Our Little Valentine's craft laying surrounded by flowers

Valentine’s Day Craft for Babies and Toddlers

This Valentine’s day craft is perfect for creating a keepsake of your children’s handprints. All you need is some paint and a printer!

This craft is something each child in the family can contribute to. I used handprints from both of my boys to make this valentine’s day craft.

My baby will have his very first valentine’s day this year, this handprint craft is something I will save for the rest of my life because it shows just how little he is this year.

His big brother is only two years old, so having their handprints right next to each other is so sweet. I love to create as many decorations with their tiny handprints as I can.

Our Little Valentine's craft free printable

Our Little Valentine's craft laying with pink flowers around it

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Supplies

–Red tempera paint

-Printed Our Little Valentine’s printable (I printed on cardstock paper)

-Paint brush or sponge

supplies for valentines day craft. Paint brush, red tempera paint, and printed our little valentines day printable on wood table

Directions

1. Print the free Our Little Valentine’s printable. Sign up for it to be emailed to you, you will receive different size options. Print the one that’s right for you! I printed mine as an 8.5×11 to keep it simple.

2. Paint your child’s hand. Make sure to get paint all the way to the fingertips and all over the palm so it leaves a good print on your paper.

3. Firmly press your child’s hand onto the paper. If they move, the paint will smear, so encourage them to hold still.

child pressing painted hand onto our little valentines printable

4. Lift the hand straight up and off of the paper.

5. Allow to dry, then repeat steps 2-4 with the next child.

6. Finally, allow everything to dry, and enjoy your completed valentine’s day craft.

Framed Our Little Valentine's craft on table with a vase

Tips

-Use tempera paint because it is washable and safe for kids. Whenever my kids get it on their clothes, I just throw it in the wash and it comes right out. It also washes off of their skin easily too.

-Print multiple copies, you’ll probably need to do more than one before you get it just right.

our little valentine's craft completed with two handprints

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Our Little Valentine’s Handprint Craft

An adorable Valentine's Day craft to do with your children this year. Preserve their tiny handprints in a keepsake you'll cherish forever.

Active Time15

Total Time15

Keyword: Baby, Craft, Toddler, valentine’s

Cost: $

Equipment

Printer

Materials

Red tempera paint
Printed Our Little Valentine's printable (cardstock recommended)
Paint brush or sponge

Instructions

Print the free Our Little Valentine's printable.
Paint your child's hand. Make sure to get paint all the way to the fingertips and all over the palm so it leaves a good print on your paper.
Firmly press your child's hand onto the paper.
Lift the hand straight up and off of the paper.
Allow to dry, then repeat steps 2-4 with the next child.
Allow everything to dry, and enjoy your completed valentine's day craft.