Valentine Craft for Kids to Make Their Parents

Last year, my preschool students had a great time making their parents Valentine’s Day gifts! It was a simple Valentine craft for kids that combined literacy, math, and gift-giving.

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Easy Valentine craft for kids to make for their families

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Materials
White paper lunch bags
Foam Valentine’s Day stickers
Hershey’s Kisses
Hershey’s Hugs
Markers

What we did
I set out two plates – one filled with the Kisses, and one filled with the Hugs. I cut out two small hearts from construction paper and labeled both kinds of chocolate. I placed the number ten on each heart as well.

chocolate to go inside a Valentine craft for kids to make their parents

Once everything was set up, I called the children over in small groups. I told the kiddos they were going to give their parents chocolate hugs and kisses. They were pretty excited to make their parents presents for Valentine’s Day. I have to admit, I loved their enthusiasm for our little project!

I had the boys and girls write “XOXO love, (name)” on the front of a white paper bag. Some of the children could do this on their own, while others needed to reference my example or get help from me.

Valentine craft for kids to create for their parents

Once the writing was done, they moved onto decorating the bags. I gave them free rein with foam stickers, markers, and construction paper. Some of them got incredibly creative with their bags!

Valentine craft for kids to make their parents - a festively decorated bag of treats

After the gift bags were completed, it was time to add the goodies. I had each child count out ten of both types of chocolate. This was a great way to work on counting and one-to-one correspondence. We even worked in some addition and subtraction, all while the children made a gift for their parents.

Valentine craft for kids to make their parents - counting chocolates to add to the gift

Do you have any valentine crafts for kids to make? Perhaps a favorite child-made gift for families? If so, I’d love to hear about them in the comments below!

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