The best Valentine’s Day gifts for kids are sweet and simple; thoughtful little trinkets and treasures that remind them just how much you love them.
Kids learn a lot, and we’re pretty sure you’ll be intently educated on Valentine’s Day origins in the run-up to February 14th. No doubt you've browsed the best Valentine's gifts for him already and dropped some subtle hints about your own ideas. (If not try our best edit of Valentine's gifts for her and if that doesn’t tickle your fancy, you can’t wrong with a Valentine’s Day hamper - trust us on this.) But, what about the kids?!
Family Editor at Goodto.com, Stephanie Lowe tells us; “Romance doesn’t have the monopoly on Valentine’s Day. Sharing love with your kids is just as important, and by involving them you’re modelling how to pay attention to the people you love in your life while also making them feel loved too.”
According to a 2016 survey of more than 1500 people, 85% of parents said that they give their children a gift for Valentine’s day, while only 59% said that they buy something special for their spouse.
To include your kids in Valentine's Day below is our carefully edited list of the best Valentine's gifts for kids. We’ve included dozens of options for boys and girls, and an array of gifts to help the younger generation keep this nod to love alive for years to come. From toys and baking kits to baby buys and games, we've got something ideal to remind your little one just how much you love them.
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1. Guess How Much I Love You Nutbrown Hare
If you don't already have the gorgeous Nutbrown Hare in your child's cuddly toy collection, Valentine's Day is the perfect time to snap him up - and this one is a bargain right now. Guess How Much I Love you is classic children's story written by Sam McBratney that follows the charming story of two hares, Big Nutbrown Hare and Little Nutbrown Hare. It has sold more than 50 million copies worldwide has been translated into 57 languages. The phrase at the heart of the story - 'I love you to the moon and back' is the perfect sentiment for a Valentine's gift for your own little one.
- VIEW NOW - AMAZON | £13.99 £9.00
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2. Pure Cotton Heart Bodysuits
If your little one is too little to have any idea what Valentine's Day is all about, lavish them with a little extra affection via this trio of sleepsuits. Crafted from 100% cotton for softness and comfort and they feature adorable hearts in pastel colours.
- VIEW NOW - M&S | £12
3. Peekaboo - I Love You Book
Wonderbly does a huge range of wonderful personalised books for children; the kind of books that kids will want to keep and treasure forever. This Peekaboo book made our list of the best Valentine's gifts for kids because it's the perfect way to enjoy some extra loved-up cuddles with your little pickle. You can add your child's name, which will appear on the front cover and throughout the sweet story. Also, you get to choose a hand-drawn character to represent your little one and you can write a dedication which will be printed on the first page, and even chose from four cover designs and colours.
- VIEW NOW - WONDERBLY | £24.99
4. Knit Valentines Hearts Winter Hat
Is there anything cuter than babies in beanies? Yes; babies in beanies featuring heart prints on Valentine's Day! We've chosen to include this one, even though it's not cheap, because it's so adorable and the perfect baby hat for this time of year.
- VIEW NOW - ETSY | £26.57
5. 'Love' Organic Muslin Shawl
We love the gender-neutral design of these soft organic cotton muslin squares featuring a stylish 'love' print. Designed in collaboration with the artist In No Particular Order, this would make a lovely gift for a February baby. The blanket measures 120 x 120cm so it's big enough to swaddle a newborn but you can also use it as a lightweight nursing cover or as a burp cloth during winding. There's also an adorable matching baby gift set (£29.90) and From Babies With Love donates 100% of all profits to orphaned and abandoned babies around the world.
- VIEW NOW - FROM BABIES WITH LOVE | £16.90
6. My Hummy Mini
Parents rave about these cute and cuddly sleep aids - a My Hummy is one of the best gadgets you can buy to help your baby wind down and drift off to sleep or nod off again after night waking. My Hummy sleep aids play a range of 'white noise' sounds, which babies find familiar because they mimic the sounds they heard during nine months in the womb. The brand is the brainchild of a new mum who found herself blasting a hairdryer at 3 am to help her baby fall asleep. Treat your little one - and yourselves - to the gift all new parents want most one Valentine's Day and all year round - more sleep!
