Clothespin Valentine Idea for Kids

An easy and adorable Valentine idea using clothespins! I’d LOVE to “hang” out with you! Perfect for class parties and school valentines.

I adore clothespins, and how fun are these darling valentines? Super easy to make, and totally affordable. You can buy packages of 100 clothespins for so cheap! (affiliate)

ITEMS YOU NEED:

• clothespin (Remember these? Directions HERE) They were perfect for this!
• cardstock; one neutral, two coordinating colors
• distress ink
• double stick tape
• paper trimmer
• printed words (I used fonts “A Little Pot”, and “Century Gothic”)
• small plastic treat bags (I bought mine at Michael’s. I think they were around $4 for 50 bags–around 1 1/2 inches wide by 3 inches high.)
• candy (I love the look of the pink & red M&Ms!)
• ribbon, of course!

DIRECTIONS:

• Print your valentine words on white card stock. I like the texture of Bazzill, but you can use whatever you have.
• Using your paper trimmer, cut out two coordinating colors of cardstock–one slightly larger than the other. I cut my colored paper about twice as wide as the white, to make room for the clothespin and candy.
• Ink all edges.
• With the double stick tape, adhere the white card stock to your smaller piece of colored cardstock, then tape that onto the larger piece.
• Place a small piece of double stick towards the middle of the back of your clothespin, then clip it onto the top left of your card. The tape will just give it a little extra security.
• Fill one of the bags with candy, fold over the top, then clip it onto the card using the clothespin.
• I couldn’t resist some ribbon! Tie it around the lower part of the clothespin.

LOVE these! I can’t wait to make a dozen more!

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