Valentine Mailboxes

Materials:

Red construction paper

Shoeboxes (one per child)

Paper scraps

Valentine Stickers

Anything to decorate the outside of shoe box

Directions:

Teacher glues red construction paper on the shoeboxes ahead of time. The

children decorate their shoebox any way they want to with stickers, paper

scraps, or whatever is available. The mailboxes are for putting in the

Valentines each child receives. Teachers can put treats in as well.

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Heart Sponge Painting

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Heart Cookie Cutter Painting

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Red Playdough

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Water Table With Red Water

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Valentine Sticker Collage

Cut big red hearts out of construction paper. Give children Valentine

stickers to put on the heart.

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Valentine Collage

Each child has a piece of contact paper taped to the table. Provide them with

Valentine tissue paper (red, white, and pink), ribbons (red, white, and pink),

bows, paper hearts (red, white, and pink), pom poms (red, white, and pink),

feathers (red, white, and pink), etc. to put on their collage.

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Valentine Heart Mobile

Materials:

Yarn (different lengths)

Wire Hangers

Construction Paper Hearts

Glitter

Markers

Stickers

Directions:

Teachers precut hearts. Children decorate them as they wish. Attach hearts

to wire hanger (older children do this themselves, younger children have

teacher do this).

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Valentine Kisses: Makes 4 - 6

Ingredients:

6 cups Krispy Rice Cereal

1 Package Of Marshmallows

3 Tablespoons Margarine

Vegetable Cooking Spray

Utensils:

Microwave Oven

Large Microwave Safe Bowl

Funnel Sprayed With Cooking Spray

12" Square Of Aluminum Foil For Each Child

1" x 11" Strip Of Paper Per Child

Waxed Paper

Mixing Spoon

Directions:

Label each strip of paper to say "A Kiss For You!" Follow directions on

cereal box for making treats. Allow the mixture to cool until easy enough to

handle. Have children mold it in the funnel. Place on waxed paper to cool

completely before wrapping. Wrap kiss and strip in aluminum foil. Give as a

gift to a special someone.

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Hanging Valentine

Make 2 huge hearts and let the children decorate them as desired. Staple

edges together, leaving an opening, and stuff with scrap paper or newspaper.

Staple edge completely. Streamers (pink, red, and white) can be attached to

the bottom, a string or ribbon on top, and hang them up.

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My Valentine Heart

When I say I love you

(Point to lips)

It comes from my heart

(Hand on heart)

You hear it in your ear

(Point to ear)

And it sounds very smart

(Point to head)

I love it when you're proud of me

(Stand very tall)

You say it all day long

(Stretch arms wide)

And when I hear you say it

(Point to ear)

My heart sings a merry song

(Hand on heart)

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Be My Valentine Sung to Mary Had A Little Lamb

You're a special

Friend of mine

Friend of mine

Friend of mine

You're a special

Friend of mine

Be my valentine!

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Five Big Valentines

Five big valentines from the corner drug store

I mailed one to a friend - then there were four

Four big valentines, lovely ones to see

I mailed one to my Mommy - then there were three

Three big valentines - red, shiny, and new

I mailed one to my Daddy - then there were two

Two big valentines, the best is yet to come

I mailed one to Grandma - Then there was one

One big valentine, the giving is almost done

I mailed it to Grandpa - and now there is none

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Thumb-body Loves You

Cut various shaped hearts from white and pink construction paper. Using red

paint decorate the hearts with children's thumbprints. Set hearts aside to

dry. On a 4 ½ by 8-½ inch paper write out "Thumb-body Loves You". Tape the

paper to an empty 12-oz. Juice can. Glue a painted heart to the can, then

glue the remaining hearts to Popsicle sticks. Press a small amount of clay

into the bottom of the can. Then tuck a small amount of red tissue into the

can, and then insert the sticks through the paper and into the clay.

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Valentine Fingerplay

Let's count valentines

One, two, three

Let's count valentines

All for me!

Let's count valentines

Four, five, six

Let's count valentines

Match and mix

Let's count valentines

Seven, eight, nine

Let's count valentines

I'm glad you're mine

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I'm A Little Valentine

I'm a little valentine

Red and White

With ribbons and lace

I'm a beautiful sight

I can say, "I Love You"

On Valentine's Day

Just put me in an envelope

And give me away

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Red And White Day

On red and white day have prepared a big red heart with a smaller heart in the

middle of it with "I Love You" written on the smaller heart. On red and white day have

children sit in a chair and hold the heart in front of them. Take a close up

picture of each child. Take individual pictures of each child. Then have the

children make the following cards.

Materials:

Red construction paper

White construction paper

Glue

Poem (from below)

Directions:

Fold red construction paper in half. Cut out a white heart or use a white

doily and glue on the front of the card. Then glue the following poem on the

front of the card.

Someone loves you

Do you know who?

Take a look inside and see

The one who loves you is me!

Inside the card glue the picture of the child that you took with the heart

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Love Is

Ask children what they think love is. Record each of their responses on a

white heart shaped piece of paper, with the caption "Love Is…" above it. Let

the children mount the white hearts on red construction paper. Doily's and

glitter can be used to decorate the "Love Is" hearts even more.

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Valentine Dolls

Valentine dolls can be made with a small heart for the head glued onto a

tongue depressor or Popsicle stick for the body. A small lace doily can be

used for a dress. Have the children add facial features with a crayon or

marker.

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Talking About Love

The teacher brings in a pretty valentine candy box or old valentines to

school. The children discuss love - whom they love, how they show their love,

etc. The teacher leads the discussion into showing love to others and the

importance of loving people. This is a good human relations lesson -

accepting a new child, not excluding certain children in play, and not making

fun of someone who is different.

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Love Somebody

Love somebody? Yes I do! (Nod yes)

Love somebody? Yes I do! (Nod yes)

Love somebody? Tell me, who?

Love somebody, but I won't tell who! (Shake head no)

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Mother Dear

Mother dear, can you guess?

Who it is that loves you best?

I'll give you three guesses, 1, 2, 3.

There! I knew you'd think of me!

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Special Valentine

Prepare 5 valentines and 5 envelopes to use on the flannel board.

Look at all these valentines; (put valentines on board)

I made one for each friend.

I'll put them in some envelopes,

So each one I can send.

How many valentines do you see?

Start to count them now with me.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5

One for ______(name of child)

One for ______

One for ______, too.

One for ______

And here is one for YOU! (Point to child)

Repeat until each child's name is mentioned.

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Heart Flowers

Materials:

Red, pink and green construction paper

Glue

Scissors

Tongue depressors

Markers

Directions:

Cut out hearts (either red or pink) for the flower. Cut out two smaller green

hearts for the leaves. Glue the flower to the top of the tongue depressor and

the leaves to the middle of the tongue depressor. Draw a face on the flower

and give as a gift to your favorite valentine! You can also collect all the

hearts and place them in a vase for a centerpiece for a Valentine's Day party.

When the party is over, the children may take their heart flowers home.

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Valentine Bracelet

Make the bracelet from a strip of construction paper. Glue small hearts on

the paper or use cute valentine stickers. Staple or glue the strip to fit

over the child's wrist.

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To My Valentine

If apples were pears

And peaches were plums

And the rose had a different name.

If tigers were bears

And fingers were thumbs

I'd love you just the same.

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I'll Send You One Valentine

I'll send you one valentine, that's what I'll do.

I'll send you one valentine, and maybe two!

I'll send you two valentines, wait and see.

I'll send you two valentines, and maybe three!

I'll send you three valentines, from the best store.

I'll send you three valentines, and maybe more!

I'll send you four valentines, that's what I'll do.

But on each one, I will write, "I Love You!"

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Valentine

Here is a valentine.

I made it just for you.

With paper and ribbons

And lots of Elmer's glue!

I cut it with my scissors

And designed it with my paint.

If I tell you that I love you,

Do you promise not to faint?

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Sponge Heart Prints

Give each child a large heart cut from glossy paper and let them use a heart

shaped sponge to paint heart prints on the paper.

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Heart Lacing

Cut a large red heart shape from posterboard. Punch holes around the

perimeter using a hole punch. Let children lace yarn through holes.

