Yo-Yo Valentines

Kids Valentines Ideas that are inexpensive and non-candy valentines. We're sharing 2 different free printable valentines for YoYos

Kids Valentines Ideas that are inexensive and non-candy valentines. We're sharing two different free printable valentines for YoYos. XOXO Valentines.

If you are anything like our family, every year we start the search for great kids Valentine's ideas, and then it isn't till the night before, that we have nothing. With a quick trip to the dollar store or even the party aisle at Walmart, we came up with two really cute Yo-Yo Valentine's Day Ideas.

We have so many cute kid's Valentine's ideas on Made with HAPPY including play-doh valentines, birdseed heart valentines, or one of our favorite gumball machine valentines.

Do not miss our Free Printables for Kids or our Free Valentine’s Day Printables for Kids

Yo Yo Valentines Ideas that are a great non-candy valentines option.

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Picking a Valentine's Day Card Idea

We thought this year would be so much fun to incorporate my son's favorite new (old) toy, the Yo-Yo.

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The three things I look for and guide my children through when picking their kid's Valentine's idea are as follows.

Is it cost-efficient? There are plenty of times my kids want to give each of their classmates fidget cubes. When each cube costs 5-10 dollars, I explain that multiplying that by 25 is just not realistic.
Is it something that will appeal to both girls and boys? While I love me a cute princess crown or army soldier toy, it's good to remember that some kids may not love the same toys as you, so coming up with multiple options is nice.
That size is realistic. My son asked me if he could hand out large stuffed animal snakes to each of his friends. While those are fun, they are large and probably not realistic bringing the whole class one each.

Fun Yo-Yo Valentines Ideas that are bright and colorful and a free valentines printable. XOX Printable Valentines

We found these fun Yo-Yos at our favorite dollar store, and being oh so indecisive, I created two different printables and you can find both at the bottom of the post.

The first of the two is the XOX which is OH SO Cute because I LOVE hugs and kisses. The second is a Yo Yo Yo Printable that is all kinds of fun!

YoYo Valentine

Once you have printed your Valentine's card, it's time to cute a hole in the middle.

I used my 1-inch circle punch for the middle. Lightly fold your card in half long ways, making sure to not make a crease across the entire valentine. then slip your 1-inch circle punch in there and cut half the circle.

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It will provide you will a great hole to start. Then using your scissors, cut a slit around the circle moving out about a centimeter. I make the cuts like a pizza. One at the top and the bottom and the left and the right.

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Then between the top and right and top and left and then the same on the bottom. That will provide you enough room to slip the Yo-Yo in and then give it some paper to hold onto and not slip out.