Valentine's Day Links
Here is a huge selection of links to Valentine's Day
activities to enjoy with your
kids, including Valentine's Day coloring pages, crafts, printables and
much more!
Updated on
14 October 2009
Make
Make a heart suncatcher from construction paper
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http://www.craftelf.com/Heart_sun_catcher.htm
Love bugs
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http://childfun.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=479
Bear valentines card holder
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http://childfun.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=488
Paper dove craft
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http://jas.familyfun.go.com/
arts-and-crafts?page=CraftDisplay&craftid=10716
Make a lovely heart box from fusible beads (Perler, Hama, etc.)
http://www.perlerbeads.com/2_06graphics/2_06project.html
Lots of heart designs here for making with fusible beads – use them to decorate
cards, make mobiles, photo frames, etc.
http://www.beadmerrily.co.uk/external/projects/Valentine/index.htm
Make a simple lollipop bouquet
http://www.amazingmoms.com/htm/valentine-craft-candy-roses.htm
Here are some really cute ideas for Valentines to make with the children from
Martha Stewart
Make a papier mache heart
http://www.kidsturncentral.com/holidays/valentines/heartcraft.htm
Really super art idea - "I give you my heart" - would make a gorgeous special
card for a parent
http://www.kinderart.com/seasons/giveyoumyheart.shtml
Valentine suncatchers
http://www.kidsturncentral.com/holidays/valentines/vsuncatch.htm
Make a string of 3D hearts
http://www.agirlsworld.com/amy/
pajama/valentines/crafts/mobile.html
This is a super idea for a decoration – and will certainly keep them busy!
For older children.
Heart-shaped potpourri air fresheners made with cookie cutters would make a
great present for Valentine’s Day
http://www.makingfriends.com/recipes/potp_dough.htm
There is an excellent selection of Valentine craft ideas at Enchanted Learning
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/valentine/
A pretty wreath to make
http://www.dltk-holidays.com/valentines/mvwreath.html
Plant a flowerpot valentine - cute idea!
http://www.amazingmoms.com/htm/valentine_crafts_5.htm
Woven heart baskets
http://www.kinderart.com/seasons/val10.shtml
Make a bouquet of hearts and flowers – this is gorgeous!
http://www.makingfriends.com/hearts_flowers.htm
Make this lovely heart necklace
http://www.billybear4kids.com/holidays/valentin/necklace/ideas.htm
Print
Really cute class Valentines to
print (6 to a page, "sweetheart" design)
http://bunnycakes.typepad.com/bunny_cakes/2009/01/sweetheart-valentines-day-classroom-cards.html
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Print these valentines bookmarks
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http://www.abcteach.com/free/b/bookmarks_valentines.pdf
Character valentines cards to print
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http://www.nickjr.com/printables/
printable-valentine-cards.jhtml?path=/printables/all-shows/cards-notes/all-ages/index.jhtml
More cards to print
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http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/acProject?project=valentinecardsset1&extcat=cards&extsubcat=
wintercelebrations&lc=en&dlc=&cc=us
Colour this heart bookmark
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http://www.calvarywilliamsport.com/vl12.htm
Print some sweet Valentines envelopes for your special cards
http://www.papervalentines.com/envelopes.htm
A simple fun Valentines board game to print and play
http://www.abcteach.com/free/g/game_valentine_hearts.pdf
Some really gorgeous, quirky, printable Valentine's Day cards
http://dyn.c-ij.com/english/greetings/
browsing.page?lang=en&cat1=hol&cat2=val
These are some nice little coupon books to print (one of kids, one for adults)
http://www.activitiesforkids.com/holiday/coupon.htm
Encourage children to think about their friends on Valentine’s Day
http://www.geocities.com/teachingwithheart/vdayfriendshipsheet.html
These sweet pictures can be printed in black and white for colouring, or
pre-coloured for decorations or other projects
http://www.dltk-holidays.com/valentines/color/index.htm
Fun sticker charts for Valentine’s Day (colour and black and white)
http://www.preschoolprintables.com/schart/schartholiday.shtml
Lots of Valentine’s Day cards to print with all your child’s favourite
characters
http://www.dltk-holidays.com/valentines/cards.htm
Print a Valentine’s Day border for a bulletin board (or perhaps a fridge?)