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Counting Hearts

Children can count the pre cut hearts from a basket.

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Matching Hearts

Make several pairs of matching hearts. Have children find the matching pairs.

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Heart Headband

Make a headband out of heavy paper for each child. Trace 2 heart cookie

cutters onto pink or red construction paper for each child and let the

children color and cut them out. Tape them to pipe cleaners to make antennae

and attach to headband.

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Nursery Rhyme: The Queen Of Hearts

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Heart Rubbings

Cut out different sizes of hearts from sandpaper. Tape hearts to table and

lay a sheet of white typing paper over them. Use side of crayon to lightly

rub over hearts, making a pattern on paper.

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Heart Straw

Trace and cut out heart from colored paper. Use a hole pinch and make 2 hole

in center of heart, not side by side, but one under the other, about an inch

or two apart. Thread a drinking straw into one hole and back out the other.

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Stuffed Heart

Draw a large heart onto double thickness of newspaper. Cut out and staple all

around, leaving a small opening. Let kids decorate their hearts with

fingerpaint. After drying, stuff with crumpled newspaper. Staple opening

shut. Cut long pieces of pink or red crepe paper streamers and, making a

tail, staple to bottom point of heart.

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Heart Puzzle

Cut a large heart from red or pink posterboard. Cut into several pieces,

making a puzzle.

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Heart Shaped Waffles, Sandwiches, Cookies, etc.

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Gingerbread Valentines

Materials:

1 cup shortening

1 cup sugar

½ teaspoon salt

1 egg

1 cup molasses

2 tablespoons vinegar

5 cups sifted flour

1 ½ teaspoons baking soda

1 teaspoon each of ground ginger, cinnamon, and cloves

1 package red hots candies

1 jar silver ball candy decorations

Directions:

1. Thoroughly cream shortening, sugar, and salt.

2. Add egg, molasses, and vinegar. Mix well.

3. Sift together dry ingredients. Add to molasses mixture, mix well.

4. Chill about 3 hours. Roll out, ¼ inch thick, on lightly floured surface.

5. Trace children's hands onto paper and cut out with scissors. Place paper

hands on dough and cut around with a knife.

6. Place on greased cookie sheet and let children decorate their own hands.

Use red hots for fingernails, silver balls for rings, etc.

7. Bake at 375 degrees for 6 - 8 minutes, cool on wire rack. Makes about 15

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Loveable Cookies

Materials:

1 20 oz. Roll refrigerated sugar cookie dough, chilled

1 16 oz. Can pink frosting

Powdered sugar

Heart shaped cookie cutters - 1 small and 1 large

Directions:

Prepare sugar cookies according to directions on the package for rolled

cookies. Cut hearts in dough using a cookie cutter. Use knife or smaller

cookie cutter to cut out a heart in the center of half the cookies. Place

cookies on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 7 - 9 minutes.

You can bake the baby hearts, too, for 5 minutes only. Let cool. Spread each

big solid cookie with frosting and top with a cutout cookie. Sprinkle with

powdered sugar.

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Heart Brooch

Use the following recipe for playdough to make a heart shaped brooch. Make

the dough - then shape into hearts. Before the heart is dry press pins into

back of hearts. When the heart is completely dry, paint with valentine

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Playdough - For above recipe

Materials:

1 cup flour

1 cup warm water

2 teaspoons cream of tarter

1 teaspoon oil

¼ cup salt

Food coloring

Directions:

Mix all ingredients, adding food coloring last. Stir over medium heat until

smooth. Remove from the pan and knead until blended smooth. Leftovers can be

placed in an airtight container when cooled. Will last for a long time.

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Valentine Holder

Materials:

1 and ½ Styrofoam plates

Stapler

Hole Punch

Colored Yarn

Kids Plastic Sewing Needle

Directions:

Turn ½ plate upside down on the full plate. Staple in 2 - 3 spots around the

edge to keep it from slipping. Hole punch through both plates all around the

sides the 2 plates touch. This will be sewing holes for older pre-k's to sew.

Show them how to sew their plates together and then decorate with stickers or

whatever. Hang them up with ribbon and use them as mailboxes.

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Magnets

Use plaster of paris or any dough that hardens. Pour into candy size paper

baking cups. Let harden. Paint like a piece of candy. Glue a magnet strip

on the back.

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Mouse

Cut a large heart shape from construction paper. Glue a small length of yarn

for a tail at the top of the heart but let it hang off of the heart. Fold in

half like a teardrop. Stuff with a little cotton. Glue edges of heart shut

all around. Tail should be hanging out. Cut a small heart for his ears.

Fold heart in half. Glue on rounded part of big heart so they form an ear on

each side. Add whiskers, eyes, and a little pink nose.

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Pasta Fun

Dye different shaped pasta in food coloring and rubbing alcohol. Use shades

of red and pink and then string or glue onto a heart shaped paper.

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Contact Paper Fun

Cut a heart shape out of the middle of a paper plate. You will need the paper

plate, not the heart shape. Cover the back of the plate with a piece of

contact paper. Sticky side facing the front of the plate. Have a variety of

cake sprinkles, ribbons, confetti, etc. for the kids to choose and decorate

the sticky part of the contact paper.

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Valentine Poem

5 little valentines just for you

The first one says, "My love is true."

The second one says, "You have my heart."

The third one says, "Let us never part."

The fourth one says, "Won't you please be mine?"

The fifth one says, "'Til the end of time."

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Circle Time Heart Match Game

Make a valentine for half the number of children in the group. Cut each heart

in half in a zigzag or swirly fashion, so that each cut is fairly unique and

identifiable. Each child is given part of a heart and must find his/her

partner by matching the valentine halves.

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Flying Hearts

Glue a red and a pink heart together back to back. Put this special heart

plus about three dozen plain hearts in the center of an old bed sheet. The

children hold onto all sides of the sheet and gently toss the hearts up and

down. At the shout of "Hearts high!" the children toss the sheet high into

the air, making the hearts fly. The child who picks up the most hearts and

the one who finds the special pink and red heart are the winners.

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Valentine Mail Vest

Materials:

Brown grocery bag

Scissors Glue

Red paint

Pencil

White tissue

Directions:

1. Cut a brown paper bag along the seam. Then cut the bottom out so that you

have a long strip of brown paper. Fold the strip in half and cut a neck hole

at the fold and a 4-inch slit down the back. The bag should now fit over your

head like a vest, with half the bag in front of you and half in back of you.

2. Fold the two front, bottom corners of the bag up and in to form the bottom

point of a heart. Glue them together. This will form the pocket for your

valentine mail. Sketch the top part of the heart on the vest. Then paint the

entire heart red.

3. When the paint has dried, outline the heart with white glue and stick bits

of shredded tissue around it like lace.

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Heart Mouse

Materials:

Red and pink construction paper

Scissors

Stapler

Black marker

Glue

Flat lollipop

Directions:

1. Fold a piece of red construction paper and cut a half heart about 3 ½

inches high on the fold. Leave the heart folded to form the body of the

mouse.

2. Cut a smaller heart from the red paper for the head of the mouse. Cut a

slit about halfway up from the point of the heart. Wrap the two sides of the

slit around to form a cone nose and staple them in place. Use a black marker

to draw eyes and a nose. Staple the head to the pointed end of the heart

body. Staple the rounded end of the body so that it forms a pocket.

3. Cut a tiny heart from red paper. Write PULL on the heart and glue it to

the stick end of the lollipop. Write your valentine message on this heart and

glue it over the wrapper. Tuck the lollipop into the body of the mouse so

that the stick end is sticking out to form the tail of the mouse.

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Valentine Puppet

Materials:

Red construction paper

Scissors

Glue

4 Large rubber bands

Markers

Directions:

1. Cut two hearts of the same size from red construction paper. Make them

bigger than your hand. Cut 4 1 inch hearts from the red paper for the

puppet's hands and feet.

2. Cut each of the rubber bands so that they form elastic strings. Glue the

rubber bands to the sides and bottom of one of the large hearts to form the

arms and legs of the puppet.

