A heart you can pop and clip on
Every kid in a class of 24 gets a heart-shaped pop toy paired with a valentine whose punchline matches it. The poppers come in 8 designs and the cards in 3, so the exchange box fills with a mix of colors instead of a stack of copies. After the party the toy rides on a backpack zipper as a keychain.
You attach a keychain to each heart and set it with its card, which takes a few minutes for the whole set. The count is fixed at 24, so a bigger class needs a second pack. Have your child write each friend's name the night before, since the cards go fast once the party starts.
The Heart Pop Keychain Valentine Cards sits on the Valentine's Day shelf of the Oriental Cherry holiday range.