VALENTINE BOXES
Our class uses the plastic baby wipe boxes.
Our kids decorate them with stickers and we glue the child's picture
on them.
VALENTINE's GAME
I found a game played like "Seven Up". You have 7 decorative hearts
that you pass out instead of pushing thumbs down. When ready you
say, "Who would be so nice to give me this valentine?" Very cute. My
K's loved it every year.
VALENTINE POST OFFICE BAGS
Cut a dark blue square to
fit the bottom half the width of the bag. Top that with a red
half
circle the same width has the square. Put a narrow white rectangle
int the middle between the red and blue. You can write U S Post
Office or their names on this white strip. You can also use hearts
etc to add embellishments if you want. Also be sure you have the
children turn the bag so they don't glue the stuff on the folded flap
side of the bag. It won't stand up if they do. This is a very fast
and easy project for the kiddos to do.
VALENTINE HOLDERS
Last year I had each child bring in an empy milk container. I
cut a large hole at the top, leaving the handle, and punched holes
around the edge.
We threaded left over Christmas ribbon in the holes to decorate the bottle. I
also had them use glitter glue but that peeled off the plastic once it was
dry. The containers were wonderful because they were easy to set on the
counters or on the floor. They kept the valentine's and treats safe and
dry on the
bus going home. Also, with the handle they were easy to carry.
MAIL BAGS
Fold blue 12X18 in thirds. Cut the flap of the "mailbag" into a point.
Use a hole puncher to punch holes into the sides.
Have the children sew up the sides with white yarn. Use sufficient
yarn so
that there is enough to allow for a shoulder strap. ( To hold it together more
sturdily- I recommend that you staple the sides inspite of the fact that the
mailbags are "sewn".
Have the children copy the words US MAIL with red crayon or marker. They
could try to draw an eagle.
MAIL TRUCK
Mail truck: Fold white sheet of paper end to end. Fold
will be at the bottom. Cut off right corner for windshield. Staple
sides. Glue blue construction paper strip that is cut the width
of bottom of windshield to the bottom at the fold. Glue a one
inch red strip to the top of the blue one. Cut two red circles
for wheels. Glue half on and half off bottom. Write U.S.
Mail in white area at the top. I write with a red marker or kids can. Let
kids decorate with hearts anywhere they like. Punch holes at
top of each side and put yarn for hanging. Really, really cute!!!!!!!!!
VALENTINE BB
This Valentine's Day display is as sweet as can be! Glue lace trim
to a large red heart shape, and then mount the heart and a title
on a wall. To make delicious-looking chocolates, provide each child
with a personalized, tan construction paper shape. Have him paint
his paper with brown tempera paint and top it with real chocolate
sprinkles. When each shape is dry, glue it to a larger piece of crinkled
black paper to represent the candy wrapper. Mount the finished projects
on the heart.
VALENTINE BEAR PANCAKES
We read the Valentine Bears by Eve Bunting and then make these teddy
bear pancakes.
Need:
Pancake batter, metal teddy bear shaped cookie cutter, hot plate, small knife,
sugar, cinnamon, and strawberry jam. Mix up the pancake batter as you usually
would, then place the cookie cutter on the pan and fill up with batter. Let
it cook until the batter is firm enough to remove the cutter. Then flip and
cook until done. Sprinkle lightly with sugar and cinnamon. Then with a small
paring knife, cut a small heart from each bear cake. Then spoon in strawberry
jam into the heart. Enjoy!!
5 LITTLE VALENTINES
Submitted by Kathy
5 little valentines from the grocery store
I sent 1 to mother, now there are 4
4 little valentines pretty ones to see
I gave one to my brother now there are3
3 little valentines red, yellow and blue
I gave one to my sister now there are 2
2 little valentines , my we have fun
I gave one to Daddy, now there is 1
1 little valentine, the story is almost done
I gave it to mother, now there are none
VALENTINES KEEPSAKE
Materials Needed:
Empty box from heart shaped message candy
Photo of student
magnetic tape
Directions:
Empty the candy from inside of the box (share it with your favorite
sweetheart!) Attach the child's picture to the inside of the box (so
that it is framed by the heart on the front of the box.) Attach magnetic
tape to the back of the box. And there you have a cute Valentine keepsake
that parents will love to put on their refrigerators!
