Conversation hearts can be a great learning tool for your toddler or preschooler! There are so many different activities they can be used for, and they are inexpensive as well. Just be sure to closely supervise your little one, as they can pose a choking hazard in put in his or her mouth. (My daughter …
Heart Art is an opportunity to be creative and develop fine motor skills at the same time! Start with a pipe cleaner. Bend it in the middle and twist the ends together. Push the middle of the loop down to form your heart. Tie a piece of yarn or string on the bottom of the …
I love this heart lacing activity and the kids did too! All you need is a handful of foam heart stickers and a couple of pipe cleaners. Punch a hole in each of the foam heart stickers and you are ready. I set them out and it wasn’t long before both kids jumped in …
My oldest, M, is almost 6 and over the years we’ve developed some fun traditions that celebrate Valentine’s Day. Here are our fun Valentine’s Day traditions! Painting Valentines I cut out lots of hearts from Crayola’s Model Magic and let it air dry over night, using a straw to poke a hole in …
Need a quick Valentines Day gift for your child’s teacher? Go from this: To this: *Rinse your International Delight container. Take the label off and cut the container in half with a sharp knife. *Have your child use glue and yarn to decorate the container. Spread glue onto small sections at a time and wrap …
I think this heart paper chain is so cute! It is probably for older children to make, but there are so many ideas on how to use it for all ages of children (see below). Directions: Cut strips of paper. Bend the strip in half and bring the ends together in the middle (the outer …
Tons of Fun featured this heart counting game that I think is awesome! How to Play: Stand above the heart and drop 3 pom poms or cotton balls. Count how many landed on the heart and how many landed off of the heart. Other Variations and Ideas: *Use 5 or 10 pom poms to practice combinations of 5 or …
Use Valentine’s Day to sneak in a little science with facts about the heart! Facts about the Heart A child’s heart is approximately the size of his fist. The heart circulates the blood supply about 1,000 times each day. The heart pumps the equivalent of 5,000 to 6,000 quarts of blood per day. If …
These are a few Valentine’s Day ideas from last year that I wanted to share again. 3 Quick and Easy Heart Activities Valentine’s Day Songs and Rhymes photo courtesy of Activity Village Valentine’s Day Handprint Keepsake
For this simple letter matching activity, I drew hearts on a piece of paper and wrote upper and lowercase letters in them. I had B put the matching letter sticker in the heart. (This activity could be done with any shape.) I mixed up the letters (instead of putting them in abc order) to make …
Up at night with a newborn and up all day with a toddler is hindering my creativity for sure! I haven’t come up with a single Valentines Day activity on my own. So here are 3 quick and simple heart activities that I found on different blogs that we tried and LOVED! Heart Hunt – …
My hubby and I haven’t had much luck in ever finishing a crossword puzzle (for the record we’ve only tried oh about twice). So for Valentines Day I made him a crossword puzzle with clues about us that he can hopefully finish. You can Make Your Own Crossword Puzzle on Discovery Education’s site and print …