3. Glue the tops of the two large hearts together with the ends of the rubber

bands between them. Leave the bottom part open to slip your hand in.

4. Glue a small heart to the end of each elastic arm and leg. When the puppet

has dried completely, draw a face with markers.

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Postman, Postman

Everyone gets to participate in this game involving a hidden valentine.

Choose one child to be postman and give him or her the postman's hat. (Red

strip of paper with pink heart that says Postman.) The postman must hide his

eyes while you give another child a valentine to hide behind their back. Then

the postman uncovers his eyes and faces his classmates who say, "Postman,

postman, where's the mail?" The postman gets three guesses to find out who is

hiding the mail. If he guesses correctly, he continues as postman. If he

guesses incorrectly, the person with the mail becomes the postman.

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I'll Make A Valentine - Song - Sung to London Bridge

I'll make a bright red valentine,

Valentine, valentine.

I'll make a bright red valentine,

And give it right to you.

I'll trim it with lace and bows,

Lace and bows, lace and bows.

I'll trim it with lace and bows,

And give it right to you.

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Valentine Bunny

Materials:

Baby food jars

Cotton balls

Construction paper

Glue

Scissors

Picture of child

Directions:

Fill jars with cotton balls. Cut out 1 large heart, which is just a little

taller and wider than the front of the jar. Cut out a medium size heart,

which is about 1 inch larger than the base of the jar. Cut out 2 small hearts

(about the size of a penny or dime). Glue large heart to the face of the jar

so that the top of the heart extends beyond the top of the jar (gives the

appearance of ears). Glue medium heart to the base of the jar so that the top

of the heart extends beyond the bottom of the jar (top of heart sticking out

from the base will look like feet). Glue small hearts on the sides of the jar

in the middle (looks like hands). Glue a cotton ball to the back of the jar

(looks like a cottontail). Have kids draw the face on the large heart before

gluing.

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Smelly Valentine

Materials:

Paper

Glue or stapler

Cotton balls

Perfume

Directions:

Cut out 2 large hearts the same size; decorate as you wish. Spray perfume on

cotton balls. Staple or glue around edges of hearts, leaving an opening.

Stuff the cotton balls inside. Seal the opening.

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Valentine Cone

Materials:

Ice cream cone

Pink frosting

Small candies

Directions:

Cover an ice cream cone with pink frosting. Let the kids decorate with candy

hearts, red hots, sprinkles, etc.

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Valentine's Cards

Take an old deck of cards. Pull out the hearts cards and poke holes in

appropriate places for arms and legs…push some pipe cleaners through the holes

for arms and legs. Glue a cut out valentine on for a head and decorate with

eyes and mouth. Have the "hand" hold a lollipop and pass to a favorite friend

for a special valentine.

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Hug Banners

A big hug made from long paper. Use any poem and put child's hands on ends,

circle for face on top.

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Kindness Coupons

Talk to children about kindness - make kindness coupons for those they love.

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Magic Hearts

Write a secret message on a white construction paper heart with a white

crayon. Have them press hard. Then have the kids paint the hearts pink or

red. Magic message will appear.

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Caring Tree

Decorate a branch in a pot or other container. Hang hearts from it that

contain the children's versions of what "caring" is.

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Pink Toast

Bits of milk with tiny bit of red food coloring, kids paint bread then toast

it.

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Pretzels

Make heart shaped pretzels, adding red food coloring.

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Finger Heart Sandwiches

Make any type of sandwich and cut out with a heart shaped cookie cutter.

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Pink Freeze

Ice cream and pink lemonade concentrate melted, mix it together then refreeze

it in a 9 x 13 pan and serve with a strawberry on top.

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Pizza Hearts

Cookie cut an english muffin. Have the kids cover with pizza sauce and

mozzarella cheese. Bake.

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Healthy Snack

Bright red strawberries sitting on top of strawberry yogurt.

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Rice Crispy Treats

Treats that are red and shaped like hearts.

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Popcorn Balls

With heart shaped red hots.

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Cornflake Wreaths/Hearts

You make them like you make rice crispy treats with marshmallows, butter, and

use cornflakes instead of rice krispies and add food coloring. Then shape

into a heart.

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Cookies

Let the kids decorate their own cookies to take home for mom and dad. Or make

sugar cookies, frost them, and put each child's name on them.

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Bunch Of Hearts

Cut out a bunch of felt hearts for the kids to use as counters. You can use

paper hearts also.

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Button Covers

You can make button covers out of felt. Cut hearts out of felt. Cut a slit

in the middle of each to fit a button. You can decorate with wiggly eyes for

a neat effect.

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Textures

Try drizzling collage with pink colored glue.

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Stained Glass Hearts

Melt red crayon on heart shaped waxed paper. Use warming tray and supervise

the melting.

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Cookie Cutter Heart Prints

Use paint and construction paper

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Name Tags

Use heart shaped paper for nametags.

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Sponge Paint Heart Prints

Use paint to sponge paint hearts onto construction paper.

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Valentine Hat

Make a red headband out of construction paper with heart pipe cleaners as

antennae.

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Cookie Race

Hang heart cookies from string. Kids try to eat them like Halloween donuts.

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Happy Smiles - Face Painting

How about face painting red hearts on cheeks!

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Puppet Play

Have a puppet play of The Queen Of Hearts.

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Barney Song - I Love You

Use sign language for the words "I love you."

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Tactile

Red cornstarch and water

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Broken Hearts

Give each child a half of a heart that is cut in two. Have them find their

match. Use for a buddy project or they can find the other half hidden in the

room. Can also do this with a capital letter on one half and a lowercase

letter on the other half.

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Vinegar Hearts

Paint a piece of paper with vinegar and place colored tissue heart cutouts on

the wet paper. Once dry, the hearts will fall off and their images will

remain.

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Fingerpainting

Use vanilla pudding tinted pink or red and pink and white paints.

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Playdough

Use red playdough and heart cookie cutters.

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Heart Relay

Set up two teams. First person in each team runs up to a pile of hearts which

have an action written on them. (Hop, jump, clap, etc.) Do that action back

to the next person on your team in line. The first team to finish wins.

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Candybox Puzzle

Use the shape of a heart candy box and cut a puzzle out of construction paper,

wallpaper, or felt, etc. You can store several puzzles in the closed box.

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Different Hearts - Science

Find pictures of a real heart and a play one. Tell about the differences.

Have them take turns listening to each other's heart with their ears to each

other's chests.

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Heart Crackers

Buy heart shaped crackers and top them as desired.

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Heart Shaped Pasta

Cook according to directions, add butter, and toss with parmesan cheese.

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Jell-O Jigglers

Make as directed on Jell-O box for jigglers. Let the children use heart

shaped cookie cutters to cut out heart shapes. Use red Jell-O.

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Valentine Waffles

Use cookie cutters to make heart shaped waffles.

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Valentine Sandwiches

Make a strawberry jelly, cream cheese sandwich on white bread for each child.

Let them use a heart shaped cookie cutter to make heart shaped sandwiches.

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Valentine Roll Ups

Have the children spread cream cheese and strawberry jam onto a tortilla.

Have the children roll the tortilla up like a log. Cut the rolled up tortilla

into sections.

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Heart Crowns

Make crowns for the children by cutting out headbands from grocery bags and

glue construction paper hearts to the headband. Provide collage materials to

decorate the headbands such as feathers, ribbon, shiny bits of wrapping paper,

etc.

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Ten Little Valentines - Song - Sung to Ten Little Indians

One little, two little, three little valentines,

Four little, five little, six little valentines,

Seven little, eight little, nine little valentines,

Ten little valentines here!

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Five Little Valentines

Five little valentines were having a race

The first little valentine was frilly with lace (hold up one finger)

The second little valentine had a funny face (hold up two fingers)

The third little valentine said, "I love you" (hold up three fingers)

The fourth little valentine said, "I do too" (hold up four fingers)

The fifth little valentine was sly as a fox (hold up five fingers)

He ran the fastest to the valentine box (make five fingers run behind back)

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Valentine Wreaths

Materials:

Construction paper

Scissors

Paper plates

Glue

Yarn or ribbon

Directions:

Cut out different sized, smaller hearts from red and pink paper (a whole bunch

of them). Then cut the middle out of a paper plate and glue the hearts all

over the plate to make a valentine wreath. Make bows with some yarn or

ribbon.

