I am one of those parents that doesn’t like to have my kids pass out candy for Valentine’s Day. Therefore, I am constantly searching for inexpensive ways to find something cute, funny, or creative for my children to pass out. Here are a few ideas that were all $1 or less per classmate! I have made a free printable for each Valentine for you to use. I would love to know which one is your favorite!
“Cootie Cleaner” Hand Sanitizer Valentine
Kids are always playing cooties; so what better way to get rid of Valentine Cooties than with Cootie Cleaner hand sanitizer! These hand sanitizers are from Bath & Body Works and were purchased for 5 for $5. You can click Cootie Cleaner for free downloadable labels for you to use. I printed mine on a full adhesive label sheet from Avery, but they can also be printed on paper and cut out and glued. If you want to make your own labels you can also find some hand sanitizers on Amazon.com for less than $1 per bottle.
“I Mustache You to Be My Valentine”
This is one of my favorites and one of the least expensive ones at that! I found these adhesive fuzzy mustaches at The Dollar Tree! There were 7 in a package, making them less than $.15 each!!!! Amazing and cute, right?! Here is my free printable for this fun Mustache Valentine.
“Love is A Gas Valentine!”
This Valentine is only for those with a sense of humor! Perfect for little boys to give to their friends; the teachers may not be happy, but the kids sure will enjoy them! As a former teacher, I would have found these hysterical, but not every teacher would! I found these at Party City for $.60 each; keeping them in my under $1 range. I recommend leaving them in the package for the teachers sake! Sorry to any teachers out there that may hate me for sharing this one! If you have a fun sense of humor, then these Whoopee Cushion Valentine’s are perfect to pass out! You can download this free printable by clicking here for the fold over printable or here for the square printable.
“You Rock Valentine”
I can’t put my finger on it, but this one just makes me laugh! Maybe it’s because I get all nostalgic! I have childhood memories of making and having pet rocks. Silly, I know; they don’t do anything! This is a quick and simple Valentine that is also inexpensive as well. I got a bag of decorative rocks from once again, The Dollar Tree, and I had googly eyes already at home. There were over 10 rocks in each bag so these were less than $.10 a Valentine. You can download your free printable here You Rock Valentine.
“Stuck on You” Sticky Hand Valentine
Another crowd pleaser is the elastic sticky hand! I found a package of 6 at Target for around $3 making them $.50 each! The package had 3 colors with 2 of each color. This one can’t be taken out of the package! Download the fold over printable here for the Stuck On You Valentine.
“Sip Sip Hooray” Valentine
Kids always love straws, well at least my daughter does! The crazier the better! The best part is you can find these crazy straws just about anywhere: grocery store, Target, Wal-Mart, and The Dollar Tree! I got my from The Dollar Tree, 6 for a $1! That’s less than $.20 each! I punched 2 wholes and used a little bit of tape to make sure they stayed in place. Download the printable here for the Straw Valentine.
“You’re a Knockout” Valentine
Knockout your Valentines with these punch balloons! You can get them at most places as well, but found them the cheapest once again at The Dollar Tree! There were 3 in a package for $1, making them $.33 each! You can download the Knockout Valentine here.
“Color My World” Valentine
What kid doesn’t like new crayons? I loved new crayons! Plus, these are in rainbow order! Anyone else as crazy as I am and ALWAYS has to put their crayons in rainbow order? Well I found 6 packs of these for $1 each, at yet again The Dollar Tree along with the cute red and white twine! Simply punch 2 holes where you want your to secure your crayon or you can use double sided tape as well. Download your Color My World printable here.
“You’re A-maze-ing Valentine”
This is a quick, easy and inexpensive Valentine. I found this little ball mazes in the party favor section at Target for $2.99. There were 18 in the box (6 of each shape)! That’s only $.16 each! I stuck them to the Valentine print out using double sided tape. Download your A”maze”ing Valentine here.
“Just ‘Write’ Valentine”
Our last Valentine is also a quick, easy, and cheap! I found these cute little pens at Wal-Mart. They came in a package of 12 in four colors: pink, green, red, and blue. The pack of 12 was $1.99. Download the Just “Write” Valentine here.
What Valentines will your kiddos be giving out this Valentine’s Day? Comment below with your favorite. Can you guess which ones my son and daughter chose?
{xoxo Lynne}
Vivacious and Gracious 