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Simple Valentine Gift Ideas for Boys

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My favorite holiday is upon us! I have always been a fan of Valentine’s Day- the hearts, the love, the pink, the red, the candy….especially the candy! We are having so much fun around my house coming up with creative Valentine ideas to share our love and friendship with others. And I know people think that we overdo the holidays and give our kids too much, but for me, I enjoy the opportunity to be able to be creative and express my feelings through a little token of my affection. Yes, notice I said “little”. I am all about “it’s the thought that counts”, so I always do just a simple valentine gift idea for boys and make one treat to go with it.

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Need a simple Valentine gift idea for boys? It can be done! Check out these 16 different themed Valentine gift ideas that are perfect for a small token of your affection for your sons or grandsons (and lots that girls will like too!). Plus I am offering 16 FREE printable gift tags to go with them!But to be honest, I think it’s harder to come up with something small and simple for boys than it is for girls. For some girls, you can just do a craft or get a bottle or two of nail polish and you are set! I had to get a little more creative with small gifts for my boys. And before everyone gets upset about gender stereotypes, I think most (if not all) of these gift ideas will work for girls also. And yes, lots of boys will like crafts and nail polish too.  It’s just I have 3 boys that don’t, so I am trying to come up with gifts that I know that MY boys will like for Valentine’s Day.  I think I did a pretty good job, too! If you have seen my previous post on Valentine Traditions for Families, you know that I set the breakfast table in the morning on Valentine’s Day with special holiday plates, a small gift and a small treat. You can read more about what else we do that day, but it’s pretty low key for us. Also, my husband and I usually have a date night after the kids go to bed as well because he was my first Valentine after all! =)

But onto the simple Valentine Gift Ideas for Boys. Not only have I come up with a list of 16 different ideas for you, I have done something I have never done before and I am giving away 16 FREE themed gift tags to go with them! I spent a lot of time on them and I usually sell them only in my store (in fact, this may be a temporary freebie, so sign up below while you can!) I did each one so you can print them on cardstock, cut them out and hole punch the tag to tie them on your gift. I didn’t wrap most of the gifts simply so you could see what they are. I usually wrap the items in at least a cellophane bag or put everything together in a gift basket.

16 Simple Valentine Gift Ideas for Boys with Free Printable Themed Gift Tags

1. Airplane (For toddlers, I love the Little People Airplane, but for older boys, a build your own glider would be perfect!)

Valentine Gift Ideas: Airplane with Free Printable Gift Tag (1 of 16!)
2. Legos or any sort of brick building set

Valentine Gift Ideas: Legos or other building set with Free Printable Gift Tag (1 of 16!)3. Movies (Valentine themed or not, I usually at least get a movie that is festive looking with a red color! lol)

Valentine Gift Ideas: Movies with Free Printable Gift Tag (1 of 16!)4. Robot (This could be anything robot themed like these stamps I got in the Target Dollar Spot bins or you could do an actual robot. Even BB8 would work!)

Valentine Gift Ideas: Robot with Free Printable Gift Tag (1 of 16!)5. Ball (I wrapped these fun bouncy balls with the candy, but you could do any kind of ball, like Nerf, or something entirely different that bounces)

Valentine Gift Ideas: Balls with Free Printable Gift Tag (1 of 16!)6. Candy (My teenager would prefer I forego the token gift and go right to the candy!)

Valentine Gift Ideas: Candy and Sweets with Free Printable Gift Tag (1 of 16!)7. Race car (You could do a variety of different red Hot Wheels race cars or a bigger remote control race car)

Valentine Gift Ideas: Car with Free Printable Gift Tag (1 of 16!)8. Paper Airplanes (While I did actual paper airplanes with this one, you could do a paper airplane book or anything else that “soars“)

Valentine Gift Ideas: Paper Airplanes with Free Printable Gift Tag (1 of 16!)9. Dinosaur (Got a dinosaur lover in your house? Then adding one to their collection would be a fun Valentine gift idea for boys. You can also buy an entire TOOB of them as well.)

Valentine Gift Ideas: Dinosaur with Free Printable Gift Tag (1 of 16!)10. Writing Materials (Anything will work here- pens, paper, pencils etc. I even added Valentine stickers!)

Valentine Gift Ideas: Writing Utensils and Paper with Free Printable Gift Tag (1 of 16!)11. Hershey’s Lip Balm (Seriously, whoever invented Hershey’s lip balm must have had sugar obsessed kids like I do! They love this stuff and it’s a perfect simple Valentine gift idea for boys! It also comes in soda flavors and Jolly Ranchers)

Valentine Gift Ideas: Candy Lip Balm with Free Printable Gift Tag (1 of 16!)12. Soap (This could be bubble bath, a fun soap or bath finger paints like I found. My boys would love them all!)

Valentine Gift Ideas: Bubble Bath with Free Printable Gift Tag (1 of 16!)13. Books (There are a lot of cute Valentine themed picture books out right now. I especially love the Pete the Cat Valentine’s Day Book. But you could also just give your son or grandson the next book in their favorite series like Percy Jackson or Diary of a Wimpy Kid)

Valentine Gift Ideas: Books with Free Printable Gift Tag (1 of 16!)14. Spoons for Hot Chocolate (This will be a separate post someday soon, but if you live in the cold and your boys like hot chocolate, what about putting them together with some of these chocolate spoons? They are so easy to make, I promise!)

Valentine Gift Ideas: Chocolate Dipped Spoons with Free Printable Gift Tag (1 of 16!)15. & 16. Since I am already giving away way too much, I am leaving these last 2 as a surprise! They will be a great addition to all of our Valentine gift ideas for boys, though. Hope these ideas inspire you and the free printable gift tags make your life a bit easier!

I would love to hear how you do Valentine’s Day with your kids below. Do you celebrate or buy them a gift at all? What about with your significant other? Do ignore Valentine’s Day as simply a Hallmark holiday? Any other ideas or traditions you want to share? Simply comment below!

Need a simple Valentine gift idea for boys? It can be done! Check out these 16 different themed Valentine gift ideas that are perfect for a small token of your affection for your sons or grandsons (and lots that girls will like too!). Plus I am offering 16 FREE printable gift tags to go with them!

Need a simple Valentine gift idea for boys? It can be done! Check out these 12 different themed Valentine gift ideas that are perfect for a small token of your affection for your sons or grandsons. Plus I am offering 16 FREE printable gift tags to go with them!

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About Shannon

Shannon is a former teacher turned SAHM to 3 active boys. She is always on the lookout for ways to celebrate the special days and find joy in the hard ones, especially because motherhood (and life!) seem full of them sometimes! She loves to laugh and play with her family and can plan a mean birthday party for her kids!

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  1. Beth Bishop says

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    I love the idea of giving the kids (and adults) experiences as gifts! Creating special memories is the best kind of gift. We usually do a house decluttering and donations before the holidays to prepare. I’m definitelly using some of your ideas for inspiration. Thanks for sharing!

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    • Shannon says

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      So glad you liked them! Thanks for sharing your tip about decluttering the house before the holidays- such a good idea!

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  2. ALEX says

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    Thank you for sharing this info!

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