Valentine's Day crafts, cards, recipes and family fun (Video)

Valentine's Day is just around the corner so now is the best time to try get started as a family towards creating your own personalized gifts, decorations, greeting cards and crafts.

DIY Greeting Cards

These DIY Valentine's Day Greeting Cards and Instructions are easy enough even the children can do them. Make greeting cards for grandma, grandpa, aunts, uncles and cousins, not to mention classmates and teachers.

Kids can practice their handwriting skills with these greeting cards that feature glittery red heart stickers.

These easy to do it yourself Valentine's Day Cards feature pastel colored hearts that kids will love creating. Share a secret message with these Valentine's Day cards easily with paper and paints. Who will you surprise?

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Crafts and Decor

Go green with these cute Valentine's Day Hearts and Paper Bowls and these fun and easy Valentine’s Day crafts for kids using recyclable materials.

Cuddle up with your preschooler for some story time every night with these best Valentine's Day Books.

Find out how to make your own Valentine's Day Wreath, Friendship Necklaces, and turn your tissue paper pink.

Moms Madhouse offers up 42 Valentine's Day crafts, cards, and gift ideas to choose from. Which one will you do?

Decorate your mantle with these beautiful Valentine's Day decorations that the whole family can help create.

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Recipes, Snacks and Gifts

Make this Valentine's Day Popcorn Crunch and bag it up for children's parties at school. It's made in about five minutes, and no nuts are involved.

Choose from these 14 amazing Valentine's Day recipes including Cake Balls, Cupid Cookies, and Valentine's Day Smores. Place in jars, tins, or bags to give away as gifts or send to school for party day. Perfect for that at home holiday party too.

Need more Valentine's Day recipe ideas? Be sure to watch our video.

If you aren't the crafty type, that's okay too. Stores like Lowe's, Home Depot and Micheal's offer up many free events throughout the month. They do all the work and you can take all the credit for being a loving parent.

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