Are you gearing up for Valentine’s Day? Here are over 60 valentine activities for preschoolers to add to your Valentine’s Day lesson plans. Are you following Fun-A-Day’s Valentine’s Day Pinterest board? Related: Printable Valentine’s Day Lesson Plans Valentine’s Day is often associated with hearts and sugar, and it’s a great impetus to talk with kiddos aboutKeep Reading
How to Use Printable Number Cards for Valentine’s Day Math
Read how to use free printable number cards for Valentine’s Day math in preschool and kindergarten. While I’m not a fan of worksheets for young kids, I do like incorporating printables alongside hands-on activities. One of the things I like about preschool printables is that they can be used in multiple ways. I put together aKeep Reading
Candy Heart Experiments You Need to Try this Valentine’s Day
The kids are going to have such fun learning with these Valentine’s Day candy heart experiments. The experiments are a great addition to your preschool science activities. There’s even a free printable recording sheet at the bottom of the post! Related: Preschool Valentine’s Day Lesson Plans I have something to admit. I do not likeKeep Reading
12 Sensory Jars That Are Perfect for Valentine’s Day
The first year we made our falling hearts glitter jar, I was amazed at how into them the children were. They were placed in our science center in February, and didn’t end up leaving until the end of the school year. The kids loved those Valentine’s Day sensory jars that much. Honestly, so did theKeep Reading
3 Heart Name Crafts for Preschoolers To Make This Valentine’s Day
Three heart name crafts the kids will love to make this Valentine’s Day. Be sure to grab the free printable heart letters at the bottom of the post and add this to your list of valentine activities for preschoolers. I’m often asked about how to teach young children letters, especially since I disagree with usingKeep Reading
Acts of Kindness for Kids Using DIY Heart Manipulatives
I love the idea of teaching children about kindness, friendship, and caring for others during the month of February. It might be because Valentine’s Day is celebrated this month, and talking about being kind makes the concept more concrete for the kiddos. Towards that end, we made colorful heart manipulatives that would pair well with a good book andKeep Reading
You’ve Been Hugged – Valentine Act of Kindness
My son and I enjoy cooking and baking together, and we had a blast with last week’s football brownies. He was pretty excited to find out that the J.M Smucker Company asked me to “mix up a (another) moment” using Pillsbury™ brownies and frostings from Walmart! We put our heads together and come up with some treats forKeep Reading
Free Printable Valentine Games for Preschoolers to Play
Dice games of any and all kinds are always a hit with my students. I love that they’re simple to set up, fun for the kiddos, and pack in a lot of learning math through play! With that in mind, I put together two free printable valentine games for kids to play with dice. GetKeep Reading
How to Make a Glitter Jar of Floating Hearts for Valentine’s Day
Below, you’ll find out everything you need to know about how to make a glitter jar with the kids this Valentine’s Day. Be sure to grab the free printable directions at the bottom of the post. I admit it, I love glitter. Glitter seems to be a very polarizing “subject” – you either love it orKeep Reading
Fingerprint Heart Gifts Kids Can Make
Here are two fingerprint heart gifts kids can make! My preschoolers made them as Valentine’s Day gifts for their families this year. I also think they’d work well for Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Christmas, etc. Two Gifts Kids Can Make Using Their Fingerprints My end goal was to create a heart fingerprint keepsake with theKeep Reading
