Jesus Loves Me Valentine Craft for Kids [Free PDF Template]
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Celebrate Valentine’s Day with a Jesus Loves Me Valentine craft for kids ages 3-8 that’s simple, meaningful, and easy to prepare. Using a free printable PDF template, children create a lamb holding a heart with the message “Jesus loves me,” making it ideal for Sunday school, children’s church, or home activities.
This low-prep Christian Valentine craft uses basic supplies and gives kids a hands-on way to learn about God’s love while creating a keepsake they’ll be proud to share. Keep the fun going with more Valentine crafts for kids.
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Faith-Based Valentine Craft for Kids
This faith based Valentine project has children create an adorable lamb saying, Jesus loves me! Have kids choose their favorite color for the heart the little sheep is holding, and encourage them to share their artwork with someone!
It’s an easy and engaging activity that lets kids express their creativity while practicing important developmental skills as well. They’ll get fine motor practice, simple sequencing following directions, and even practice making artistic decisions.
Parents and teachers ready to make this project with their little lambs can gather the printable template and a few basic supplies to begin. Follow the instructions below to make this at home or as part of a children’s church activity.
Supplies
- Colored cardstock or construction paper
- Scissors
- Glue
- Jesus Loves Me Valentine Template (click the “click here to get your freebies” image at the end of the post)
Directions
Start by printing the template, then gather the materials for this fun activity. Get those scissors ready, and let’s help the kids bring this Valentine sheep to life!
Grab the inner ear pieces and glue them inside the ears on the head.
Next, look for the eyes and glue them onto the top portion of the head, under the eyebrows.
Grab the head fluff piece and glue it right on top of the lamb’s head, just above the eyes. Press along the edges so it lays flat. That fluffy look makes the lamb extra sweet!
Glue the finished head onto the body piece. Hold it up and let your kids admire it! Your lamb face is finished and ready for the next step.
Now for the meaningful part. Look for the heart with the Jesus Loves Me text. Glue it to the body fluff piece so it looks like the lamb is holding it. Press gently and remind the kids what the message says as you work.
Lastly, find the hooves and glue them on the top corners of the heart. This is a great fine motor step for little hands.
Don’t you just love how this sweet lamb Valentine comes together? If your kids enjoyed this activity, be sure to check out our other quick Valentine crafts for kids for more easy crafts you can make in just a few minutes.
Valentine’s Day Books for Children
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The Invisible String – This is a sweet story all children will want to hear. It’s about a mother who tells her two children that they’re all connected by an invisible string.
Little Blue Truck’s Valentine – Join Little Blue Truck as he delivers Valentine’s Day cards to all his farm animal friends. As he does, he wonders, will anyone give one to him?
More Hands-On Valentine Fun for Kids
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Mouse Valentine Craft – Kids will enjoy this fun project! They’ll make a lovable mouse to share with someone special and brighten their Valentine’s Day. This adorable mouse is holding a heart that says, “Be mine!” It only takes a handful of supplies, so grab the template to get started!
Red Panda Valentine Craft – Fill Valentine’s Day with extra love by helping kids make an adorable red panda Valentine to share or display. They’ll be so proud to create this special endangered animal. Use our free template to start a fun project at home or in the classroom.
Valentine Printables for Learning and Fun
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There’s six designs starring Darth Vader, Boba Fett, R2D2, and more, so every little Jedi can find a favorite. These printables also offer a fun learning boost too, since kids can cut out and address the cards on their own. Valentine exchanges will be an out of this world celebration!
Let your little trainer share the love this Valentine’s Day with these adorable Pokemon Valentine cards. Kids will have a blast choosing their favorite characters and signing their names. Fun puns and familiar faces on six different designs will make these Valentines a hit with Pokemon fans.
They can add a sweet message on the back before handing out their personalized cards, which is also a great way to practice their handwriting, too.
These adorable Valentine coloring pages are a fun way to share a little extra love this season. Your young artists will have so much fun bringing sweet animals like a tiger, bear, bee, and panda to life.
Coloring is a way for children to relax, express themselves, and build focus while improving motor skills and pencil grip. This simple activity can keep little ones happily engaged creating heartfelt masterpieces they’ll be excited to display.
Celebrate the season of love and get kids learning with these Valentine count and graph worksheets. They make early math fun, so your little learners will enjoy counting hearts then coloring in the graph to show their results.
These engaging activities will build up preschoolers’ and kindergarteners’ confidence in counting, number recognition, and early data recording skills. Once they’re finished, they can compare which images appear the most or least.
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Jesus Loves Me Valentine Craft
Materials
- Colored cardstock or construction paper
- Scissors
- Glue
- Jesus Loves Me Valentine Template
Instructions
- Print the template and gather the materials for this fun activity.
- Start by gluing the inner ear pieces inside the ears on the head.
- Next, glue the eyes below each eyelash.
- Glue the head fluff piece on top of the lamb’s head, just above the eyes.
- Now, glue the finished head onto the body piece.
- Glue the heart onto the bottom of the body fluff piece.
- Finish by gluing the hooves onto the top of each side of the heart, so it looks like it's holding the heart.
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Free Jesus Loves Me Valentine Template
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