Love and Lion

diy valentines

MELTS VALENTINE

Melts are basically toddler crack. They’re just dehydrated yogurt and fruit, but for some reason, all of our kids go crazy for them… even our big kids! This year, Joshie AKA Lil Intern is giving these Melts packs to his friends. We’ve linked all the materials you’ll need below. You could easily staple the tag to the Melts bag that they come in, but this is just one step cuter!

1. Purchase:

BAGS (unless stapling directly on the Melts bag they come in)

 PINK MELTS

and recommended but not necessary…

CARD STOCK

PAPER CUTTER

 

2. Download your cards HERE

 

3. Print on white card stock. THIS is our favorite ever!! Super bright white and prints vibrant colors. It really makes a difference, especially with this printable since there’s so much color.

 

4. Cut right on the lines using a paper cutter. THIS one is the only kind we’ve found for seeing right where you’re cutting.

 

5. Fold the card in half, add melts in the clear bag, fold the top of the bag a little, and staple the card on top. Or staple the card to the top of the melts bag that they come in.

 

For ALL of our previous Valentines Day Printables, click HERE!

xo

Leah & Jenni

SLIME VALENTINES

Will slime EVER go out of style? Not likely when it comes to our kiddos. No matter how many times it gets stuck in their hair, on our rugs, or left behind on the kitchen table…. we STILL give in to their love for slime. You can easily order these MINI SLIME PACKS and simply attach them to the downloaded valentine below (on top of the glob of slime) with GLUE DOTS.

1. Download your color choice(s) below.

BLUE/GREEN

PINK/TEAL

2. Print on matte photo paper or card stock. This photo paper  is our favorite! The colors print out so vibrant!!

and recommended but not necessary…

PAPER CUTTER

3. Time to cut & assemble! Each card measures 4.25″x5.5″, so you will get 4 valentines per page by making a few simple cuts. Place a glue dot on the back of each slime container and stick it to the printable!

We cut the valentines while the kids are at school, then leave a nice little kit out so they can put them together themselves. It makes for a nice and quiet after school or rainy day project for them to do independently!

One of our kiddos took these last year, and they were a big hit! We did not use any bags to cover them as the glue dots really hold the slime on well. We just threw them all in a cute vday gift bag, and let them hand them out to the class!

xo

Jenni

CHAPSTICK VALENTINE

Remember Lipsmackers? Team Dr. Pepper or no? LOL! Kids still love them, and they’re super fun and colorful for Valentines. Plus at less than $1 per tube, it’s pretty perfect!

1. Purchase:

CHAPSTICK PACK

and recommended but not necessary…

WASHI TAPE

CARD STOCK

PAPER CUTTER

 

2. Download your cards (we’ve split up the flavors- 2 per page):

TROPICAL PUNCH & WATERMELON

STRAWBERRY & KIWI

MANGO & COTTON CANDY

VANILLA & OATMEAL COOKIE

 

3. Print on white card stock. THIS is our favorite ever!! Super bright white and prints vibrant colors. It really makes a difference, especially with this printable since there’s so much color.

* When printing, make sure to set the scale to 100%! This way, you’ll only need to make two cuts.

 

4. Cut right on the lines using a paper cutter. THIS one is the only kind we’ve found for seeing right where you’re cutting.

 

5. Match the chapstick with the correct colored card, tape the chapstick with cute washi tape, and you’re done!

For ALL of our previous Valentines Day Printables, click HERE!

xo

Leah & Jenni

SQUISHIES VALENTINES

Are your kids OBSESSED with Squishies? Each of our oldest kids, Ari (8) and Amara (7) both collect them, so we thought it would be fun to give them out as Valentine’s this year. You can buy a grab bag of them super cheap on Amazon (linked below) and keep the rest for your kiddo. We like to save them for “happies” and rewards!

We’ve given you two different wordings… because at some point it’s “EMBARRASSING, MOM” to tell your friends they’re cute! LOL!

 

1. Purchase:

CLEAR BAGS

SQUISHIES

*NOTE: if you purchase a pack with the tiny jelly-like Mochi squishies, those will leave a residue on the paper like they’ve sweat lol. We recommend only the regular squishies pictured and linked above.

 

and recommended but not necessary…

CARD STOCK

PAPER CUTTER

WASHI TAPE

 

2. Download your cards:

“COOL” DOWNLOAD

“CUTE” DOWNLOAD

 

3. Print on white card stock. THIS is our favorite ever!! Super bright white and prints vibrant colors. It really makes a difference, especially with this printable since there’s so much color.

* When printing, make sure to set the scale to 100%! That will make it so the size of the card is exactly 5.5″ and you can just make one simple cut down the middle of the paper. It also fits inside the bag much better at this scale.

 

4. Cut right on the lines using a paper cutter. THIS one is the only kind we’ve found for seeing right where you’re cutting.

 

5. Pop the card and Squishie in the bag, seal with cute washi tape, and you’re done!

 

For ALL of our previous Valentines Day Printables, click HERE!

xo

Leah & Jenni

Subscribe to Love & Lion

Recent Posts

This error message is only visible to WordPress admins

Error: No feed found.

Please go to the Instagram Feed settings page to create a feed.