- VIEW NOW - AMAZON | £24.99
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7. Baby Touch: I Love You Book
This cute little board book is definitely one of the best Valentine's gifts for little ones. Say 'I love you' to all the different animals and objects as you snuggle up with your baby. This bright and sturdy board book has heart-shaped holes to peep through and is full of textured patches to touch, feel and explore. The perfect playbook to encourage babies as they grow and develop.
- VIEW NOW - AMAZON | £6.99
8. Red Heart Baby Shoes
Tiny baby shoes are just about the cutest thing - matched only by tiny baby shoes with hearts on. These soft leather baby shoes from Etsy are a little cheaper than the ones you can get from bigger retailers and the reviews are fabulous.
'This is my second pair of moccasins from this shop and they did not disappoint,' wrote one recent customer. 'The quality is fantastic and they hold up well on my rough 3.5 year old. Granted, we don't wear them daily, just for special occasions and as slippers around the house occasionally. They're easy to put on independently. The seller was great about helping me find the best sole for us and they met our needs. I am keeping this shop in my favourites. Thank you!' Praise indeed.
- VIEW NOW - ETSY | £9.99
9. Fun Sounds Love Monster
Little ones who adore the Love Monster books or the series on CBeebies will go wild for this cute plush version of everyone's favourite huggable hero. Squeeze his hand to hear Love Monster giggle, makes funny noises, and repeat phrases from the show. Suitable from six months to three years.
- VIEW NOW - AMAZON | £13.49
10. ‘Love Heart’ Muslin from Etta Loves
For a gift that has real heart, the just-launched ‘Love Heart’ muslin from Etta Loves has been designed by children who started their lives in Neonatal Intensive Care and are now 4/5 years old. The designs are specifically tailored to what babies can see, and can help with future visual and cognitive development. As well as getting a beautiful, multifunctional, organic cotton muslin, you’ll also be making a £1 donation to BLISS - a charity dedicated to supporting premature and poorly babies and their families - for each ‘Love Heart’ muslin purchased.
- VIEW NOW - £13 | Etta Loves
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11. Heart Wooden Painting Stones
Little crafters will love these wooden heart-shaped 'stones' - definitely one of the best Valentine's gifts for kids if you're looking for a little trinket to help occupy busy fingers. They are excellent value for money for a thoughtful but practical crafty gift. You can paint them with Deco pens or acrylic paint and personalise them by writing little messages on or adding friends' or family members' names. You could also add glitter and stick gems or googly eyes on - and then give one to someone you love.
- VIEW NOW - BAKER ROSS | £6.95
12. Children's Wall Art
This cute and colourful collection of wall art consists of four different prints featuring love, play, sunshine, and rainbow themes. You can buy each individual print or collect them all, and you can select the size of the prints when you order - the options range from 5x7 inches all the way up to 30 x 40 cm.
- VIEW NOW - ETSY | £9
13. Indigo Jamm Hearts Tea Set
This heart tea set is by far one of the best Valentine's gift for kids we've found - especially if you're looking for a fairly inexpensive item that will have long-term play appeal long after Valentine' Day has been forgotten. The set includes a tea tray, 10 tea set pieces, and three cute wooden biscuits. It's a good size for siblings to play with together - the tea tray measures 27 x 27 cm and the teapot is 9 cm high and has a removable teapot lid. It's suitable for children aged three years and over, and you can get 5% off your first order if you sign up for emails.
- VIEW NOW - SCANDIBORN | £30.99
14. Personalised Valentine's Gift Box
If you don't want to spend a lot or go to lots of trouble on Valentine's gifts for kids, pop a few inexpensive love-themed treats in a personalised gift box. These ones are brilliant for money and the perfect size for some sweets, stationery and stickers to make a memorable but affordable V-Day treat. Each box comes with a matching satin bow.
The reviews are glowing, too: 'I have purchased three of these for my husband and children for Valentines day and they are so sweet! Perfect personalised box to fill with sweets and chocolates and a card. Just as pictured and the quality is really great! Thank you.'
