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The Best Valentine’s Crafts for Kids to Make

• Super cute and easy Llama Valentine’s Card with a free printable template.  Llama Valentines Card Craft by Simple Everyday Mom
• Homemade sidewalk chalk, a perfect gift for friends!  See how you can help kids make their own Valentine’s gift.  Heart-shaped Homemade Sidewalk Chalk by Oh, The Things We’ll Make!
• Love bugs are the best. So fun and so very cute! Have you tried these TP Roll Love bugs? Just the best!  Toilet Roll Love Bugs for Valentine’s Day by Red Ted Art
• This puzzle art craft is so cute.  Kids will love turning old puzzles into a beautiful shinning heart for Valentine’s Day.  Easy DIY Valentine’s Puzzle Heart by Champagne and Sugarplums

Fun Valentine’s Kids Crafts!!

• Need a Valentines Box for classroom celebrations? Young reptile fans will love making this dinosaur valentines box, which can be customized with favorite colors.  Easy DIY Dinosaur Valentines Box That’s Dino-Mite by The Savvy Mama Lifestyle
• Super cute and easy Valentine’s gum ball machine!  Kids will love making these gum ball machine’s for their friends and family.  Valentine Bubblegum Machines by Bitz & Giggles
• These easy rock painting ideas, with mandala designs, are a great way to relax, be artistic and make a perfect craft for Valentine’s Day.  Painting Rocks with Love: Painted Mandala Hearts by Sustain My Craft Habit
• Cute and easy hippo Valentine’s idea!  Use the template to help your little ones create this cute hippo for Valentine’s day.  Preschool Hippo Craft with Template by The Inspiration Edit

Pokemon, Owls and Bugs!

• A simple and quick Valentine kids craft for the kids who love Pokemon!  Pikachu Valentine Card Craft by Simple Everyday Mom
• Beautiful glitter and confetti Valentine’s Day Sensory Bottle for Kids.  A great Valentine for the kids to make and play with.  Valentine’s Day Sensory Bottle for Kids by Mom. Wife. Busy Life.
• Bookmarks are easy to make and a great little gift for friends. Here are some lovely Valentine’s Owls.  Valentine’s Owl Corner Bookmark Gift Idea for Kids by Red Ted Art
• These love bug juice boxes are a cute craft and a fun party treat, all in one!  Love Bug Juice Boxes – Kids’ Valentine’s Ideas by The Gifted Gabber

So Many Hearts to Make and Share

• Our family makes Valentines’ Day crafts and a Valentine’s Day Box. We decorate the box and place small little presents inside for each other.  An Easy DIY Valentine’s Day Box by Ottawa Mommy Club
• A very thoughtful Valentine’s gift idea.  This pretty tree incorporates you child’s handprint and fingerprint, in the shape of a beautiful Hand Over Heart design.  Hand-on-Heart Tree: Valentine’s Day Handprint & Fingerprint Craft by Mom Brite
• This Valentine’s Day project is a classic. A great project for preschoolers, they absolutely love the accordion arms. Valentine Hugs for Preschoolers by Crafts by Amanda
• Countdown to Valentine’s Day with this Valentine’s countdown clock!  Make one with the kids to help them know when Valentine’s day is here.  How to Help Kids Make a Valentine’s Day Countdown Calendar by Coffee and Carpool

Use Toilet Paper Rolls, Popsicle Sticks, and Glitter!

• These lovely heart cards have been made by using a toilet paper roll tube as a stamp. Lots of fun for kids of all ages.  Toilet Roll Heart Stamp Cards by DIY Thought
• This kids craft is fun and simple!  Use popsicle sticks to create this pretty Valentine’s wall art.  A great gift for family and friends.  DIY Valentine’s Day Stick Art by Craft Bits
• A fun craft for all ages, this DIY heart wreath photo frame is a great Valentine’s gift for family and friends!  DIY Heart Wreath Photo Collage by Lorena & Lennox
• Very fun and easy Valentine’s Pointillism Art.  All ages will love this Valentine’s day craft from toddlers and preschoolers to school aged kids and adults!  Valentine’s Day Pointillism Art by Coffee and Carpool

We hope you liked our list of The Best Valentine’s Crafts for Kids to Make! If you’re looking for more Valentine’s day projects certainly check out our Deal Up Sweet Hearts Garland. Happy Crafting!

