Never in my whole life did I ever think I would be making monster Valentines. And then I had two boys. 😀 I don’t know why boys find monsters so fascinating, but they do, so monster Valentines it was!
The inspiration for these actually came from the googly eye finger puppets– Connor spotted them while we were walking through Michael’s one day, and he just had to have them. I thought they might be fun to incorporate into Valentines, so we bought a few packs, brought them home and the monsters were born!
Free Printable Valentines – Monster Themed!
Here’s what I used to make the Valentines:
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- Valentine print outs (provided below; I printed on these,
but you could use regular white card stock too) - Adhesive dots (similar to these)
- Eye finger puppets (similar to these; also found at Michael’s)
- Paper cutter or scissors (optional)
but you could use regular white card stock too)So really the assembly of these little guys is pretty self explanatory. First you’ll want to print out the Valentines. There are three cute monster styles to choose from:
{Click here to download “Eye Think You’re the Best” Valentine printable!}
{Click here to download “Eye Think You’re Awesome” Valentine printable!}
{Click here to download “Eye Am Wild about You” Valentine printable!}
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The Valentines are four to a page and are compatible with the Avery Postcards, but they can also just be printed on regular card stock and cut out by hand. And speaking of cutting things out, I am slightly type A and crazy, and it drives me nuts that my printer doesn’t print to the edge of the page, so I use my handy dandy paper cutter to slice off the excess edges. If you are not a crazy person like me, feel free to skip this step. 😀
(The left one is trimmed, the right one isn’t. Will the kids notice either way? Definitely not. 🙂 )
For me, attaching the eye finger puppets took way longer than it should have. My first idea was to sew them on with baker’s twine. That was a fail because #1- it took forever, and #2- the eyes didn’t sit straight. Then I tried cutting a slit with my exacto knife and sliding the eyes in there. It was okay, but it made the Valentine sit kind of wonky.
It wasn’t until my third attempt that it hit me: glue dots! {And you’re all reading this saying, “Duh!”} The glue dots were super simple and quick to use. I just stuck one to the back of each eye, pressed it onto the card, and I was done!!
Even though I never thought I was the monster Valentine “type,” Con is absolutely over the moon about them, and that’s all that matters to me! He is so excited to hand them out to his friends at preschool– I haven’t broken it to him yet that he still has to wait two more weeks! Oh well. It will be here before we know it, right? 😀
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What kinds of Valentines are your kiddos into these days?
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Kim {Pinspired Home} says
January 29, 2014 at 8:16 amThese are adorable, Abby! What a cute idea!
Where did you get the images for these?
justagirlabby says
January 29, 2014 at 10:48 pmThanks, Kim! They’re from picmonkey.com! Hope you’re having a wonderful week!
~Abby =)
Mandy Hank says
January 29, 2014 at 9:10 amOh my gosh their eyes are adorable!! Vday cards are so stressful for me now, I want to go back to just buying the store bought ones- LOL
justagirlabby says
January 29, 2014 at 10:46 pmLol! Buy the store ones and save yourself the stress! 😉 Though if I know you, yours will be completely awesome! Thanks for stopping by, friend!
~Abby =)
Zakkiya Hamza says
January 30, 2014 at 8:45 amOh my!! These are absolutely adorable. Love the idea :))
justagirlabby says
January 31, 2014 at 12:01 amThank you so much, Zakkiya! Have a wonderful weekend!
~Abby =)
Renee says
January 30, 2014 at 9:32 amThese are great! I’m going to show them to my kids and hopefully they like them. As always, thanks!
justagirlabby says
January 31, 2014 at 12:00 amThank you so much, friend! Hope you’re having a great week!
~Abby =)
Sky says
January 31, 2014 at 2:10 amCute cute! I make things harder than they need to be too often also… and for what it’s worth, glue dots didn’t come to me instantly as I was reading that part either 🙂
justagirlabby says
February 1, 2014 at 10:55 pmLol, thanks, Sky! I’m glad I’m not the only one!! 😀 Hope you’re having a wonderful weekend!
~Abby =)
Megan @ Our Pinteresting Family says
January 31, 2014 at 7:08 amThese are absolutely adorable. Thank you for sharing. 🙂
justagirlabby says
February 1, 2014 at 10:54 pmThank you, Megan! I’m so glad you stopped by! Have a great weekend!
~Abby =)
Kristy O says
January 31, 2014 at 7:25 amOM Goodness these are so adorable! My nephew LOVES Monsters, pinning this post to share with his mom!
You do such great work on your printables! I have a little contest going on my blog, using a printable / cutter file. I would LOVE if you would give it a try 🙂
https://3peppers-recipes.com/all-you-need-is-love-project-contest-and-freebies/
Have a great weekend!
Kristy @ 3Peppers
justagirlabby says
February 1, 2014 at 10:51 pmThank you so much for the invite, Kristy! I’ll have to check it out! Have a wonderful weekend!
~Abby =)
Krista @thehappyhousie says
January 31, 2014 at 2:16 pmSo cute! I really need to figure out what we are doing for Valentines this year- not only for my class but for my son’s class now too. Thanks for the inspiration (pinned of course).
justagirlabby says
February 1, 2014 at 10:42 pmThank you so much, friend! I was stumped too until Con found the googly eyes, lol! I guess I just needed a little inspiration! 🙂 Hope you’re having a wonderful weekend!
