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25 Valentine Activities for Kids and the Elderly too

25 Fun Activities for Valentine's Day

Whether you work with an after-school program, in a classroom, or at a retirement community for senior citizens, these 25 Valentine's Day activities are the bomb! We curated all of our heart crafts, recipes, and classroom Valentine projects in one place. Enjoy!

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25 Valentine Activities for Kids Work for the Elderly too
Valentine activities for kids that work for the elderly too.



Super Easy Valentine's Recipe: Heart Cookie

Make a Heart Shaped Cookie for Valentine's Day

Everyone loves cookies, right? To show your love on Valentine's Day, make an edible giant heart-shaped cookie pie with this super easy, delicious Valentine's Recipe. It's a cookie, its a pie, it's a new twist on a festive Valentine's Day dessert with only 3 ingredients. Enjoy!


Super Easy Valentine's Recipe: Heart Cookie


Valentine's Day Skit for Kids: Hide and Seek Hearts

Hide and Seek Hearts is a Fun Play for Valentine's Day   

This Valentine's Day, get into the spirit of kindness with this fun play for Valentine's Day. This skit is perfect for elementary kids and can be adapted for preschoolers or junior high. All of our FREE play scripts include a companion craft. Hide and Seek Hearts is a fun activity that kids will love. Enjoy!

Valentine's Day Skit for Kids: Hide and Seek Hearts
Valentine's Day Skit for Kids: Hide and Seek Hearts.

Hide and Seek Hearts is a play for 8 participants. Get other children involved in creating the hearts and props needed to perform the skit.

This skit has a literacy focus. It teaches adjectives, action words, and encourages brainstorming for positive affirmations. Use it as a classroom companion project for language arts. Have the students come up with a kind, descriptive word for every class member and design a heart to share with them. Isn't that so much nicer than candy? We think so.

Free Printable PDF: Valentine's Day Skit for Kids


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Pin it! Preschool Scavenger Hunt (Pinterest) Hearts Feb. 11, 2013

What a fun week of playing Pin it! Preschool Scavenger Hunt on Pinterest! This week brought many new pinners/players for tons more ideas for February Preschool Activities. Ready to start playing and pinning for a new week? This week's categories are all things remembered in the month of February but not necessarily winter crafts for kids.

This week's winning pin is the perfect preschool activity for Valentine's Day! Coffee Filter Heart Craft by Meaningful Mama. Who pinned it? Yes, Dawn! Lots of others were in the running this week. Kudos to all!

Pin it! Preschool Scavenger Hunt Coffee Filter Heart Craft Meaningful Mama
Easy Heart Craft for Valentine's Day by Meaningfulmama.com
I have a super easy shamrock craft made from hearts that got loved too :)

Easy preschool Shamrock Craft from paper hearts


Here's the list to get you startedFebruary is the month to honor these things: American History Lesson, Friendship Crafts, Bird Feeding (Easy Bird Feeder Projects), Grapefruit Recipes, and Responsible Pet Owners Ideas. 10 pin limit (1 per topic) ~ NO AD LINKS. Pins must lead to blog or PAGE of source. PLEASE don't REPIN your own pins. Pin to own board 1st. Find us on Facebook to chat about ideas.

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How to Make a Valentine Classroom Paper Craft from Heart Doilies

Heart Paper Crafts for Kids to make for Valentine's Day

This little pouch or Valentine Treat Basket is super easy to make Valentine's Classroom Paper Craft and works fine motor skills for kids ages 3 - 7 yrs. Younger kids may require a little help, but they can do it too. Enjoy!

Heart Paper Crafts for Kids to make for Valentine's Day
Doily Heart Pouch for Valentine's Candy.


Get to the Dollar Store and buy a pack of heart doilies for these Valentine Classroom Crafts. For the pouch above, we used two doilies for each side to give it a little more strength. 

Lay the heart doilies on top of one another, cut gift wrapping ribbon about 15" (for small doily), and begin weaving in and out of the outermost layer of holes to stitch doilies together. At the top of the heart, leave an opening at the "v" tying off the ribbon. Fill your heart pouch with candies for a classroom valentine or make a special gift for teacher.  
weaving craft for kids fine motor skills
Sew a doily pouch for teacher Valentine gift.

Toddlers and younger preschoolers, can glue the outer edges of the paper hearts together to make a pouch or use it as a Valentine Mobile to hang from the ceiling.

Decorate heart doilies to make a classroom mobile.


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Make a Heart Shaped Pretzel

Happy Valentine's Day, Mouse! By Laura Numeroff*












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Edible Art PRETZEL Heart Recipe Valentine Craft Activity for Kids

Pretzel Heart Recipe

Almost as good as the ones you get from a carnival, this Edible Art, Pretzel Heart Recipe is the perfect Valentine Craft Activity for family fun. Enjoy!

Want to make pretzels at home? This recipe is fun to do as a family. And, it's yummy too- better than a breadstick! Make an edible heart for a fun, Valentine activity.


Edible Art PRETZEL Heart Recipe Valentine Craft Activity for Kids
Twist Pretzel into a heart for Valentine's Day.


Have a HEART!

You will need:
1 pkg. dry yeast, 1 tbs. sugar, 1 1/2 cup warm water, 4 cups flour, 1 tsp. salt or sea salt, 1 egg beaten, Red food coloring,

Mix water and yeast together in large bowl until yeast dissolves. Add Salt, Sugar, Flour, and food coloring. Mix and Knead the dough until smooth- but don't over do it. The more you work the dough the less fluff the finished product will have. Flour your hands to work the dough; it is sticky!


Knead in red food coloring.



Roll dough and make heart shaped pretzels or oversize pretzel bread sticks, place on GREASED baking sheet, lightly brush with BEATEN EGG, sprinkle with SALT.


Brush with egg.
Heart Pretzel Recipe for Kids
Twist and lay out.
 














BAKE at 425 degrees for 12 -15 minutes.
Try with usual dips WARM CHEESE and HOT MUSTARD
Or Experiment with CREAM CHEESE, PEANUT BUTTER, and PIZZA SAUCE.


How to make pretzels, baked recipe
Salt with table salt or pretzel salt, place in oven.

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Valentine Doily Gift Pouch

Valentine Cootie Catcher Super Valentine Card Pack*

The Story of Valentine's Day*












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