Updated 2021 to new cards.
I’m excited to be sharing my first craft project of 2015! Christmas is over and soon it will be time for all things Valentine’s Day. To kick off my Valentine’s Day crafts, I’m sharing a Scratch-off Valentine’s Day Lunch Box Jokes Printable. Pack these Valentine’s Day jokes in a lunch box, hide them in their backpacks, or any other spot to give your kids a fun surprise.
Note: these are free! These are for personal use, so please do not sell these.
Print out Scratch-off Valentine’s Day Lunch Box Jokes Template
To start this project, print out all three of the Scratch-off Valentine’s Day Lunch Box Jokes Templates. I tried to keep the majority of the cards white to help conserve printer ink.
Print off Scratch-off Valentine’s Day Tic-Tac-Toe and Answer Key.
Happy early Valentine’s Day crafting! What will you be packing in your Valentine’ Day lunch?
How to Make Scratch-off Valentine's Day Lunch Box Joke Cards
How to make scratch-off Valentine's Day Lunch Box Joke cards and free printable games. Updated cards 2021.
Materials
- Cardstock (white)
- Valentine’s Day Lunch Box Jokes Printables (see links in instructions)
- Red acrylic paint
- Dish liquid
Tools
- Scissors or paper cutter
- Paint palette or disposable dish for paint
- Sponge brush or paint brush
- Tape
- Optional - something to protect/cover the work surface. I use paper.
Instructions
Print out the Scratch-off Valentine's Day Lunch Box Jokes template AND the Scratch-off Valentine's Day Lunch Box Jokes Heart template. Optional - Scratch-off Valentine's Day Answer Key and Tic-Tac-Toe Game.- To make the scratch-off paint, mix together 1 tablespoon red paint with 1 1/2 teaspoons of dish liquid (I used Dawn) in the paint palette.
- Cut out the heart templates along the dotted lines. Use it to measure out how much contact paper to cut out. Next, tape down the heart template to the work surface (paper). Then, tape the contact paper over the heart template with the non-adhesive side facing up. Paint on a thin layer of paint with the foam brush and let it dry. Paint on one to two more layers of paint, letting the paint dry between coats.
- When the paint is dry, remove the contact paper and heart template from the work surface. Take the heart template and place on top of the painted contact paper. To help hold the pieces together, use tape along the edges to attach the template and contact paper. Then, use the heart template to cut hearts out of the contact paper, being careful to cut on the outer edge of the heart.
- Once all the hearts are cut out, peel off the backing of the contact paper and place over the lunch box note hearts. If you can still clearly see the answers, add a bit more paint onto the hearts. Let dry.
- Using a scissors or paper-cutter, cut out all the note cards. Once completed, you will have 10 scratch-off Valentine’s Day lunch box jokes*, 3 coupons(use for special treats or free chore days), 2 mini games, and 2 tic-tac-toe games.
To make the scratch-off paint, mix together 1 tablespoon red paint with 1 1/2 teaspoons of dish liquid (I used Dawn) in the paint palette. 
Cut out the heart templates along the dotted lines. Use it to measure out how much contact paper to cut out. Next, tape down the heart template to the work surface (paper). Then, tape the contact paper over the heart template with the non-adhesive side facing up. Paint on a thin layer of paint with the foam brush and let it dry. Paint on one to two more layers of paint, letting the paint dry between coats. 
When the paint is dry, remove the contact paper and heart template from the work surface. Take the heart template and place on top of the painted contact paper. To help hold the pieces together, use tape along the edges to attach the template and contact paper. Then, use the heart template to cut hearts out of the contact paper, being careful to cut on the outer edge of the heart.
Once all the hearts are cut out, peel off the backing of the contact paper and place over the lunch box note hearts. If you can still clearly see the answers, add a bit more paint onto the hearts. Let dry. 
Using a scissors or paper-cutter, cut out all the note cards. Once completed, you will have 10 scratch-off Valentine’s Day lunch box jokes*, 3 coupons(use for special treats or free chore days), 2 mini games, and 2 tic-tac-toe games.Notes
Alternative – If you don’t want to paint, try using washi tape over the contact paper and using it as a peel away.
*Scratch-off Valentine’s Day Lunch Box Jokes can be scratched off with your nail or any flat hard surface.
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I had absolutely no idea these were so easy! Erlene – I’m definitely going to do this for some older girls we know – so much fun!
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Oh my goodness these are so cute! I’m pinning these for sure and I would love for you to link up with us at Talented Tuesday!
These are so cute! I can’t wit for my little guy to be older to do stuff like this for him, but these would even be a fun way to celebrate in the office! Thanks for sharing at A Little Bit of Everything link up!
