Kawaii Valentine’s Day Crafts & Activities

Whether or not you celebrate Valentine’s Day, we can all do with a little more love in our lives. These tutorials, DIYs and activities are perfect for a crafty weekend with a friend, to gift to loved ones or just to add some cuteness to your own space. Many of them are free too.

The Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery have loads of affordable Valentine’s Day cross stitch patterns for instant download including this adorable Love Letters set with a raccoon couple.

Ayelet Keshet has a new free craft tutorial and pattern for a cupid plush, complete with bow and arrow. It’s easy enough for beginners to try and you can even customise the colours to match your valentine.

Chocolate-dipped strawberries are a classic romantic treat and you can make a longer-lasting version with this felt sewing pattern from LorkaFelt on Etsy, who also has lots of cute animal designs.

If you prefer crochet, Club Crochet has a Giant Strawberry Amigurumi tutorial with optional chocolate. The site includes a pattern, instructions, video and checklists so it’s ideal for anyone who isn’t fully confident with crochet.

For a much simpler yarn project, try these super easy wool hearts from Ola ameS DIY. You can hang them up as decorations or they’d also look great stuck on a card.

These Valentine’s Day trinket trays from the official Hello Kitty and Friends channel would be a useful gift for a Sanrio fan. They’re made of air dry clay and use cookie cutters so if the characters look too tricky you could make a more general design instead using hearts and letters.

Origami fans can have a go at these super cute origami heart cards with a secret message inside. Hello Origami includes instructions for a cat, bear and frog so you can make them for all your friends.

cutepolish has a compilation of easy Valentine’s Day nail art designs for an extra touch of cute that would make for a great Galentines activity.

Find more creative ideas in our Valentine’s Day crafts section.