Valentine’s Day has long been a day when people show their love and affection towards their family and friends. What better way to teach children about this unconditional love than by giving your child and her friends a Valentine’s Day party? Here are some suggestions and party ideas that are easy and fun for the kids.
Valentine’s Tic-Tac-Toe
This is a craft and game all in one. Start by giving each child a large heart cut out of craft foam. On one side, draw a tic-tac-toe grid in permanent marker. Allow the children to decorate the other side with foam or felt hearts (you can cut out your own and use glue dots or glue sticks or purchase them already ready to use at a craft store). Place eight hearts of the same color (two colors, such as eight red hearts and eight purple hearts) inside a baggie. These will be the markers for the game. Punch a hole at the top of the heart and thread a ribbon through it and tie the bag of markers on to the bag.
Heart Art
Your kids can make a cute heart to give as a gift. Find a box with tall sides. Place a sheet of pink construction paper inside the box. Pick out a couple of colors of tempra paint such as red and white and place a small amount of each in a paper plate. Drop a large marble in each color and coat it with paint using a plastic spoon. Scoop the marbles out of the paint and drop into the box. Have the children tilt the box in all different directions, allowing the marbles to roll around the box. It will create an interesting look on the paper. When the paint is dry, cut it into a heart shape.
Games
Valentine is the Word
When each child enters the room, place six small heart stickers on their shirt. Inform them that the magic word of the day is “Valentine”, (you can also use love, heart or any other Valentine related word). This is the word they must not be caught saying. If they hear another child say the magic word throughout the day, they are allowed to take one sticker. The child that has the most stickers at the end of the party wins.
Heart Scavenger Hunt
Cut out several hearts out of construction paper and hide them throughout the room. Give the kids a certain amount of time to find as many as they can. This may take longer with younger kids.
