Valentine's Day
 14th
Valentine's Day
Fingerplays/Songs
When You Send A Valentine
When you send a valentine,
That's the time for fun,
Slip it underneath the door,
Ring the bell and run, run, run,
Ring the bell and run,
Have a bell and a letter with a valentine in it for a prop. While
outside a child can act out the sneaking up to the door and
pretending to push button. All the children must run to safety.
Bulletin
Board
Valentine Telegrams
Need: butcher paper the size of your bulletin board, glue in shallow
containers, small red, pink, and white tissue paper squares, pencils
with erasers, special telegram paper (printable Valentine telegram).
Lay the paper on the floor. Depending on the size of your bulletin
board, draw one huge heart or several very large ones on the paper.
Have the glue, tissue paper squares, and pencils on the floor.
Have a child take a piece of tissue paper, lay it in front of him,
put the pencil eraser in the middle of the paper, and form the tissue
around the pencil. Dip the tissue in the glue and stick it on the
edge of the heart. Let all of the children continue this process
until the heart has a frame. When dry hang it up.
For several days let the children dictate (or write) Valentine
messages on the special telegram paper. When each message is finished
hang it inside the giant heart.
Art
Shiny Valentine's
Add food coloring and glitter to the glue bottles. Children make
decorations on the paper with the glue. It will make glittery and
shiny designs.
Let the children use a variety of colors to achieve shiny valentine
creations. You can sprinkle glitter along the edges or attach
feathers and ribbons to each card for a really unique remembrances.
Classroom Valentine
Cut out one large paper heart. Have all the children help decorate
and sign it. The valentine can be hung in the classroom or be given
to a classroom friend. The classroom friend may be the janitor,
center director, or principal.
Heart Necklace
Need: red, pink, and white paper hearts(punch wholes in the center),
plastic straws cut in 1 inch sections, yarn, masking tape
Place a piece of tape around one end of each length of yarn. Tie a
piece of the straw to the untaped end of the yarn. Have children
thread pieces of straw and paper hearts onto the yarn. Encourage the
children to make patterns. When finished, help the children tie the
ends of the yarn together.
Valentine Pouches
Need: collage materials, paper plates (some cut in half)
Give each child a paper plate and a half. Help the children staple
the paper plate halves to the whole paper plates to make a pouches.
Have the children decorate the note holders with various collage
materials. Have the children write their names in bold letters across
the tops of the plates. Hang the decorated note holders in the room.
The note holders can be used to place Valentine cards in.
Learning
Centers
Dramatic Play Center
Card Shop
Stencils, paper, markers, scraps, stickers, etc.,
can be provided to make a card-making shop.
Sensory Table
Soap
Mix dish soap, water, and red food coloring in
the sensory table. Provide egg beaters for children to make bubbles.
Science/Math
Valentine's Day Flowers
In the science area, place various flowers and magnifying glasses.
The children can observe and explore the various parts of the flowers.
Valentine's Day Colors
Mixing red and white tempera paint, the children can make various
shades of red or pink.
Heart Seriation
Cut various sized hearts from pink, red, and white construction
paper. The children can sequence the heart shapes from small to big
or vice versa.
Other
Sites
Paper Bag Valentine Card Holder
Valentine No-Sew Bandana Pillow
Handprint Valentine's Day Card
Printable Valentine Cards
Printable Valentine's Day Cards
Valentine's Day Pop Up Card
Printable Lollipop Valentines
Print cute Valentines tags to tie on lollipops.
Linsdey's
Marvelous Mobile
Print the hear patterns to create an easy mobile.
3-D
Heart
Surprise your sweetheart with this 3-D heart. Printable pattern.
Broken
Hearts
Create cool designs with paper.
Valentine Coloring Pages
Valentine
Pictures to Color
Heart Dot-to-Dot (by 5's to 100)
Billy Bear's 4 Kids Valentine Section
Valentines Hat (easy)
Valentine Heart Crown |
