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Valentine’s Day has got to be the funnest holiday for the kids to do crafts and activities!
They always just love it and we always go overboard with all the hearts!
George cannot get enough hearts! Every day he wants to do something with hearts!
So we have been… for the last month, at least!
Its not always just about the hearts though.
We can’t forget about all the learning we’ve done for with our Valentine’s activities either!
Those candy hearts are full of learning potential for preschoolers with the letters and words on them!
Here’s 25 of our Valentine’s Day kids art, crafts, and fun activities!
How can I make my Valentine Day special?
Valentine’s Day isn’t all about paper hearts and chocolate.
Though both of those are fantastic gifts!
You can make Valentine’s Day and the days leading up super fun and special for preschoolers with simple DIY learning activities, crafts, snacks and art projects.
Make some edible valentine’s together and then do some paper roll heart stamping process art!
It doesn’t need to be complicated with preschoolers and toddlers.
Just pick out a few activities from our Best of Valentine’s Day lists below and give it a whirl.
You won’t regret it! Just 15 minutes together can go a long way when your making memories together.
Art Activities for Valentine’s Day:
These Valentine’s Day art activities are super simple and fun to make.
Use them into gifts for friends and family this February!
Turn your fantastic Valentine’s Day masterpieces into lovely cards to go with those chocolate gifts!
Or just enjoy the process together and make some special memories.
- Tape Resist Valentine Art for Toddlers
- A Valentine Window of Hearts
- Sponge Heart Painting
- Cookie Cutter Heart Painting
- Stamped Heart
- Shaken Painted Hearts
- Collaborative Hearts
- Stuffed Heart Balloon
- Melted Crayon Art with Crayon Shavings
- Hunt for Love Bag
- Watercolor Hearts
Crafts for Valentine’s Day:
From DIY Valentines to fun love themed crafts and gifts. Your little ones will absolutely devour these craft activities this Valentine’s Day!
Make gifts for the birds, or for mom. And don’t forget about Grandma or Grandpa!
Or go all out with the countdown tree and fill the whole month of February with fun love themed activities to do together.
- 33 Super Cute Kids Valentines for School
- Homemade Heart Bird Feeder
- LOVE Banner
- Donut Hole Valentine
- Button Heart
- Window Heart Collage
- Heart Garland
- Conversation Heart Suncatchers
- Textured Yarn Heart
- Yarn Wrapped Heart
- Stamped Valentine Cards
- Valentine Tissue Wreath
- Strings of Hearts Chandelier
- Valentine Countdown Tree
- Yummy Edible Valentines
- Make Lava Lamp Sensory Bottle
- Heart-Themed Fine Motor Craft
- Who Do I Love? Message Board
More Fun & Learning Activities for Valentine’s Day:
There are tons of lessons and learning opportunities with Valentine’s Day too!
Add hearts to just about any learning activity and you have just turned it into a Valentine’s Day activity.
We have a fun list here of learning activities just for you. Letters, words, counting, fine motor, gross motor, sensory, and more!
Go ahead! Try one this February with your preschoolers!
- Find the Letter on the Heart
- Candy Heart Letter Matching
- Valentine Scavenger Hunt to Find the Ways I Love You
- Upper & Lowercase Letters: Heart Matching
- Match Upper & Lowercase Letters Bracelet
- Dish Soap Foam!
- Candy Heart Patterning
- A Heart Hunt
- No-Prep Counting Valentine’s Game
- Lava Lamp Sensory Bag
This Preschool Valentine Matching Game from That’s What Che Said with simple paper hearts looks fun too. Definitely something super simple to try next!
Browse the Valentine’s Day for Kids board on Pinterest for tons of Valentine’s Day ideas!
You and the kids will be set for this week of love!
Happy Valentine’s Day!
