Valentine's Day Activities
Create Heart Felt Baskets!
Your child can make a lovely basket out of felt to collect her Valentine's Day treats in or give to a friend as a gift.
Make a Heart Map
In this Valentine's Day activity, your second grader will design her very own heart map to show what she's really made of.
Make a Cupid's Arrow Tossing Game
Your child can take on Cupid's role by orchestrating an arrow tossing game among some friends.
Make a Patterned Heart Print
This heart print makes the perfect simple and sweet gift for Valentine's Day!
Valentine's Day Crafts
Send a Secret Message Valentine
This is the perfect way to send a love note to your favorite Valentine! Your child can decorate a crepe paper bag for a secret message.
Create a Shredded Paper Flower Bouquet
This is a fun, tactile project where tearing paper produces art that makes a great gift!
Valentine Garland
This heart-shaped paper garland is easy and quick to make with kids of all ages, and will brighten up any room.
Lace Up A Valentine Tote!
Here's a Valentine craft to collect all those Valentine's Day messages in style.
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Valentine's Day Printables
Valentine's Day Shape Match-Up
Can your child cut out and match each chocolate to its empty spot in the box? He'll boost his fine motor skills and important shape recognition skills.
Play Valentine's Day Tic-Tac-Toe!
Sweeten up the classic game of Tic-Tac-Toe with this colorful Valentine's Day version! Instead of X's and O's, your child competes using hearts and chocolates.
Valentine's Day Math
Happy Valentine's Day! Your first grader will color all the candies in this heart-shaped box while solving some sweet math problems.
Heart Matching Game
Can your child get to the heart of this Valentine's Day activity? Challenge your child to find and connect the pair of hearts that match. It's more difficult than you'd think!
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Valentine's Day Slideshows
10 Valentine's Day Crafts
Browse our top ten Valentine's Day crafts for kids.
Valentine's Day Cards and Coloring
Get our top printable Valentine's Day cards and coloring pages.
Valnetine's Day Printable Fun
Celebrate Valentine's Day with our top printable picks!
Valentine's Day Recipes and Party Ideas
Host a Valentine's Day Tea Party
Create a Valentine's party to remember for your children by hosting a Valentine's Tea.
Make Pink Popcorn Pops!
Give that plain red lollipop some pizazz this Valentine's Day! All you need is some popcorn, pink marshmallow goo, and a few decorations.
Heart-y Breakfast Toast!
Give your child a heartfelt, heart-healthy breakfast this Valentine's Day. This breakfast idea's great for a sweet touch to the morning, even a busy one!
Make Caprese Salad with Heart-Shaped Mozzarella
Instead of eating only sweets this Valentine's Day, help your child make this tasty savory dish that's full of color, fresh flavors, and heart-healthy ingredients.
Teaching About Love
Kindness Counts: Teaching Empathy
One of the most important parts of a child's education is her social education--and teaching kids empathy can go a long way towards eliminating anti-social behaviors.
Unconditional Love? A Valentine's Message
Aside from all the hoopla, Valentine's Day reminds us that loving our kids requires willingness, patience, and practicing a few time-honored principles.
Four Ways to Make Your Child Feel Special on Valentine's Day
Here are a few different ways to express your love for your youngster, celebrate Valentine's Day, and ease her fears of what may or may not happen at school.
Valentine's Day Tips
Valentine's Day Etiquette: Dos and Don'ts
Your kids may be too young to date, but that doesn't mean he's too young for Valentine's Day angst.
5 Ways to Go Green this Valentine's Day
Here are a few easy ways to show Mother Earth your love this February.
Valentine's Day Around the Globe
Take a break from the teeming card shop shelves this February for a peek into how other cultures celebrate Valentine's Day.
The History of the Valentine
An estimated 1 billion valentines are mailed every year. Sure, they express love – but do you know why?
Have an older child?
Books to Snuggle Up To:
Morris the Mole is searching high and low for someone to love, but none of the animals in the barn seem quite right. He soon realizes that sometimes you have to let love find you. This is a heartfelt read-aloud for preschoolers.
What is it about some of your favorite people (or animal friends) that you really like? This little book describes what’s special about those very special relationships. A charming book to read with your kindergartener.
In this sweet and funny read, Splat the Cat tries to give his crush Kitten a very special Valentine. Can Splat overcome his nerves, and his pompous rival Spike? A great beginning read for first graders.
In this swashbuckling Valentine’s adventure, Joe helicopters Osbert and his penguin pals to the South Pole for a southern lights extravaganza. There, Osbert meets the penguin of his dreams. This story of love and friendship is a great read for second graders.
