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!
Here’s what I used to make them:
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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}
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!}
The Valentines are four to a page and are compatible with the Avery Postcards
{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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These are adorable, Abby! What a cute idea!
Where did you get the images for these?
Thanks, Kim! They’re from picmonkey.com! Hope you’re having a wonderful week!
~Abby =)
Oh 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
Lol! 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 =)
Oh my!! These are absolutely adorable. Love the idea :))
Thank you so much, Zakkiya! Have a wonderful weekend!
~Abby =)
These are great! I’m going to show them to my kids and hopefully they like them. As always, thanks!
Thank you so much, friend! Hope you’re having a great week!
~Abby =)
Cute 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 🙂
Lol, thanks, Sky! I’m glad I’m not the only one!! 😀 Hope you’re having a wonderful weekend!
~Abby =)
These are absolutely adorable. Thank you for sharing. 🙂
Thank you, Megan! I’m so glad you stopped by! Have a great weekend!
~Abby =)
OM 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
Thank you so much for the invite, Kristy! I’ll have to check it out! Have a wonderful weekend!
~Abby =)
So 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).
Thank 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 =)
Visiting from Link Party Palooza. These are the cutest things ever! Pinning now. I’m also your newest follower on Pinterest!
Thanks so much for popping over from the party, Sara! Following you back! Have a wonderful weekend!
~Abby =)
Oh 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. 🙂
I love, love, LOVE yours! Hooray for monsters with googly eyes! 😀 Hope you’re having a wonderful weekend, Alexis!
~Abby =)
These are beyond adorable! I can’t wait until Scarlett is old enough to give away valentines…. too cute!
Thank 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 =)
These 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!
They definitely would! Thanks so much, Christine! Hope you’re having a wonderful week!
~Abby =)
These really made me smile. The monsters are adorable! Con is going to be the talk of the school with these Valentines *so cute*.
Thank you, Amy!! As long as he is happy with them, I’m happy! 😀 Hope you’re having a great week!
~Abby =)
I adore this idea! All the kiddos would love this! And the free printable-Thank you!
:)Kimberly
LittleMrsPreschool
Thanks so much, Kimberly! What is it with kids and monsters?! Lol. Hope you’re having a great week!
~Abby =)
so so cute abby, Thanks so much for linking up at Creativity Unleashed last week. Featuring you tomorrow and hope to see you back. 🙂
These are CUTE! and my little GIRL would love them!
Thanks 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 =)
These are adorable! Pinned 🙂
Thanks so much, Katie! Hope you’re having a wonderful week!
~Abby =)
Thank you for sharing these – they were super fun to make with the kids and were a hit at school! 🙂
Yay! I’m so glad you liked them! This just made my day! Happy Valentine’s Day, Jen– have a wonderful weekend!
~Abby =)
Totally 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!
eye think YOU are awesome!! Thank you!!!
Love 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!
You 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!!!!!!!!!!!
So cute!!! You are extremely talented! Thank you for sharing!
Is it too late to get a free printable for this ? I bought the eyes and found this on Pinterest. So cute!
Hi, 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 =)
Thank you so much for sharing these! I printed them today and ordered the eyes on Amazon – they come tomorrow in time for Vday!
Yay! So glad it was helpful for you, Jamie! <3
~Abby =)
Thank 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!
Oh I have totally been there! So glad it was helpful! Happy Valentine’s Day!
~Abby =)