12 Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas Made From Your Kids' Art
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Valentine’s Day gifts from kids hold a special place in the heart. Those simple drawings, handmade cards, and love notes carry more meaning than any store-bought present. Don’t let these special creations sit in a stack or fade into the background — transform them into lasting keepsakes that preserve the memories.
Enjoy these 12 Valentine's Day gift ideas that will transform your kids' arts and crafts into treasures everyone will cherish.
1. Frame a Favorite Drawing for a Lasting Gift
Pick one or two standout kids' art pieces and frame them. Choose colorful mats and simple frames to highlight the artwork - we recommend Dynamic Frames. This turns a child’s creation into wall art that brightens any room. Make this a meaningful gift for grandparents or a sweet gift for mom that offers a daily reminder of a child’s love.
2. Turn Kids' Art into Custom Valentine Cards
Use the kids’ original artwork to design personalized Valentine cards. You can scan or photograph the drawings and upload them to a card-making service like PrintArtKids. This service turns your child’s artwork into a professional-looking card you can send to family, friends, and teachers. Turn a typical greeting card into a personal and unique Valentine's Day gift.
3. Make a Handmade Coupon Book of Love
Kids often create coupons promising hugs, chores, or special treats. Collect these into a small, handmade coupon book. Bind the pages with ribbon or staples and decorate the cover with Valentine’s Day themes. This gift is interactive and fun, giving the recipient a chance to redeem love-filled favors throughout the year.
4. Transfer Kids' Art onto Fabric for Wearable Keepsakes
Use fabric transfer paper to print kids’ drawings onto t-shirts, tote bags, or pillowcases. This turns simple Valentine’s Day crafts into practical gifts that family members can use and enjoy daily. Enjoy this unique and creative way to preserve kids’ art beyond the paper.
5. Create a Loving Memory Book with Artkive
Artkive lets you preserve all your kids' arts and crafts, love notes, and handmade coupons into a keepsake memory book. Add dates and little captions to capture the story behind each piece. Turn your piles of paper into a beautiful timeline of love and creativity that parents and grandparents can enjoy.
6. Create a Valentine's Day Photo Collage
Pull together photos of your kids' artwork and behind-the-scenes crafting pics to make a digital or printed collage. You can use tools like Canva or CollageMaker to create a visual story that captures the spirit of the holiday and the love behind each piece. This is a great Valentine’s Day gift idea to show appreciation for teachers or caregivers.
7. Make Magnets from Mini Kid's Drawings
Shrink kids’ drawings down to small sizes and laminate them or use clear resin to create magnets. These can decorate refrigerators or office spaces and serve as daily reminders of a child’s love. Magnets are easy to make and perfect as small gifts for multiple family members.
8. Create a Wooden Keepsake Box for Mementos
Decorate a cardboard or wooden keepsake box with Valentine’s Day themes and fill it with kids’ drawings, notes, and small crafts. This keepsake box can be a special place to store memories and revisit them anytime. This is a thoughtful gift for mom or grandparents who love to keep sentimental items.
9. Decorate Homemade Valentine’s Day Treats
Want to elevate your kid's Valentine's Day classroom celebration? Use your kids' drawings to adorn homemade cookies, cupcakes, or candy boxes. Print personalized cupcake toppers or stickers to place on treat bags for a sweet way to share kids’ love and effort. Check out this kid-made cake-topper tutorial from The Stay At Home Mom Survival Guide!
10. Turn Drawings into Custom Wrapping Paper
Scan and print kids’ Valentine’s Day art on large sheets of paper to use as wrapping paper. This adds a personal touch to any gift and showcases your child’s creativity. If you don't have a scanner, services like Scribble allow you to upload art from your phone. This is a great gift for grandparents that makes future occasions extra special.
11. Make a Custom Puzzle from Your Kids' Art
Turn a favorite kids' art piece into a custom puzzle using online services. This interactive gift is fun for grandparents or siblings to assemble and keeps the child’s art alive in a playful way. This unique Valentine’s Day gift combines creativity and entertainment. Check out PuzzleYou - a service that lets you upload a photo of your kids' art.
12. Create a Digital Slideshow or Virtual Gallery
Compile photos and scans of kids’ Valentine’s Day crafts into a digital slideshow or video. Add music and captions to tell the story behind each piece. You can easily share this digital keepsake with distant family members or save it for future viewing.
Did you know Artkive's memory book comes with a virtual gallery?!
Enjoy Valentine's Day Gift Ideas That Will Last
These ideas show how to elevate simple Valentine’s Day crafts into treasured keepsakes. No matter which you choose, these gifts perfectly capture the warmth and love of a child’s heart.
ADDITIONAL FAQs
What comes with the Artkive box?
Your Artkive box comes with a prepaid shipping label, a weather-proof protective sleeve, and a booklet with helpful information. Not only will this lead to you getting a beautiful memory book and digital copies of your kid's art, but right now, every Artkive book also comes with an Artkive Virtual Gallery! Check out this Artkive blog post to take a first-hand look at this new offer!
What can I do with the special Valentine's Day cards my kid gets/makes?
There are two possible options: 1. You can gather it with your child's other arts and crafts and turn it into an Artkive memory book. With our customization options, you can provide captions to detail the occasion. 2. If these are special cards your child received from teachers or relatives, you can use our Cardkive product, which preserves greeting cards of all types.