose a strategic board game that challenges their critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
Some popular options include Settlers of Catan, Ticket to Ride, or Pandemic.
2. DIY Jewelry Kit: Enable them to express their creativity by gifting a DIY jewelry-making kit. Look for kits that include beads, charms, and instructions to make their own bracelets, necklaces, or earrings with a Valentine’s Day theme.
3. Coding Robot: Introduce them to the world of coding with a programmable robot kit. They can learn and have fun while exploring coding concepts and programming their own robot to complete tasks.
4. Outdoor Sports Set: How about promoting active play?
Gift an outdoor sports set like corn hole or bocce ball or start a new family outdoor sport like frisbee golf (this is our new favorite)!
5. Science Experiment Kit: Foster their curiosity with a science experiment kit.
Valentine’s Day toy ideas for teens:
1. A night out: Enjoy a night out together. Go to the movies, go bowling, or just hang out and talk.
2. Spa or Self-Care Kit: Create a personalized spa or self-care kit with bath bombs, scented candles, face masks, essential oils, and a cozy robe, allowing them to pamper themselves and unwind.
3. DIY Candle Making Kit: Provide them with a candle making kit that includes wax, wicks, fragrance oils, and containers. They can enjoy the process of creating their own customized scented candles.
4. A personalized gift basket: Design a gift basket with items they love. It can include anything from snacks and books to craft supplies and trinkets.
5. Tickets to an Event: Get them tickets to a concert, theater show, sports game, or another event they would enjoy. It’s a thoughtful gift that allows them to create lasting memories.
Valentine’s Day is the perfect time to show your child just how much they mean to you. What better way to express your love than with a unique and thoughtful gift? Here are 50 one-of-a-kind gifts to give your child this Valentine’s Day.