HEART OF GRASS
Heart Of Grass
Trace around a heart shaped cookie cutter onto a new sponge, then cut
out
the
shape. Rinse the sponge well to remove any pretreated disinfectant, then
let
dry. Dampen the sponge slightly, then put it inside the cookie cutter.
Sprinkle grass seed onto the sponge, spritz with a plant mister, then cover
with plastic wrap. Place the heart on a saucer so dampness won't seep
through. Don't forget to add care instructions. Remove plastic
wrap when
shoots appear. Spritz with water daily. "Mow" as necessary.
VALENTINE BINGO
I cut out large heart shapes from pastel paper and write messages on
each one just like the candy conversation hearts. Then we play Bingo
(I use a set of alphabet cards for letter recognition). Use
conversation heart candy as markers. The children love to eat them
after they "Bingo"!
HEARTS ON THE MOVE
(sung to the tune of
“He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands”)
Wave your valentine
In the air.
Wave your valentine
In the air.
Wave your valentine
In the air.
Wave your valentine in the air.
Put your valentine
On your [nose].
Put your valentine
On your [nose].
Put your valentine
On your [nose].
Put your valentine on your [nose].
Repeat the last verse, replacing the underlined word with other body
part words in turn, such as head, arm, and foot.
VALENTINES POEM
Submitted by Marilyn
This is a very cute song for Valentine's day or any other day throughout
the
year. I think I will also use it at our 3's graduation in June. :)
Love is a circle,
Round and round (make a circling motion with arm)
Love goes up, (raise arms up)
And Love comes down, (lower arms)
Love is on the inside, (pull hands inward towards chest)
Trying to get out, (pull hands away from chest)
Love is whirling and twirling about! (move hands in a spinning
motion)
The children enjoy this alot.
ESTIMATION
We plan to estimate "Red Hot Hearts" to see which jar they think has
100 red
hots in it ... Jar A, B, or C. Each child will complete a "recording
sheet"
to tell which jar they guessed and then (after counting the red hots) which
jar actually had the 100 red hots in it. This could also be done with
the
Valentine heart candies.
THUMBPRINT HEART SUGAR COOKIES
You'll need a roll of refrigerated sugar cookie dough, an egg
yolk,red food coloring and decorations.Place the cookie dough in the
freezer for 30 minutes. Beat the egg yolk in a small bowl and add 10
drops of red food coloring.
Cut the chilled dough into ¼ inch slices. Place 2 inches
apart on
ungreased cookie sheets. Dip thumb or index finger in egg mixture to
generously coat with color. Press finger onto each slice of dough at
an angle twice to make a heart shape. Sprinkle with red sugar, or
other decorations.
Bake for 7-11 minutes at 350 degrees. When cookies are completely
cool, you can use red frosting or gel to write names or messages on
your cookies around the heart!
VALENTINE WREATH
Cut out the center of a paper plate./large piece of card. Use a cookie
cutter(thick card,cut into hearts) to trace
heart shapes onto wrapping paper or wallpaper, and cut out. You can also cut
out heart shapes from red, pink and white construction paper. Glue the hearts
to the paper plate with rubber cement, or a glue stick. You can also add glitter,
confetti, or ribbon.
VALENTINE POEMS & SONGS
Submitted by Lisa
Red Valentines
One red valentine says I love you
_______made another and then there were two
Two red valentines, one just for me
________made another, then there were three
Three red valentines we need one more
_______made another, then there were four
Four red valentines, well sakes alive!
________made another and then there were five
Five red valentines, made just today,
Be my valentine is what they say!