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Valentine's Day

Flowers are sweet (nod head)

That is true (point at self)

I'll choose you (point at someone else)

And you and you and you (point to many at a time)

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The Queen Of Hearts

The queen of hearts

She made some tarts

All on a summer's day

The knave of hearts

He stole the tarts

And took them far away

The king of hearts

Called for the tarts

And told the knave no more

The knave of hearts

Brought back the tarts

And vowed he'd steal no more

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My Valentine

My valentine is red (nod head)

My valentine is blue (point to self)

We'll cut and cut (make cutting motions)

And glue and glue

Then send it home to you (point to children one by one)

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My Valentine - Song - Sung to Muffin Man

Oh do you know my valentine?

My valentine, my valentine?

Oh do you know my valentine?

His name is _______ (child's name)

Repeat until all the children's names are sung.

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Hearts And Flowers - Song - Sung to My Darling Clementine

Valentine, valentine

Valentine will you be mine?

I will be your friend forever

If you'll be my valentine.

Hearts and flowers, hearts and flowers

Hearts and flowers I will send

If you'll only be mine

Hearts and flowers I will send.

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A Valentine Song For You - Song - Sung to If You're Happy And You Know It

Oh, this valentine song is for you!

I don't need crayons, scissors, or some glue!

Yes, this little song I'll sing.

Hugs and kisses it will bring.

Oh, this valentine song is for you!

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Here Is A Valentine - Song - Sung to You Are My Sunshine

Here is a valentine, a great big valentine

I made it special just for you

It's red and lacy with lots of kisses

It's for you 'cause you're my friend

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Big Red Hearts - Song - Sung to Are You Sleeping?

Big red hearts, big red hearts

Made with lace, made with lace

Sent with love and kisses, sent with love and kisses

To our friends, to our friends.

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Be My Valentine - Song - Sung to Mary Had A Little Lamb

You're a special friend of mine

Friend of mine, friend of mine

You're a special friend of mine

Be my valentine

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I've Got A Big Red Heart - Song - Sung to For He's A Jolly Good Fellow

I've got a big red heart

That I will give to you

It brings you love and kisses

Because you are my friend

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Yes, This Is A Special Day - Song - Sung to Oh Dear, What Can The Matter Be?

Yes, yes, this is a special day

Yes, yes, this is a special day

Yes, yes, this is a special day

I can give hearts to my friends

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Yes, I Do - Song - Sung to Three Blind Mice

I love you, I love you

Yes, I do, yes, I do

I love you every night and day

I love you when I work and play

I love you in so many ways

I love you!

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A Great Big Hug - Song - Sung to The Wheels On The Bus

Oh, I just love your hugs and kisses

Hugs and kisses, hugs and kisses

Oh, I just love your hugs and kisses

Come and give me some

A great big hug and lots of kisses

Lots of kisses, lots of kisses

A great big hug and lots of kisses

Ready! Here I come

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Hugs And Kisses - Song - Sung to My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean

My mother says, "I love you"

My father, "I love you, too"

I give them hugs and kisses

Cause I love them, too!

Hugs and kisses

Hugs and kisses, I love you

Hugs and kisses

Hugs and kisses for you

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Please Be Mine - Song - Sung to Pop Goes The Weasel

Here's a special card for you

Will you please be mine?

It's filled with hugs, and lots of love

Be my valentine!

Yes, yes, watch me close

Watch me while I sign

I love you, yes, I do

Be my valentine!

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Good Morning Valentine!

Today is Valentine's Day

Today is Valentine's Day

We love you and want to say

"Happy Valentine's Day!"

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Five Valentines

Five cheerful valentines from the ten-cent store

I sent one to ______; now I have four

Four cheerful valentines, pretty ones to see

I gave one to ______; now I have three

Three cheerful valentines with flowers pink and blue

I gave one to ______; now I have two

Two cheerful valentines, my story's almost done

I gave one to ______; now I have one

One cheerful valentine, one and only one

I gave it to ______; now I have none

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Colorful Carnations

Cut the ends of three white carnations and put them in a vase of warm colored

water. (Colored with food coloring.) Wait for a while and soon the color

will creep up into the flower.

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Open Faced Sweetheart Sandwiches

Mix softened cream cheese with a couple of drops of red food coloring. Spread

cream cheese mixture on bread slices. Cut bread with heart shaped cookie

cutter.

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3-D I Love You Card

With older children, have them trace and cut out their handprint. Glue the

handprint to a piece of paper, then glue the middle and index fingers to the

palm, and you have a valentine that says "I Love You" in sign language.

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Valentine Candy Cards

Cut out a large heart from red cardboard or construction paper. Write your

message and glue your candy as part of your message. Use your imagination.

-It feels like "Pay Day" when I'm with you.

-Just "Twix you and me - I like you!"

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Musical Hearts

Like musical chairs except use large heart shaped cut outs on the floor.

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Play Doctor

Listen to each other's hearts with a real stethoscope, if possible.

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Honey Hearts

Makes 12

Mix: 1/3 cup butter

¼ cup honey

Add: 2/3 cup oats

1/3 cup dry milk

4 teaspoons water

Mix Well

Add: ¾ cup flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

¼ teaspoon salt

Roll dough ¼ to ½ inch thick. Cut with a heart shaped cookie cutter. Bake at

325 degrees for 10 - 15 minutes. You can chill dough after mixing

ingredients.

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Hug O' War

I will not play at tug o' war

I'd rather play at hug o' war

Where everyone hugs

Instead of tugs

Where everyone giggles

And rolls on the rug

Where everyone kisses

And everyone grins

And everyone cuddles

And everyone wins

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Valentine's Day Gift

Copy the poem below. Assist each child in cutting an 8 x 11 inch piece of

sheer lace. Have each child lay the lace right side down, on a flat surface

and place a handful of potpourri in the center of the lace. Help each child

wrap the lace around the potpourri and gather the excess lace. Secure it with

a ribbon to tie around the sachet. Attach the poem to the sachet.

This pretty bag of potpourri

Was made for you by little me

In it there are leaves and flowers

That will smell sweet for many hours

I helped cut the ribbon and lace

And tied it in a special place

So keep it somewhere it can stay

To remind you of this Valentine's Day

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Sweetheart Art

In advance, pour corn syrup into several containers (squeeze bottles work

well.) Add several drops of food coloring to tint each portion a different

color, then stir well. Supply each child with a large red, pink, purple, or

white heart cutout. Have each child squeeze the tinted corn syrup onto the

cutout in the design of his choice. Then have him sprinkle glitter atop the

wet syrup. Let the syrup dry for several days.

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Candy Glass

Materials:

Heart shaped cookie cutters

Hard candies and sprinkles (Jolly Ranchers work well)

10 inch length of ribbon

Directions:

Wrap the bottom and sides of a cookie cutter with foil. Set on a baking sheet

and coat with cooking spray. Fill each cookie cutter with a single layer of

Jolly Rancher candies. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 10 minutes or until

melted. Add sprinkle, cool for 2 minutes, then use a chopstick to poke a hole

near the top for hanging. Once cool, remove from the mold and hang with a

ribbon.

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Heart Hunt

Have children hunt for hidden conversation hearts in the house.

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Elaine's Valentine's - Flannelboard Story

Flannel Pieces Needed:

A little girl

A tree

A cat

A kitten

A cupid

A bird

A squirrel

It was Valentine's Day and Cupid was dancing his way through the woods.

Cupid, you know is like a baby angel, with snowy white wings and curly hair.

