Since Valentine’s day is coming up soon, finding the perfect gift doesn’t have to be stressful. Whether you’re giving something for a friend or your significant other, there are plenty of thoughtful options to express your love and appreciation. Here are some DIY gift ideas you can make for Valentine’s Day.

1.Mini Photobooth
Materials:
-paint
-scissors
-markers
-bamboo skewers
-cardboard rectangle box (get one depending on how big you want the photo booth to look like or make one)
-hot glue gun

Directions:
Get a rectangle box
Make an opening in the front
Cover the box with black construction paper and use hot glue to stick it on the box
Print out 6 photos in a poloriod style
Make an opening on the side of the rectangle box in the middle so the bamboo skewers can go through
Glue one end of the photo to the skewers and roll it up
And then decorate it however you like

2.Scratch up cookie
Material
-cardboard
-paper
-dish soap(any brand woerks)
-paint
-paint brush
-clear tape
-not needed but another opinion is a zip lock bag
-scissors
-markers

Directions:
Cut a heart on the cardboard and paper
Write a message on the paper heart
Put tape on the paper heart
Glue the paper heart to the cardboard heart
Mix a little bit of dish soap with acrylic paint
Paint on top of the tape
Use any box and place the heart cookies inside the box

3.Pop up book
-large piece of paper or any size
-glue
-cardboard
-markers
-color pencils
-scissors

Directions:
Fold the large piece of paper into a hotdog
Fold the hotdog in half
Open the half piece of paper
Get one side of the paper and fold it until where the middle of the crease is and do it on the other side
Open the paper fully
Fold the paper hamburger style
Cut the side of the paper where its closed and cut it up until the center
Open the paper and fold it hotdog style again and push the ends towards the center
Fold all the pages into a little booklet and then decorate however you want

4.Candy rose
Materials:
-green sour strips
-pinj sour stripes
-bamboo skewers

Directions:
roll the pink sour strip tightly about halfway to create the center of the rose
continue rolling the remaining half of the belt, but twist and fold it outwards to create a petal effect
Flip the rose over and tuck the tail underneath
Poke a wooden skewer through the center of the base up to the top to secure the shape