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35 Awesome Valentine’s Day Painting Ideas

By ProjectswithKids

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35 Valentine's Day painting ideas for kids to make.

Find awesome art projects that kids will love to make with these 30 Valentine’s Day painting ideas! There are ideas for younger kids, older kids, and tweens. Painting projects that use acrylic paint, watercolors, mixed media, and even chalk pastels.

We love exploring different painting techniques. Take a look at my collection of painting ideas for kids for more fun and creative art projects to try any time of the year!

Valentine's Day painting ideas for kids make.

Valentine's Day Painting Ideas for Kids

Take a look below for creative Valentine's Day art projects for kids of all different ages and abilities!

Easy Q-Tip Painted Heart Art for Kids to Make

This q-tip painted heart art is so easy and fun for kids to make! A great Valentine's Day craft that kids of all ages will enjoy making.

Easy Heart Spin Painting for Valentine's Day

Kids will have a blast spinning their hearts and making cool patterns. An easy project for preschool kids to make on their own and an awesome process art project for kids of all ages!

Easy Watercolor Valentine Cards for Kids to Make

These easy watercolor Valentine cards are a fun handmade card idea for kids to make! Use easy watercolor techniques to create these gorgeous cards for family and friends.

Valentine's Day Pointillism Art

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Use qtips and paint to create a Pointillism-inspired Valentine’s Day art project that’s perfect as a card, a gift, or a Valentine’s Day decoration.

Adorable Panda Art Project for Valentine's Day

Kids will have fun making this cute and colorful panda art project for Valentine's Day using a mixed media approach. Step by step tutorial included.

Easy Art to Teach Warm and Cool Colors

Photo Credit: thepurposefulnest.com

Use watercolors to paint this Valentine's Day heart. An adorable way to teach kids warm and cool colors.

Easy Chalk Pastel Heart Art for Kids to Make

Colorful chalk pastel heart art for kids to make. Heart templates included making this Valentine's Day art project easy for kids of all ages!

How to make a fun painted paper heart craft with your kids

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This simple painted heart craft is great for all ages.

How to Make a Colorful Heart Tree Painting

Make your own heart stamps out of sponges to create this easy and colorful heart tree painting. A fun art project kids of all ages will enjoy! Free tree printable included.

Mixed Media Heart Art Project for Kids

Kids will love using watercolors and paper to create this beautiful heart art project. Easy watercolor techniques make this a perfect art project for kids of all ages.

Black Glue Heart Art Project - Red Ted Art - Make crafting with kids easy & fun

Photo Credit: www.redtedart.com

Try using black glue and watercolors to make these beautiful heart paintings.

Sticker Resist Watercolor Valentine Bookmarks

Kids can try out this unique watercolor technique and make beautiful and colorful Valentine bookmarks for their friends. A great non-candy Valentine's Day art project!

Hidden Message Valentine Hearts

Photo Credit: meaningfulmama.com

Use a white crayon and watercolor paint to make these fun colorful Valentine's.

In My Heart Storybook Toddler Heart Process Art Activity

Photo Credit: ourfamilycode.com

Younger kids will have fun exploring this process painting idea.

Valentine's Resist Art: A Fun Valentine's Day Craft

Photo Credit: www.livewellplaytogether.com

This Valentine's Resist Art craft is perfect for toddlers and preschoolers. It's easy to set up and kids will love removing the stickers to reveal the fun hearts underneath!

Salt and Glue Watercolor Hearts

Photo Credit: www.stillplayingschool.com

Salt and watercolor heart painting sneak fine motor practice into the holiday fun!

Valentine's Day Crafts and Activities for Preschoolers!

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Make Valentine’s Day extra special for kids with a “Tree of Love” handprint and painted hearts craft. The crafts are easy to do, and they make a great memory craft from kids to parents, grandparents, or special adults on Valentine’s Day.

Valentines Fingerprint Canvas

Photo Credit: www.artsyfartsymama.com

Kids will use their fingerprints to create this sweet Valentine's Day painting.

DIY Valentine using Water Science

Photo Credit: www.fromengineertosahm.com

Create beautiful Valentines with watercolors!

Valentine’s Day Handprint & fingerprint art (with mess free option)

Photo Credit: totschoolresources.com

This handprint and fingerprint art project makes a great keepsake painting idea.

Valentine's Day Sponge Art

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This Valentine’s Day Sponge Art project is so easy to do that you can do it anywhere.

VALENTINE ART PROJECTS FOR KIDS

Photo Credit: www.hellowonderful.co

Use three easy techniques to make these fun artsy hearts that are perfect for Valentine's Day.

Easy Valentines Activities for Toddlers: Foil Printed Hearts

Photo Credit: www.craftsonsea.co.uk

Grab this common kitchen material to make these cute painted heart crafts.

Wax resist Valentine cards - the-gingerbread-house.co.uk

Photo Credit: the-gingerbread-house.co.uk

This wax resist heart is a lovely way to make your own cards this Valentine's Day and have some hands-on learning too!

Watercolor Hearts

Photo Credit: www.3dinosaurs.com

A fun way to use a cookie cutter to paint hearts. It is a simple watercolor painting.

Rock Painted Valentines Flutterloves

Photo Credit: emmaowl.com

Something a little different! Try painting these little Flutterloves.

Valentine’s Day Art for Toddlers (Painting Hearts with Cars)

Photo Credit: teaching2and3yearolds.com

Valentine’s Day art for toddlers is super fun when it involves driving cars through paint and then onto hearts. A fun process art activity that also builds fine motor skills!

Stamped Heart Valentine's Day Card Craft for Kids to Create

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Your children will not only have fun creating this stamped heart Valentine’s Day card, but they will love giving their homemade greeting card to someone special too.

Bubble Wrap Painting Picture Frame

Photo Credit: www.messylittlemonster.com

Try bubble wrap painting to make a frame that's a great handmade gift idea.

Easy heart Valentine card for toddlers

Photo Credit: www.kiddycharts.com

This is a lovely little idea for a simple Valentine's card for your toddler to give to mum or dad. So easy for their little hands to do

Family Watercolor Heart Banners (and our 6 Favorite Valentine's Crafts)

Photo Credit: www.pinkstripeysocks.com

This is an easy family Valentine's Day heart banner project that's perfect for younger kids.

Matisse Valentines Art Projects

Photo Credit: www.123homeschool4me.com

Kids can learn about the famous artist Henri Matisse and make a mixed media Valentine's Day art project.

The Little Rose Handprint Craft – Adorable Kids Book!

Photo Credit: funhandprintartblog.com

Make a simple rose handprint craft to go along with the picture book, The Little Rose by Sheri Fink. It's a must-read story that teaches that you are beautiful just the way you are and kids will see that they too are a beautiful rose.

The Day It Rained Hearts Process Art

Photo Credit: artsymomma.com

Read the cute book The Day It Rained Hearts and then explore printmaking which can then be turned into a heart collage. This fun process art is great for toddlers+.

Kandinsky Hearts Art Project For Kids

Photo Credit: littlebinsforlittlehands.com

Create this mixed media heart art project inspired by the famous artist Wassily Kandinsky.

I hope you have had a chance to look through some of these creative Valentine’s Day painting ideas and are feeling inspired to try some of them out!

We love creating and exploring with different art supplies and techniques. If you are looking for more art projects to try, take a look at our ultimate collection of amazing art projects for kids!

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Cherry Blossom Painting with Cotton Balls

Cherry blossom painting with cotton balls is the perfect spring art project for kids. Kids will love exploring and painting the gorgeous cherry blossom colors with cotton balls in this process art activity. A fun painting project for kids of all ages!

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