10 Fun Activities to Celebrate Valentine’s Day with Kids!
1. Valentine’s Day Coloring Pages
I love these cute Valentine Coloring Pages for Krista Wallden of Creative Clips. These are perfect Valentine’s Day Activities for kids of all ages.
Crayola also has some great FREE Valentine’s Day Coloring Pages.
2. Create a Valentine’s Day Sensory Bin Activities
Get the kids exploring different textures, scents, colors and more with a fun hands on sensory Valentine’s Day activity. Love the sensory bin activities created by stillplayingschool.com
3. Heart Attack Valentine’s Day Activity
Cut hearts from sticky notes or construction paper and write simple little “I love you” notes on them and attack someone with love by sticking the notes all over their desk or bedroom door or classroom window – wherever it might be noticed. Share some love and kindness with others.
4. Valentine’s Day Books
Here are a few of my favorite Valentine’s Day books for little ones:
The Day it Rained Hearts by Felicia Bond
Pete the Cat Valentine’s Day is Cool by James Dean
Little Blue Truck’s Valentine by Alice Schertle
Llama Llama I Love You by Anna Dewdney
Love Monster and the Last Chocolate by Rachel Bright
5. Sample some Red Fruits and Vegetables
Another fun and healthy Valentine’s Day activity is to try a variety of red fruits and vegetables. Create a fruit salad, or a vegetable tray or perhaps a fun charcuterie board. If you have picky eaters, try to mix in some other preferred items like crackers, pretzels, cheeses or cereal. A few red food item suggestions: strawberries, cherries, watermelon, apple slices, raspberries, tomatoes, red peppers, and pomegranates.
6. Valentine’s Day Cooking Activities for Kids
Looking for some tasty Valentine’s Day cooking activities. These recipes from Parenting.com are both kid friendly and delicious. Recipes include: Kid Friendly French Toast, Fun Grilled Cheese and Tomato Soup, and Heart Shaped Calzones.
7. Valentine’s Day Idioms Activity
Here is a free figurative language activity that is Valentine’s Day Themed. If you have not tried Boom Cards yet, it is easy to create a free account on Boom Learning.
8. Love Monster Valentine’s Day Activity
LOVE this FREE Love Monster Directed Drawing Activity from Krista Wallden of Creative Clips. So much fun for this kids to learn to be artists while creating this adorably simple Love Monster for Valentine’s Day.
9. Valentine’s Day Language Card Game Activity
Try this easy to use Valentine’s Day themed card game that is perfect for working on language skills like describing and turn-taking.
10. Valentine’s Day Activities for Kids – Following Directions
Try this Following Directions Activity with a Valentine’s Day theme. This activity is a part of a year-round themed Following Directions Activity. For more Following Directions ideas, click HERE.
