Today we’re making a Valentine’s day craft. Kids of all ages like toddlers, preschoolers, and kindergarten kids, will love this simple Valentine’s day gingerbread house. It’s a fun and easy popsicle stick craft that is also budget-friendly. Make this Valentine’s Day craft at home or in the classroom.

Valentine’s Day Craft

This Valentine’s day house is simple and is a faux gingerbread house made with art supplies. Kids will be able to do this festive craft and practice fine motor skills.

Embrace Valentine’s day with this simple art project. Kids will need some supervision if using a hot glue gun. If you don’t want your kids to be handling something that can get hot, then you can use Elmer’s glue or tacky glue, it’ll just take longer to dry. So, without further ado, let’s make this Valentine’s gingerbread house.

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Related: Make your own Valentine’s day envelopes for candy!

Supplies Needed To Make This Valentine’s Day Craft

How To Make This Valentine’s Day Gingerbread House Craft

Step 1

Take 7 jumbo popsicle sticks and line them up and then hot glue 1 popsicle stick across the back and then across the other side.

Step 2

Measure out about 1/2 inch past your popsicle sticks to ensure your heart is big enough.

Step 3

Gently fold your heart in half and draw the heart from the marks to ensure it’s big enough.

Step 4

Glue the heart upside down on the popsicle sticks.

Step 5

Valentine's Day Craft- Step 3 - Brown rectangle drawn- Kids Activities blog — Draw and cut out a long rectangle on brown construction paper.

Trace a long rectangle and the cut it out.

Step 6

Valentine's Day Craft- Step 4- Glue rectangle to heart.- Kids Activities blog — Glue the chimney to the roof.

Glue the rectangle on the side of the upside down heart.

Step 7

Valentine's Day Craft- Step 5- Brown door glued on - Kids Activities blog — Glue on your door after drawing and cutting it out.

Trace and cut out another rectangle for the door. Glue it onto the popsicle sticks.

Step 8

Valentine's Day Craft- Step 6- Add heart windows- Kids Activities blog — Add your heart windows.

Add 2 heart windows.

Step 9

Valentine's Day Craft- Step 7- Lines drawn on chimney- Kids Activities blog — Draw your bricks on your chimney.

Draw lines on your chimney and alternate the vertical lines to look like bricks.

Step 10

Valentine's Day Craft- Step 8- Add glitter tiles- Kids Activities blog — Add your glitter tiles!

Add “tiles” by adding wavy glitter lines.

How To Make This Valentine’s Day Craft Your Own

Just like all our crafts you can make this Valentine’s craft your own by changing it up. You can do things like:

Cut out square or circle windows with construction paper.
Draw on the windows and door and color them in.
Decorate the house (popsicle sticks).
Paint your house (popsicle sticks).
Add different sticks.
Draw on the tiles.
Add a cotton ball for smoke out of the chimney.

Our Experience With This Valentine’s Day Craft

I really wanted to do something that was easy for my smaller kids. And I came up with this. We love gingerbread houses, so I figured… why not make a Valentine’s day house.

Is it different? Yes. But it’s fun and that’s the important thing. And it’s simple enough that younger children and older children alike can do it. Grant it, I did use the hot glue gun as they’re not quite ready for that responsibility.

One day. But not today. Either way, we had fun. And of course I had to add glitter. But I hope your family had as much fun with this Valentine’s day craft as mine did.

Valentine's Craft For Preschoolers

Grab your popsicle sticks and hearts, because we're making a fun and easy Valentine's day craft.

Materials

Jumbo Popsicle Sticks
Hot Glue Gun (or Elmer’s Glue/Tacky Glue)
Scissors
Construction Paper
Glitter Pens
Heart Stickers

Instructions

Take 7 jumbo popsicle sticks and line them up and then hot glue 1 popsicle stick across the back and then across the other side.
Measure out about 1/2 inch past your popsicle sticks to ensure your heart is big enough.
Gently fold your heart in half and draw the heart from the marks to ensure it’s big enough.
Glue the heart upside down on the popsicle sticks.
Trace a long rectangle and the cut it out.
Glue the rectangle on the side of the upside down heart.
Trace and cut out another rectangle for the door. Glue it onto the popsicle sticks.
Add 2 heart windows.
Draw lines on your chimney and alternate the vertical lines to look like bricks.
Add “tiles” by adding wavy glitter lines.