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We have a the BEST Valentine’s Day Dessert Recipes here, over 40 recipes to see!

• These vegan double chocolate cupcakes are beginner-friendly and so delicious. Fluffy, airy and fail-proof, topped off with rich cocoa icing. Vegan Double Chocolate Cupcakes by My Vegan Minimalist
• Check out these awesome and festive Valentine’s Day Hot Cocoa Bombs that you can make for anyone, they’re so fun and so yummy! Valentine’s Day Hot Cocoa Bombs by Brooklyn Active Mama
• These sweet waffle iron cinnamon roll waffles for Valentine’s Day are the perfect sweet treat for your little valentine. Sweet Cinnamon Roll Waffles for Valentine’s Day by Two Kids and a Coupon
• This baked donuts recipe is easy to make and perfect for Valentine’s Day. Intense chocolaty, moist, and delicious. Baked Chocolate Red Velvet Donuts by Also the Crumbs Please

• These Chocolate Orange Keto Fat Bombs are the perfect sweet treat for a healthy fat filled keto Valentines Day. Keto Orange Chocolate Fat Bombs Kisses by Peace Love and Low Carb
• These Gluten-Free Valentine’s Day Heart Cookies are vegan and allergy-free so everyone can enjoy! These delicious raspberry cookies are made from cut-out sugar cookie dough, raspberry jam, and decorated with dairy-free white chocolate and sprinkles! Gluten-Free Valentine’s Day Heart Cookies (Vegan, Allergy-Free) by Strength and Sunshine.
• This cake is the perfect cake for Valentine’s Day. With a secret heart inside, this cake is not only beautiful, it tastes delicious! White Cake with Strawberry Frosting by Also the Crumbs Please
• This no-bake vanilla and raspberry cheesecake, is so silky smooth and rippled with sweet raspberry jam. The perfect make ahead Valentines dessert. No-Bake Jammie Dodger Cheesecake by Crumbs & Corkscrews

Cheesecake, Valentine’s Day Bark, Macarons, Cherry Hand Pies and so much more…

• Silky smooth red velvet cheesecake topped with a tangy cream cheese topping. Your favourite cake will taste even better in cheesecake form! Red Velvet Oreo Cheesecake by Baking Beauty
• Valentine’s chocolate bark is the perfect Valentine’s Day treat. Make a batch and gift it as a gift or save it for you and a special someone. Valentine’s Chocolate Bark Recipe by Everyday Family Cooking
• These homemade raspberry French macarons are so easy to make for Valentine’s Day. Light and airy, and filled with a surprise. Homemade Gluten Free Raspberry Macarons by Fearless Dining.
• Make this 4 ingredient heart hand pies for an easy and delicious Valentines day dessert. Super yummy heart hand pies with so sweet cherry filling. Best Heart Hand Pies Recipe – 4 Ingredients by Kimspired DIY

Cherry Cupcakes with Cherry Filling, Cream Puffs and so much more in our list of The Best Valentine’s Day Dessert Recipes

• Deliciously sweet Valentine’s dessert, these Cherry Cupcakes are easy to make and perfect that special someone…or someones! Cherry Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Icing by Champagne and Sugarplums
• Cream Puffs may seem like a hard-to make recipe, but this one is simple, freezer-friendly, and always a hit for those who prefer lighter sweets. They’re a great choice for a romantic Valentine’s dessert. Cream Puffs: Better Than The Bakery by Sense & Edibility.
• This Valentine’s Day charcuterie board makes the perfect desert for one, two or more! It requires no skills to set up and the ingredients are very easy to find! Easy Valentine’s Day Charcuterie Board by Wow, It’s Veggie?
• These Chocolate Coconut Cream Stuffed Strawberries are deliciously decadent and so easy to make. The perfect treat for date nights, parties or Valentine’s Day! Chocolate Coconut Cream Stuffed Strawberries by Maple and Mango

