My daughter doesn’t have a big class, so creating homemade cards for each of the other eight students on Valentine’s Day is doable. It not only saves us money from having to purchase store-bought Valentine’s Day cards, but it also ensures that my daughter’s cards will be unique.

Start off allowing your child to choose a sheet of construction paper in the color of her choice. For Valentine’s Day, however, you may want to stick to shades of red and pink. I have my daughter cut each sheet in half so that one piece of paper makes two cards. That means she needs four sheets total to create cards for her class.

Fold each of the half sheets to form a card. You can make the card open on the side, or from bottom to top just by the way you position the card in front of you. Now it’s time to decorate the outside of the card with the words “Happy Valentine’s Day.” Your child can also place the name of the student who will be receiving the card underneath of these words. The words can be painted on, colored on, or stuck on with letter stickers.
The inside of the card is next. Your child can use extra pieces of construction paper to cut out hearts to glue inside of the card. Heart stickers are also a good option. Some type of cute saying can go in the middle of the card, like “Be Mine,” or “Have a Sweet Day.” Of course, you will want your child to sign their name near the bottom of the card so that her classmate will know who the card is from.

There is no right or wrong way to create your own Valentine’s Day card, so allow your child to be creative. If he wants to make the card in the shape of a heart, let him. He can even glue lace around the edges. Another cute idea is to paint a butterfly on the card with heart-shaped wings.