Inside: A cute Valentine card and craft for kids. Tell your kids you love them with this “I hand you my heart” handprint valentine, great for babies and toddlers.
*UPDATE: You can download the printable for free without subscribing using the link here.*
I love, love making Valentine’s Crafts with my kids. From love bugs and cupid arrows to lollipops and love potions — there’s just something so exciting about creating love-themed crafts and reading about them with little ones.
But I’d be lying if I said it is always easy. In fact, sometimes it can be down right stressful when trying to create a beautiful craft without your toddler tearing it apart before completion.
That’s one of the reasons why I love simple handprint crafts — the easier the craft, the better.
So this time I thought it would be fitting to do a handprint craft and printable kids can give to mom, dad or grandparents.
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Handprint Valentine + Printable Instructions
For this craft, all you need is washable red paint, a heart sticker this size and paper — just 3 supplies (besides a willing hand).
- Paint your child’s hand red — make sure to cover it with enough paint so that you can get a good handprint.
- Use the printable below as your canvas (if you can print on card stock or sturdy paper, the better the Valentine print).
Download Valentine Printable Here. - Place a heart sticker in the center of the paper (where the palm will sit) and place your child’s hand over it. We used a paper plate here because it was easily accessible and sturdy, but you can print directly on your Valentine printable.
Once dry peel away the sticker to reveal the heart.
(If you used a plate like us or card stock, simply cut round the print and glue to your canvas.)
You can even personalize with a little note for your loved ones.
Frame the handprint Valentine for a keepsake you can treasure for years!
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Ana, a mom to three rambunctious little boys, has supported hundreds of thousands of women throughout their pregnancy and motherhood journey since 2012 as a blogger and maternal health advocate at MommysBundle.com.
Good morning Im sorry for bothering you but Am trying to do this project and it still has not been sent to my email I am hoping you can help me please I love the activity Thank you for sharing it
I am asking for the “I hand you my heart” print out please
Hi Monica! I’m sorry you’re having trouble. 🙁 I see that you indeed subscribed to access the printable — it also appears that it may be stuck in your spam/junk folder. Can you do a search for: “Handprint Vday Printable: Confirm to Download” that is the subject of the email that was send to you with the link to download and print. Sometimes it gets stuck in there when you sign up for things. Let me know if you find it!
Yesterday I printed out the card for “hand you my heart” with no problem. Today, I have to sign up to my email??
And….it’s not coming through to my email. Irritating!
Hi Sandy, Yes, we’ve changed it so that all printables can be accessed after subscribing. Sorry if it is irritating, but it helps keep our free site in business. I see that you did sign up so it is most likely in your “spam” or “junk” folder. If you do a search for: Handprint Vday Printable: Confirm to Download you will see the email you need to click to confirm. Let me know if don’t see it.
Hi this isn’t coming through to my email either! I have searched by Handprint Vday Printable: Confirm to Download and cannot find it. I used two different email addresses to make sure it wasn’t my address. Can you please help? Thank you!