The Best Valentine’s Day Dessert Recipes

• Pink chocolate covered strawberries are an easy, make ahead treat that’s perfect for Valentine’s Day dessert. Bright strawberries are dipped in decadent pink chocolate, then chilled until set. Pink Chocolate Covered Strawberries by The Gay Globetrotter.
• These Vegan Red Velvet Cupcakes are perfectly moist and fluffy with a subtle note of chocolate flavour. They are easy to make and downright delicious! Vegan Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting by Vegan Huggs
• Melt in your mouth red velvet whoopie pies with cream cheese frosting smooshed in between. Tastes like red velvet cake, but takes half the time and effort! Red Velvet Whoopie Pies by Baking Beauty
• This Gluten-Free Vegan Strawberry Cake is fresh and fruity, full of strawberry flavour and naturally coloured! A sweet treat for Valentine’s this year. Also refined sugar free. Gluten-Free Vegan Strawberry Cake by Rhian’s Recipes

How to make delicious brownies for two…

• A Large Triple Chocolate Brownie for Two made with Nutella and double the amount of dark chocolate morsels. Serve a la mode with ice cream also add chocolate sauce! Triple Chocolate Brownie for Two by Chef Savvy
• Who can resist an adorable heart shaped cupcake for Valentine’s Day? Make these super easy Valentine cupcakes from scratch or a box, so easy! Valentine’s Day Heart Cupcakes by Amanda’s Cookin
• The perfect valentine’s day dessert; with its pink filling and red strawberry topping. No-Bake Strawberry Cheesecake Bars by Healthy Life Trainer
• This made from scratch Lemon Raspberry Bundt Cake is a sweet, classic dessert choice. This tender cake has a layer of fresh raspberries running through the center and is draped with a Lemon Cream Cheese Icing, so delicious. Lemon Raspberry Bundt Cake by From Valerie’s Kitchen

Valentine Dessert Ideas, how to make the best Valentine Desserts…

• Delicious and easy sugar cookies are made using sour cream with an oh so yummy cream cheese frosting! Yummy, fun and festive. Valentine’s Day Sour Cream Sugar Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting by Saving Talents
• Celebrate a romantic evening and finish it off with these delicious chocolate brownie cookies, completed by dipping in chocolate and also adding pretty sprinkles! Double Chocolate Brownie Cookies by Give Me a Fork
• Imagine a moist and chewy golden heart cake coated in sweet melted chocolate that’s then rolled in coconut flakes. Yes, it may just be heaven on a plate. Chocolate and Coconut Coated Mini Heart Cakes by Sustain My Cooking Habit
• This Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cheesecake with Oreo Crust is certainly the perfect Valentine’s Day Dessert. Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cheesecake with Oreo Crust by Food Wine Sunshine.

How to make heart shaped desserts…

• These raspberry molten lava cakes make the perfect Valentine’s Day dessert for two! They can be made gluten-free, 100% whole grain or with all-purpose flour, there’s also a dairy-free option. Raspberry Molten Lava Cakes (gluten-free, dairy-free, whole grain options) by Texanerin Baking
• Who needs store bought pop tarts when you can make your own right at home? These flaky pop tarts stuffed with your filling of choice are the perfect way to get your Valentine’s Day off to a sweet start. Conversation Heart Pop Tarts by The Simple-Sweetlife
• These are so simple even the kiddos can help make them!! Great for gifting or parties! Valentine’s Day Cake Mix Cookie Bars Recipe by Home Fresh Ideas
• These heart cookie dough truffles are certainly an excellent treat to make for that special someone that loves cookie dough. Not only are these truffles shaped like a heart, but they are drenched in dark chocolate, so delicious! Heart Cookie Dough Truffles Recipe by Ottawa Mommy Club

Valentine’s Desserts for two or a crowd!

