Fun Valentine's Day Coloring Pages and Printables for Kids

Do your children enjoy coloring? If so, here are some links for great free Valentine's Day coloring pages and printables. These pages are perfect for children to color and hand out to family and friends as Valentines. Many of these websites also feature great ideas for Valentine gifts and crafts.

The first website is Color A Smile and it's extra special. Color A Smile is a non-profit organization that collects crayon drawings from children every month and distributes them to nursing homes, meals on wheels programs and other individuals across the country in need of a smile. The organization, based in Morristown, NJ, does not charge anyone to receive the drawings, they exist on voluntary donations. The Color A Smile website includes a Coloring Book where you can chose coloring pages or drawing pages from many options. They have pages available for every holiday, including Valentine's Day. All you need to do is print out the page, have your child color or draw and finally mail the masterpieces to the address supplied on the website. It's a wonderful way to bring a smile to people that are homebound or in nursing homes.

The Disney FamilyFun magazine website has lots of coloring pages, printable cards and gifts and decorations for little ones to make. They even feature videos on how to make pretty Butterfly Cards, adorable Bee Mine Valentines, yummy Valentine Muffins and other great Valentine crafts. This is definitely a website worth checking out.

Kaboose, a parenting website, features some cute Valentine pictures that are available in 2 sizes. Children are able to fold the pictures and make into cards. They also have mini-cards at the bottom of the page. If you want to print as coloring pages, you must print out the large version at full size. The website also includes directions on how to make homemade Valentines and wonderful Valentine Day themed crafts. Also take a look at the adorable Valentine clip art. It can be used to make your own coloring pages and cards.

Another great website filled with a diverse selection of Valentine activities is familyshoppingbag. This site not only includes coloring pages, but children can also make Valentine themed recipe cards, stationery, invitations, bookmarks, stickers, calendars, favor boxes, gift tags, door hangers, and diverse crafts. Available crafts include picture frames and mobiles.

If you are looking for the most adorable Valentine's Day coloring pages, you must take a look at coloring.ws. The coloring pages include a Valentine's Day angel, flower, bear, bee, simple heart, bird, bunny, butterfly, Canada goose, cat, dog, cow and so much more. The pictures also look simple enough for children to draw or trace.

After looking at coloring.ws you can take a look at one of its sister sites, DLTK's Coloring. DLTK features crafts, coloring pages and projects for many holidays and themes. The website has some great color pages that can be made into art, posters and more.

Another sister site is first-school. This website offers coloring pages and other activities for toddlers, preschoolers and kindergarteners. Children can work on greeting cards, bookmarks, post-its, hand flowers, heart shapes animal theme crafts, and of course, coloring pages.

If you just need a simple Valentine Heart to color, take a look at the education.com website. It's also a great website for grade specific worksheets on many topics, including, math, reading, science, social studies and writing.

Free-coloring-pages is the perfect site if you are looking for lots of coloring pages to make into a coloring book. The site even includes an online Valentine coloring book that children can color right on the computer.

Finally, 123printcards is a great website where you can make your own Valentine cards and envelopes. This is a great idea for older children. The cards are simple to make and the site also gives easy instructions on how to make the envelopes.

With all these sites available, your children will not be bored, and will have Valentines and gifts for everyone on their lists. Happy Valentine's Day!