I know people can have... feelings about Valentine's Day. It can be cheesy and depressing and lots of other not great things, but I have found that I kind of love Valentine's Day with kids. We like to make heart shaped pizzas and make punny valentines for their friends, and really it's all just fun and low pressure.The kids love picking out little toys or trinkets to hand out to their classmates, and we work together to come up with little cards to go with what they picked out. Often, those cards end up as free printables here on on the blog. This year I had an idea for a crafty little Valentine's Day gift - washi tape! I think they turned out pretty cute, and if you want to make some, you know I've got you covered with that free printable. ;)I thought these little valentines ... [Read More]
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Free Printable Valentine Cards with Heart Glasses
These free printable Valentine cards are a great last minute gift idea for Valentine's Day! Just print and assemble these adorable heart glasses cards for your sweetheart or galentine this year. They are the perfect Valentine card for teens and adults alike. This post contains affiliate links, which help to support Persia Lou.Guys. I think we have talked about this, but I just love crafting for Valentine's Day. It's not just because of all the pink and hearts and glitter, which I love year-round, but this special holiday also has so many printable possibilities plus one of my very favorite things, PUNS!Man. I love me a good pun.So today I have some new printable valentine cards for you all, and yes, they combine pink + hearts + puns, but that is not all! They also give you ... [Read More]
Printable Non-Candy (Foiled!) Glasses Valentines
These free printable glasses valentines make a great non-candy, allergy friendly classroom valentine. Just print off and add some heart shaped glasses! This post contains affiliate links for your convenience.So this post is totally too late for this year's Valentine's Day, but I wanted to share the valentines my son handed out to his classmates this year because they thought they were pretty cool, and maybe they will come in handy for someone next year.I picked up these great heart shaped stutter shades at Target and whipped up some cards to go with them. I thought black cards with holographic foil were perfect for them. If you have a Minc foil applicator or laminator, you can get this look, but if you don't - no worries! - a printable version with black cards and white ... [Read More]
Printable Galentine’s Day Coloring Pages
Free printable coloring pages to celebrate Galentine's Day. Download and print off these cute coloring pages and package them up with some sweet brush markers for all your favorite ladies! This post is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group® and Prismacolor, but all my opinions are my own. I've been getting into the coloring trend lately. Have you tried it? It's a great way to relax and get a little bit of creativity into your day. And coloring with nice grown up markers or colored pencils is extra enjoyable.I've been building up a nice little collection of adult coloring books, but I also love free pages too (duh), and Michaels has some great ones on their site. Click here and select “free pages” to download your own free Prismacolor ... [Read More]
Grease Inspired Printable Valentines
Download and print off these cute Grease Inspired Valentine Cards for your steady! Tell Me about it, Stud and We Go Together Like designs. This post contains affiliate links when possible.I was really into 1950's culture as a kid. When I turned 12, my best friend and I planned a joint birthday party with a 50's theme. We instructed everyone to dress up in poodle skirts and 50's gear, and we went to Sonic for burgers and shakes. (The employees were so shocked impressed that a bunch of kids would dress up to go to a fast food restaurant that they took a picture of us and we ended up in the company newsletter.) After shakes, we went back to my house and my friend and I performed a choreographed dance routine to "Love Potion No. 9" for our friends because that is a totally normal thing ... [Read More]
Printable Nail-Themed Valentines
This post contains affiliate links for your convenience. Thanks for supporting Persia Lou!I love making printables for your guys - especially Valentine's Day printables - so when I received a request for more Jamberry card printables, this time with a Valentine's Day theme, I absolutely couldn't resist.I think a sheet of nail wraps would make a really cute Valentine's Day gift for tweens, teens, friends, teachers, babysitters, etc., etc.Here's how to put together your Nail-Themed Valentine's Day Cards. Start by printing off the card printable of your choice.There are three different sayings available in two different colors each. Pick your favorite: You as a friend? NAILED IT! Download it in Black and White || Download it in Pink"Mani" Wishes for a Happy Valentine's ... [Read More]
Free Printable Lip Valentines – Cute Non-Candy Treat
Download these free printable lip valentines for an adorable and easy valentine card idea. These cards make a great non-candy option for classroom valentines! This post contains affiliate links, which means I may earn a small commission if you click a link and make a purchase.You guys - I just really like Valentines - especially punny Valentines. I think I said this last year around this time, but my kids might have to take like three valentines for each of their classmates because I can't stop making them and pinning them.Last year on Valentine's Day at the end of the day, my little girl said to me, "Mommy! I love Valentine's Day! People just keep on giving me candy!" And she was definitely not wrong. As much as my kids love candy Valentines, I much prefer the non-candy options. ... [Read More]
Free Printable Googly Eye Valentines
These adorable printable googly eye valentines are so easy to put together, just print, cut, and assemble! They make a perfect non-candy classroom valentine treat! This post contains affiliate links, which help to support this site. Thank you! I made these printable googly eye valentines a couple weeks ago, and it has been a real struggle for me to wait to share them with you all because I love them so much! But it was worth the wait because today 10 of my bloggy buddies are sharing their best Valentine's Day projects too (you can check them all out at the end of this post).I think I've mentioned before that I'm a sucker for a punny Valentine, which means I have been on the lookout for cool little goodies to attach to my kids' Valentines and to inspire my punning. I saw these ... [Read More]
You’re a Gem Free Valentine’s Watercolor Printables
Hey there, friends! I've got another printable for y'all today. I have been playing around with watercolors a lot lately, and I had this idea for a heart gem painting. I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out. And I have another variation on the gem heart coming soon, so check back for that!You know I love a good punny valentine, so I added the "you're a gem" line. You can download and print out the 8x10 print (you will have to trim it a bit)...Or, get the 4x6 card to mail to your valentine. I whipped up a little envelope out of scrapbook paper to go with it.I was originally thinking of this as a Valentine's post, but I like them so much that I think I would use them year round. Love is always in season, amiright?Downloads are free for personal use. Thanks, ... [Read More]
Printable Earring Valentines
Don't you guys love getting mail? Like the real kind? Like things besides bills? There is something just so wonderful about getting something that a real person packaged up and sent to you. It totally makes my day.Yesterday was a good day because yesterday I got happy mail. Yay! My friend Naomi from the lovely etsy shop Alice Remembers sent me a little early Valentine's gift - these adorable crochet heart earrings.Aren't they sweet? I wore the red ones out with the fam last night, and--look!--I even took a picture to show you all.Actually, the hubs took this one. I tried to take a few (like 100) myself, and they were all pretty bad. Someone teach me how to take a decent selfie please! Anyway.When I saw these cute little earrings, right away I thought they would make ... [Read More]