[Preschool] Cute to Make! A Collection of Valentine’s Craft Ideas
February 14 is Valentine’s Day.
In Japan, there’s a tradition where women give chocolate to someone they like, but recently it’s been shifting toward giving gifts or messages to family and friends as a way to express gratitude.
I think more and more preschools are enjoying the Valentine’s atmosphere as well.
This article introduces Valentine-themed craft ideas for early childhood education.
It’s a collection of ideas you can make with familiar materials like origami paper and recycled items!
Enjoy making Valentine’s crafts together with the children.
Wishing you a wonderful Valentine’s Day.
Because the items children make are treated as “works,” we use the term “seisaku (制作: production/work)” in the text.
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[Preschool] Cute to Make! Valentine’s Craft Ideas (1–10)
Valentine’s chocolate wall decoration
February brings Valentine’s Day, a time to share your feelings with someone special.
So this time, we’re introducing an idea for a “Valentine’s Chocolate Wall Decoration.” All you need are heart-shaped construction paper, white stickers, and crayons.
The time spent drawing on the heart-shaped paper is a moment when individual feelings tend to come through.
Some may draw spirals, others may use lots of favorite colors—each heart turns out differently.
Add a white sticker and write the name of the person you want to give it to, and it becomes a one-of-a-kind piece.
The time spent thinking, “Who should I choose?” is heartwarming, and this idea naturally invites Valentine-like exchanges.
A card for quietly confessing your feelings
Let me introduce a Valentine’s Day card with a hot air balloon motif.
In this idea, you create a 3D effect by cutting two pieces of construction paper into heart shapes to form the balloon’s envelope.
Attach the balloon to a backing sheet with clouds drawn on it, and draw the basket area with a pen.
By writing your message in small letters on the envelope part, you can make a quiet, subtle confession.
If you make the heart from dark brown construction paper and write on it with a black pen, it’ll be even harder to notice.
It’s a heart-pounding idea that makes you wonder, “Will they notice it?”
Mini love letter card
This is a Valentine’s card made by placing a message card inside tiny love letters folded from small origami paper.
Fold three mini love letters and attach them vertically to a backing sheet.
Then decorate the remaining space on the backing with heart or alphabet stickers, and it’s done.
Prepare origami paper in pink and chocolate colors.
It also looks great framed as a gift, so customizing the design is recommended.
In that case, try decorating the mini love letters with ribbons or adding character stickers for a cute touch.
[Childcare] Cute to make! Valentine's Day Craft Ideas (11–20)
Stained glass of a heart
A heart-shaped stained glass that, when displayed by a window, catches the light and shows translucent colors.
The method is simple, so it’s easy for kids to make.
Cut construction paper into any shape you like and cover one side with clear tape.
Then stick small pieces of colored cellophane onto the clear tape.
You can place them freely in any arrangement.
February is Valentine’s season, so shapes like hearts, chocolates, or snowmen are recommended to capture the seasonal feel.
Try layering the cellophane and enjoying how the colors blend—you might discover something new.
Valentine sun catcher
It sparkles in the light and looks so cute! Let’s make a sun catcher with a Valentine’s theme.
First, cut your favorite color of construction paper into a heart shape.
Cut out the inside the same way to create a heart-shaped frame.
Next, fold a piece of parchment (or baking) paper in half, and on just one side, glue small pieces of transparent origami paper.
Once you’ve covered enough to fill the inside of the heart, place the paper frame on top of the origami pieces, apply glue to the remaining side of the folded parchment paper, and sandwich them together to adhere.
Trim off any excess sticking out from the frame, and you’re done!
Valentine wreath
Get into the Valentine’s spirit with a handmade craft! Here’s a wreath idea made using heart stamps.
Make the stamp by sticking a heart-shaped sponge sticker onto the cap of a small lactic acid drink bottle.
For the wreath base, cut a circular frame out of construction paper.
Once you’ve prepared pink or red ink or paint, stamp hearts all over the base until it’s filled.
Finish by adding parts for your favorite animal and a ribbon, and you’re done!
Tissue paper heart
This is a Valentine’s craft with a heart motif.
Try expressing a heart in various ways in the center of a sheet of construction paper.
For infants, a recommended method is to draw a heart outline and fill the inside with crumpled tissue paper to create a three-dimensional heart.
For children who can use scissors well, try cutting a heart-shaped window in the center of the paper and expressing the heart with a lattice pattern made from strips of construction paper.
As a decoration, making heart-shaped paper cutouts with origami is also recommended.
Create a lovely heart using methods suited to each age group!