He always carries a little bow and some arrows. As he came out of the woods,

he met a cat. "Good day Mrs. Cat," said Cupid. "Have you sent a valentine

yet?" "A valentine! What is that?" asked Mrs. Cat in surprise. "It is

something you send someone you love. It is Valentine's Day. Everyone in the

world is sending valentines." And then little Cupid shot an arrow into the

air, and was about to run after it, but Mrs. Cat cried, "Wait a minute, pretty

Cupid, will you not help me?" "I'm sorry," smiled Cupid, "But I only put

thoughts into people's hearts, and they do the rest. But I will write some

verses for you and leave them by this tree." And with that he spread his

wings and flew away. "There's no one I love better than little Elaine, and

she's sick," said Mrs. Cat. "I believe I will send her something." She

turned to go back to the barn when she met a squirrel. "Good day Mrs. Cat,"

squirrel said. "Where are you going?" "To find a valentine for sick little

Elaine," answered Mrs. Cat. "There's no one I love better than little

Elaine," said the squirrel, "I will go with you." So Mrs. Cat and the

squirrel went along together. "Hello," said a bird. "Where are you going?"

"Oh, we are going to find a valentine for Elaine. She is very sick," said the

squirrel and Mrs. Cat. "Oh, may I go with you? There is no one I love better

than little Elaine," said the bird. "Oh yes," replied the squirrel and Mrs.

Cat. So Mrs. Cat and the squirrel and the bird walked along together. The

three friends finally reached the barn. Mrs. Cat quickly ran up the stairs to

the loft. Tiny "meow" sounds were coming from under the hay. Mrs. Cat gently

picked up a tiny kitten from under the hay. "You are going to be Elaine's

valentine present," said Mrs. Cat. She will love you so much!" "What will I

give Elaine?" said the squirrel. "You can carry the valentine verse that

Cupid will leave us on the tree," said Mrs. Cat. "And what about me?" said

the bird. "What will I give Elaine?" "You will sing her a song," said Mrs.

Cat. The three friends arrived at the tree, found the note that Cupid had

left and walked along to Elaine's house. Elaine opened her eyes and found the

tiny gray kitten from Mrs. Cat, heard the beautiful music from the bird, and

found the verse from the squirrel:

Little friend, so kind and true

These valentines we send to you

Our very dearest love to tell

We hope you will soon be well

Elaine picked up the kitten and hugged it and the kitten said, "Meow."

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Five Pretty Valentines

Five pretty valentines waiting at the store

(Child's name) bought one and then there were four

Four pretty valentines shaped like a "V"

(Child's name) bought one and then there were three

Three pretty valentines said, "I Love You"

(Child's name) bought one and then there were two

Two pretty valentines, this was so much fun

(Child's name) bought one and then there was one

One pretty valentine sitting on the shelf

I felt sorry for it, so I bought it for myself

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Valentine Rhyme

Five valentines at the corner store

Five valentines; whom are they for?

Along came (child's name) with a penny to pay

He/she bought a (child says color) for (child names another child in the room)

Then he/she went away

Before chanting the rhyme put 5 different colored valentine hearts on a

flannelboard. As the rhyme is chanted each child chooses one valentine from

the flannelboard and gives it to one of their friends. Keep chanting the

rhyme until all are gone then chant these last two lines yourself.

No more valentines at the corner store

"All sold out," says the sign on the door

What can you do to show you care?

When at the store, the shelves are bare?

If you have no flannelboard, you can mount hearts on craft sticks for puppet

play.

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What Is Love? - Song - Sung to Rain, Rain Go Away

Love, love, what is love?

A feeling warm and caring

Love spending time together

And happy to be sharing

Love, love, what is love?

Love is kind and tender

Knowing you won't be alone

True love lasts forever

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My Love Is Like A Cabbage

My love is like a cabbage

Divided into two

The leaves I give to others

The heart I give to you

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Valentine Collage

Tear up a bunch of pink, red, and white paper into little pieces. Then cut

out a big heart from cardboard and the kids glue the little papers all over

it.

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Valentine Body

Cut a large heart out of construction paper. Bend four 12" x 1" pieces of

paper (almost like you make a fan). Attach to the heart for arms and legs.

Trace around the child's hands and feet and attach to the arms and legs.

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Heart Of Grass

Trace around a heart shaped cookie cutter onto a new sponge, then cut out the

shape. Rinse the sponge well to remove any pretreated disinfectant, then let

dry. Dampen the sponge slightly, then put it inside the cookie cutter.

Sprinkle grass seed onto the sponge, spritz with a plant mister, then cover

with plastic wrap. Place the heart on a saucer so dampness won't seep

through. Don't forget to add care instructions. Remove plastic wrap when

shoots appear. Spritz with water daily. Mow as necessary.

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Painted Hearts

First have the child make a set of finger paintings. When they're dry, cut

out a variety of heart shapes. Glue the hearts onto a plain card, along with

ribbon. Save one heart to glue onto the back of the envelope.

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Valentine Poem

I love you, I love you

I love you divine

Please give me your bubblegum

Cuz you're sitting on mine!

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The Tasty Pasty Valentine

Characters Needed:

Mouse

Cheese

Boy

Girl

Hearts

Little gray mouse peeked out of his cozy little house. "I'm so lucky," he

thought. He was lucky. His little hole in the wall was just right, his house

was just right, and the people that lived in the house were just right too.

There was a mother, a father, a boy, and a girl. They had the most delicious

food in their kitchen. Little mouse loved to run in there to get a snack

every now and then.

Little gray mouse's house was in the boy's room and sometimes that caused a

problem. Like right now. Mouse wanted to go to the kitchen, but the boy was

in the room, right in his way. The girl was there too. Oh, how the mouse

wished he could run by them and get a piece of wonderful cheese that he

smelled in the kitchen. But, he was afraid.

"I wish those two would go out and play," thought little mouse.

The boy and girl were working on something. They had red paper and paste and

scissors. He cut up the red paper. They put paste on the paper, they snipped

and they snipped.

"Oh, Dear" said the girl, "The one's I'm making look awful." "My valentines

look terrible, too. Something is wrong," said the boy.

"I wanted them to look pretty, but something is not quite right. They don't

look frilly enough," said the girl.

"Come on," said the boy, "Let's finish them up so we can go out to play.

Maybe when they're dry, they will look better."

"Yes," thought the mouse, "Please finish them and go out to play. I want my

cheese from the kitchen."

The children left and the gray mouse popped out of his hole. He was about to

make a dash for the kitchen, when he stopped. He smelled something wonderful.

Sniff! Sniff! The smell was coming from the red papers that the children had

left. It was the wonderful smell of white paste.

Mouse ran to the papers. Um, the paste smelled good. Nibble, nibble! Little

mouse nibbled all around the papers. In and out and around and around,

nibble, nibble he went, wherever there was the wonderful taste of paste. At

last he finished and went back into his house to go to sleep.

Little gray mouse was still sleeping when the boy and girl came back. They

ran into the room. They stopped.

"Look at our valentines," said the boy.

"Why they're beautiful," said the girl. "I wonder who did this for us. They

look as if they have been nibbled all around." All at once the boy and the

girl looked at one another and they both began to laugh.

"I know who it was," said the boy. "We must thank the special little creature

who did this and I know just how to do it."

Little gray mouse was just waking up from his nap when he smelled something.

What could it be? He had never smelled anything that good before. He ran out

of his hole as fast as he could. The boy and girl were gone, but what a

surprise. There in the middle of the room was some cheese, and on the cheese

was some paste. There were words on the red paper that said, "BE OUR

VALENTINE." Little gray mouse didn't care about the words. He cared about

the cheese and the paste. It's not often you can eat cheese and paste at the

same time.

"What a day!" he said happily. "What a wonderful, tasty day!"

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Tie Dye Heart

Cut out a heart on white construction paper. Then have the children take

pieces of colored tissue paper and spread the tissue paper all over and

covering the heart. Once that is done let them paint the tissue paper onto

the heart using only water. Set aside and let tissue paper dry. Once paper

is dry, kids can peel it off and have a tie dye heart.

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Valentine Gift

Have children glue small scraps of pink, red, and white crepe paper on used

(cleaned) ice cream cups. Then trace the children's hand on red construction

paper, cut out the hand, then glue the two middle fingers down so the hand

says "I Love You" in sign language. Then glue the hand onto the decorated ice

cream cup. Wrap some Hershey Kisses and Hershey Hugs in some red tissue paper

and place them in the decorated ice cream cup.

