I don’t know about you, but in my kid’s school classrooms, candy valentines are a thing of the past! To be honest, I’m not mad about it. With that said, while most years I am TOTALLY that mom who goes to the store to buy a box of Valentine’s Day cards for my kids to give out to their friends, this year, I’m patting myself on the back for being relatively pro-active about their Valentine’s and MUCH more creative! We are actually going to do something cute!
What? Well you’ll have to follow me on insta to find out but I scoured the internet, *cough* I mean Pinterest {ps do you follow me on Pinterest?!?! …because if not, you should!!}, and found 15 seriously ADORABLE do-it-yourself valentines options NOT INVOLVING CANDY for your kids to give to their classmates/besties/cousins/etc. These won’t break the bank and are actually EASY to create! Each of these simple ideas also come with the cuuuuutest *free* printables! Check them out below!
ExSTRAW Special Valentine’s
![the best non-candy valentine's](https://thedanaivy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Screen-Shot-2016-01-21-at-3.03.46-PM-568x850.webp)
High Five Valentine’s
![non-candy valentine's ideas](https://thedanaivy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/High-Five-Valentine.jpg)
Pop-It Valentine’s
![the best non-candy valentine's ideas](https://thedanaivy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/valentine-pop-it-tag-850x850.jpg)
Popcorn Valentine’s
![the best non-candy valentine's day ideas](https://thedanaivy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Free-Popcorn-Valentine-with-Printable-1.jpg)
PS this one isn’t candy but it is food but I think it’s okay because they can’t open or eat the bag at school! You need a microwave at home for that!
Slime Valentine’s
![valentine's ideas](https://thedanaivy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/valentines-day-slime-cards-682x1024-3-566x850.jpg)
Sunglasses Valentine’s
![easy valentine's ideas](https://thedanaivy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Sunglasses-Valentines-Printable-Tall-768x957.jpg-682x850.webp)
Bubble Valentine’s
![the best non-candy last-minut valentine's ideas](https://thedanaivy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Bubble-Valentine-printable.jpg)
Word Find Valentine’s
![free printable valentine's ideas](https://thedanaivy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/valentine-wordfind-printable1.jpg)
Play-Doh Valentine’s
![the best DIY valentine's ideas](https://thedanaivy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/DSC_8343.jpg)
Glow Stick Valentine’s
![easy non-candy valentine's ideas](https://thedanaivy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/glow_stick_valentine1.jpg)
I’m Stuck On You Valentine’s
![quick & easy valentine's day ideas](https://thedanaivy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/STUCK-FINAL.jpg)
Fruit Valentine’s
![the best valentine's ideas](https://thedanaivy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/lunchboxnote3.jpg)
Color Your Heart Out Valentine’s
![non-candy valentine's ideas](https://thedanaivy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Coloring-Valentine-Crayons.jpg)
You Rule Valentine’s
![easy DIY valentine's ideas](https://thedanaivy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/You-Rule-Valentine-567x850.webp)
FUN FACT: I actually made a version of these while I was still teaching for my first-grade students one year! I even posted the finished product on my insta {see them here!}
I’m Stuck on You Valentine’s
![the best valentine's day ideas](https://thedanaivy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/2_11_13_valentineprintable-e1518415040438.jpg)
{all images and crafts found via Pinterest}
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