5 Simply Whimsical Galentine’s Crafts

Romantic love gets a lot of airtime, but let’s be honest—female friendships are a deep, steady, soul-filling kind of love all their own. They show up through every season, every version of you, and every life chapter. When you nurture them, they can last a lifetime.

So here’s your reminder to plan dates with your friends! Galentine’s Day is the perfect excuse to get dressed up, do something a little extra, and celebrate the women who make life brighter.

Whether you’re hosting a cozy night in or planning an afternoon of crafting and chatting, these Valentine’s-themed activities are meant to spark creativity without overwhelming you with glue disasters or glitter regret. Think whimsical, not chaotic.

Crafty Activities for the Creative (but Chill) Crew

Perfect for gals who want to use their hands, keep the conversation flowing, and still finish the night feeling relaxed—not buried under craft supplies.

Candle Taper Painting

Supplies Needed:
Taper candles, small paintbrushes, paint or colored votive candles

How to Do It:
Paint sweet, whimsical designs onto taper candles. You can use basic craft paint or melt small votive candles and paint with the warm wax for a dreamy, textured look.

This craft is the perfect balance: engaging enough to stay fun, but simple enough that you can sip, snack, and chat while you work. 

Paper Heart Chains

Supplies Needed:
Colorful paper, scissors, stapler (or glue)

How to Do It:
Create playful Valentine décor with paper heart chains. Try the accordion fold method by folding strips back and forth, cutting out half-heart shapes along the folded edge (leaving the sides intact so they connect).

Or keep it extra simple with the linked loop method—form individual heart loops from paper strips and connect them together with staples or glue.

Hang them across a doorway, drape them over a table, or use them as backdrops for cute photos.

Handmade Valentine Cards

Supplies Needed:
Paper. Beyond that, anything goes. Watercolors, markers, pens, stickers, lace, magazines, photos and more.

How to Do It:
This is your chance to fully lean into pinks, reds, bows, and hearts. Watercolor them. Collage them. Cut fun shapes. Layer textures. Go delightfully over the top.

Write little love notes for your mom, sisters, friends, or a special someone. Galentine’s is the time to be unapologetically girly—embrace it. 

Pipe Cleaner Flowers

Supplies Needed:
Pipe cleaners in fun colors, a writing utensil to shape pipe cleaners around, scissors (hot glue optional)

How to Do It:
Think of this as origami’s cuter cousin. Pull up a quick tutorial and twist pipe cleaners into adorable flowers—tulips, roses, daisies, you name it.

Each friend can make a different bloom, and by the end of the night, everyone leaves with a mixed bouquet made by the whole group. Sweet, nostalgic, and surprisingly satisfying

Friendship Bag Charm 

Supplies Needed:
Keychain clasps, jewelry charms, lace, thread, chunky chain, fabric scraps and beads

How to Do It:
Charm necklaces are having a moment, but let’s switch it up. Start with a keychain clasp and loop on your materials: metal charms, lace, fabric, thread, or chain. Leave it loose and whimsical, or braid pieces together for texture.

Bonus points for adding matching charms with your friends. It will be a tiny reminder of your friendship that you’ll smile at every time you grab your bag or keys.

As writer Dolly Alderton so beautifully puts it, “Nearly everything I know about love, I’ve learnt in my long-term friendships with women.” Let this be your reminder to love the people in your life fiercely and out loud, to celebrate them in ways big and small, so they never doubt just how deeply they are cherished.