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Pot Of Kisses - Valentine Gift

Materials:

Small clay pots

Sponges cut in shapes

Several bags of Hershey Kisses

Colored Saran wrap

Directions:

Have the children sponge paint their pot. Let dry. Let the children fill

their pots with the kisses. Wrap the pot up with colored Saran wrap and tie

with ribbon.

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Corn Syrup Hearts

Cut two large hearts out of waxed paper for each child. Make corn syrup paint

by mixing food coloring into corn syrup. Give the children OLD paintbrushes

(this is very sticky) and have them paint one of the hearts. When they are

done painting, have them put the other heart on top of the painted heart. Let

dry for a couple of days and then hang in the window.

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Valentine Memory Books

For Valentine's Day, have the children make memory books. Give them a book

with about 12 blank pages in it. Have them paste their valentines in the

book. Have them decorate their books with markers, crayons, collage

materials, etc.

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Love Book

As a small group activity, my class thinks of someone that they love. We draw

these people on large sheets of construction paper. I hole punch the art work

and make a cover with the title, "Our Love Book" and assemble the children's

artwork into a book that is placed in the book area.

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Valentine Gift For Mom

Have the kids make a valentine gift for Mom by using an 8 oz. clear plastic

cup. Use watered down glue to attach pieces of red, pink, and white tissue

paper on the outside of the cup. Put in a tea light and you have a candle

votive.

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Three Red Valentines - Song - Sung to Row, Row, Row your Boat

Three red valentines, each one with a bow

Pretty and shiny and lacy, too

Standing in a row

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My valentine - Song - Sung to My Darling Clementine

Blow a kiss, blow a kiss

Blow a kiss my valentine

Blow a kiss, blow a kiss

Blow a kiss my valentine (blow a big kiss)

Send a hug, send a hug

Send a hug my valentine

Send a hug, send a hug

Send a hug, my valentine (hug self)

Dream of me, dream of me

Dream of me my valentine

Dream of me, dream of me

Dream of me my valentine (lay head on hand as if sleeping)

Be my friend, be my friend

Be my friend my valentine

Be my friend, be my friend

Be my friend my valentine (hold hands with one another)

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A Hug From You - Song - Sung to Mary Had A Little Lamb

It's nice to get a hug from you

Hug from you, hug from you

It's nice to get a hug from you

So let's give one right now (hug a friend)

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If You Love Me And You Know It - Song - Sung to If You're Happy And You Know

It

If you love me and you know it, clap your hands

If you love me and you know it, clap your hands

If you love me and you know it

Then your face will surely show it

If you love me and you know it, clap your hands

Other Verses:

Say "I Love You"

Blow me a kiss

Give me a hug

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Love Your Friends - Song - Sung to Row, Row, Row Your Boat

Love, love, love your friends

Love them all year long

Especially on Valentine's Day

As we sing this song

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On Valentine's Day - Song - Sung to Did You Ever See A Lassie?

Everybody be a friend

Be a friend, be a friend

Everybody be a friend

On Valentine's Day

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Counting Valentines - Song - Sung to Ten Little Indians

One red, two red, three red valentines

Four red, five red, six red valentines

Seven red, eight red, nine red valentines

Ten red valentines

Ten red, nine red, eight red valentines

Seven red, six red, five red valentines

Four red, three red, two red valentines

One red valentine

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The Postman Brings A Valentine - Song - Sung to Mulberry Bush

The postman brings a valentine

A valentine, a valentine

The postman brings a valentine

It says that I love you

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A Red Heart - Song - Sung to Mary Had A Little Lamb

I have a red heart

A red heart, a red heart

I have a red heart

That I will give to you

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Heart Hopping - Song - Sung to Mulberry Bush

Here we go hopping-around the room

Around the room-around the room

Here we go hopping-Around the room

On St. Valentine's Day

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A Valentine Song For You - Song - Sung to If You're Happy And You Know It

Oh, this valentine song is for you!

I don't need crayons, scissors, or some glue!

Yes, this little song I'll sing

Hugs and kisses it will bring

Oh, this little valentine song is for you!

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H-E-A-R-T Song - Sung to B-I-N-G-O

To show you like your special friends

Just give them each a heart

H-E-A-R-T, H-E-A-R-T, H-E-A-R-T

Each heart says I love you

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You Are My Valentine - Song - Sung to You Are My Sunshine

You are my valentine, my special valentine

And I love you, yes I do

You are my valentine, my special valentine

Please say you love me, too!

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A Valentine - Song - Sung to Skip To My Lou

I have a valentine for you

I wrote on the card, I love you true

I wrapped it and mailed it yesterday

Close to your heart I hope it will stay

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Love, Love, Love - Song - Sung to Three Blind Mice

Love, love, love

Love, love, love

See how it grows

See how it grows

I love my friends and they love me

We love others and then, you see

There's more than enough for a big family

Love, love, love

Love, love, love

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Look Who's Coming - Song - Sung to This Old Man

Look who's coming

Down the walk

Mr. Mailman won't you stop

With a knock, knock, knock

Anyone at home?

A valentine for you has come

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Valentine's Day Fingerplay

I'm glad it's Valentine's Day today

It's a special day, you know

It gives me an extra chance

To say, "I love you so."

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Do You Know My Valentine? - Song - Sung to The Muffin Man

Do you know my valentine?

My valentine, my valentine?

Do you know my valentine?

His/her name is _______

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Be My Valentine - Song - Sung to London Bridge

Will you be my valentine

Valentine, valentine

Will you be my valentine

Be a friend of mine

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A Valentine For You - Song - Sung to The Farmer In The Dell

A valentine for you

A valentine for you

A valentine, a valentine

A valentine for you

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On Valentine's Day - Song - Sung to Did You Ever See A Lassie?

Everybody be a friend

A friend, a friend

Everybody be a friend

On Valentine's Day

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Show Your Love - Song - Sung to London Bridge

If you want to show your love

Show your love for your friends

If you want to show your love

Share a smile

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Hug Song - Song - Sung to The Farmer In The Dell

I made this hug for you

To cheer you when you're blue

Heigh-ho, the derry-oh

I made this hug for you

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Valentines Are Made To Share - Song - Sung to Mary Had A Little Lamb

Valentines are made to share

Made to share, made to share

Valentines are made to share

With my friends at school

I made you a valentine

Valentine, valentine

I made you a valentine

That says, "I love you."

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The Love Bug

It begins with a grin (smile broadly)

It turns to a giggle (put both hands on mouth and giggle)

You start to laugh (throw head back and laugh out loud)

Your legs start to wiggle (put feet in the air and shake)

You look all around for someone to hug (move eyes back and forth)

You've caught the love bug (hug another child or yourself)

ACHOO!

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A Special Box For Valentine's Day

Get any small box (such as a Jell-O box) and wrap it in shiny paper or

whatever paper you choose. Children can do this also. Once wrapped tie a

small ribbon around it and attach this poem.

This is a very special box

That you can never use

The reason that it's special

Is that it's always new

Whenever you feel lonely

Or are feeling blue

You only have to hold it

And know I think of you

You never can unwrap it

Please keep the ribbon tied

Just hold the box

Close to your heart

It's filled with love inside

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Mail Myself To You

I'm going to wrap myself in paper

I'm going to stick myself with glue

I'm going to tie a BIG bow on me

I'm going to mail myself to you

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Heart Sandwich

Ingredients:

Slice of bread

Butter

Cream cheese

Red jelly

Directions:

Cut a large heart from a slice of bread. Spread with butter and cream cheese.

Put a little red jelly in the center

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Frosted Valentine Punch

Ingredients:

Water

Sugar

100% fruit punch

Directions:

Moisten the rim of a drinking glass with water. Dip the moist rim in a

shallow dish of sugar. Fill the glass with red juice.

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Heart Shaped Biscuits With Pink Butter

Biscuits:

Mix up a batch of Bisquick biscuits using the directions on the box. Have the

children roll out the dough with rolling pins. Use heart shaped cookie

cutters to cut out the biscuits. Bake according to the directions on the box.

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Pink Butter:

Pour heavy cream into clean baby food jars (one for each child). Add a couple

drops of red food coloring. Secure the jar with the lids. Have the children

shake, shake, shake, and shake their jars until the cream turns into butter.