• This rich Chocolate Triple with Raspberries & Champagne Cream is perfectly elegant, and so easy to make! Luxurious Chocolate Trifle with Raspberries and Champagne Cream by Straight to the Hips, Baby
• Valentine’s Day Muddy Buddies is an easy no bake dessert! Chex cereal is coated with creamy peanut butter and chocolate and then topped with powdered sugar! Valentine’s Muddy Buddies by Champagne and Coffee Stains.
• Yummy cream cheese mints! These mints are easy to make and perfect for a Valentine’s celebration, make a batch because they won’t last long. Cream Cheese Heart Mints Recipe – Perfect Valentine’s Day Candy Recipe by Kat Balog
• Yes you can even make brownies in your Instant Pot! So, turn it on and try these fudgy brownies, they’re gluten-free and dairy-free too! Instant Pot Brownies by Corrie Cooks

How to make chocolate dipped strawberries for a Valentine’s Day Dessert

• These Chocolate Dipped Brownie Hearts are certainly the ultimate Valentine’s Day treat. As if brownies aren’t enough we also need to chocolate dip them sending them to a whole new level of goodness for your sweetheart. Chocolate Dipped Brownie Hearts by Baked Broiled and Basted
• Chocolate covered strawberries are such an easy and beautiful idea for a Valentine’s Day treat! They are so easy to make and since they are chocolate covered strawberries they are delicious too! Valentine Strawberries by Moore or Less Cooking
• Sugar cookies meet to make a perfectly portable treat with these Valentine’s Cookie Pops. Valentine’s Cookie Pops by Bottom Left of the Mitten
• These Valentine’s Day Fortune Cookies are both delicious and full of fun fortunes for you and your loved one! Valentine’s Day Fortune Cookies by Dancing Through the Rain

Cakes, Hot Chocolate Bombs, Cupcakes and more…so many Valentine’s recipes!

• These cute Pink Heart Chocolate Pretzels are certainly a fun Valentine’s dessert that anyone can make! Pink Heart Chocolate Pretzels by Dancing Through the Rain
• Chili ice cream with chocolate cake is easy to make and a delicious combination. It looks as amazing as it tastes – so delicious! Chili Ice Cream with Chocolate Sponge Cake by Cooking Journey Blog
• These Valentine’s Day Hot Chocolate Bombs are the best bombs you will ever have. These beautiful spheres of rich chocolate filled with hot chocolate mix and marshmallows will certainly blow your mind. Valentine’s Day Hot Chocolate Bombs by The Flying Couponer
• This no-bake cheesecake looks amazing and tastes even better! Redcurrant No Bake Cheesecake Recipe for Valentine’s Day by Red Ted Art

How to make mini cheesecakes…

• Love made edible – layers of homemade raspberry-rose jam and vanilla buttercream sandwiched between delicate melt-in-your-mouth Viennese cookies, so amazing! Raspberry-Rose Viennese Whirls by Two-Bit Tart
• This easy vanilla loaf cake certainly has a sweet surprise: A strawberry-flavored, heart-shaped centre! Learn how to make this simple pound cake in a few easy steps. Peek-a-boo Pound Cake by The Simple-Sweetlife
• If you are looking for a mini chocolate cheesecake dessert for Valentine’s Day or just to show someone how much you care, these tasty mini cheesecakes are so perfect. Mini Chocolate Cheesecake Dessert for Valentine’s Day by Where’d My Sanity Go
• For Valentine’s or any other day, these meringue shells shaped into hearts pair perfectly with sherbet and raspberry sauce, so delicious! Meringue Hearts with Raspberry Sauce by Sula and Spice

We hope you loved this list of The Best Valentine’s Day Dessert Recipes! Which one is your favourite? If you’re looking for more amazing Valentine’s ideas, certainly check out our Valentine’s Kids Craft – Popsicle Stick Frame and our Deal Up Valentine’s Fun with a Sweet Hearts Card Garland!

