Homemade Scripture Valentines

I love Valentine’s Day.  It’s actually one of my favorite holidays.  It’s just so happy and pretty and cheerful and….loving.  It also helps that it comes with the added benefit of lots of chocolate. 

But when I became a mom, I realized something.  I stink at this holiday.  I can’t build a cool Valentine box to save my life.   (I’m talking slap some pink construction paper on a shoebox, stick some stickers on it, and call it a day.)  My Valentine making specialty is letting the kids pick out their favorite character Valentines in the store.   Then, the day before the party I am trying to scrape together the easiest homemade Valentine treat I can find that actually LOOKS like I put some time and thought into it. 

I tell you this because if you are the mom who is reading this post on homemade Valentines, thinking, “This lady has way too much time on her hands.  I’m going to Wal-Mart for the character Valentines,” I totally get that.  I’M THAT MOM.  But a friend of mine sent me a link to some really cool scripture Valentines this year, and for some reason it inspired me to become briefly creative.   I had to make up my own because for the life of me I could NOT figure out how to find or print that link, (I’m also really not good with computers, but that’s another post entirely) and also because I wanted to make them a little more my own. 

So the kids and I came up with some Valentines this year that included a treat and a scripture verse or saying to go with it that turned the focus more toward the Lord.  I really love them and want to share with you if you, too, have a sudden burst of creativity this year.

A WORD OF WARNING:  Although making homemade Valentines SOUNDS cheaper than buying them…it’s actually not.  It’s also not easier.  It also takes more time….a lot more.  I found all of that out this year and just want to have complete disclosure before we continue. 

Here are some pictures of how our Valentines turned out:

Above are the 5 different valentines we made.  All of them have "To:" and "From:" on the back for writing in names. 

This is the candy corn valentine.  Although candy corn is not  mentioned in the Bible, the word sweet definitely is, and candy corn definitely fits under the category of sweet!  The label is made to fit a 3" wide treat bag. 

 This is the Lifesaver Valentine.  I used a Lifesaver sucker and a couple of Lifesaver Gummies.  The label is made to fit a 3" wide treat bag. 

 This is the s'more valentine.  You will need graham crackers, mini Hershey's bars, and a pink marshmallow of some kind.  I used a larger treat bag for this and connected the card by punching a hole and using the twist tie that came with the bags.  

 For this valentine I used gummy hearts, but any hearts could be used.  The label is made to fit a 3" treat bag. 

 And here, of course, are the classic conversation hearts.  Also made to fit the 3" treat bag. 

If you are interested in making these valentines this is what you will need:
Cardstock for printing the scripture cards
Candy to match whatever cards you choose
Small treat bags (I found them at Wal-Mart in the cake aisle) - both Wilton brand
A stapler and scissors 

Hole punch, if you are making the s'more valentine

I tried really hard to figure out how to link my Word document that includes the printout to this blog....but, as stated above, I am NOT good with computers.  It keeps changing the format of the document and also the fonts.  SO if you would like the printouts emailed to you, please send me an email at lyonjoy@gmail.com requesting them and I will send them your way!  

Whether you are the shoebox Valentine box mama with the character valentines, or the Pinterest mama with the awesome superbox and homemade cards and treats – I hope you have a wonderful Valentine’s Day, friends!