Valentine’s Day Crafts to Make for the Classroom

I love an easy craft that you can have all the kids make and use to decorate the classroom or even make into gifts for the holiday to give their parents. These crafts are mostly process art activities that could be done any time of year with one kiddo or a whole classroom full, but here they have a heart-filled twist.

For example, painting on newspaper and using it as the basis for a project could be done any time of year, but here Art Bar Blog uses painted paper to make heart postcards.

Or kids can decorate cardboard hearts to make this pretty project from Arty Crafty Kids.

Those cardboard hearts can also be the base for fun collages made with random bits from all over the classroom/house, like these from No Time for Flash Cards.

Or use torn paper to make your collage as in the “I Love You to Pieces” project from Taming Little Monsters. This is a great one to have the kids make for their parents.

Weaving with paper is fun any time of year, but doing it in a heart shape for Valentine’s Day adds a fun twist. Get the tutorial from Red Ted Art.

Scrape painting is a fun and easy way to get a different look from paint, and of course you can use it to make heart shapes a little more fun, like in this activity from Taming Little Monsters.

Crayon and watercolor resist art is a classic any time of year, but I love these hearts that were shared on Instagram by Lori Wenger. Have kids draw their own hearts and secret designs, then paint them and display together. So cute!

If you want a project that’s a little more involved, try this three-dimensional heart wreath from Krokotak. Download and print the template, which kids can color, cut and fold to make into a wreath. This one is so impressive looking but not that difficult to make.

Each kid can decorate a heart and put them together to make a classroom caterpillar full of love. Get the instructions and a free template from Craft Corner DIY.

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Valentine's Day Themed Math Activities

Shark Week generally happens in July, but any time is a good time to learn more about sharks.

First, start with some fun whale facts like these from Kids Craft Room. Here I learned about the dwarf lantern shark, which is the smallest shark and only grows to about 6-8 inches (about 15-20 cm) long. It also emits light. How cool is that?

Natural Beach Living has some great printable shark information guides, where kids can learn about different kinds of sharks, match the facts to the pictures, or print out doubles and do a shark memory game.

Living Life an Learning has some great shark activity pages including the parts of a shark, types of sharks, a crossword puzzle and more. Also check out their parts of a shark and word scramble download, and a life cycle worksheet.

Learn about how sharks float with this great activity from JDaniel4’s Mom.

Need more facts about sharks? This fact pact from The WOLFe PACK on Teacher Pay Teachers includes fact sheets, a printable flip book, informational text, vocabulary, comprehension questions and more.

Living Montessori Now has a great collection of shark themed activities with a Montessori inspired twist. You’ll find a shark roll and cover, shark phonics and lots more shark activities Deb has collected from all over the Internet.

Remember the “Sharknado” movie? A Few Shortcuts turned the combination of sharks and tornadoes into a fun science activity. You’ll need a bottle connector for this project but otherwise should have everything you need on hand. Use their template to make your sharks out of aluminum foil. So fun!

You can also do some shark themed coloring with these coloring pages from Encouraging Moms at Home. Or make a cool 3D shark with this template from korkotak. And there are tons of different shark crafts collected in this post from Kids Activities Blog.

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