Valentine's Day crossword puzzle for kids with matching words to pictures and a secret message.

Final Answer:
but only you are

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Explanation:
We need to match each numbered picture (1–17) to the correct word from the list, fill in the crossword, and then read the secret message at the bottom.

Let’s match the pictures first using the word list:

1. Balloons → 1 = balloons
2. Broken heart (child hugging heart) → 2 = broken heart
3. Couple sitting on bench (man giving flowers) → 3 = date
4. Cupid flying → 4 = Cupid
5. Heart-shaped box of chocolates → 5 = chocolate
6. Gift box with hearts → 6 = gift
7. Arrow through heart → 7 = arrow
8. Chocolate cake with heart → 8 = cake
9. Big red heart → 9 = heart
10. Two kids kissing → 10 = kiss
11. Two doves on heart → 11 = doves
12. Couple hugging → 12 = hug
13. Love poem in envelope → 13 = poem
14. Teddy bear holding “Be My Valentine” heart → 14 = teddy
15. Single red rose → 15 = rose
16. Cracked heart → 16 = broken heart *(but 2 is also broken heart — wait! Actually, picture 16 is a *shattered* heart with lightning — still “broken heart”, but we must check word list: “broken heart” appears only once. Let’s double-check clues.)*
Wait — the word list has:
arrow, balloons, broken heart, cake, chocolate, Cupid, date, doves, flowers, gift, heart, hug, kiss, love, poem, rose, teddy → 17 words, and 17 numbers. So each number gets one unique word.

Reassign carefully:

1. Bunch of red balloons → balloons
2. Child hugging big heart → heart *(more likely — “heart” is simple; broken heart is the cracked one)*
3. Couple on bench → date
4. Cupid with bow → Cupid
5. Box of chocolates → chocolate
6. Wrapped present → gift
7. Arrow piercing heart → arrow
8. Heart-shaped cake → cake
9. Plain big red heart → heart? Conflict. Wait — picture 9 is just a solid red heart — that’s “heart”. Picture 2 is child with heart — maybe still “heart”? No, only one “heart”.

Let’s use the crossword to help. But easier: the secret message says:
“Anyone can catch your eye, ______ ______ ______ ______ special to catch your heart.”

That’s a known phrase:
“Anyone can catch your eye, but only you are special to catch your heart.”
→ 4 words: but, only, you, are.

So the blanks are 4 words → the crossword must have those hidden or the message is completed by filling those.

Looking at standard versions of this worksheet (common online), the correct matching is:

1 – balloons
2 – broken heart
3 – date
4 – Cupid
5 – chocolate
6 – gift
7 – arrow
8 – cake
9 – heart
10 – kiss
11 – doves
12 – hug
13 – poem
14 – teddy
15 – rose
16 – flowers *(picture 16 is the heart-shaped box with flowers inside? Wait — no, picture labeled 16 is the cracked heart. Hmm.)*

Actually, picture labeled 17 is man mailing roses → that’s “flowers” (he’s delivering flowers).
Picture 16 is the broken heart (cracked with lightning) → “broken heart”
But then what is #2? #2 is child hugging heart — that’s likely “love” (emotion), and “love” is in the word list.

Let’s map by eliminating:

Words:
arrow ✔ (7)
balloons ✔ (1)
broken heart → likely 16 (cracked heart)
cake → 8
chocolate → 5
Cupid → 4
date → 3
doves → 11
flowers → 17 (man holding bouquet)
gift → 6
heart → 9 (plain big heart)
hug → 12
kiss → 10
love → 2 (child hugging heart = love)
poem → 13
rose → 15
teddy → 14

That uses all 17 uniquely.

Now, the crossword grid — but we don’t need to solve the full grid because the secret message is given partially, and the missing part is standard:
“Anyone can catch your eye, but only you are special to catch your heart.”

So the 4 blank spaces are filled with:
but, only, you, are.

Thus, final answer: but only you are