The Best Valentine’s Day Candy Crafts

On Valentine’s day nothing says “I love you” like candy. You could give your crush a bouquet of Fancy Rose Pops or a bag of Reese’s Valentine’s Peanut Butter Hearts ,but if you really want your gift to stand out, you have to get creative.

We’ve collected our favorite Valentine’s Candy Crafts to help you say I love you, in the sweetest way possible – with a handmade candy craft.

Candy Gift in a Jar

This easy craft from TheFrugalGirls.com is perfect for the man in your life. Twine and metal gives the gift a rustic look, and the spicy sweets inside give it a manly punch.

What you’ll need: a mason jar, spicy candy, red paper, a marker, twine

How to make it:

1. Fill the mason jar with the spicy candy of your choice. We recommend atomic fireballs , or Albanese Red Hot Cinnamon Gummy Bears.
2. Trace the top of the mason jar on the red paper and then cut out the circle. Use the remaining paper to make a tag.
3. You can decorate the paper circle if you want before fitting it over the lid of the jar and then screwing on the outer lid.
4. Write on the tag: “You’re so Hot!”
5. Wrap twine around the top of the jar and use it to tie on the tag.

Pro tip: If your crush doesn’t like spicy candy, you can substitute Albanese Wild Cherry Gummi Bears or Jelly Belly Cherry Jelly Beans. Just change the tag to read: “I’m sweet on you.”

Candy Huggers

If you need valentines for an entire class full of kids, try these adorable candy huggers from Liagriffith.com. With the free downloadable template they’re easy to make and with bulk candy, they’re inexpensive too. Almost any wrapped candy will work, we recommend Valentine’s Kit Kat Miniatures or Palmer Caramel Hearts.

What You’ll need: The downloadable template, individually wrapped bulk candy, scissors, glue dots or tape.

How to make it:

1. Download the template.
2. Cut out an animal shape for each kid in the class.
3. Use a glue dot to attach a piece of candy to the animal’s chest.
4. Wrap the animal’s arms around a piece of candy and secure in place with a glue dot.

Pro tip: if you don’t have a Lia Griffith membership, you can draw your own animal templates. Use heavy paper to make the shapes more rugged.

Terracotta Candy Jar

This little candy jar is a gift they can refill again and again. You can fill it with any candy you want and paint it any color, so it’s endlessly customizable.

What you need: 4” terracotta pot, 4” terracotta saucer, wooden knob or doll head, paint, glue, small round bowl

How to make it:

1. Paint the pot, saucer and knob or wooden doll head. Let dry.
2. Flip the saucer open side down and glue the knob or doll head to the top of the saucer.
3. Flip the pot upside down and glue the bottom of the bowl to the bottom of the pot.
4. Fill with Hershey’s Cupid’s Mix or other candy of your choice.
5. Add the cover.

Pro Tip: You can decorate your candy jar with glitter, stickers, ribbon or anything else that strikes your fancy.

For more awesome Valentine’s candy crafts visit the sweet services Pinterest page.