Make this fun pop-up card for mom.

First, choose two colors of paper. Cut at least two pieces of each color into 2″x2″ squares. Fold in half to cut into a tulip shape. Separate all pieces.

Next, keeping the tulip pieces folded in half, glue them together so that different colors touch and it opens up like a fan.

Last, cut a stem and leaves out of green paper and glue into the center. Add a special message on the front and/or inside of the card.

Print this page on cardstock and punch holes at the top of the page, about 1.5 inches apart. Draw stems and leaves from the bottom to each hole. Cut tissue paper into 3″x3″ squares and pull through each hole, taping in the back.

Cut several pieces of colored paper into 1.5″ strips, horizontally.

Fold the pieces as seen and staple a half inch in.

Staple hearts together and hole punch two toward the top to run a string through.

Cut out a heart from cardstock and place the outside border onto another piece of cardstock, taping the edges to keep it in place.

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Cut a heart outline from contact paper and place onto a canvas.

Squirt different colors of paint along the top of the heart.

Take a piece of cardstock and slowly drag the paint downward.

Let paint completely dry before removing the heart outline.

Cut three pieces of different colored cardstock into 2 1″-thick strips of 4″, 5″, and 6″-lengths.

Staple each set together.

Cut three pieces of different colored cardstock into 2 1″-thick strips of 4″, 5″, and 6″-lengths.

Bend the shortest strip backwards from the staple and pinch the ends to make a heart shape.

Do the same with the medium strip, pinching it over the smaller strip.

After making the same shape with the longest strip, staple them all together over a cardboard skewer or paper straw.

Make as many as you like and place in a cup or mason jar to create a bouquet of hearts.

Cut hearts out of pink, red, and purple paper.

Cut out a large heart from cardstock (or use the template below).

Glue the hearts on and add a string to hang it.

Cut toilet paper rolls at an angle to have a sharp point in back (about 3″ long) and a sharp dip in front (about 2″ long).

Cut hearts out of red tissue paper.

Glue the tissue paper heart on the inside of the toilet paper roll.

Place over a battery-powered tealight candle.

Cut out a heart from cardstock. It can be any size you like, but about the size of your hand is a good idea.

Wrap red, pink, or purple yarn around it.

Glue onto a card or give to your Valentine just the way it is.

Print these hearts onto different shades of pink or purple cardstock.

Use a craft knife or open scissors over a corkboard or magazine to cut the hearts out from the inside.

Cut small pieces of cardboard to glue in between each layer to create a 3-D effect.

Buy a small canvas (flat canvases are also a great option for saving money and space), and have children paint the background as they wish.

Take photos of them blowing kisses, cut them out, and have them glue onto the canvas. Children can either paint on hearts, add heart stickers, or cut out paper hearts to glue on.