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All you’ll need to make these treat bags are a paper punch (or a Cricut machine), pink paper, glue and white paper bags. When you have all the hearts punched out, simply glue them onto the bags and then had them out, filled with sweet treats for the perfect easy Valentine’s goodie bags!

Easy Valentine’s Day Treat Bags

What you’ll need:

• Pink paper
• Heart paper punch or Cricut machine
• Glue
• White paper bags

Firstly, using a paper punch or cricut machine, cut twelve hearts per bag from the coloured paper.

Once the hearts are ready, glue them onto the bags and then set aside to completely dry.

We hope you love these easy Valentine treat bags. Let us know in the comments below how they worked for you. Looking for more Valentine ideas? Check out our Kids Craft Popsicle Stick Frame or and then our delicious Cherry Cupcakes with Almond Cream Cheese Icing? Happy Crafting!

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The secret is cherry pie filling and vanilla cake batter. Both easy to make or buy! The cupcakes are topped with a light cream cheese icing infused with almond extract – the almond flavour really compliments the cherries. These are the perfect cupcakes to celebrate the season of love.

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What You’ll Need:

• Vanilla cake mix – from a box works – or check out this recipe from our friends at Amanda’s Cookin’
• Cherry pie filling
• Unsalted butter
• Cream cheese
• Almond extract
• Salt
• Powered sugar
• Measuring cups and spoons
• Muffin tin
• Cupcake liners
• Heart candies or sprinkles
• Mixer
• Icing bag
• Large circle icing tip (Wilson 2A)
• Pink gel food colouring

Cherry Cupcakes

Heat the oven to 350. Prepare a muffin tin (or two, this recipe will make two dozen cupcakes easily) with liners. Make your vanilla cake batter using either a premade box mix, your favourite recipe, or we recommend this tasty creation from Amanda’s Cookin’. Spoon 3 tbsps of vanilla batter into each liner. Spoon 1/2 tbsp of pie filling into the centre of the liner, on top of the vanilla batter. Bake as your recipe directs and cool completely before decorating.

TIP: Rushing the cooling step is so tempting but with this icing recipe, any heat will melt the frosting as fast as you’re piping it, so best to be patient here.

Cream Cheese Icing

Combine softened butter and cream cheese in an electric mixer and beat until creamy, about two minutes. Add the almond extract and then salt, mix well. Gradually add the powdered sugar until completely combined and the icing has a medium stiff consistency.

To make the stripe effect, use a paint brush to brush gel food colouring (liquid colouring will not work for this effect) in four lines running along the inside of a piping bag. Remember to add the icing tip into the bag before you paint the lines inside – it can be added after but it’s messy business.

Fill the bag with icing and then start decorating! It’s best to push the first bit of icing through the tip until the colouring comes out in the right pattern. If you use the entire bag of icing and need to refill, don’t worry! The icing pattern should continue to work even after new icing has been added.

Frost your cupcakes using a classic swirl. Start on the side of the cupcake and pipe three or four circles around the cupcake, each circle getting slightly smaller until you have a cone shape. Decorate with sprinkles or candy hearts and then your all done!

Print

Cherry Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Icing

We bet you'll love these delicious cherry cupcakes topped with almond flavoured cream cheese icing! These cupcakes are even filled with a sweet surprise that will leave everyone smiling.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American, Canadian

Keyword almond, cream cheese, cupcake, dessert, icing, sweet, Valentine’s Day, Valentine’s Dessert

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Total Time 40 minutes

Servings 24 cupcakes

Calories 156kcal

Cost $25

Equipment

• Electric mixer
• Icing bag
• Large circle icing tip
• Paint brush
• Measuring cups
• Measuring spoons
• Cupcake liners

Ingredients

Cupcake

• Vanilla cake batter From a box or your favourite recipe
• 3/4 cup Cherry pie filling

Cream Cheese Icing

• 1/2 cup Unsalted butter softened
• 8 oz Cream cheese 1 brick
• 1 tsp Almond extract
• 1/4 tsp Salt
• 4 cups Powered sugar

Instructions

Cupcake

• Heat oven to 350° or the recommended temperature suggested in the recipe you are using.
• Prepare muffin tin with cupcake liners.
• Make the cupcake batter following your recipe directions.
• Spoon 3 tbsp of vanilla batter into each cupcake liner.
• Spoon 1/2 tbsp of pie filling into the centre of each cupcake, on top of the vanilla batter
• Bake as directed, approximately 15 minutes.
• Allow cupcakes to cool completely before decorating.

