Valentine’s Day may sometimes get a bad wrap from adults, but for kids, it’s just another day to have fun with friends!

To bring even more excitement to the day, make this panda Valentine craft. It’s an easy Valentine craft for kids that comes with a free printable template.

All you need to do is print out the template, gather the supplies, and get crafting!

It’s a great project to do at home with the kids or to make as a class at school.

Make sure you watch our quick video tutorial below to see exactly how we made this cute little character!

Valentine’s Day Animal Craft

Supplies

• Colored cardstock or construction paper
• Scissors
• Glue
• Panda template (enter your email in the form at the end of this post to have the link sent to you)

Directions

Download the panda template, print, and cut out the pieces you need.

Begin to make the panda bear by gluing the eye spots to the panda’s head. Next, take the eyes and glue them to the middle of the eye spots.

Make the ears by gluing the pink inner ears to the black outer ears. Take the completed ears and glue them to the back and sides of the panda head.

Place the white belly piece in the middle of the panda’s body and glue in place. Use the scissors to trim off the excess paper on the sides.

Glue the head to the top of the body piece.

Arrange the heart on the top left side of the panda, then place the left arm in the middle of the body and glue in place. Trim off the paper that hangs off the body.

Place the other heart in the middle of the panda body and glue it down. Position the right arm in the middle of the body and glue to secure it. Trim off the excess paper.

Now you have an adorable panda craft! Not only is this craft perfect for Valentine’s Day, but it’s also great for Mother’s Day!

Valentine’s Day Ideas For Kids

Don’t let the fun stop here! We’ve got even more ideas to keep the kids engaged and having fun during the week of Valentine’s Day!

If your children love crafts, you have to try out this love monster craft. It’s perfect for Valentine’s Day and is so cute too!

This pig Valentine craft is also new and is easy for little hands to create. Llama fans will want to make this llama Valentine card craft and this llama Valentine craft.

Books are always a great way to keep the kids learning and having fun. These Valentine’s Day books are great to grab from the library or get from Amazon!

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?

Kids who enjoy playing games will have a blast playing this Valentine’s Day printable bingo. It comes with 30 unique bingo sheets so lots of people can play at the same time!

Have some open-ended exploratory play with this Valentine themed play dough set or this Valentine sensory bin.

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