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As Valentine’s Day approaches, I again find myself drawn to the idea of slowing down and creating something meaningful with my children.
It feels so nourishing to sit together at the table, soft felt in hand, our hands busy cutting, gluing, and stitching.
Crafting together isn’t just about the end product—it’s about the process. It’s a rhythmic, sensory experience that feels so grounding, both for our children and for us.
Today, I want to share three simple felt heart crafts for Valentine’s Day!
These activities are part of the Nourishing Seasonal Rhythm that we have created for our family, and we do them together every year.
And because we do them every year together, they provide an important anchor point for our family in the yearly cycle of life. Read more about the importance of this here.
Each of these projects invites connection, creativity, and love.
Whether you’re making these for your home or as gifts, they’ll be filled with the warmth of your shared time together.
These crafts are gentle and simple, and are also a wonderful way to help young ones learn the basics of sewing!
A few tips, and then we’ll get started:
1. I highly recommend using plastic embroidery needles for children 5 and younger, otherwise a regular embroidery needle is fine. They are not terribly sharp, but always supervise carefully!
2. Prep the felt ahead of time for young children by punch holes in it.
Felt is pretty tough to push a dull needle through, so I always punch small holes in the felt hearts to make it easy for small hands to push an embroidery needles through.
These also serve as guidelines for the stitches as they go. You can use a hole punching tool like this, an awl, or even a jumbo thumb tack or nail will work. Carefully punch holes all around the inside edge of the heart cut-outs, at even intervals. You can see how this might look in the photo below:
3. You can use tacky glue/craft glue to glue down the seams instead of stitching them. You can also use craft glue to attach embellishments such as lace, other contrasting fabrics, buttons, mini craft flowers, or sequins to decorate your hearts.
Supplies you may need:
1. Felt heart cut outs (you can make these yourself out of felt squares, or purchase them pre-cut to save time! These Pink and these Red are nice colors for Valentine’s Day. )
2. Plastic embroidery needles for children
5. Embellishments such as lace, twine, ribbon, buttons, craft flowers, or sequins.
And now for the Felt Heart Craft Ideas!
1. Felt Pocket Hugs: Mini Heart Pillows
Have you ever wished you could tuck a little love into someone’s pocket? That’s the idea behind these sweet felt pocket hugs. My children love making these mini heart pillows, and they’re perfect for sharing with friends and family.
To make them, we cut out two matching heart shapes from soft felt, sew or glue them together, and leave a little opening to add some fluffy stuffing.
Once the heart is full and plump, we close it up with a few stitches or a seam of glue. The real fun begins when my kids decorate their hearts—buttons, lace, little decorative fabric flowers, or even tiny hand-stitched designs make each one unique
2. Felt Heart Door Wreath
This craft has become a Valentine’s tradition in our home, and it’s one my kids look forward to every year. Using a simple embroidery hoop as a base, we create a cheerful door wreath covered in felt hearts.
We start by wrapping the hoop with natural twine to give it a finished look. Then comes the fun part—cutting out felt hearts in all different sizes and shades of pink, red, and white. My kids love arranging the hearts for the hoop, layering them just so, and then gluing them in place.
When it’s done, we hang the wreath on our front door. It’s such a lovely way to greet visitors with a handmade touch of love, and every time I see it, I’m reminded of the joyful time we spent making it together.
3. Embroidered or Needle Felted Felt Valentine Hearts
This project feels extra special because it’s something we can share with others in a meaningful way.
Instead of giving paper Valentine cards, we sometimes like to make embroidered or needle felted hearts.
They’re simple enough for kids to create but feel so thoughtful and personal.
We start with heart-shaped felt pieces, some embroidery floss, and needles (I use blunt ones for little hands). I guide my kids as they stitch simple designs or write little messages like “Love” or “Be Mine.”
Even the youngest ones can help by adding their own “freestyle” stitches, and the results are always charming.
For older children ready to explore something new, creating needle-felted designs on felt hearts is a wonderful alternative to embroidery.
It’s so meditative to gently work the wool roving into the felt with a felting needle, and the results are beautifully textured and unique.
Kids can craft colorful patterns, sweet shapes like flowers or swirls, or even write short words in soft, wooly letters.
It’s a quiet, rhythmic activity that feels almost magical as the design takes shape, and the finished hearts are true works of art—perfect for gifting or cherishing as a keepsake.
When the hearts are finished, we hand them out to friends and family or string them together to make a garland for our home.
There is such a quiet beauty about crafts like these. The soft texture of the felt, the gentle rhythm of stitching or cutting—it all draws us into the moment.
These kinds of activities nourish more than creativity; they build connection, patience, and a sense of accomplishment in our children.
So, this Valentine’s Day I hope you gather some felt, scissors, and glue.
Sit down with your little ones, and let the love flow through your hands as you create something beautiful together.
It’s not just about the craft—it’s about the love you pour into it and the memories you’ll carry with you.
Wishing you a warm, love-filled Valentine’s season!