- VIEW NOW - ETSY | £2.95
15. Hearts Pyjamas
Pyjamas are hands-down one of the best Valentine's gifts for kids you can buy. They're practical and an item you'll be spending money on anyway - so by going for a heart print you can totally pass off these wardrobe essentials as a little love-gift. In this set you get two pairs of 100% cotton long-sleeved pyjamas for girls. One top has a heart print on the front and the other has an all-over print and ruffles on the sleeves, while one pair of pyjama bottoms is plain and the other has an all-over print too.
- VIEW NOW - VERTBAUDET | £20
16. Heart Porcelain Mugs
Be quick if you like the idea of these porcelain paintable mugs for a kids' Valentine's gift as they're selling fast. Measuring 9 cm tall, they're the perfect size for little hands and ready for budding artists to adorn with some creative expression. You can use glass pens and paints (not included) to decorate them and then apply Satin Varnish to seal the design and reduce the chances of it fading when you wash the mug.
- VIEW NOW - BAKER ROSS | £6.95
17. Heart with Heart Inside Cookie Cutter
Baking is the perfect activity to enjoy with the kids ahead of Valentine's Day, so surprise them with this Heart-Within-A-Heart Cookie Cutter and you'll end up with heart-shaped biscuits with a heart-shaped hole inside. Not forgetting, of course, a tiny little bite-sized heart to bake alongside your biscuit. You could use the cutter to cut out matching fondant icing hearts to lay straight onto the top of your home-baked biscuits, or place a red boiled sweet in the heart-shaped hole before baking for a stained-glass-window Valentine's treat.
- VIEW NOW - LAKELAND | £2.99
18. Little Love Valentine top
Rather than wearing your heart on your sleeve, wear the feelings on your t-shirt. This cute kids' top is available in a choice of sleeve colours and the handprinted text is by sublimation ink, which means the finish of the design sits within the fibres of the fabric creating a super soft garment. It's available in a range of sizes from 1 year up to 14 years old so the kids can twin for Valentine's Day!
- VIEW NOW - NOTHS | £21
19. Melissa & Doug Decorate-Your-Own Wooden Heart Box Craft Kit
Arts-and-crafts activities are loads of fun but they sometimes create lots of waste. Not with this heart box craft kit - it comes with the heart-shaped wooden box included plus all the glue, glitter glue and gems you'll need to decorate it, along with four pots of paint and a brush. And when it's time to tidy up, your youngster will have a special place to store their special treasures.
- VIEW NOW - AMAZON | £10.44
20. Heart Shaped Food Boxes
Whether you fill these with snacks for a Valentine's Day treat for toddlers or pop clues or sweeties inside for an indoor treasure hunt, we think these heart-shaped boxes are irresistible. You get eight boxes with mix-and-match lids - so no more crawling into the cupboard of doom in search of a missing plastic lid - and they're dishwasher-safe.
- VIEW NOW - KIDLY | £5.50
21. Sylvanian Families Town - Cute Couple Set
Fans of Sylvanian Families - the cute collection of toy animal figures with articulated arms and legs, and enviable houses and accessories - will love this pair of love bunnies. The figures are hand-painted with handmade dresses and they can hold the bouquet - or each other's paw!
- VIEW NOW - AMAZON | £25.96
22. Love You Word Wall Art
Available in 21 stunning colours, this wall art will remind your kids on Valentine’s day and all year round that you love ‘em. Made with 100% cotton yarn no wool is used in their creation, making them vegan-friendly.
Mum-of-one, Kat tells us that this vegan aspect is important to her son, 12-year-old Hayden. “He’s learning so much in school about eco-friendly sustainable buys so the fact that this is vegan-friendly is a huge tick for us - even if he will cringe when I give it to him because of the ‘L word’.
- VIEW NOW - NOTHS | £38
23. Creative Tonies Sweetheart
Toniebox is a brilliant screen-free audio device for kids that plays a variety of songs and stories via Tonies - cute little hand-painted character figures that you pop on top. The Toniebox comes with a charging station but it can also be battery-operated and has a headphone jack so youngsters can take it with them on their travels. Creative-Tonies take the storytelling magic one step further - you can upload up to 90 minutes of your own audio via your computer, tablet or smartphone. So you could record yourself reading your child's favourite story or even ask a grandparent or family member to record a Valentine's message for your child.