Enjoy the pink butter on your yummy hot biscuits.

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Fruit And Dip

Ingredients:

1 jar marshmallow cream

¼ cup fruit juice (orange or pineapple are best)

Directions:

Mix marshmallow cream and juice until well blended. Add more juice if too

thick. Serve with apple slices and banana slices that have been dipped in

Sprite or pineapple juice, canned peach slices, and pineapple chunks.

Watermelon chunks are also great when in season. We mix in red food coloring

to create a valentine theme.

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Valentine's Day Poem

If hearts were like a puzzle

There is one thing that's true

A piece of ours would be missing

If we hadn't met you

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Valentine's Day Poem

It seems to be a puzzling thing

How much you fill our hearts with all the joy you bring

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Valentine's Day Poem

You're sweeter than chocolate

And a joy from the start

It shouldn't be too puzzling

Why you're so dear in my heart

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Valentine's Day Poem

Do you love me, or do you not

You told me once but I forgot

I hope, I hope, I hope you do

Because of how much I love you

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Valentine Poem - Many Endings

This isn't just a valentine

As you can plainly see

It is of course my handprint

Which is a part of me

It's bigger than the last one

Will be smaller than the rest

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Isn't it fun to see the difference

And how much I am blessed

It's been through lots of frolic

And will be grown up pretty fast

They will be gone soon

Because I'm growing fast

But for the moment, it's the best

Because it came from me

And just think

You help me grow up best

But I just want to tell you

That I love you (fill in name) dear

It's been through lots of frolic

And will be grown up too fast

Just keep this to remind you

That I love you one and all

A simple little reminder

Of yesterdays past

Variation:

This isn't just a valentine

As you can plainly see

It is of course my handprint

Which is a part of me

It's bigger than the last one

Smaller than the next will be

Given to you with lots of love

>From sweet and precious me

(Or sent to you) (Or lovable me)

You can also do this poem using a footprint and change the words accordingly.

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Valentine Song - Sung to Oh Christmas Tree

Oh valentine, oh valentine

I think you'll like my valentine

It's big and pink and lacey too

Three special words say I love you

Oh valentine, oh valentine

I think you'll like my valentine

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H-E-A-R-T - Song - Sung to Bingo

There is a shape and it means love

And heart is its name-o

H-E-A-R-T, H-E-A-R-T, H-E-A-R-T

And heart is its name-o

Continue leaving out a letter on each repeat and use a clap in place of the

letter. Have five heart shapes with a letter on each that 5 children hold in

front of the group and turn over as that letter is left out.

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Valentine Fingerplay

Today we're making valentines with scissors, paint and glue

When yours is dry and ready, I'll be sending it to you

I'll put it in an envelope, I'll write my your name in red

I'll sign in hugs and kisses from your very best friend

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Oh My Darling Valentine - Song - Sung to Oh My Darling Clementine

Oh my darling, oh my darling

Oh my darling valentine

How I love you, how I miss you

Oh my darling valentine

Come to me please, be with me please

Oh my darling valentine, I love you soooooo

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Post Office Center

Incorporate the post office theme in the valentines theme. Junk mail, rubber

stamps, recycled envelopes, a scale, pens, pencils, lick on stickers (for

stamps), etc. can be used as props for this center.

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Math Matching Game

Use an old valentine candy box to create a counting/number matching game in

the math center. In each compartment of the box glue a number. Then have

laminated heart shapes with corresponding number or dots to place in the

matching compartment.

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Valentine Friendship Necklace

Materials:

Candy kisses

Clear cling wrap

Red, white, and/or pink curling ribbon

Directions:

Place the cling wrap into a rectangular piece. Have the child place the

kisses along the bottom leaving a small space in between. Then roll the wrap

tightly around, starting at the bottom and working towards the top. When you

are finished the kisses should be in the wrap all rolled, like a snake. The

children then tie the curly ribbon between each piece of candy. Encourage the

children to use patterns with the ribbon. When finished, trade with a friend.

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Clay Dough Necklace

Mix a batch of clay dough. Children can shape their dough using cookie

cutters. Bake the clay at 225 degrees for 2 hours, rotating during and after

baking them. You can shellac the hearts when they are done.

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Clay Dough Recipe

3 cups flour

1 cup salt

½ cup oil

Red food coloring

Mix ingredients together in a bowl.

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Painted Valentine

Using an empty heart shaped candy box, cut white construction paper hearts the

same size as the inside of the box. Students place one of the paper hearts in

the box along with marbles dipped in red and pink paint. Close the box and

roll the marbles around for a pretty valentine.

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Valentine Gift For Parents

Cut out a red heart from heavy construction paper and a smaller one from a

paper lace doily. Take a picture of the child with their arms spread out

wide. Glue the photo on the lace heart doily and the doily onto the red

heart. Put the words, "I Love You This Much!" below and you have a cute

valentine card straight from the heart.

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Heart Stencil

Show the children that a stencil of half a heart on a folded sheet of paper is

actually a whole heart when cut out and opened up.

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Heart Treasure Hunt

Hide large foam heart shapes around the room. Have the children try to find

them.

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Duck, Duck, Goose Variation

Instead of the traditional way, say, "Like, Like, Love."

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Heart Basket Ball Toss

Have a ball toss with koosh balls and a heart shaped basket.

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Chalk Heart

Materials:

Pink construction paper

Red and white chalk

Butter knife

Dish pan

Water

Directions:

Cut a heart out of pink construction paper. Fill the dishpan with water.

Using a butter knife, grate red and white chalk onto the surface of the water

in the dishpan. Then gently place the pink heart over the water. Pick it up

and place it somewhere to dry.

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Valentine Flowers

Materials:

Valentine theme cupcake liners

Pipe cleaners

Green construction paper

Directions:

Take a cupcake paper and pinch the bottom of it. Then take a pipe cleaner and

wrap it around the pinched area. Cut some leaves out of green paper and add

them to the pipe cleaner.

Extension:

Put some playdough in a baby food jar and have the children place the flowers

in the jar like it was a vase. When the playdough dries they should stand

nice. You can also decorate the outside of the jar with colored tissue paper.

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Window Hearts

Materials:

Coffee filters

Paintbrush

Red paint

Water

Directions:

Water down red paint in a container. Cut a heart out of the coffee filter.

Then take the paintbrush and paint the coffee filter with the watered down

paint. You do not have to cover the whole thing. Painting only parts will

give it a tie dyed effect. When dry, hang in a window.

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Tissue Box Heart Necklaces

Materials:

String

Tape

Scissors

Empty tissue boxes

Hole punch

Directions:

Cut hearts out of an empty tissue box. Looks best on flowered and foiled

ones. Cut them all different sizes. Then punch a hole in the top of each

heart. Cut a piece of string long enough to make a necklace. Put a knot on

one end and some tape on the other to keep it from splitting. Then string the

hearts on the string. Tie the two ends together.

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Foil Heart

Materials:

Aluminum foil

Piece of red, white, or pink construction paper

Glue

Scissors

Red paint

Q-tips

Directions:

Cut two hearts out of aluminum foil. Glue them on to a piece of construction

paper. Have the children paint the hearts with the Q-tips and red paint.

Makes a sparkly valentine.

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Heart Cookies

Ingredients:

Roll of pre made sugar cookie dough

Jam, jelly, or preserves in raspberry, strawberry, or cherry flavors

Powdered sugar

Rolling pin, cookie cutters, 1 large heart, 1 small heart, strainer, sifter

Directions:

Roll out cookie dough and cut into large heart shapes. On half of cookies cut

small heart out of center of large heart. Bake according to cookie package

directions. Let cool slightly. Separate the cookies with holes away from the

cookies without holes. While cookies are still warm sift powdered sugar only

over the cookies with the holes in the center. Set aside. On cookies without

hole in center, spread preserves. Place cookie with hole on top of cookie

with preserves. Continue until all the cookies have been matched up. Store

in airtight container.

