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This Rocket Valentines is an Easy Valentine Craft that is out of this world.

Valentine's Day is just around the corner. It's the day in February to celebrate love and relationships. And yes, it's for kids, too!

Make your little bub cutesy Valentine's Day cards, or get them their favorite chocolate. Just make sure to make them a part of this love-filled occasion.

Kids also enjoy making adorable handmade gifts for their parents, grandparents, and friends.

If you're looking for an easy Valentine's Day craft for your child, this Love Rocket Valentine Craft is a great pick.

It's fun to make, looks adorable, and easy to customize.

Plus, you only need basic craft supplies for it, like glue sticks, card stock, and popsicle sticks. You'll easily find the supplies at your nearest dollar store. Use bright colors to make the Valentine Rocket more eye-catching.

Decorating Fun

Make your rocket Valentine's craft look flashy with glitter, stickers, and pom poms.

Cut small hearts with red construction paper or orange tissue paper and use hot glue to stick them to the rocket. If the kids are doing the sticking bit, use a piece of tape instead. Always put their safety first.

Tying ribbons around the popsicle sticks or at the bottom of the rocket is a fun way to add more colors. Or you can even let them use watercolor paints to create their own galaxy and background for their rocket.

Rocket Valentine Notes

Personalize the craft to add your own friendly notes and messages. Rhyming stanzas would be a great addition to the back of the rocket. It's a fun and creative way to express love and appreciation for your loved ones. Kids can use their imagination to develop rhymes that will make everyone smile.

Here, take inspiration from these:

I'm over the moon for you Valentine!
Shoot for the stars Valentine!
Valentine, you are out of this world!

Don't miss our other fun Rocket Craft and other Popsicle Stick Crafts!

Making Memories

Valentine's Day is not just about giving gifts. It's also a time to make memories with your munchkins. Bake heart-shaped cookies, dress up and take adorable pictures, or watch a feel-good movie together.

You can also read Rocket's Leaf Pile with your kids. It's one of the New York Times bestselling picture books. The store is about Rocket, the Canine Star of Tad Hills, who sets on a new adventure to find his secret Valentine. Join Rocket on his search. It'll be so much fun!

Want more ideas?

Plan a Valentine's Day scavenger hunt for your little ones. Hide small gifts or love notes around the house, and let them explore and discover the surprises waiting for them. It's an exciting way to spend quality time together.

Have a Lovely Valentine's Day

Do something different this Valentine's Day. Stay at home, make this adorable rocket Valentine craft, bake some delicious goodies (or order in), and spend time surrounded by your loved ones.

I've attached easy-to-follow steps at the bottom of this post that'll make completing this rocket craft a breeze. Don't forget to show me your creations.

Love Rocket Craft Supplies

Craft sticks
Acrylic Paint - red, pink, blue, colors of choice
Cardstock - red, pink, purple, colors of choice
1” heart paper punch
Metallic markers - Gold, Silver
Scissors
Glue stick

How To Make a Valentine Rocket Craft

Begin by gluing 4 popsicle sticks together per rocket. There are two ways to do this.

Cut two popsicle sticks down to the width of four popsicle sticks. Glue them across the back of the sticks.
Cut a piece of scrap paper to fit the width of the four popsicle sticks and glue it to the back, holding them all together.

*You can also use hot glue too!

Valentine's Day Rocket Details

Now, paint the front of your rocket in your chosen Valentine’s Day colors. We chose red, pink, and light blue for our rockets. Purple would be nice, too. Let the paint dry completely.

Next, punch hearts from the cardstock colors of your choice. If you do not have the heart punch, you can simply draw hearts on different colors of construction paper and cut them out.

While the paint is drying, print the rocket template and cut out the pieces. Trace the two triangles on the cardstock colors of choice and cut them out. Trace the flame on red cardstock and cut it out.

cut triangles out of construction paper for love rocket

You could use only one of the triangles for the fins of the rocket.

glue smaller triangle on larger triangle for rocket

Or, glue the smaller fin to the middle of the larger fin.

Assemble Rocket Valentine

glue triangles to back of rocket ship popsicle sticks

Then, glue the fins to the bottom of the craft sticks.

glue flame to end of popsicle stick rocket

Glue the flame coming out from the bottom of the sticks, too.

Glue the hearts along the rocket.

Finally, use a metallic marker to draw fun shiny details along the hearts, fins, and flame of the rocket to complete this super cute and easy Valentine’s Day craft.

One last thing that we think is great for this craft is to add friendly notes to the back of the rocket. Simply add a note with your paint pens onto the red construction paper you used on the back side to hold the popsicle sticks together or glue it on at the end. Giving these fun Valentine Rocket Ships as gifts is so much fun!

Happy Crafting and Happy Valentine's Day!

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Rocket Valentine Craft

Launch into Valentine's Day fun with Rocket Valentine Craft for Kids! Explore creative crafts and activities for a celestial celebration.

Course Kids Crafts

Cook Time 20

Total Time 20

Author Alli Ward

Equipment

Scissors
1” heart paper punch

Ingredients

Valentine Rocket Template
Craft sticks
Acrylic Paint - red pink, blue, colors of choice
Cardstock - red pink, purple, colors of choice
Metallic markers - Gold Silver
Glue stick

Instructions

Begin by gluing 4 popsicle sticks together per rocket. There are two ways to do this. 1.) Cut two popsicle sticks down to the width of four popsicle sticks. Glue them across the back of the sticks. 2.) Cut a piece of scrap paper to fit the width of the four popsicle sticks and glue it to the back, holding them all together.
Now, paint the front of your rocket in your chosen Valentine’s Day colors. We chose red, pink, and light blue for our rockets. Purple would be nice, too. Let the paint dry completely. Next, punch hearts from the cardstock colors of your choice. If you do not have the heart punch, you can simply draw hearts on different colors of construction paper and cut them out.
While the paint is drying, print the rocket template and cut out the pieces. Trace the two triangles on the cardstock colors of choice and cut them out. Trace the flame on red cardstock and cut it out.
You could use only one of the triangles for the fins of the rocket.
Or, glue the smaller fin to the middle of the larger fin.
Then, glue the fins to the bottom of the craft sticks.
Glue the flame coming out from the bottom of the sticks, too.
Glue the hearts along the rocket.
Finally, use a metallic marker to draw fun shiny details along the hearts, fins, and flame of the rocket to complete this super cute and easy Valentine’s Day craft.
One last thing that we think is great for this craft is to add friendly notes to the back of the rocket. Simply add a note with your paint pens onto the red construction paper you used on the back side to hold the popsicle sticks together or glue it on at the end. Giving these fun Valentine Rocket Ships as gifts is so much fun!