Printable Valentine’s Day Cards for Kids

In the U.S. there is a long tradition of exchanging gifts and flowers on Valentine‘s Day, but the Valentine Card didn’t really catch on until the Mid-Nineteenth Century. Around 1850, Esther Howland began to produce elaborate, romantic Valentine Cards incorporating paper lace and embossed floral die cuts into her designs.

Although commercial cards were already available in the U.S., Howland’s colorful cards managed capture the beauty and romance that epitomized the Victorian era. Her cards were quickly embraced by the public and soon she found she could hardly keep up with the demand.

Valentine cards continue to outsell cards for every other holiday except Christmas and children especially love to give and receive Valentine cards and candy.

Below you will find websites that offer a wide selection of free, printable cards that will appeal to all tastes and ages.

Nick Jr. offers eight printable cards with their most popular characters including Dora, Blues Clues and Diego. These cards will definitely appeal to younger children.

DLTK's Holiday Activities for Kids has twelve card themes to choose from including Sponge Bob and the Powder Puff Girls. Cards are in gif format, load quickly and can be printed in Color or Black & White.

Here are three sets of cards from KidsDomain. These small, colorful Valentines print eight to a page. I used print preview and enlarged the cards to 125% and they fit the page just right. You may have to experiment to get just the right fit.
Valentine Card Set 1
Valentine Card Set 2
Valentine Card Set 3

Kids Turn Central offers three different pages of Valentines. These simple, but colorful cards print 4 to a page.

Family Fun Magazine offers colorful printable Valentine cards for classroom giving.
Valentine Card Set 1
Valentine Card Set 2

The HP Creative Studio is one of my favorite sites for holiday cards and crafts. They offer a small selection of printable Valentine Day Cards suitable for both kids and adults.

Cannon Creative Park maintains a wide selection of printable cards.

Makingfriends has colorful cards perfect for a classroom Valentine exchange. They print four cards to the single page with a simple Valentine greeting.

Xerox offers fun and fancy designs that can be printed as folded cards or note cards. The kid's cards print as postcards. All of the cards display in PDF format, but the template allows for customization so you can insert your own text.

If you need an envelope for your Valentines, Family Fun has a printable template for a small Valentine’s envelope. Simply print out the pattern, trim and fold.