Inexpensive
Valentine Card Ideas
from our Readers
Frugal Valentine Card Ideas
I bought a pack of kids cards for
about .99 at Walmart. I then copied a poem I found online (or write one
yourself) I cute each line of the poem out and placed one line on each card.
Then I mixed them up and put them all in an envelope. When my sweetie gets it he
has to put the cards together to see what the poem says. I also sent a copy of
the poem in another letter. This was a cute idea and not costly. Which is
really a plus seeing that he is in the military and everything adds up:) -- Sara
from VA
When my husband and I were dating, I
was still in college and neither of us had a lot of money to spend on
non-essentials. So I got a small piece of tag board and a bag of the little
candy hearts with the sayings on them. I created a home-made poster card for him
using the sayings. I was able to say "I Love You" and "I Miss
You" when we weren't together. I wrote in words where needed and decorated
with stickers. He loved it and it is still displayed in a hutch for everyone to
see. That was 7 years ago. -- Heather from MN
Make
a Photo Card -- Using old photos, cut out your kids pictures in
the shape of the letters L-O-V-E and glue onto a piece of colored
paper. Write a message inside. I did this years ago and both
my daughters still have them hanging up on their bulletin boards
in their rooms. -- Maureen, Austin, TX
A cute Valentine card for Mom, Dad,
Grandma, Grandpa, etc., ... trace and cut out your little one's hand from
construction paper. Fold down the middle and ring finger to make the sign
language sign for "I Love You". You can add a contrasting
cut-out heart or write a message in the palm. Be sure to date it to
remember the "age" of your little keepsake hand! -- Melanie, 44,
from NV
A great and really
inexpensive Valentine's Day gift is a candy card. Get a large piece of poster
board and a bunch of candy bars. Ones that have a double meaning (like Baby
Ruth, Big Hunk, etc.) are best. Then write a letter using the candy bars to fill
in certain adjectives like "You are my "Big Hunk" and I am your
"Baby Ruth". This is a great gift both for children and adults, costs
very little and is VERY much appreciated (I made one for my husband the first
year we were dating and he LOVED it). The only bad thing is that you really
can't give this gift to the same person twice! -- Sara, 25, from TX
For Valentine's Day, I usually take a
picture of my daughter with our digital camera, then print it on cardstock paper
to make a special Valentine's Day card. One year, I dressed her in white PJs,
bunny ears (we already had) & her favorite bunny slippers. I drew a bunny
nose & whiskers on her face. Before I printed the picture, I typed,
"Some Bunny Loves You!" My daughter was really excited to hand her
friends their special Valentines! -- Stacy from SC
I have my family sign Valentine's
early and I put them in an addressed envelope to who we want them to go to.
We put them all in a large envelope and mail them to the postmaster @
Valentine's Virginia and ask him to postmark them and send them on their way.
The receiver will get a valentine that has the Valentine's post mark on.
Kinda fun! -- Cindi from MN
These are some Valentine card ideas
from children.
1. Have a child put both their hands palm down on a piece of paper with
their thumbs touching and wrists together (this makes a heart shape).
Trace around their hands and then draw a heart shape around it. Or you can
paint their palms and then press down on the paper. They can also decorate
around it by making thumbprint hearts (press their thumb on an ink pad and put 2
thumbprints close together in the shape of a heart).
2. Another idea is to cut out your child's handprint from construction
paper (pink or red) and fold down the middle and ring finger. This is sign
language for "I love you". You can then glue the handprint to a
Valentine's Day card. -- Kim from TX
*I've even added a small piece of
stick on magnet for the back so Grandma can stick them on the refrigerator and
not in a drawer. -- Kym, 36, from MN
I always make my husband a card on the computer, fix him his favorite meal and
dessert and give him a backrub, or just do something nice for him that he has
been wanting me to do. This way it is all very personal and it doesn't cost
much. -- April, 25, from IA
One year for our anniversary I wrote
down the 50 reasons why I love you for my husband. It ranged from the
obvious ("You make me laugh") to the obscure ("You love almond
joys as much as I do.") My husband still keeps it in his wallet and
looks at (especially when we aren't getting along :) You can do the same
for your kids, sometimes we all need a little reminder why we're special to
someone else. -- Kim, 36, from MO
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