Kid Friendly Valentine’s Day Cards

Making and giving cards is a Valentine’s Day tradition that children and adults both get to participate in. For children, the giving of cards often happens in the classroom. Many schools support classroom parties where each child brings a card for every other child in the class. There are even special craft boxes that children can make to hold their Valentine’s Day notes and treats in. For adults, the tone of a Valentine’s Day card is very different. So, in this article we will stick to the kid-friendly ideas for making unforgettable Valentine’s Day cards.

Doilies and other materials

There are definitely some classic Valentine’s Day craft materials that you can use to make Valentine’s Day cards. Heart shaped doilies are particularly popular and undoubtedly will be sold in the seasonal section of most craft stores. Other materials that you can use to decorate your cards include foam shapes (also available in the craft section of the store). Foam shapes with sticky backs are especially appropriate for children as they are harder to tear and to fold over on themselves. They are also more easily repositioned so even mistakes can be corrected with ease.

Pop-up cards

Pop-up cards add something special to traditional cards and can be done quite simply. You can either find a pattern for how you can cut the paper in such a way that a shape pope out when the card is opened or you can use something to prop your pop-up shape from the page to give the card more visual interest. For example, a scrap piece of the sticky foam lettering can be placed under the pop-up shape and secured to both the card and the shape. That shape will then be raised up from the page when the card is opened. This makes pop-up cards a little simpler for children to make on their own.