I can't wait to show you the Valentine gifts for students I diy'ed this year! I found this idea on Pinterest and just couldn't pass it up. Walk through this step by step guide to create this adorable and easy that will have your students' hearts melting.

Valentine Gifts for Students: A Step by Step Guide
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Melted Crayon Hearts
Break it up!
- Start with about 100 crayons.
- Remove the wrappers and break them up into small pieces.

Chop away!
- Using a cutting board, chop the crayon bits into even smaller pieces.

Mold it!
- Put the crayon pieces into a heart shape mold, like this one from Amazon.

Cook it!
- Preheat your oven to 240 degrees.
- Bake for about 15 minutes. (Cooking times will vary!)

Cool it!
- Once the crayons have melted, take them out of the oven and cool for at least an hour.
- Then, remove from the mold.

Pop it out!
- These will be easy to pop out of the mold! (And clean up is a breeze.)

Trace it!
- For a handmade card, use a cup as a tracer.

Finished!
- Handwrite a message around the heart crayon.

Compliment Heart
Who doesn't love a good compliment? Getting and receiving compliments makes us feel good, and the same is true for students. So, why not give them a heart full of compliments to keep and remind them they are cared about!? Introducing, compliment hearts.
Type it!
Create personalized compliment hearts in seconds with the autofill heart resource.

Write it!

Have students rotate around the room, writing on each other's hearts.
Laminate it!
Laminate these hearts for a keep forever gift!
A Poppin' Gift
Surprise students with pop-its, or a bag of unpopped popcorn! And, of course use the adorable gift tag with it.

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Go Digital
Try using tech tools like ChatGPT or Canva can save you a lot of time!
Canva Card
Use an already made Canva template to create a personalized greeting card for each student. Once you edit the template to your liking, duplicate it and replace the message/photo. Easy peasy!

ChatGPT Poem or Note
Use ChatGPT to create a personalized poem or note for each student in your class. I attach these to a little pouch of candy.

Valentine Bookmarks
Make your students smile when they turn those pages with personalized bookmarks!
These bookmarks are so easy with the only materials needed being thick paper or cardstock (seasonally colored), and stickers or markers.
- Cut strips of your paper or cardstock into bookmark size.
- Write or use alphabet stickers to personalize each bookmark with student names.
- Add seasonal sayings, like:
- You're a page turner!
- You're one for the books!
- Laminate!
- Punch a hole at the top and thread with ribbon or yarn.
Gift Tags
Whichever gift you decide to create, whether form this post, or not, use these oh so punny gift tags!
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Love these!
Lindsey
They are awesome! Maria
I made these a few years ago and they were a big hit with my kiddos class too!! Super cute!!!
Jamie
Thanks for visiting my blog! Love those heart crayons–and your daughter's name {I'm Molly, too : )} Check your email for my Dental Health unit!
Thanks for the dental health unit, Molly! It looks like a great quality product that you worked very hard on! I look forward to using some of it with my class this year and I'll be sure to blog about it! Thanks for stopping by my blog!