http://www.preschoolprintables.com/board/boardheart.shtml
A simple heart shape with lines - looks good mounted on red or pink card cut
just slightly bigger
http://www.akidsheart.com/holidays/valntine/writeheart.htm
Print and Make
Print and make a valentines basket
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http://www.basketmakers.org/topics/seasonal/
valentines/frprojvalnutcup2.htm
Heart owl craft (templates on the right)
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http://www.first-school.ws/activities/shapes/animals/owl_hearts.htm
Or a penguin too
http://www.first-school.ws/activities/shapes/animals/owl_hearts.htm
Print and make a valentine paper chain
http://www.papervalentines.com/chains.htm
Pretty Valentine clown jointed puppets to print, color and assemble
http://www.pheemcfaddell.com/coloring/
PageColoringValentinePuppetIntro.htm
Print these pretty gift boxes, then assemble - a perfect container for a
Valentine's Day gift
http://cp.c-ij.com/english/3D-papercraft/event/index.html
Lovely old fashioned printables - little boxes, cards and more
http://www.thetoymaker.com/Holidays/Valentines/1Valentines.html
Print out this mobile, colour in and assemble
http://www.crayola.com/activitybook/print.cfm?id=499
This is a super Valentine’s bingo game to print and play
http://www.crayola.com/activitybook/
search.cfm?txt_search=valentine+and+bingo
Print and assemble this Valentine patterns match up game – great for little kids
http://www.preschoolprintables.com/filefolder/
valentine/filefolderheart.shtml
Valentine concentration game to print, colour and play
http://www.abcteach.com/valentine/valconcent.htm
Print out this super Valentine pop-up card
http://www.tammyyee.com/origambmine.html
Print and make this set of heart dominoes
http://www.abcteach.com/free/h/heart_dominoes_set_color.pdf
Print and make some cupid bookmarks
http://a.familyfun.go.com/Resources/global/printables/vday/
val_bookmark.pdf
Do
Valentines word search
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http://www.printactivities.com/Word_Search_Puzzles/
Valentine_Word_Search.html
Heart shaped dot-to-dot
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http://www.printactivities.com/ConnectTheDots/Heart_Dot-to-Dot.html
Heart maze
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http://www.printactivities.com/Mazes/Shape_Mazes/Heart_Maze.html
Love maze
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http://www.printactivities.com/Mazes/Shape_Mazes/Valentine-Maze.html
A great collection of Valentine dot-to-dot puzzles
http://www.edhelperclipart.com/clipart/
ValentinesDay_dot2dots_by1to9s.pdf
A puzzle and a colouring page in one – find the matching hearts
http://www.crayola.com/activitybook/print.cfm?id=219
Here’s a “Valentine mix-up” to sort out
http://www.thefamilycorner.com/gif/mixup.gif
Valentine’s Day crossword
http://sunniebunniezz.com/puzzles/valnkcr.htm
A cupid dot-to-dot
http://a.familyfun.go.com/Resources/global/printables/vday/
val_cupid_con_dots.pdf
Learn
Write a poem in this balloon
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http://www.abcteach.com/free/v/valentine_balloon.pdf
Counting mazes
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1’s
http://www.printactivities.com/Mazes/Math-Mazes/Valentine-CountingBy1s.shtml
2’s
http://www.printactivities.com/Mazes/Math-Mazes/Valentine-CountingBy2s.shtml
3’s
http://www.printactivities.com/Mazes/Math-Mazes/
Valentine-CountingBy3s.shtml
4’s
http://www.printactivities.com/Mazes/Math-Mazes/Valentine-CountingBy4s.shtml
5’s
http://www.printactivities.com/Mazes/Math-Mazes/
Valentine-CountingBy5s.shtml
Traceable hearts, pencil practice for younger ones
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http://www.printactivities.com/TracingLetters/Shapes/Hearts.html
Huge collection of Valentine themed math worksheets
http://www.kidzone.ws/math/valentine/index.htm
Unscramble these Valentines words and then use them in sentences
http://www.abcteach.com/valentine/unscramble.htm
Here is an activity to encourage some creative writing using “love hearts”
(“candy hearts”)
http://www.lessonplanspage.com/LAArtCandyHeartSentences34.htm
Lots of maths (math) ideas using “love hearts”
http://www.lessonplanspage.com/
MathConversationHeartCandyMathIdea23.htm
Play Valentine Battleships and practice plotting co-ordinates!
http://www.lessonplanspage.com/
MathValentineBattleshipPlotLatLongCoordsIdea34.htm
Older children can learn to play “Hearts”, the card game, here
http://familyeducation.com/article/0,1120,1-4913,00.html
A simple heart worksheet, spot the differences
http://www.abcteach.com/free/s/shapes_like_different_heart.pdf
Multiplication worksheet with hearts theme
http://www.abcteach.com/free/m/math_hearts_mix1_5.pdf (up to 5 times table)
http://www.abcteach.com/free/m/math_hearts_mix9.pdf (to 9 times table)
Enjoy
Send a valentines e-card
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http://www.fun-with-pictures.com/free-valentine-ecards.html
Free Valentine's Day e-cards
http://www.kidsturncentral.com/ecards/vcards1.htm
Fun Valentine's Day clipart for your projects
http://www.kidsturncentral.com/clipart/vclipart.htm
Valentine clipart to enjoy (dinosaur in love)
http://school.discovery.com/clipart/clip/dinolove.html
Valentine’s Day songs and verses to use and enjoy
http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/songspoems13.html
Cute Valentine wallpapers to download
http://www.kate.net/holidays/valentine/wallpapers.html
E-cards to send
http://www.crayola.com/cardcreator/index.cfm?action=holidays&id=29
Valentine’s Day screensavers to brighten up your computer
http://www.screensavers.com/landing/valentinesday.html
And more screensavers – scroll down for a selection of hearts
http://www.lizardworks.com/screensavers.html
Play
Loads of online valentines games and jigsaws here
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http://www.thekidzpage.com/valentines_games/index.html
Instructions to play capture the hearts card game
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http://www.printactivities.com/Games/Capture_the_Hearts.html
Play Valentine Yahtzee on-line
http://www.papervalentines.com/yatzee/yatzee.htm
Valentine party games for kids
http://www.geocities.com/NapaValley/7458/valgames.htm
More fun Valentines party games
http://www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/Cove/2826/wnt/valgms.html
A doll to dress up for Valentine’s Day
http://www.akidsheart.com/dress/valdoll.html
Try this on-line concentration game
http://blackdog4kids.com/holiday/valentine/match/
Color!
Valentine's Day coloring
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Chocolate cantered valentines biscuits
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/database/
chocolatecentredvale_10091.shtml
A few good recipes here
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http://www.dcrafts.com/valentinerecipes.htm
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