Cream Cheese Icing

• Combine the butter and cream cheese in a mixer and beat until well combined.
• Add the almond extract and salt and mix well.
• Gradually, one cup at a time, add the powered sugar until completely combined.

We hope you love these sweet Cherry Cupcakes as much as we do! For more Valentine ideas check out our Hearts Cards Garland, Brownies in a Bottle, and our easy Heart Puzzle Craft. Happy Crafting!

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What You’ll Need:

• A deck of playing cards (or two, one deck of cards will make a 60” banner)
• Six or more red, white and pink ribbons in different patterns and thicknesses
• A hole punch

How to make your own Sweet Heart Cards Garland:

Choose which ribbon you are using as the ‘string’ for your garland and then cut a 60″ length from that spool.

Punch two holes in the opposite top corners of each of the heart cards.

Thread each card onto the ‘string’ of the garland and then continue until all of the cards are on the garland, leaving about 1” between the cards.

Cut lengths about 6” long from the other ribbons.  In between each of the cards strung on the garland, tie three lengths of ribbon in a knot. Repeat this step for the entire length of the garland.

We’ve fallen in love with this festive Valentines Heart Cards Garland and we hope you do too, happy crafting!

If you need some more DIY Valentine’s Day decorations to make, check out our Love Table Runner, Yarn and Felt Wreath or Puzzle Heart canvas.

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With Valentine’s Day around the corner, now is the perfect time to get started on this year’s lovely decorations. This wreath is easy to make, the perfect craft for a chilly day in front of the fire or when watching a movie. With minimum effort here comes maximum impact – this sweet wreath will make you and your guests feel the love!

What You’ll Need:

– An embroidery hoop or foam wreath base
– Yarn in three colours
– Felt in beige and light and dark pink
– A straight-ish branch
– Scissors
– Hot Glue Gun
– A small piece of ribbon or lace

Firstly, tie the first colour of yarn around the hoop. Start wrapping the yarn around the hoop, keeping the loops tight against each other. Cover half of the hoop and then switch to the next colour. To do this, tie the two strings together and continue wrapping with tight loops, covering the tails as you go. Add as much of the accent colour as you like, we added a stripe every couple inches.

Pop outside and find a neighborhood tree to lend you a branch. Clip off any twigs it may have. Cut out two matching hearts from the dark pink felt. I free-handed these hearts by folding the felt in half to make sure the heart was symmetrical, but you could also trace a wood shape, or use a stencil if you like. Glue the hearts onto the narrower end of the branch, one on top of the other to create an arrowhead.

Halfway there…

Repeat the heart steps, but draw half of a parallelogram instead. This will make the feathers, so glue these two pieces on the wider end of the branch. Tip: Only use glue next to the branch. Try not to get the on the edges of the ‘feathers’, it will make it easier to cut the ‘feathers’ in angled lines, about 1/4″ wide, all the way along the tail on both sides.

Add a small bow on the accent yarn. This will finish the tail end nice and neatly.

Loop a ribbon or some lace around the top of the wreath for hanging. If your using thin ribbon, you can simply tie the ends together to form a circle however, if you are using thicker ribbon or lace (like we did) you will need to glue the loop in place with some hot glue.

Use some more glue to attach the arrow to the hoop. Then, use the same technique from earlier to cut out some different sized hearts in various colours. Attach them to the bottom of the Valentine’s Day Wreath.

Your guests will LOVE coming over and knocking on your door. Happy crafting!

For another great Valentine’s Day project certainly check out our Easy Valentine’s Day puzzle heart.

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