Create a sustainable Valentine’s Day with these fun upcycled Valentine’s Day crafts using materials you can find in your recycling bin.
Valentine’s Day, traditionally a celebration of love and affection, often comes with increased consumption.
This Valentine’s Day we can show love to the planet as well by using a more eco-friendly approach to the holiday.
When it comes to crafting embracing materials that otherwise would be recycled or thrown away is a great way to be more sustainable, and also save some money.
The Valentine’s Day crafts in this post all use some upcycled materials and make for fun craft days, decor, or even Valentine’s Day gifts.
Upcycled Valentine's Day Crafts
Grab your recycling bin and start making fun Valentine's Day crafts that the whole family will enjoy creating.
This adorable craft is made using a toilet paper roll and allows kids to get really craft with their own "love bugs."
This cute craft can use paper from your recycling bin plus a paper towel roll.
Turn old egg cartons and tissue paper into a bouquet for Valentine’s Day! This easy and fun egg carton garden craft will bring a smile to the face of friends, family or loved ones you gift it to.
Upcycle leftover papers from previous Craft projects to create a charming Torn Paper Heart craft. The free Heart Template makes the project even easier and perfect for even Preschoolers!
Use toilet paper rolls to make the cutest Valentines day art with your little ones.
Make beautiful heart bookmarks with upcycled materials.
Use cleaned meat trays and yarn to teach your kids how to sew this heart Valentine’s Day craft.
Using a cereal box and an old hanger you can make this adorable dinosaur for kids to collect their Valentine's in.
Save your popsicle sticks to make this cute cupcake craft.
These cute self watering planters are an eco friendly Valentine craft made from plastic water bottles.
Use this printable bear template to turn a cardboard tube into an adorable little bear.
Turn scrap fabric into a cute heart shape wreath that will look great on your door.
Use flowers from your garden to make these sweet mini wreaths with leftover mason jar lids.
TP Roll Cardboard Tube Heart Garlands look gorgeous! Great for recycled Valentine's Day decorations.
Repurpose old book pages into an adorable stenciled banner.
Make pretty hanging hearts this Valentine’s Day by upcycling old plastic food tubs. The nail polish marbling technique uses up any old gloopy polish you might have and the random patterns feel like magic.
Create cute hearts out of old wine corks for beautiful and simple decorations.
More Sustainable Valentine’s Day Ideas
Looking for more ways to make your Valentine’s Day more sustainable? Here are some other resources you may find helpful.
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