Valentine’s Day crafts don’t have to be all about glitter and store-bought hearts. (Although, don’t get us wrong—glitter has its place in this world.) Instead, we’ve rounded up five magical crafts that combine sensory play, creativity, and nature. Think of them as a love letter to Mother Earth, complete with squishy clay, petal-filled baths, and wands worthy of any tiny spell-caster.

Ready to get messy, magical, and maybe just a little sentimental? Let’s go!

1: Love Potion Craft (With a Free Spell!)

Our Love Potion combines sensory play with affirmations to help your little ones think about the love and kindness they can share with the world.

🧪 What you’ll need: Our fizzing potion ingredients or any sensory-friendly items like bicarb soda, petals, and glitter (we recommend the biodegradable kind!).
✨ The magic: Stir, bubble, and say our Valentine’s digital spell to finish the potion.

📥 Download the free spell here

2. 🌿 Love Nature Walk Project

This one’s for the kids who love to run wild, collect leaves, and bring home twigs you’ll mysteriously find under the couch later. A nature walk can be the most magical part of your Valentine’s Day, especially when it leads to crafting love-filled nature hearts.

🌼 What you’ll need: A nature bag or basket, twigs, leaves, flowers, and maybe some fairy dust (optional but recommended).

🌳 The activity: Go on a family nature walk and collect heart-shaped leaves, interesting sticks, or colourful flowers. Once you’re home, arrange them into heart shapes on paper or in frames, and see how nature “loves” you back.

💡 Check out a great tutorial from Word Play house  - Full tutorial here.

Bonus tip: Create a scavenger hunt and “hide” magical items along the way for an extra touch of wonder.

3. 💗 Air-Dry Clay Heart Ornaments

If your kids love hands-on crafts that end with something they can proudly hang in the house or gift to Grandma, this is the one. These clay hearts are simple, magical, and can be made extra special with pressed flowers or hand-carved affirmations of love.

🌸 What you’ll need: Air-dry clay, a heart-shaped cookie cutter, nature finds (flowers, leaves), and string for hanging.

👐 The activity: Roll out the clay, cut out heart shapes, and press flowers or leaves into the clay. Let them dry, then tie a string through the top and hang them up!

📺 Check out this Instagram reel from Your Wild books for inspiration.

Crafting tip: Whisper affirmations like “You are loved” as you press in the flowers for an extra bit of mindful magic.

4. 🪄 Nature Heart Wands

Because every little wizard or fairy needs a wand to cast spells of love and kindness, right? These wands are part nature craft, part sensory play, and 100% magical.

🌿 What you’ll need: Sticks, twine, ribbons, dried flowers, leaves, and your best imagination.

✨ The activity: Collect sturdy sticks, shape twine into hearts, and secure the hearts to the tops of the sticks. Decorate them with ribbons, flowers, and leaves. Once complete, let the spell-casting begin!

🌟 Follow this tutorial from Our day outside for detailed instructions.

Magic moment: Encourage kids to create a love spell and wave their wands to send it out into the world.

5. 🌱 Heart Seed Bombs

Let’s grow love—literally. These heart-shaped seed bombs are perfect for teaching kids about nature’s magic and how love grows when you nurture it. Bonus: they’re messy to make, but the good kind of messy!

🌸 What you’ll need: Paper scraps, wildflower seeds, and a blender.

🌼 The activity: Blend the paper scraps with water until they form a pulp, mix in wildflower seeds, and shape the pulp into heart molds. Once dry, they’re ready to be tossed into the garden to grow a beautiful reminder of love.

🌱 Tutorial from our friends Bella Luna Toys

Fun fact: As they bloom, you can “check in” on your love growing in the garden!

6. 🌹 Rose Petal Bath for Mini Relaxation

Okay, we’ve done the running around, the crafting, and the messy stuff. Now it’s time for something calm and sensory to end the day. A rose petal bath is like giving your little ones a Valentine’s hug, with warm water, soft petals, and calming scents.

🌹 What you’ll need: Fresh or dried rose petals, warm water, and milk (optional for a creamy touch).

🛁 The activity: Run a warm bath, sprinkle in the rose petals, and add milk if desired. Encourage your kids to swirl the petals around as they soak, creating sensory magic in the water. Bonus points if you dim the lights and play calming music.

Parent tip: Sneak in your own rose bath once the kids are asleep—you deserve it!

Valentine’s crafts aren’t just about the finished product—they’re about the memories made, the connection shared, and the magic of creating something together. Whether you’re mixing potions or planting seeds, every activity is a chance to remind your kids how loved they are.

Which craft will you start with this Valentine’s? 

Happy Valentine’s Day,
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