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Valentine Popcorn Printable – You Make My Heart Pop

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This adorable non-candy valentine popcorn printable makes a perfect punny valentine that your kids can give for Valentine’s day or a fun Galentine’s Party favor idea.

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Make these You Make My Heart POP! Valentines Day Printable. It's the perfect Non-Candy Valentine Idea that can be paired with microwave popcorn, or popcorn boxes, or even with boom chicka pop bags. There are so many ways to use this Punny Popcorn Valentine Printable. #valentineprintable #popcornvalentine #noncandyvalentine #valentinesday

I don’t know about you, but I’m so tired of sweets and candy by the time the holidays are over, and then we have Valentine’s day and we are inundated with sweet Valentine’s Day treats and I can’t help but be a little grateful for the people that don’t hand out candy at the class parties. 

I’ve been on the search for non-candy Valentine’s ideas that are also easy.

That’s why I love this Valentine Popcorn Printable Idea. 

Make these You Make My Heart POP! Valentines Day Printable. It's the perfect Non-Candy Valentine Idea that can be paired with microwave popcorn, or popcorn boxes, or even with boom chicka pop bags. There are so many ways to use this Punny Popcorn Valentine Printable. #valentineprintable #popcornvalentine #noncandyvalentine #valentinesday

The thing I really love about this Valentine Popcorn Printable is that you can pair it with a lot of different popcorn ideas.

You could make popcorn balls, or put popcorn in individual bags and tie this popcorn printable on it, or you can buy cute little popcorn containers to put it in for a Valentine’s Day party. The sky is the limit. And it’s a non-candy Valentine’s day idea which make this mama happy. 

Here’s what you need for these cute non-candy Valentine Popcorn Printable party treats: 

Make these You Make My Heart POP! Valentines Day Printable. It's the perfect Non-Candy Valentine Idea that can be paired with microwave popcorn, or popcorn boxes, or even with boom chicka pop bags. There are so many ways to use this Punny Popcorn Valentine Printable. #valentineprintable #popcornvalentine #noncandyvalentine #valentinesday

I thought I would list a few different ways you could package these treats. There are SO many cute popcorn containers and you can grab any of these from Amazon – and you still have time because it’s still a couple of weeks away. 

 

I love these with traditional microwave popcorn like I have pictured, but it would be so cute with little boom chicka pop bags, or even a cute container for neighbor gifts if you do that for Valentine’s day.

That’s why I love this Valentine Popcorn Printable because there really are SO many uses for this one. You could even pair this printable with non-food popcorn squishy.

You can totally make this Valentine Popcorn Printable your own. But here’s what I used: 

  • Traditional Microwave popcorn bags
  • Red and White Baker’s Twine
  • Heavy White Cardstock
  • Free Printable (see below)

Making this Valentine Popcorn Printable is super easy.

Simply take your bags of popcorn, print your printable and tie them up with the cute baker’s twine. That’s it! I like to wrap the bags a few times to give it more color. It’s also a good idea to use tape to secure your printable before tying them up.

Make these You Make My Heart POP! Valentines Day Printable. It's the perfect Non-Candy Valentine Idea that can be paired with microwave popcorn, or popcorn boxes, or even with boom chicka pop bags. There are so many ways to use this Punny Popcorn Valentine Printable. #valentineprintable #popcornvalentine #noncandyvalentine #valentinesday

Now, you have some cute printables to give out at a Valentine’s class party or for a fun take home party favor if you have a Galentine’s party too! 

Here’s how to download the free Valentine Popcorn Printable: 

By downloading you are accepting the terms that this is for personal, non-commercial use. Please contact me at fakingpictureperfect@gmail.com if you run into problems. I’m happy to share my free printables as long as you lead people to my website instead of emailing them the files. It takes time and money to put these together and I appreciate when people find my website. Feel free to pin too so you can save it for future use too. 

You can always print these at home on a color printer, but it would be easy enough to print at Staples or your local printing store, too. 

  • To print this file go here to download from Google drive. 
  • The file will download as a jpg file. 
  • You can then open up a new Word document and click on “Insert” then “photo.” You should be able to print multiple to a page this way. Change your layout to landscape to fit more onto a page. 
  • You can also shrink or expand the size to get it exactly the size you want. 

Super easy, right? What’s your favorite non-candy Valentine to give? Let me know in the comments! 

Make these You Make My Heart POP! Valentines Day Printable. It's the perfect Non-Candy Valentine Idea that can be paired with microwave popcorn, or popcorn boxes, or even with boom chicka pop bags. There are so many ways to use this Punny Popcorn Valentine Printable. #valentineprintable #popcornvalentine #noncandyvalentine #valentinesday

MORE VALENTINE IDEAS YOU MIGHT LIKE:

  • Fruit By the Foot Printables for Birthdays and Valentine’s Day
  • DIY Valentine Mistletoe for Extra Hugs and Kisses
  • Parents, Can We Chill With The Over The Top Valentine’s Boxes?

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