Bubby and Bean ::: Living Creatively: DIY Kids Valentine's Day Baskets + Handmade Valentine's Cards

This post is in partnership with YumEarth

I have always been a fan of Valentine's Day. I've never really looked at it as a romantic holiday, but instead as a day to celebrate love. (I mean, who doesn't like love?!) After having kids, Love Day (as my little ones call it), became next level. Both kids absolutely adore the crafting aspects of it, especially creating Valentines for their friends. This year, I thought it would be fun if in addition to making Valentines, we put together little love-themed gift baskets to give to a few of their friends that would include handmade cards, a few small goodies, and our favorite organic valentine candy from YumEarth. They were so much fun to make and turned out really cute, and today I'm going to share with you how we did it!

VALENTINE CARDS

Supplies
medium sized foam or cardstock hearts (you can buy precut or cut your own)

small sized foam or cardstock hearts

Valentine-themed stickers

sparkly washy tape

double-sided tape
YumEarth Organic Lollipops, YumEarth Organic Gummy Fruits, and YumEarth Organic Giggles

Directions

For each Valentine, use double-sided tape to stick a small foam or cardstock heart, centered, onto a large one.
Once again using the double-side tape, attach a piece of YumEarth organic valentine candy to the center of each heart.
Encourage your kids to use their creativity to decorate however they choose with stickers and washy tape.

DIY Kids Valentine's Day Baskets + Handmade Valentine's Cards

VALENTINE BASKETS

Supplies
Small basket

Valentine-themed dish towel or tissue paper

Handmade Valentine card

Small stuffed animal

Valentine-themed pencils

Valentine stickers, temporary tattoos, or other small goodies

Large heart sticker

Directions

Insert dish towel or tissue into basket and fluff from center.
Add stuffed animal, YumEarth Organic Lollipops, YumEarth Organic Gummy Fruits and YumEarth Organic Giggles, pencils, and stickers (or other small goodies).
Place handmade Valentine card in the back.
Add heart sticker to the front of the basket.

Both the handmade Valentine cards and Valentine baskets are simple to craft but make such a special statement. My kids have a great time making them, and it brings them such joy to give them as gifts. Their other favorite part of these projects is getting to sample the delicious YumEarth organic candies! YumEarth candies are some of their all time favorite treats because they taste so good. And I feel good about giving them YumEarth because all of their products are not only organic, but also non-GMO, gluten-free, nut-free, dairy-free, and free from the top 8 allergens. They also contain no corn syrup or natural dyes. That's pretty impressive. Did I mention almost all of their products are vegan too?

The fact that they're allergy-friendly treats also makes them the perfect addition for our little Valentine basket gifts, since several of my kids' friends have food allergies. (Side note: I've been known to enjoy my fair share of YumEarth Giggles. So fruity and flavorful!)

If you're looking for a Valentine's Day candy and treats you can feel good about giving to your babes (and also good about them handing out to their friends), go to their store locator to find out where to buy YumEarth allergy friend candy near you, or shop online. And if you end up making your own Valentines and/or these fun Valentine baskets, tag me (@bubbyandbean) on social media so I can see them and share!