No matter what your opinion on Valentine’s Day (Hallmark’s commodification of love? A great excuse to buy chocolate? Your favorite holiday?), it’s coming up and it’s a part of kiddy lexicon. Here are six ways to celebrate lovey fuzzies this weekend!

Feb 12

Valentine Crafting Challenge

Kids can make valentines, or valentine-themed things, or really anything they please, as is the goal of Spark Arts’ Open Studio! $15/kid for 2 hours, sparkartscenter.com

Feb 13

Leo “Valentino” Pop Up Shop

Have you met 7-year-old Leo Cook? He’s been selling handcrafted Valentine’s Day cards since the tender age of 5 at his very own pop up shop outside of Black Wagon. (We also hear there will be free champagne and cookies in the store all weekend.) A percentage of his sales will be donated to the Children’s Cancer Association – creative, entrepreneurial AND benevolent! Whatta guy. blackwagon.com/wordpress

Feb 13

Valentine’s Day Cookie Decorating

They can go crazy with icing and sprinkles and whatnot, and you won’t even have to clean up your kitchen. Register now; spots are limited! Free, wccls.org/libraries/hillsboroshutepark

Feb 13

Mixed Media Valentines

Portland artist Suki Allen guides little ones (and us big ones, too!) in using various supplies like stamps, decorative tape, paper, etc to make unique valentines for their sweeties. At North Portland Library. Free, multcolib.org

Feb 14

Life-Sized Candy Land

Wander through Peppermint Forest and Gumdrop Mountain in search of King Kandy – but using yourselves as pieces! Genius. Drop in anytime between 12-5pm to play at the Beaverton Murray Scholls Library. Free, beavertonlibrary.org

Feb 14

Family Valentine’s Day Party

Well, there’s no love without pizza. Yummy buffet, drinks and dessert, as well as a $5 game card included in reservations. Play bingo and enter for giveaways! Stellar Play begins at 7pm, with dimmed lights, a disco ball and music. $12.99/person, kids under 2 free, outofthisworld.net