Heart-Shaped Food for Valentine’s Day: Snacks and Treats for Kids and Toddlers

Make some delicious heart-shaped food for your kids for Valentine’s Day as lunch, snack, or a treat!

Valentine’s Day Food

I think one fun way to celebrate Valentine’s Day is to always have yummy food. When kids are young, it’s easy to make the whole Valentine’s week special by doing a bunch of heart-shaped food like snacks and treats each day the week before. It’s fun and makes it memorable for the kids.

Heart Shaped Food Supplies

I think one of the simplest ways to make Valentine’s day food, is to have some tools handy. This way you don’t really have to go out of your way, you just add a little pzazz to what you are already doing.

Cake Pan

Consider a heart-shaped cake pan or cupcake pan.

Cookie Cutters

Buy some adorable heart cookie cutters of all sizes.

Silicone heart molds

These silicone heart molds are awesome and durable and come in all shapes and sizes. I feel like hearts can come in handy for so many different things, so it wouldn’t be a bad idea to have these on hand. You can make candy with them, jello, yogurt molds, ice, you name it!

Bundt pan

A heart-shaped bundt pan. Cause, why not!? Bundt cakes are fun!

Pancake Ring

Don’t worry about messing up a heart pancake with a heart pancake ring. Make the best hearts every time.

Heart paper plates

Sometimes it’s as simple as buying some cheap Valentine’s Day paper plates from the dollar store.

Waffle maker

You can buy a super cheap waffle maker for like less than 10 bucks that is shaped like a heart! Really I feel like you can buy any waffle maker shaped like anything!

Heart shaped pasta

If you’re already making mac-n-cheese or a pasta dish, buy some heart-shaped pasta and surprise your kids. I bet they will eat more of it too!

Heart-Shaped Food for Valentine’s Day

Now on to some recipes that are super yummy and some that are healthy. We will start with the super simple ones first.

Simple (the easiest) Snacks heart-shaped food

Strawberry Hearts

I think these are the easiest. If you do nothing else, do this. All you have to do is cut some strawberries like hearts. The kids will love it!

Cupid’s Arrow Pretzels

Make some cute little arrows with some pretzels and gummies.

Apple Hearts

These could count as dessert or snacks, but I like them as snacks. They remind me a lot of apple cookies. These Apple Sweet Hearts look super yummy by Compston Kitchen.

Valentine Robot

Make a cute little robot with some juice boxes, pudding, and some candy!

Heart Gummies

Make these adorable little heart gummies with silicone molds from April Golightly.

Yogurt Bites

This would also make a good dessert, but it also makes a great snack. Make some cute heart yogurt bites by Two Healthy Kitchens. AND it’s only 3 ingredients!

Decorated fruit cups

Sometimes you don’t have to make anything, just decorate some fruit cups like cute little hearts. Your children will be amused.

Jello Fruit and Veggie Hearts

These Jello fruit hearts by Food Meanderings are nice and healthy!

Potato Chips

Make your own potato chips and cut them into hearts with this simple recipe by A Nation of Moms.

Heart Fruit Salad

Make a fruit salad full of hearts. It’s super simple with the heart cookie cutters. I think watermelon is a perfect fruit for this. You could even let the kids help, and they would love it!

Homemade Granola Hearts

Not only are these cute, but they look super yummy and (somewhat) healthy. I want to eat these! Make your own granola bars (hearts) from Bitz n Giggles. 

Heart-shaped meals for Kids

Turn your lunches or dinners into Valentine’s Day with these simple heart-shaped food.

Heart Toast

Cut out a heart in your toast and then cook an egg in it. I think this is an awesome idea, but one I would definitely screw up. haha, but it’s worth a try! This recipe is from Bitz n Giggles.

Ham and Cheese Hearts

Be all fancy and make a charcuterie board for your kiddos this Valentine’s day. Playdates to Parties can show you how it’s done, and it looks pretty!

Sandwiches

Make heart-shaped sandwiches. You can do this by using a cookie cutter or you can make it fancy like Playdates to Parties.

Pizza Hearts 

Make these adorable pizza hearts from Home Fresh Ideas.

Healthy Heart Pancakes

Make pancakes, but not just any pancakes, HEALTHY chocolate pancakes by Strength and Sunshine. Make them even easier with a pancake mold. You can also look at their healthy blueberry heart pancake recipe. If you just want to know how to make a regular pancake into a heart the easy way, try this recipe from Two Healthy Kitchens.

Roasted Potato Hearts

The perfect side dish for a Valentine’s Day dinner. Roasted potato hearts by Little Sunny Kitchen.

Heart Shaped Dessert Food for Valentine’s Day

Heart S’mores

Make some awesome s’mores with HEARTS. Super simple.

Valentine’s Donuts

Do you have an air fryer? Make some air fryer heart donuts by Recipes from a Pantry! These look so yummy and pretty simple. If I had an air fryer, I’d make them!

Valentine’s Popcorn

Make some popcorn, add white chocolate, add some Valentine’s Day M&Ms or candy of your choice, and TADA! You have White popcorn.

Fudge

This is a 4-ingredient fudge that you can turn into cute little hearts for Valentine’s Day by Two Healthy Kitchens.

Valentine’s Brownies

Can’t have Valentine’s Day without brownies. Make these simple ones by Marathons and Motivation.

Rice Krispies Hearts

Make Rice Krispy Treats into hearts with this recipe from A Daily Dose of Mom.

Pink Sugar Cookies

Make adorable pink sugar cookies, again by Home Fresh Ideas. They look super yummy. You can also make some regular HUGE sugar cookies with my Paul Bunyan Sugar Recipe.

Gluten-Free Sugar Cookies

If you have any Gluten intolerant kids in your household, try these gluten-free Valentine’s heart cookies by Strength and Shine.

Cornflake Hearts

These look super interesting. I have never had anything like it before, but I could see how kids would LOVE it! Check out these Cornflake hearts by Life Begins with Dessert.

Monkey Bread

If you have never had monkey bread before, you are missing out. It is so good. I haven’t had it in a while, but maybe I’ll make it for Valentine’s Day because you can turn it into a heart. Find the recipe at Home Cooking Memories.

Cinnamon Rolls

This one is super simple. There is an easy way to turn store-bought cinnamon rolls into hearts, and Eating on a Dime can show you how.

Pretzel Bites

Here is a good use of those little hearts with sayings on them or the “sweethearts” that no one really likes but everyone wants. haha. Turn them into little pretzel bites.

Truffles

These look amazing. Edible cookie dough truffles. I will probably have to make these, even though they may not turn out looking as good as Ottawa Mommy Club.

I hope you have a yummy and fabulous Valentine’s Day with all this heart-shaped food!

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