- VIEW NOW - TONIES | £11.99
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24. Pale Pink Faux Fur Heart Cross Body Bag
Some kids are way too cool for hearts and flowery stuff from their parents on Valentine's Day. So go for style instead. This pink faux-fur cross-body bag is a go-to for most fashion-loving teens, with gold-tone zips this is a great Valentine’s Day gift for kids.
- VIEW NOW - NEW LOOK | £15.99
25. Love Pink Neon Light
Neon lights are still all the rage for youngsters so your teen or tween will be delighted with this bang-on-trend Valentine's Day treat. It's battery / USB powered and comes with four reusable hooks so you can easily hang it on the wall without having to hunt down a drill.
- VIEW NOW - AMAZON | £10.99
26. The Cake Factory - All You Need Is Love
Get your bake on with this glorious love-themed cake-baking kit - the perfect Valentine's pressie for a budding star baker. Everything you need to make a show-stopping layer cake is included, right down to red and pink sugar sprinkles, and the instructions are fun and easy to follow, even for kids.
- VIEW NOW - BAKEDIN | £9.99
27. Funko POP Star Wars: Valentines Chewbacca
Put a smile on the face of a young Jedi with this adorable Valentine's edition Funko Pop Chewie figure. It's a very cute keepsake gift for any Star Wars fan and will look especially fab in a bedroom with a pink or red colour scheme. The only problem is they'll want to collect all the other characters in the range.
- VIEW NOW - AMAZON | £25.49
28. Swizzels Love Hearts Tin Shortbread Biscuits
When it comes to the ultimate Valentine's gifts for kids, we thought you couldn't beat a multipack of Love Hearts sweets. But then we found this - a stash of delicious pure butter round shortbread biscuits presented in a keepsake tin. Each biscuit is embossed with a classic Love Hearts message like 'Hug Me', 'Love', 'For You' and 'Be Mine'. Yum!
- VIEW NOW - AMAZON | £6.64
29. LEGO Heart ornament
A great way to remind your kid you love them - and that you also love it when they’re quietly engaged in an activity. This should keep their attention for at least half an hour. Mum-of-twins, Dionne, bought two and they worked wonders; “The girls were so focussed on creating their own Lego creations - they’re 8-years old - that I got a whole hot coffee and a Wordle done in peace.”
- VIEW NOW - LEGO | £10.99
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30. Heart Cosy slipper boots
Love and comfort go hand in hand, and these heart-patterned slipper boots are just the comfiest. Fluff-lined and slip-on with grippy soles and a bright happy colourful heart pattern, they're available in a wide variety of sizes. Mum-of-three Stacey tells us; “My daughter loves loping about in her slipper boots, so these heart-inspired ones will be my Valentine’s gift of choice.”
- VIEW NOW - M&S | £11-15
31. Chocolate game controller
Suitable for vegetarians and with next-day delivery, this milk chocolate game controller is a great Valentine’s Day kids' gift for any little gamer in your life. Mum-of three, Dionne tells us; “I bought this for my son last year but be warned it is small - about the size of a small Dairy Milk bar. But he loved it.”
- VIEW NOW - AMAZON | £3.09
32. Graffiti Love Heart PJ set
Love is LOUD in these amazing graffiti style spray-paint-heart short pyjamas. Available for age 4 to 13 years old, your little (and not-so-little) ones will love this set which also comes with a matching scrunchie. We just wish they did them for 40-something mums too!
- VIEW NOW - MATALAN | FROM £13
33. Pebble Pals
These cute little painted animal rocks will delight kids of all ages - especially a kid under the age of 9. Mum-of-one, Steph tells us; “Every pocket I own is home to at least one stone or rock. My son loves to collect them so this is the perfect gift for him this Valentine’s Day.”
- VIEW NOW - ETSY | £9
Do parents give kids Valentines gifts?
It's not traditional for parents to give kids Valentine's gifts in the UK, unlike in the USA where many children receive Valentine’s Day gift from their parents on February 14th, containing an assortment of gifts. However, it's increasingly common for Brits to include children in family Valentine's Day celebrations, giving children cards and small, inexpensive gifts to remind them how much they are loved.
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