This minion Valentine card craft is the perfect activity for kids who want to make a handmade Valentine’s Day card!

It’s the newest addition to our Valentine crafts for kids. They’ll have the best time making their own minion Valentines to give out on Valentines Day or during their class party!

Kids love the silly nature of those little minions, and this papercraft is simple enough you can make it with preschool, kindergarten, and elementary children.

See how much fun it is to make this minion craft with your kids by reading our simple directions or watching our step by step video tutorial.

Minion Valentine Craft

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This DIY minion card is such an easy craft because all you need are simple supplies like paper, scissors, and glue! That makes it cheap, fun, and a great Valentine’s Day craft for kids. Make one or make several to give to Grandma, Grandpa, Mom, and Dad.

Your kids could even add these cute cards to a minion Valentine’s Day box! Just fill it up with sweets and treats for a fun gift idea. It would be the perfect kid’s Valentine for any minion fans!

Supplies

• Colored card stock (in dark blue, blue, red, black, gray, and yellow)
• Glue stick
• Scissors
• Black marker
• Minion template (click the “click here to get this freebie” image at the end to open the form)

Directions

Start by downloading the minion template and printing it out. Once you have the template printed, gather the materials needed for this fun activity. Get those scissors ready, and let’s help the kids bring this minion template to life!

Now, take the yellow paper and show your child how to fold it in half along the dashed line. This will form the base of the greeting card.

Next, guide your child in positioning the Minion’s overalls on the bottom of the folded card. Use glue to secure them in place.

Help your child stick the overall pocket right in the center of the overalls. This is where our Minion keeps his banana!

Encourage your child to use a black marker to draw the overall’s buttons. A few details go a long way!

Help your child glue the two Minion goggles toward the top of the page. Our Minion needs to see all the fun!

Show your child how to place the heart glasses (with the knobs towards the outside of the card) on top of each gray goggle. Use glue to stick them down. Our Minion is becoming stylish now!

Help your child place the black inner glasses in the middle of the red hearts and secure them with glue. Now our Minion can see everything through heart-shaped glasses!

Let your child cut out a small heart and stick it next to the Minion’s lips. Or, they can use a pink marker to draw a heart.

If any pieces of the overalls are hanging off the edge of the card, help your child trim them off.

Finally, encourage your child to open up the card and write a special message. It could be a fun joke, a sweet wish, or just a friendly hello.

This craft is so simple to make, right?! Be sure to check out our other card crafts while you’re here!

Make This Craft In The Classroom

We’ve made this minion card easy to make with our free printable template. Inside the template, the second part of it makes it easy to use with groups of kids.

Instead of printing on white cardstock, you’ll print the pieces individually on the colored paper that’s listed on the bottom. This way, you don’t need to trace and cut out twice. Kids are obsessed with paper crafts made with bright colors, so this is always a fun option!

If you’re doing this craft with kids who can use scissors well, then you can let the kids cut out the pieces they need and you won’t have any prep work.

If you’re doing it with younger kids who can’t cut out details, you’ll need to have them precut in order to do this craft.

We also want to mention that if you can’t use yellow card stock, you can always substitute with yellow construction paper (blue construction paper, black construction paper, and other colored paper will also work for the details).

You could also print the card base out on white paper and have the kids paint or use markers to make it yellow.

More Valentine’s Day Activities

Valentine Ideas For Children

Keep the good times rolling for your little ones with these fun and easy ideas! Kids love celebrating Valentine’s Day just as much as adults do, and with these creative activities, your children will have a blast while learning about love and kindness. Keep reading for some Valentine’s ideas that are perfect for kids of all ages!

Valentine’s Day Books

Reading books is a great option for any theme or holiday! These Valentine’s Day books are some of the top picks. Add them to your home library or see if your local library has them on hand.

Love From The Crayons – If your kids love any of the Crayon books, they’ll want to read this Valentine version where the crayons explore the bright colors and subtle shades of love.

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?

Valentines Day Printable Crafts

Polar Bear Valentine Craft – For a brr-illiant Valentine’s Day craft, try making this adorable polar bear. This easy-to-make craft is perfect for little kids and would look great as a Valentine’s Day decoration. Use cardstock, scissors, glue, and our printable template to bring this cute polar bear to life!

Grinch Valentine Craft – Grow your little ones’ hearts three sizes with our Grinch Valentine craft! Kids will love making this mischievous yet lovable character from the classic Dr. Seuss book. Just download our free template and gather the craft supplies to create your own Grinchy valentines.

Elephant Valentine Craft – Stomp into Valentine’s Day with this cute activity! It’s the perfect way for your kiddos to tell their friends they love them a ton! They’ll also work on their hand-eye coordination as they cut and glue the simple shapes needed to make this fun card. What kid wouldn’t love to receive a cute elephant holding a heart?!

Torn Paper Valentine Craft – Give your little ones some fine motor practice with this hands-on activity. They’ll tear, scrunch, and stick paper to make a cute Valentine’s Day masterpiece. This craft is even suitable for toddlers and preschoolers! It’s a great way to use up leftover scrapbook paper or construction paper you have lying around.

Valentine’s Day Activities

Our Valentine’s Day worksheets are all you need for a day filled with love and learning. From handwriting practice to matching patterns, your child will have a blast while developing critical skills. Add these worksheets to your Valentine’s Day activities and make this year extra special for your little ones.

Give your little ones some scissor practice with these Valentine cutting practice worksheets. Your kids will love cutting out the pictures and completing the activities! These worksheets are a great way to incorporate some hands-on learning into your Valentine’s Day celebrations.

Our Valentine connect the dots couldn’t be cuter! Each page features adorable Valentine-themed images for your kids to complete. As they count and connect the dots, they’ll also develop their hand-eye coordination and number recognition skills. How fun is that?!

Are your kids learning the alphabet? If so, these Valentine cactus alphabet printables are the perfect addition to their learning journey. With tracing and matching activities, your child will strengthen their letter recognition and writing skills while having a ton of fun!

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Activities For Kids

Free Minion Template Printable