17 Kids' Valentine's Day Cards That Will Please the Whole Class
I totally want a narwhal Valentine!
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When you picture kids' Valentine's Day cards, you probably envision something a little dull. Flat. Maybe with some kind of cartoon character on it, and with hearts splattered all over. Kids get them, read them excitedly and then immediately forget about them until the next year, when they choose new flat, cartoon cards to give again.
That's not the case any longer — kids' Valentine's Day cards are next-level. They come with stickers, tattoos — even tongue tattoos! — candy and other treats. Some evolve into crafts when they’re done, like cootie catchers or paper airplanes. Some are activities in and of themselves, with puzzles to solve or messages to decode. It certainly makes the class Valentine’s Day card exchange seem a lot more fun, but there are also a lot more choices out there. From preschool to middle school, these 17 buy-in-bulk, boxed card sets are sure to be a hit with the class. And of course you could always avoid the mass-produced route and do your own DIY Valentine’s cards with a heartfelt message inside each one, but where’s the fun in that? Don't forget to teacher Valentine's Day gift, too! (After this year, they deserve it.)
Once the kids read the messages in these cards, they can turn them into paper airplanes! (You might land on the teacher's naughty list for that one, sorry!) The 48 cards also come with heart and cockpit stickers.
The cool thing about these is that you print them at home, which is helpful for someone with a kid in a huge class, since it doesn't cost more to print more. Plus, donuts!
Oriental Trading Narwhal Lollipops With Valentine's Day Card
Everybody loves narwhals — and they're even more adorable when they come with a cherry-flavored lollipop as a horn. This set comes with 24 cards and candies.
This set is good for the mind as well as the heart: Each Valentine comes with a cute, heart-shaped marble maze. The card itself has a maze on the back, too. You get 28 cards in this set.
This is a Valentine and a boredom-buster in one: Each card comes with a punch-out jigsaw puzzle to piece together. There are 28 cards in the set.
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This is another print-at-home design. All you have to do is print, add a toy from a tube of dinosaurs and make some little scientists very happy.
Kids will delight in learning how to use a Cootie Catcher so they can "catch" their own Valentine's Day messages. The 28 cards come with designs that include desserts, unicorns, monsters or puppies and kittens.
Baby Yoda! Get these for someone your kids like as much as Grogu loves shiny knobs. (Or as much as the Mando loves Grogu, we guess.)
Llamas are hot! Who doesn't love a llama? When kids are done reading the greeting on these llama Valentines, they can hang them up as an ornament.
This kit comes with everything you need to pull off a Valentine's Day party, including 32 cards, 35 stickers, one teacher card and a mailbox to collect replies. If Star Wars isn't your kid's thing, this set also comes with Disney Princess, Harry Potter, DC Justice League, video games, emojis, magical creatures and Minecraft themes.
What does one light bulb say to the other on Valentine's Day? I like you a watt! In this set of 28 cards, there are four groan-worthy kid jokes to uncover. Kids will love scratching off the punchlines.
Sending a love note in a Valentine? Too easy. With these robot-themed cards, kids have to decode their own secret messages.
These Valentines are designed to have the stick of a lollipop threaded through them, and the box comes with 28 cards and 28 lollipops. (If you don't like the sugar, you can always go for the PJ Masks cards without the candy.)
Classroom Valentine's Day Cards Paw Patrol Tongue-Tattoo Lollipops Valentine's Day Cards
Sure, the card and the message on this Paw Patrol set is great and all. But the real treat is the lollipop that comes with the 12 cards — if you put it on your tongue, the icing makes a temporary tongue tattoo!
Want a flashback to your own school days? These cards are scratch-and-sniff! These are strawberry-scented, but you can also get monster-themed ones that smell like grape.
Take them into the unknown with this set — the "unknown" being the flavor of the red lollipop. (Spoiler alert: It's fruit-punch flavored.) This set comes with 25 cards and candies.
All their favorite superheroes make their way onto these cards, which also come with blue raspberry and strawberry lollipops. Valentines, assemble!
Marisa (she/her) has covered all things parenting, from the postpartum period through the empty nest, for Good Housekeeping since 2018; previously, she wrote about parents and families at Parents and Working Mother. She lives with her toy-collecting husband and daughter in Brooklyn, where she can be found helping out her team at bar trivia or posting about movies on Twitter and Bluesky.
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