Do you have a little one itching to get their hands covered in glitter, glue, and marker ink this Valentine’s Day? Mine is the same way! Unfortunately, he isn’t quite big enough to handle the more complicated projects I saw on Pinterest. So I found some simple craft options fit for my toddler to share with you fellow toddler parents.
Jackson is only 3 so he is still pretty limited on what he can do by himself. Sure, I could help him make a cute heart wreath out of construction paper or a pipe cleaner pom pom animal, but he would feel robbed of his “independence”. Below are a few crafts he loved! The best part is he could do all of them on his own (with a little help from me to set up supplies and such).
8 Simple Valentine’s Day Crafts for Toddlers
Toilet paper roll heart painting with buttons
Supplies:
- buttons
- glue
- toilet paper roll
- canvas
- paint
Pom Pom popsicle stick heart
(I taped the ends together while the glue dried.)
Supplies:
- popsicle sticks
- pom poms
- glue
- twine
“I only have eyes 4 u” heart
Supplies:
- googly eyes
- construction paper
- scissors
- glue
- marker
Wood slice paintings
Supplies:
- wood slices
- paint and brushes
- paint palette
Oddball paintbrush painting
Supplies:
- canvas
- paint
- clothespins
- pom pom, pipe cleaner, and crepe paper
- paint
- paint palette
Sand hearts
(I made the hearts with glue before letting him sprinkle on the sand.)
Supplies:
- white craft sand
- glue
- construction paper
- pan and salt shaker
Valentine’s Day glitter globe
Supplies:
- plastic jar
- glitter
- water
Crepe streamer collage
Supplies:
- construction paper
- marker
- glue
- slices of crepe streamer paper
For the craft paper we used Aldi’s grocery bags! Worked great. The paint we used was Crayola and most of the other supplies were bought at the Dollar Tree, including the palettes.
I hope your toddler enjoys these crafts. Jack is giving them to his aunties and cousin as valentines! Let me know what other crafts your little ones love in the comments.
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