Three Valentines
(sing to Mary had a little lamb)
Three valentines I have for you
Have for you, have for you,
Three valentines I have for you
Pink and red and blue
I'll put them in the mail for you
Mail for you, mail for you,
I'll put them in the mail for you
Pink and red and blue
Counting Valentines
Andy has 6 red valentines (place on board)
He gave 3 away to his friends (take 3 away)
How many does he have left? (wait for answer)
Andy sent 1 to his grandma (remove 1)
How many does he have left? (wait)
Andy gave 1 valentine to me (remove 1)
Now how many does he have left? (wait)
Andy's teacher gave him a valentine (add 1)
How many does he have now? (wait)
The next day, Andy went to school
He found 4 valentines on his desk (add 4)
Count Andy's valentines to see how many he has now!
(all count)
Yes, Andy has 6 valentines, he had a happy valentines
day!
VALENTINE POEM
Submitted by Sue
Five Little Valentines
Five little valentines were having a race
The first little valentine was frilly with lace (hold up one finger)
The second little valentine had a funny face (hold up two fingers)
The third little valentine said, "I love you" (hold up three fingers)
The fourth little valentine said, "I do too" (hold up four fingers)
The fifth little valentine was sly as a fox (hold up five fingers)
He ran the fastest to the valentine box (make five fingers run behind
back)
VALENTINE ACTIVITIES
Submitted by Susan
I always make a post office center from our puppet theatre/store
front at this time of year. I include old cancelled stamps,
stickers, pens, pencils, a small scale, envelopes (lots and lots)
paper, paper clips, clipboards, a telephone, junk mail, small baskets,
a few date stamps, and whatever else I can think of. The kids
love playing here.
At the writing table I put a list of children's names with their pictures
for easy identification. Lots of envelopes again, the words "I
Love You" "Valentine" "Mom" "Dad" ETC mounted on the wall, paper in
trays, an assortment of colored pens/markers, old cards, scissors,
stickers AND I have an old wooden soda bottle holder (with 12 small
squares) I put up on it's long end and put some identifying mark (name,
picture, symbol) in each square. This is a mini mailbox to mail
valentines to each other.
We make a special valentine for mom and dad with glitter, sequins,
feathers, all the fancy stuff, and then put in an envelope. We
then walk to the post office (very close by) and mail them just before
VDay. We also get a tour at this time. (I live in a very
small rural town, so this is a great resource and opportunity for us)
At circle, we sing "Skinnamarink" at this time every year, and "You
are My Sunshine." We have "partner chats" where two by two the
kids have mini-discussions (one minute or so) with each other, then
they each report back to the group what they learned. At V. Day,
I ask them to talk about someone they love. Afterwards, Mitch
would say "Grace loves her dog because she gives her kisses" and Grace
would say "Mitch loves his mom because she reads him stories." This
is a great activity! Social, emotional, literacy....
VALENTINE IDEAS
Valentine Fish
Each child will need one very large heart, one large heart, three
middle
sized hearts, and one little one. The very large heart becomes the
body.
The large heart becomes the tail. The middle sized hearts become the fins on
top of the very large heart. The little heart becomes the lips of the fish.
These "Valentine Fish" make a great classroom display.
Class Love Book
As a small group activity, encourage the children think of someone
that
they love. Students will draw these people on large sheets of construction
paper. Bind the collective the art work and make a cover with the title, "Our
Class Love Book". Display the class "Love Book" in the book or reading area.
Visitors will
enjoy seeing the collection.
VALENTINE ART
Submitted by LauraMarie
clear contact paper
tissue paper squares of pink, red, gold, silver
various valentine glitter
construction paper folded in half with a heart shape cut out of the
middle
Child places glitter and tissue paper on sticky side of contact paper. Fold
over to seal. Place inside construction paper "frame". I punch
a hole in top and child puts ribbon through hole. We hang them
in the windows and they look great.
