Handprint Valentine’s Day Card
This Handprint Valentine’s Day Card is a sweet keepsake that moms, dads, grandparents, and other loved ones will treasure for years. Kids love tracing their hands and turning them into a special homemade card filled with love. This is an easy Valentine craft for kids that works well at home, in classrooms, or as a simple holiday activity for groups.
A fun fact for kids is that each human hand has 27 bones. That means your hands are doing a lot of important work every single day.
Supplies
- Skin colored construction paper
- Red construction paper
- Pink construction paper
- Pencil
- Scissors
- Glue stick
- Markers
Instructions
- Fold a piece of skin colored construction paper in half.
- Place your hand on the folded paper with the edge of your palm, near your pinky finger, lined up along the fold. Trace around your hand, but do not trace the folded edge.
- Carefully cut out the hand shape. Open the paper to reveal the card.
- Cut small hearts from the red and pink construction paper.
- Glue the hearts onto the palm area of the handprint card.
- Use markers to write the message “A Handful of Love” on the front or inside of the card.
- Add your name and a Valentine message for someone special.
Fun Ideas
Decorate the card with extra hearts, stickers, or glitter glue.
Write a personal note inside for Mom, Dad, Grandma, Grandpa, or a teacher.
Make several cards so kids can share handmade Valentine crafts with family members.
Patterns, Templates and Printables
This craft does not require a printable template. Simply trace a child’s hand onto folded construction paper to create the card shape. Add paper hearts and a loving message to finish this easy Valentine card.
Teacher Friendly Educational Extension
This craft is a great way to combine art with early learning. Children can practice tracing, cutting, gluing, and handwriting while making a meaningful project. Teachers can also use this activity as a chance to talk about body parts, counting fingers, or learning simple facts about the human hand. For a writing extension, ask students to finish the sentence, “I give a handful of love when I…”
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Terri is the creator of makingfriends.com, freekidscrafts.com, scoutswaps.com and badginabag.com. Her work is republished all over the internet and is considered the queen of kids crafts.
