Occasionally, kids get some art and craft activities from school, according to the events. And since, it is February, this is the time to make some Valentine’s Day cards.
Kids learn a lot from DIY culture. But there is a little hurdle. They need proper guidance. And there are times when parents do not have time to participate in these activities. So today I have made a list of free websites which let you create Valentine’s Day cards for your kids. You can create and customize the cards online, which you can print. And your kids can gift them to their friends. Children can also participate in these activities. The cards and coloring sheets available on these websites will keep your kids busy and creative. The list contains websites that provide functions like card designing, template customization, printable cards, etc.
10 Free Websites to Create Valentine’s Day Cards for Kids
Befunky
Befunky is a free online graphic design tool. It lets you create a design from scratch, or you can pick a template and customize it according to yourself. Befunky has all the features needed to create Valentine’s Day cards for kids. It is very easy to use. Just visit the website using the giving link and click on the ‘Create’ button. This will open the canvas for you where you can create your card. Some cool features of this editor are:
- Tool Introduction: When you click on any tool on this website, you see a short introduction about that tool. The introduction briefs you about what the tool does and how to do it.
- Search stock images: You can search stock images directly on the website. Search and use the images however you want.
You can create cards and download them easily without any login or signup. So the tool is convenient to use.
Canva
Canva is one of the most popular graphic design and editing software. The reason for its popularity is that it is easy to use, and it is fully loaded with features. You can create a beautiful Valentine’s Day card with Canva. Just visit the website using the link given at the beginning of this paragraph. Then click on the ‘Start designing a Valentine’s Day card’ button on the screen. This will open the canvas for you where you can design your card. A few features of Canva are as follows:
- Amazing Graphics, Shapes, and Audio: Canva has a lot of free templates, background images, and shapes to add to your project. You can add graphics and shapes of any kind to your canvas. Canva also lets you add audio and video graphics to your project.
- Animation: Along with the video creating and editing features, Canva also allows you to add animation effects to your static images. You can make a Valentine’s Day e-card using this feature.
- Search anything, add anything: You can search anything on Canva, and it will show you graphics related to your search.
Canva is a very convenient app as it provides almost all the features needed by designers. And you don’t need to sign up.
Minted
Minted is a free website that is providing some Valentine’s Day special activities for kids. They provide coloring, drawing, and puzzle sheets. Parents or teachers can download the printable sheets from here. The files are in PDF format. Activities like these incite the creativity and curiosity of kids. The website also has many other gifts options:
- Valentine’s Day greeting cards which you can shop from there.
- Classroom Valentines, photo cards, and other Valentine’s Day gifts.
- Other digital art and gifts options.
The printable coloring sheets are a very nice gift option for kids.
Design Wizard
Design Wizard is another cool image editor on the list. It can work pretty well for beginners. The features in Basic mode are simple and limited. But one can create beautiful greeting cards with these features as well. There are some nice features of this website, which are:
- Easy edit design templates: The design templates on this website are comparatively easier than others. Although the tools for non-premium or Basic users are pretty basic, they can do all the things. You can add 2D shapes and images.
- Tutorials: There are some tutorials available on various topics. These tutorials can help a lot and kids can learn from them. Kids can create greeting cards on their own with the help of these tutorials.
But there are some limitations of this website as well. You have to sign up to use the service. Then you have to verify your email, to download your project. These things make this website a little inconvenient.
Adobe Express
Creative Cloud Express is a free image editing software by Adobe. It is commonly known as Adobe Express. It has a lot of features to create a Valentine greeting card. To start using Adobe Express, visit the website through the link given above. Then click on the ‘Create Valentine’s Day card’ button. Or scroll down and select a template to edit. This will take you to the canvas, and there you can edit the template or create your own. The features of Adobe Express are:
- Kids friendly graphics: The ‘design assets’ section contains images and stickers to add to the card. There are also some icon packs available. And many of these graphics are kids friendly. They are simple and attractive.
- Animation: You can also add animation effects to the text and photos that you add on the canvas.
After your work is complete, you can download the image in PNG, JPG, and PDF format. You have to sign up for this website as well. But it isn’t as inconvenient as other websites. Though it can be slow sometimes.
Greetings Island
Greetings Island is a website that lets you create, customize and print greeting cards for yourself. You can create or customize greeting cards for kids from this website. Just visit the website using the given link. The link will take you to Valentine’s Day cards section of the website. There is an option to choose between foldable and flat cards. Select any card and customize it, if you want. Then you can print the card from the browser itself. A few features to notice about the website:
- Preview Card: You can preview the card before and after customization. The preview will show you how the card will look physically.
- Download or send directly: You can either download the printable image or file. Or you can send the card directly to someone via email or any other messaging service.
You can directly download the card and print it for your kids as well.
FotoJet
FotoJet is another nice website to create Valentine’s Day cards. Just visit the website using the given link. And you will reach the canvas directly. There, you can search for all the Valentine’s Day graphics and use them to make cards. And then download the cards easily. The images, clip arts, and templates available on the website are very simple. The noticeable features of this website are as follows:
- Simplicity: The website and all its elements like, images, templates, stickers, etc. are very plain and simple. The kids who like simplicity would like these cards.
- Download Features: You can download the card or image in more than one format. And the name of the file and its resolutions can also be changed from there only.
Also, you have to log in to the website before you can use it.
Modernmami
Modernmami has a collection of printable Valentine’s Day cards for kids. There are many attractive cards on the topics which kids generally like. There are cards on cartoon characters. Various cards contain different cartoons. Hence, all the kids can have cards with their favorite cartoons. Some good features of this website:
- Abundance of cards: This website has a collection of a lot of pictures and cards. And what they don’t have, they have added redirecting links to the sites where you will find them.
- Download in PDF: The website downloads the cards in PDF format, which makes them convenient to use and share.
- Learn to make cards: Many times, the website also attaches the tutorial for making or assembling the greeting cards.
This website doesn’t have any image editing tools. So you can’t create any cards here. But you can surf through a lot of cards and download them.
DLTK’s Sites for Kids
DLTK’s Sites for Kids has a lot of activities for kids. And even in the Valentine section, there are many things to do. You can download Valentine’s Day printable cards and coloring pages for your kids. DLTK’s is the site for kids as it has many things which kids would love. The activities in Valentine’s section are:
- Cards
- Coloring pages
- Crafts
- Games and puzzles
- Poems
- Printable sheets
Many more are available on the website. And for the greeting cards, you can directly print them from the website itself.
VistaCreate
VistaCreate is an amazing and feature-rich image editor. You can select from a variety of templates, images, stickers, and music. And then create your own Valentine’s Day card. Just go to the website using the given link and sign up. Then you can use the website to create beautiful cards. Some features of the website are given below:
- Many templates: You can choose from many templates to work upon.
- Many Download options: There are many download options to pick from. For example, PDF standard and high-quality print, normal or transparent PNG, etc.
There are many more options like video editing, adding animations, music, etc. Which can be used to make e-cards. You also have to sign up to use the website.
Conclusion:
All the websites in this list can help kids with Valentine’s Day activities and crafts. Many sites let you create greeting cards. And there are websites from where you can download ready-made printable cards. Some websites have Valentine’s Day theme puzzles and coloring sheets. Every website has something which others don’t. And there are things which are common in all the websites.