GRAPHING HEARTS
Reinforce graphing skills with a valentine flair! For each child, program
a
simple graph with a color word for each color of heart found in a bag of
candy hearts. Give each child a small number of candy hearts. Have each
child sort and graph her candies according to color, then color a space for
each heart of a particular color. To help visually cue nonreaders, add extra
space below the color words in which to provide a color-coded heart.
VALENTINE POEM
Submitted by Shirley
A Valentine
Valentine, Valentine, I made a little Valentine.
I wore my little Valentine and I heard some people say,
"A Valentine, a Valentine, what a pretty little Valentine. I
hope that you remember that it is Valentine's Day!"
VALENTINE BB
Submitted by AMDA830
Hi everyone, Did a cute valentine bulletin board which I got from
Mailbox a few years ago. Cut out a very large red heart,
cover with doilies. Then cut out brown pieces of paper
in the shape of different candies. Had the children glue
on chocolate sprinkles. Then I cut out in black a scalloped border
for each piece of candy to resemble the papers in the candy box.
Staple them in the middle of the heart and head it with "We Are As Sweet
As Candy" The kids had fun making the candy.
Valentine/Friendship
Submitted by Maureen Myers, Hamden, Ct
Valentine/Friendship Shirts
We have our children bring in white t-shirts. We draw a big red heart
on the
shirt and write our special friends. Each child then makes their thumbprint
inside of the heart, if they can write their name we let them. They come out
so cute, parents and kids love them.
VALENTINES
Submitted by Diane
I traced a large heart which they cut out. We then used squeeze
bottles and had them drizzle red and white paint on one side, fold
it over and they loved their creations when they opened it up. I
then mounted them on red paper, added a little bow and they are a
great door decoration. Today we cut out three size hearts, small,
medium and large. Talked about the different sizes. I
made 3" strips with a pipe cleaner hanger on top and they glued their
heart in size order. Again, very simple but great for the threes. On
Monday, I intend to have them paint on bubble wrap with red
paint and press it on a piece of white or pink. After it dries,
we'll cut out a large heart.
Valentine Flannel Stories
Submitted by Jan
Valentine Rhyme
Five valentines at the corner store
Five valentines; whom are they for?
Along came (child's name) with a penny to pay
He/she bought a (child says color) for (child names another child
in the room)
Then he/she went away
Before chanting the rhyme put 5 different colored valentine hearts
on a flannelboard. As the rhyme is chanted each child chooses
one valentine from the flannelboard and gives it to one of their friends. Keep
chanting the rhyme until all are gone then chant these last two lines
yourself.
No more valentines at the corner store
"All sold out," says the sign on the door
What can you do to show you care?
When at the store, the shelves are bare?
If you have no flannelboard, you can mount hearts on craft sticks
for puppet
Elaine's Valentine's - Flannelboard Story
Flannel Pieces Needed:A little girl, A tree, A cat, A kitten, A cupid, A bird,
A squirrel
It was Valentine's Day and Cupid was dancing his way through the woods. Cupid,
you know is like a baby angel, with snowy white wings and curly hair.
He always carries a little bow and some arrows. As he came out of the
woods,he met a cat. "Good day Mrs. Cat," said Cupid. "Have you
sent a< valentineyet?" "A valentine! What is that?" asked
Mrs. Cat in surprise. "It is something you send someone you love. It
is Valentine's Day. Everyone in the world is sending valentines." And
then little Cupid shot an arrow into theair, and was about to run after it,
but Mrs. Cat cried, "Wait a minute, pretty Cupid, will you not help me?" "I'm
sorry," smiled Cupid, "But I only put thoughts into people's hearts, and they
do the rest. But I will write some verses for you and leave them by this
tree." And with that he spread his wings and flew away. "There's
no one I love better than little Elaine, and she's sick," said Mrs. Cat. "I
believe I will send her something." She turned to go back to the barn
when she met a squirrel. "Good day Mrs. Cat," squirrel said. "Where
are you going?" "To find a valentine for sick little Elaine," answered
Mrs. Cat. "There's no one I love better than little Elaine," said the
squirrel, "I will go with you." So Mrs. Cat and the squirrel went along
together. "Hello," said a bird. "Where are you going?""Oh, we are
going to find a valentine for Elaine. She is very sick," said the squirrel
and Mrs. Cat. "Oh, may I go with you? There is no one I love better
than little Elaine," said the bird. "Oh yes," replied the squirrel and
Mrs. Cat. So Mrs. Cat and the squirrel and the bird walked along together. The
three friends finally reached the barn. Mrs. Cat quickly ran up the stairs
to the loft. Tiny "meow" sounds were coming from under the hay. Mrs.
