Tinsel, markers, bright paper, ribbon, glitter and lots of glue engulfed tabletops at Kresge Art Museum on Sunday as families, college students and even some high schoolers came to create their own valentines.

“A Celebration of Heart” allowed patrons of Kresge to create valentines and puppets for a small fee Sunday, and provided equally sweet confections and lemonade to boot.

“This one’s for my mom, I don’t have any boyfriends,” said Peyton Frank, 4, of the glittery, heart-laden concoction in front of her.

“Are you going to make one for your brother, Connor?” asked Mariann Frank of her glue-fingered, glitter-covered daughter.

“No,” said Peyton with a hint of pout. “I mean, yes.”

Steve and Mariann Peyton, of Haslett, brought the entire family to the event, although the youngest didn’t quite last.

Connor, 2, laid just behind the family’s newspaper-floor setup, oblivious to the world around him, sound asleep on dad’s coat.

Just before the event’s end, nearly 160 had signed up to make valentines and puppets.

“We do the valentine card-making every year; this year we added puppets,” said Carol Fisher, education coordinator for Kresge Art Museum. “It’s been a great mix of people and lots of fun.”

Interdisciplinary humanities sophomore Katie King brought her siblings Rachel, 12, and Zak, 15, to the event.

“I thought they could make something for their mom,” she said. “They were coming up this weekend anyway, so it’s something we could do together.”

Lamont Clegg, information officer for Kresge Art Museum, said the main goal of such events is to let the community know Kresge is here for them.

“This is one of the ways to bring the community to the museum, and let people know the museum is here for the greater Lansing community,” he said.