Free Printable Animal Valentines -

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There are a few times in life when puns are good. One is birthdays. Birthday cards with pun inspired jokes seem to be some of the only options in the funny card section these days. And they can be really amusing when given to the right person.

Valentine’s Day is a another. Especially when it comes to kids’ cards. Kids love puns (and they don’t even know what a pun is yet). And when they appear on Valentine’s Day cards, you usually can hit a home run.

It’s always a good thing when your Valentine recipient laughs out loud as you hand out Valentine’s Day cards.

Valentine puns were the inspiration when designing these Free Printable Animal Valentines. Animals are cute. And I love these hand drawn ones, so I couldn’t wait to feature them on the cards.

But they couldn’t just be sitting around looking adorable. They needed to talk. Time to bring in some speech bubbles.

Since I wasn’t quite sure what each animal would say, Valentine puns saved the day. Turns out that there are lots of ways to play with words and associate them with different animals. Here’s what I came up with.

The alligator chomps “I’d snap at the chance to be your Valentine!”.

The elephant reminds your Valentine how “unforgettable” they truly are.

The hippo wishes a “Hippo Valentine’s Day”.

The tiger even declares that he is seeing “stripes”.

Make Into Animal Classroom Valentines

These cute animal valentines are the perfect size for classroom valentines. They measure 3.5″ x 5″. You can put them in an A1 envelope and hand out to classmates.

But these days, classroom Valentines usually have an extra treat attached (affiliates). For these Animal Valentines, here are some treat ideas that you could attach:

For me, my favorite Valentine treat is something useful. Pencils are one of my favorites and are very popular with kids. They aren’t candy (for those trying to avoid more sugar) and are so handy. Kids love using them “right away”.

So you can also match a cute animal themed pencil or adorable Animal Shaped Erasers (affiliates).

As a former teacher, I remember that one of the academic tie-ins for celebrating Valentine’s Day is for students to practice their best handwriting by signing their cards. Although you can purchase customized valentine cards with their name pre-printed on it, many schools require the kids to write their own names.

So, this space gives kids with all kinds of handwriting the chance to write their names.

There is also a “To” space on the card for your child to write the name of the recipient. In some classes, the idea of matching the valentine to the name takes too much time during distribution. Instead, you could write “My Friend” or “My Classmate”.

How to Make Animal Valentines

To make your animal valentines, download the Free Printable Animal Valentines here. Print on heavier white cardstock (our favorite version that works in most printers is here – affiliate).

Then, cut out your Valentine’s Day cards using a paper trimmer (affiliate).

Place in an envelope or attach to your Valentine treat. Valentines done.

Still Need to Download your Animal Valentines?

You can download your Free Printable Animal Valentines here.

Looking for other Valentine’s Day card ideas?

And if you are searching for other Free Printable Valentine card ideas, check out these Heart Crayon Valentines. You can attach them to a pack of crayons or handmade heart crayons. The perfect way to encourage your Valentines to have a colorful day.

Or check out our Free Printable Valentine’s Day Coloring Pages or round up of favorite Free Printable Classroom Valentines.

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