Cat gently picked up a tiny kitten from under the hay. "You are going
to be Elaine's valentine present," said Mrs. Cat. She will love you so
much!" "What will I give Elaine?" said the squirrel. "You can carry the
valentine verse that Cupid will leave us on the tree," said Mrs. Cat. "And
what about me? said the bird. "What will I give Elaine?" "You will
sing her a song," said Mrs. Cat. The three friends arrived at the tree,
found the note that Cupid had left and walked along to Elaine's house. Elaine
opened her eyes and found the tiny gray kitten from Mrs. Cat, heard the beautiful
music from the bird, and found the verse from the squirrel:
Little friend, so kind and true
These valentines we send to you
Our very dearest love to tell
We hope you will soon be well
Elaine picked up the kitten and hugged it and the kitten said, "Meow."
Post Office Activity for Valentine's Day
Submitted by Marilyn
I will be taking my class of 3's/4's to the post office. We
have coordinated this particular trip with Valentine's Day. We
have set up a post office in the classroom with a desk, real old
phone, a working typewriter, old envelopes, clipboard and paper,
pencils, maps, American Flag. The children have painted "their" mail
box and every day they put mail into it and someone takes it out
and carries it in a pouch to another painted mailbox at the other
side of the room. We asked a postman for an old shirt and hat,
too.
As an art activity, I had different house shapes and the children water
colored them. Then I wrote their names in large letters on top, along
with some numbers. (Rachel 1`23). I then did
the same on white envelopes. I contact papered all the houses and put them
up on the wall at a low level. At circle time, I take out an envelope
and see if the child can recognize any letters in their name. Then they
walk to "their painted house" (I made a large slit in the center) and deliver
their envelope to their house. Later, after circle, I have all the envelopes
out on a table for the children to do a one-on one match game of name/number/house. They
love it.
We made mail pouches for our valentine cards by using two styrofoam dinner
plates. I use one whole one and cut another in half. Then staple
around the edges to make a pocket. Make two hole on top and put yarn
through to make a strap. The children then collaged with red, pink, purple
paper.
We are not just focusing on Valentine's day, but we are talking about neighborhoods
and people in our community. I am tying in the fact that the postman
brings the valentine's cards. We will make our own and then mail them on the
trip to the post office. I have been saving all odd shaped boxes and
have covered them with brown wrapping paper. The children will then glue
and decorate them on a large piece of cardboard as a group activity. This
will be "our neighborhood". We will add paper towel rolls, small boxes,
chunks of wood and just about anything that will add to the interest. This
is their interpretation of what a neighborhood is. We have used old roadmaps
to cover the tables and little matchbox cars. We also have available
the play mats with road ways for the floor play.
Books
House and Homes Ann Morris
The House I Live In Isadore Seltzer
This is My House Arthur Dorros
One Afternoon Yumi Heo
My Perfect Neighborhood Leah Komaiko
Valentine's Day Snack
Submitted by Laura
Make rice crispy squares following the directions on the box. Add
red food coloring. Cut square pieces of foil and tape valentine
messages to the corner of each piece of foil. Push the rice
crispy mix into a greased funnel. Any size will do. Wrap
each kiss in the foil with the message hanging out. You have
yourself Valentine's Day Kisses. It was so cute. You
have to try it.
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