When Valentine’s Day rolls around, kids look forward to receiving candy hearts and lots of chocolate. However, it’s the perfect opportunity to show your love for a child by also gifting them with sweet words.

In celebration of the most affectionate day of the year, we’ve compiled a list of quotes and messages from Best Message, American Greetings, and Card Messages that will surely make the kids in your life feel especially loved on Feb. 14.

1. “Sending great big hugs and kisses to the littlest, most lovable Valentine I know.”

2. “Valentine’s wishes for an awesome Valentine’s Day full of happiness and hugs!”

3. “All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt.”

4. “Right from the day you were born, you stole my heart. You have made my life so vibrant and happy. You are my little angel. Warm wishes on Valentine’s Day to you, my sweetheart.”

5. “Hope your Valentine’s Day is like the biggest, most wonderful hug that you’ve ever received, warm, sweet, and full of love! Happy Valentine’s Day!”

6. “I’m sending you wish after wish, and kiss after kiss, for a special Valentine’s Day!”

7. “What’s better than [their favorite thing]? You of course! Love you lots!”

8. “Happy Valentine’s Day and plenty of fun, too! That’s the wish that I’m making just for you!”

9. “​​I love you more than a million scoops of [their favorite ice cream].”

10. “I find myself very fortunate to have been blessed with a kid like you….it’s like a dream come true, a dream to have an angel full of life and love. Happy Valentine’s Day to my cute little baby!”

11. “Cupid is right down the road and there is something he wants you to know- Happy Valentine’s Day!”

12. “Even if I had a whole bunch of cute, cuddly puppies and kitties and llamas and pandas, I’d rather hang out with you!”

13. “Your one smile is good enough to make me forget all my worries. Your one hugs makes my heart melt as you are the reason for our happiness. Wishing the sweetest son/ daughter, a very Happy Valentine’s Day.”

14. “I love you more than all of the love in the universe. That’s a lot, right?! Happy Valentine’s Day!”

15. “Candy is sweet, and cupcakes are too, but no one is sweeter or loved more than you.”

16. “My life feels like a fairy tale where dreams come true because I could not have hoped for a more beautiful and adorable son/daughter like you. Happy Valentine’s Day 2021, my baby!”

17. “Have a good, cool, fun, super, terrific, fantastic, and perfect Valentine’s Day!”

18. “I am so lucky to be blessed with a cute daughter/son like you. May your life be filled with happiness and glory. Wishing you a beautiful Happy Valentine’s Day, my little darling.”

19. “Kid-sized hugs I’m sending to you for a Valentine’s Day that’s super special, too!”

20. “You make our family more loving in your own awesome ways…and that makes me grateful to be your mom [dad].”

21. “To a kid who is yummier than a bag of candy. Happy Valentine’s Day.”

22. “You are the sweetest angel who has filled my life with eternal happiness and smiles. I wish that every desire in your heart, every dream in your life, comes true. With loads of love and warm hugs, wishing you a very Happy Valentine’s Day!”

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There are plenty of Valentine’s Day quotes and messages that can be shared with kids. Pictured: An Iraqi boy holds a teddy bear ahead of Valentine’s Day on Feb. 12, 2015 in the central Iraqi city of Najaf. Haidar Hamdani/AFP/Getty Images
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