OOOH love these!! I hope you are doing well! I’ll be sharing Friday on the P3 Features!!
Kim
Cute idea! These look like a lot of fun!
This is s great!! Omg, I love these! I am going to pin to refer back for when I make these for my daughter. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for linking up to Totally Terrific Tuesday last week. Our party is going LIVE tonight at 9pm CST. Hope you see you again!
Sharon
herorganizedchaos.com
Hello cute lady! So stinkin cute. Pinned and tweeted. We appreciate you taking the time to stop by and party with us. It wouldn’t be a party without you! I hope to see you tonight at 7 pm. Lou Lou Girls
Barb, so glad to see you at Snickerdoodle Sunday! I love this idea (as I previously told you!) Sharing for sure!
Hi Elizabeth,
I think you mixed me up with someone else…lol.
Ha, Erlene, serves me right for multi-tasking! I was looking at your’s and Barb’s site at the same time and my brain didn’t put in the right name! So sorry. Many apologies! I dislike it when people call me the wrong name!
I LOVE this!! I bought the kids a bunch of scratch off craft stuff from Oriental Trading company a while back and they thought it was SO cool. I didn’t know you could make scratch off paint like this – totally trying it 🙂 Also – thanks for linking up to the #pinit party or I would never have known about this!
Thanks Meagan. Now you can make your own personalized cards for them 🙂
Wow these are amazing and look super simple to make. Thanks for sharing at the Valentine’s Day blog hop.
These are super easy to make. The hardest part is waiting for the paint to dry.
This is the cutest thing I ever seen! We loved that you linked it up to Savoring Saturdays and hope to see you again this weekend. Thanks!
Thanks for visiting. I’ll try to link up again.
This is such a cute and fun idea.
Thank you 🙂
This is a wonderful Valentine’s Day craft 🙂 Thanks for sharing at Together on Tuesdays!
Thanks Lisa for visting and hosting Together on Tuesdays.
Love, love, love! How fun is this? What a great, creative idea. Pinned!
Thanks Elizabeth. I had fun making these.
Adorable idea for Valentine’s Day!
Thanks Cristy. I’m happy you liked it.
Super cute! I might have to adapt this for my toddler’s class valentines. They can’t read yet, but I bet they’d LOVE to scratch!
I’d love to see what you create. Let me know if you make them.
Love it! Pinning!
These might be cute for us to do as class Valentines.
Audrey this would be so much fun to do for a class project. The kid could use the paint to make Valentine’s Day cards for mom & dad.
This is brilliant! I had no idea you would make your own scratchies. pinning.
Thanks for pinning Stella. I hope you try it.
These are awesome! I’ll totally have to put some in the girls’ lunch bags.
Thanks Wendy. I hope they like it.
How clever, love it!
Thanks Judy 🙂
This such a fun idea. Who doesn’t love a scratch off?
I know right?! It’s like a mini surprise.
Cute ideas! About to get crafty with pink hearts.
Have fun!
This is an amazing idea. I was looking for a cheap worthwhile option to do with my son to bring to school #ibabloggers
This is a great project to do with kids. They can help paint or even make their own cards.
How cool – I never knew how to do that before. Might be using this one!! 🙂
I hope you try it Jamie. It’s really easy to do and fun too.
This is just adorable! What a fun and creative idea!
Thanks Missy.
Such a fun idea! I didn’t know I could make homemade scratch off items for the kids.
My youngest had lots of fun with these. I plan on making more scratch-off cards for other holidays too.
I didn’t know it was possible to make your own scratch offs! Such a neat idea, and I love the Valentine printables!
Thanks Amy. I had so much fun creating these cute note cards and I’m hoping to use the scratch-off paint to create some cards too.
So fun! It looks simple to make as well so that is always a good thing!
It’s super simple to make. You can even write your own card and use the paint for your own personalized scratch-off.
Golly….who knew you could make your own scratch-offs?! Very neat!
Isn’t it fun?! I loved making these 🙂
Thanks so much for the Scratch-off Valentine’s Day Lunch Box Jokes Printable! This is such a cute idea! I really love it! My kids are 6 and 9, I think they’d get a good laugh out of finding these in their school lunches! I’m going to have to give these a try! Thanks for sharing this with all of us! I really do appreciate it! Thanks again, Michele 🙂
Have fun making these and let me know how your kids liked them.
Cute idea to do with my kids this Valentines day.
They’ll have so much fun making these!
That’s a really cute idea! My kids would have loved these when they were little!
I love them and I’m all grown-up…lol. I plan on using the remaining paint to make big Valentine’s Day card too.