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Heart Necklace

Materials:

Non toxic polymer modeling clay made to be dried (Sculpey)

Thin ribbon, string, or yarn

Needle with large eye (the duller the needle the better)

Toothpicks

Cookie sheet

Aluminum foil

Clear acrylic spray

Directions:

Warm up the modeling clay by rolling it in your hands for a few minutes. To

make the beads just roll out as many uniform size balls as you want beads.

Take a toothpick and insert it gently through each bead to make a hole for the

string to go through. Set them all on a foil lined cookie sheet. Next, roll

a small amount of clay about 2" wide x 2" high x ¼" diameter. Using a small

heart cookie cutter cut out heart shapes. Insert toothpick in one side and

out the other of heart to create a hole for the string. Place on foil lined

cookie sheet with beads.

Heat in oven according to manufacturer directions. Cool completely.

Taking a small box press a bunch of holes in it to insert toothpicks in to set

beads on to be sprayed. Make sure holes are far enough apart that beads will

not be touching. Spray with acrylic spray according to directions. Let dry.

Using needle with large eye, string beads on ribbon to desired length and tie

with a pretty bow.

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Candy Hearts

Ingredients:

6 oz. semi sweet chocolate

½ cup heavy cream

1 lb. Bag powdered sugar

6 oz. bag white chocolate chips

Colored granular sugars (pink is good)

Cookie sheet, waxed paper, small heart cookie cutter

Directions:

In double boiler or medium size microwave safe bowl combine chocolate and

heavy cream. Heat slowly on stove or in microwave (stirring every so often)

until chocolate is melted and cream and chocolate are fully combined. Don't

overheat.

Remove from stove. Pour into large bowl. Add powdered sugar, a little at a

time, and stir until completely combined. Mixture will be a little stiff.

Line cookie sheet with waxed paper. Put mixture on top spreading out as much

as possible. Put another layer of waxed paper on top. Using your hands or a

rolling pin, spread mixture out evenly to just slightly less depth than the

thickness of your cookie cutter.

Chill completely several hours or overnight.

Using small heart shaped cookie cutter cut heart shapes out of the chilled

chocolate mixture. Try to keep cutouts as close together to save time and

effort. Chill cutouts completely.

In double boiler or microwave slowly melt white chocolate until just melted.

Carefully dip tops of chocolate cutout hearts; twisting hand a little as you

invert them again to cause a little decorative swirl on top. Set to side.

When all hearts have been dipped in chocolate and the white chocolate is

completely dry, then dip edges in colored sugar.

Chill candies. They are best when served cold.

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Web Of Love

Take a ball of red or pink yarn and have the children sit in a circle. Give

the ball to one child and loosely tie the end of the yarn around his/her

wrist. The child begins by saying, "I love _____ because he/she _______"

(suggestions: shares her crayons with me, always plays with me, helps me clean

up, etc.). The speaker tosses the ball of yarn to the child he/she named and

that child takes a turn, etc., etc., until all children have had a turn to

toss the yarn. Loop the yarn around each child's wrist as they take their

turn. We were not supposed to say someone's name that already was tangled in

the web until EVERYONE had had a turn, then we kept going until the yarn ran

out.

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Math Hearts

Cut several heart shapes in half. On one side write 4 + 1 =, on the other

side, the answer. Do this using different math problems.

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Heart Sorting

Cut various hearts from pink, red, and white construction paper. The children

can sort the hearts by color or by size.

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Heart Rhymes

Cut out enough hearts for each child in your class. Glue a magazine picture

on each heart. Place all the hearts in a large paper sack. Have each child

take a turn to choose a heart from the bag. Let each child name words that

rhyme with the picture on their heart.

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Valentine Land Game

Can be played to music. It goes like this:

Pass the heart around

Pass the heart around

Pass the heart along

Pass the heart around

Pass the heart around

As we sing this song

It is Valentine's

It is Valentine's

It is Valentine's Day

It is Valentine's

It is Valentine's

And we pass the heart this way

When the music stops

When the music stops

And the heart is in your hand

When the music stops

When the music stops

Enter Valentine Land

Repeat three verses two more times, faster each time. You can pass the heart

behind your back, over your head, or under your legs. Ask the children for

other passing ideas.

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Heart Matching Game

Cut a large heart out of red poster board. Divide the heart cut out into 9

sections (like a tic-tac-toe game). Cut 9 hearts, each out of different

colors of construction paper. Glue 9 of the hearts into the 9 sections of the

poster board heart. Cover with clear contact paper. Cut out more hearts to

match on the poster board heart. For durability, cover each of the hearts

with clear contact paper. Have the children match the hearts.

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Valentine Box Toss

Materials:

A big heart shaped box

Play dough hearts the children have made

Directions:

Make your favorite play dough recipe. Have the children use cookie cutters to

make heart shapes out of the play dough. Let the heart shapes dry completely.

Spray the heart shapes with clear lacquer (this strengthens the shapes). Once

the hearts are dry, place the candy box on a carpeted area in your classroom.

Have the children toss the hearts into the candy box.

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Valentine's Day Door Cards

Put leftover Christmas wrap on the length of your front door. Write a

valentine greeting on top in red, pink, and purple. At the bottom write, "We

love you this many." Put all of the children's handprints on it. Write their

names next to their hands. After Valentine's Day take it down and cut out

each child's set of hands and send them home.

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Valenpillars

Set out various sizes of hearts cut from red, pink, black, and white

construction paper, including some with the centers cut out. Let the children

glue a number of hearts together in a row, with only the edges touching to

make valenpillar bodies. Then let them glue on eyes and feelers from black

construction paper.

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Valentine Projects

1) We have a couple of birthdays coming up in February, so we're making our

own gift wrap paper. We've got heart shaped cookie cutters that we're

tracing, very carefully, onto white butcher paper. Then, we've been

coloring them all different colors. On another sheet, we've been stamping,

with different colored stamping pads, hearts, arrows, flowers etc., and

we've also been adding scribbles in colored pencil.

2) We're making Valentine bookmarks for part of the birthday gifts, as we

are giving books as the main gift. Our smallest heart shaped cookie cutter

has been traced on a lot of different light-weight colored construction

sheets and we're cutting them out, very carefully. Then, on a bright red

rectangular (about 5" long) piece of heavy construction paper, we're gluing

them overlapping the pointed end. Each bookmark will have 5 to 6 hearts on

it. We started gluing from the top, so that the heart shape is seen on all

of them, but the pointed end is only seen on the bottom one.

3) We're also doing more heart shapes on light-weight construction paper,

and putting our names on them all. We'll hang them in modules of all the

daycare kids, all over the house. This will make us feel very special!

Each child can then take home one module on Valentine's Day, as their

special gift from everyone else at daycare.

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VALENTINES

construction paper

stickers

old greeting cards

paper doilies

ribbons

glitter

glue

scissors

silver & gold foil

Start with paper doilies or paper hearts, add your favorite stickers or cutouts from old greeting cards. Trim the valentines with glitter or ribbons.

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CANDY HEARTS

construction paper

clear contact paper

heavy clear plastic

scissors

yarn

single hole paper punch

assorted candies

1--make a heart shaped paper pattern from a 6-inch square of paper. Cut it out. Trace around this shape onto construction paper. Cut a 6-inch square of clear contact paper and stick it onto the construction paper. Cut out the heart shape. Cut out a heart from the clear plastic.

2--Put both the clear vinyl heart and the paper heart together with the clear heart on top. Using a single-hole paper punch. make holes around the edges of the heart pieces. Try to keep the holes evenly spaced and the same distance from the edges. Hold the hearts tightly together to keep them from sliding.

3--to assemble the heart pieces, place the vinyl heart on top of the covered paper hart, making sure the holes line up. Cut a 36-inch piece of yarn. Let the children begin "sewing" the pieces together by pulling the yarn through the hole at the top of the heart. Leave about 8 inches loose to tie the bow. Pull it through the next hole to make a stitch. Continue around the edge until you've gone past the bottom point of the heart.

4--Fill the heart with candy. Then, continue stitching the pieces together until you reach the top. With the end of yarn you left free at the beginning, tie a bow to keep the heart closed. Too much candy will make the heart curl up and look lumpy. Undo a few stitches and take out some candy if this happens.