Gather a variety of red, pink and white materials such as tissue and construction paper, ribbons, crinkle paper, stickers, heart shaped metallic confetti and anything else you can imagine to help decorate your house for Valentine's Day.
Enlist the kids help according to their age and capabilities. They can cut out hearts in a variety of sizes and colors if they are old enough to use scissors safely. The younger ones can decorate the hearts with metallic confetti and stickers. Give them glue sticks that are easy to use and don't make a big mess for a quick clean up after the decorating is over.
Glue three hearts of varying sizes and colors on each other and display in your window. Use combinations such as red, pink, white/white, pink, red/pink, red, white for the three hearts decoration. Cut a length of red ribbon (make a loop at the top). Glue hearts in three different colors onto the ribbon the same distance apart from each other. You could embellish them with heart shaped doilies of the same or different colors as the construction paper hearts. Hearts cut from round, white paper doilies would work just as well. Sparkles and metallic confetti add a nice final touch of glitter to your hanging decoration. Hang and enjoy.
Kids can use the leftover materials from the decorations to make Valentine's for their classmates and teachers if they want.
Pink, white and red are the colors of the Valentine's season. Let them be your guide when thinking about how to decorate and materials you will use for crafts to celebrate this special day.
There are a number of materials you can use to decorate your house to celebrate the love you feel for someone or for your family. Make Valentine's a family celebration and get the kids to help. Pink, red and white streamers could be twisted slightly and hung around the room in any number of ways depending on what you have to attach them to. Accent the corners of a room where you have attached the ends of the streamers with pink, red and white balloons and already your room will have a festive look.
For the table, you can decorate it using the same pink, red and white color scheme. Cover the table with a pink table cloth and set up red and white candles in your candleholders. Sprinkle the tablecloth with metallic confetti, red, in Valentine's shapes such as hearts, cupids, X's and O's.
Before you do all this the children may want to make some cards for family members. Keeping with the pink, red and white color scheme you can supply the children with a variety of materials they may need such as more Valentine's metallic confetti (to glue on the cards and/or stuff in the envelopes), foam hearts in various sizes, yarn and construction paper. Give them a variety of magazines and scissors to cut out images that represent Valentine's such as hearts, flowers, candy, etc. They can decorate the cards with glitter pens in a variety of colors. Valentine's stamps and red ink will also add a nice touch to their cards.
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY.
A personal card that is simple to make is the Hands and Heart card. Younger children may need help with the cutting from an adult or older child.
Hands and Heart Card
Children trace both their hands on pink, white or red construction paper. Make sure they trace part of their wrists to glue onto the heart. Cut out the hands.
Draw and trace out a heart that is comparably larger to the size of the children's hands. The heart should be a contrasting color to the hands so they will show up against each other.
Bend the area of the wrist so when the hands are glued down they will open and close over the heart so you can read the message underneath.
Spread glue on the wrist area of the hands and press them into place on the heart. Keep in mind you need room to write a message underneath the hands. Hold them in place briefly and let them dry.
When the hands are dried onto the heart, bend them back into place and hold them there until they stay on their own. Write a message with a marker or pen saying "My heart is in your hands. Happy Valentine's Day. Love, ________."
Special Treats for Your Loved Ones
Hide special treats in the lunch bags, backpacks or briefcases of the ones you love on Valentine's Day. These could include lollipops, candy necklaces, small boxes of chocolates, message candy hearts and even a rose (not for children). It will make the day even more special as well as surprising when they open their lunches or bags.