~Abby =)
Sara @ Bitz & Giggles says
January 31, 2014 at 7:08 pmVisiting from Link Party Palooza. These are the cutest things ever! Pinning now. I’m also your newest follower on Pinterest!
justagirlabby says
February 1, 2014 at 10:38 pmThanks so much for popping over from the party, Sara! Following you back! Have a wonderful weekend!
~Abby =)
Alexis @ Persia Lou says
January 31, 2014 at 7:29 pmOh my goodness Abby! This is so funny. I totally made these same Valentines. Well, obviously not the SAME ones, but monster Valentines using these same eyes! (Great minds and all that…) I attached mine a little differently. You will have to stop by and see. 🙂
justagirlabby says
February 1, 2014 at 10:37 pmI love, love, LOVE yours! Hooray for monsters with googly eyes! 😀 Hope you’re having a wonderful weekend, Alexis!
~Abby =)
Sonnet @ SohoSonnet Creative Living says
February 2, 2014 at 12:14 pmThese are beyond adorable! I can’t wait until Scarlett is old enough to give away valentines…. too cute!
justagirlabby says
February 2, 2014 at 9:55 pmThank you, Sonnet! It has been fun coming up with things for his teachers and school friends. It definitely goes too fast though! I tell him all the time that he’s not allowed to grow any more, but he just won’t listen! 😉 Hope you have a wonderful week!
~Abby =)
Christine at More Than Mommies says
February 2, 2014 at 10:10 pmThese are so adorable. I don’t know that i could find those cute googly eye ring things..but regular googly eyes would work just as well, no? Anyway—these are fabulous!
justagirlabby says
February 5, 2014 at 8:27 amThey definitely would! Thanks so much, Christine! Hope you’re having a wonderful week!
~Abby =)
Amy @ Homey Oh My! says
February 3, 2014 at 10:34 pmThese really made me smile. The monsters are adorable! Con is going to be the talk of the school with these Valentines *so cute*.
justagirlabby says
February 5, 2014 at 8:18 amThank you, Amy!! As long as he is happy with them, I’m happy! 😀 Hope you’re having a great week!
~Abby =)
kimberly says
February 4, 2014 at 8:19 pmI adore this idea! All the kiddos would love this! And the free printable-Thank you!
:)Kimberly
LittleMrsPreschool
justagirlabby says
February 5, 2014 at 8:00 amThanks so much, Kimberly! What is it with kids and monsters?! Lol. Hope you’re having a great week!
~Abby =)
Jocie @ OPC The Better Half says
February 6, 2014 at 9:30 pmso so cute abby, Thanks so much for linking up at Creativity Unleashed last week. Featuring you tomorrow and hope to see you back. 🙂
Chelsea says
February 7, 2014 at 1:55 pmThese are CUTE! and my little GIRL would love them!
justagirlabby says
February 12, 2014 at 3:20 pmThanks so much, Chelsea! Good to know that they’d be a hit with the girls too!! Hope you’re having a wonderful week, my friend!
~Abby =)
Katie @ Upcycled Treasures says
February 9, 2014 at 11:15 amThese are adorable! Pinned 🙂
justagirlabby says
February 12, 2014 at 3:06 pmThanks so much, Katie! Hope you’re having a wonderful week!
~Abby =)
Jen F. says
February 13, 2014 at 11:09 pmThank you for sharing these – they were super fun to make with the kids and were a hit at school! 🙂
justagirlabby says
February 14, 2014 at 6:48 amYay! I’m so glad you liked them! This just made my day! Happy Valentine’s Day, Jen– have a wonderful weekend!
~Abby =)
Windy says
January 21, 2015 at 8:52 pmTotally love this! I almost bought out Party City’s collection of the eye finger puppets! Both my boys will enjoy giving out a non-candy Valentines this year thanks to you!
Kris says
February 10, 2015 at 7:48 pmeye think YOU are awesome!! Thank you!!!
kerri says
January 29, 2016 at 8:44 pmLove the valentines! I bought the eyes at Target, with the idea of making some type of valentine, although I wish it was signed “Your Teacher”…I bought these for my kinders 🙂
Love the design, thanks for sharing!
Riley says
February 1, 2016 at 8:10 pmYou are a LIFE SAVER for a busy kindergarten teacher like me!!!!! I bought the eye toys from Target thinking “someone out there has to have made a cute template for these”.. but was not sure how to begin looking. Found your link on Pinterest searching “eyes valentines kids”. THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!
jamie says
February 8, 2016 at 12:33 pmSo cute!!! You are extremely talented! Thank you for sharing!
karen says
February 11, 2016 at 6:14 pmIs it too late to get a free printable for this ? I bought the eyes and found this on Pinterest. So cute!
justagirlabby says
February 11, 2016 at 9:22 pmHi, Karen! You can get the printable by clicking the photos of each of the monster valentines– the PDF will open in another window for you. I hope this helps! Have a great night!
~Abby =)
Jamie says
February 12, 2018 at 2:25 pmThank you so much for sharing these! I printed them today and ordered the eyes on Amazon – they come tomorrow in time for Vday!
justagirlabby says
February 12, 2018 at 2:37 pmYay! So glad it was helpful for you, Jamie! <3
~Abby =)
Michelle says
February 13, 2018 at 11:06 pmThank you!!n We bought these eye rings weeks ago with good intentions to put together a printable and life got busy and we ran out of time. You are saving us tonight!
justagirlabby says
February 14, 2018 at 9:08 amOh I have totally been there! So glad it was helpful! Happy Valentine’s Day!
~Abby =)