Valentine’s Day Cards and Crafts for Kids

Valentine’s Day is a holiday that is all about love and celebration, and it is a great opportunity to get kids involved in fun and creative activities.

Making Valentine’s Day cards and crafts is a great way to spend quality time with kids and to encourage their creativity and self-expression.

Whether you are a parent looking for fun and easy activities to do with your children or a teacher searching for educational and engaging projects for your classroom, there are plenty of great Valentine’s Day cards and crafts that kids of all ages will love. From simple paper crafts to more advanced projects, there are many ways to get kids involved in the fun of Valentine’s Day.

These activities can be adapted to fit the needs and interests of different children and can be tailored to meet specific learning goals. Whether you are looking for ideas to celebrate the holiday at home or in the classroom, there are plenty of great Valentine’s Day cards and crafts that kids will love.

So, these activities can be a great way to celebrate Valentine’s Day while also fostering creativity and self-expression in kids.

Do your kids like to make their own valentines? My daughter does, and she’s made exactly one for her class of 20 so we’d better get cracking!

Here are some fun cards and crafts you can make with your kids to help celebrate Valentine’s Day.

Printable Animal-Themed Valentines — Natural Beach Living — great for preschoolers

Felt Heart — Laughing Kids Learn — a great early hand-sewing project/teacher gift

Painted Valentine’s Hearts — Laughing Kids Learn — another good one for little kids

Activities Using Heart Shapes — JDaniel4’s Mom — tracing and matching shapes

Valentine’s Day Countdown Banner — Your Vibrant Family — a fun decoration for the house

Valentine’s Activities and Printables — The Wise Owl Factory — good for kids 2 through 7

Valentine Volcano Activity Printable — KC Edventures — give kids a volcano in their valentine

How do you celebrate Valentine’s Day with your kids? I’d love to hear about it!

Simple paper crafts can be an important part of children’s development for a number of reasons. These types of crafts allow children to use their fine motor skills, as they require precise hand movements and finger dexterity.

They also allow children to express their creativity and create something unique and personal, which can be a great way to encourage self-expression.

Simple paper crafts can also help to develop children’s problem-solving skills, as they often require children to think creatively and find solutions to problems. In addition, paper crafts often require children to pay attention to details and to follow instructions, which can help to improve their focus and concentration.

Finally, successfully completing a paper craft can give children a sense of accomplishment and boost their self-esteem, which is important for their overall development. So, simple paper crafts can be an important and enjoyable way for children to learn and grow.

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Easy Sensory Activities for Valentine's Day

The celebration of Our Lady of Guadalupe is important throughout Mexico and other parts of the world. Her feast day is Dec. 12, and the celebrations honoring her appearance to Juan Diego in 1531 begin a few days before that.

Whether you celebrate yourself or just want to share about the celebration at home or in your classroom, Las Mañanitas: The Beautiful Celebration of Our Lady of Guadalupe is a good place to start. The book, by Ernesto Joel Vega Rosales and Jeanette Gonzalez Seneviratne, with illustrations by Dana Sanmar, tells the story of a family’s celebration of the feast day in both English and Spanish.

They prepare with a novena, which is nine days of prayers and preparations. The children, Lucia and Pablo, are given special outfits made by their grandmother that look like what Juan Diego might have worn when he saw Our Lady. The book describes the prayers that are made each day, such as a prayer for respect for life, for families and for the indigenous people of the Americas, to name a few.

As told in the book, Juan Diego was a native Mexican born near modern day Mexico City. His given name was Cuaauhtlatoatzin, which means “He who speaks like an eagle.” When he converted to Christianity his name was changed to Juan Diego, and as he walked to church he passed a hill called Tepeyac. One day he heard the birds singing especially beautifully and a voice called him to go to the top of the hill.

There he saw Our Lady of Guadalupe, who asked him to tell the bishop she wanted a chapel built in her name at the foot of the hill. The bishop asked for a sign that Juan Diego really saw her, and later she had him collect flowers that she blessed and take them to the bishop. When Juan Diego dropped the flowers, an image of Our Lady could be seen on his cloak, which is still on display in her basilica to this day.

The feast day is celebrated as mañanitas, which includes singing, indigenous music and dancing, and children presenting flowers to Our Lady. Juan Diego is remembered today as being humble, brave and faithful, and was the first indigenous American made a saint.

The book is colorful and tells the story in a clear way, and it’s fun to have it both in English and Spanish if you teach Spanish or speak Spanish at home or in the classroom. It’s a great way to learn the basics of the celebration and the story of Juan Diego and why he is still remembered today.

About the book: 40 pages, paperback, published 2024 by Loyola Press. Suggested retail price $14.99.

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