20+ Non-Candy Valentines Roundup
If you need non-candy Valentines Day ideas, you’ll love these unique (and easy) gifts!
Back in the 80’s I was the only kid in my classroom with a food allergy. The amount of anxiety I’d get over food-centered holidays still hangs around with me today. And now that my son is allergic to both dairy and peanuts that anxiety goes through the roof.
Most people mean well. They don’t understand how stressful food allergies are or how they can help ease some of that anxiety for parents.
But they try and I have to give them HUGE props for that. Because it is appreciated more than they’ll ever know.
Now that food allergies are more common and well known, they’re a little easier to navigate. It’s also easier because most parents know what you’re talking about when you mention food allergies, even if they have no experience with them themselves.
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Unfortunately that doesn’t mean that it makes celebrations inside and outside a classroom any easier.
There are so many allergies to so many different things now that there will always be someone who is left out.
Or a parent who is silently freaking out over what their child will receive at school and if they’ll accidentally ingest something they aren’t supposed to. There is no break from the food allergy life.
The easiest way to make everyone comfortable is to stay away from food altogether. But when food is cheap compared to other options, it’s hard to say no to it.
So I’ve put together a list of non-candy Valentine’s that are perfect to give out at school!
These non-Candy Valentine’s are:
- cheap,
- candy free, and
- food allergy friendly
Candy free doesn’t mean they have to be expensive or over the top. Bookmarks, bubbles, or even glow sticks make really fun Valentine’s day treats for the kids and they’ll get a kick out of getting something different than the candy.
As a mom, I appreciate not having to deal with a sugared-up kid at the end of the school day too. ?
Honestly though, I just love the fact that everyone can feel included with candy free Valentines. There’s a little something for everyone in this non candy Valentines roundup. That makes the celebration more fun!
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Non-Candy Valentines
With food allergies everywhere now-a-days more people need candy free options for classrooms. Check out these 20 non-candy valentines for the holiday!
Non‐Candy Printable Valentine Perfect For The Classroom: “You’re Erase‐sistable”
These adorable eraser Valentine's are perfectly colorful and are available for you to print out and to school with your kids!
Heart Stamper Non-Candy Valentine with Printable
These little stamps are such a fun idea and the printable Valentine card with it is too cute for all of your kids friends!
free printable for superhero bracelet Valentine's day cards
Who doesn't love superhero Valentine's! Bonus? They're free printables so all you have to do is print them out (find the bracelets) and send them to school with your child!
Watercolor Gift Tags
Does your little one love to paint? Then they will flip over these cool watercolor Valentine gifts!
Non Candy Valentines with Bubbles | Skip To My Lou
My son is obsessed with bubbles and these bubble Valentine's would be perfect for his friends!
EOS Lip Balm Valentine and Free Print
Another superhero Valentine (I couldn't resist)! I love that it's lip balm themed because I definitely need it this time of year!
You Make My Heart Pop! Valentine's Idea
This is technically food but I just couldn't resist putting it in the list! It's too cute!
You Are An ExSTRAWordinary Valentine FREE PRINTABLE
Did you have a collection of crazy straws as a kid? I did! And I think they make fun Valentine's Day gifts too!
Kinetic Sand Valentine
I love kinetic sand for a Valentine's day gift! It's fun, colorful, and the kids will get a huge kick out of it.
Printable Valentines Cards for Boys - Love and Marriage
We have a ton of army men at our house. This would be a fun way to get rid of them! ?
I wheelie like you - C.R.A.F.T.
These car Valentine's are so clever and are tons of fun!
Love is in the Air Class Valentines
Heart shaped balloon class Valentine's would be loads of fun to give out at school!
Bee My Valentine, Free Printable Valentine's
"Bee" My Valentine - a cute non-candy Valentine's Day idea - there is a free printable for it too!
Paper airplane Valentine - free printable blog hop
Paper airplane Valentine are a great way to send Valentine's to your children's classmates
Printable Valentine Bookmarks
If you would like to go a candy-free route for Valentine’s Day goodies this year, today’s idea for printable valentine bookmarks is one you are sure to love.
Printable Valentines Day Cards – You’re The BALM!
We go through lip balm like crazy, either through the wash or we lose it somehow. I'm sure we're not the only ones which means these lip balm Valentine's are perfect for the classroom!
Valentines using the double-sided adhesive from Silhouette
Glow stick Valentine's are a really fun and creative idea! Use your Silhouette Cameo to create the card with double sided adhesive!
Free Printable Valentines Week: Our Future's So Bright Valentine
I absolutely LOVE these heart sunglasses Valentines! They're fun, come in loads of colors, are from the Target Dollar Spot and there's a free printable that you can print out with them! Who wouldn't love to get these on Valentine's Day?
Yo-Yo Valentine Printables
Yo Yo's are classic and a fun new toy for the kids to play with. I love the funky modern look of the printable and all the colorful yo yo's that go with them!
Printable Valentines for your Teacher Gifts
Don't forget about the teacher's on Valentine's Day! With it being flu season this "love bug" bottle of hand sanitizer will surely be appreciated by all the teacher's!
I can only imagine how stressful it must have been for you and your parents worrying about your peanut allergy back then. I always thought of using non-candy valentines in order to reduce the amount of junk in our kids’ diets, but you make a fantastic point that they are also a wonderful option to help include kids with allergies, too.
It’s definitely a good idea to keep the amount of sugar the kids get to a minimum as well. There are definitely so many good reasons to do non-candy Valentine’s now-a-days, thank you for bringing up your point as well! That wasn’t something I considered when writing the post, but I definitely agree with you. 🙂