10 Valentine’s Day Preschool Activities

Valentine's Day Resources for preschool and kindergarten

Looking for some Valentine’s Day activities to use in your pre-k or kindergarten classroom? I’ve compiled some of my favorites for you here including free printables, party ideas, craft ideas, math and literacy activities, and a list of my favorite Valentine’s Day books.

I also created a new, free Valentine Heart Syllable printable for you below!

Top 10 Valentine's Day Activities and Ideas for Preschool and Kindergarten

10 Valentine’s Day Activities For Preschool

1. Free Valentine’s Day Classroom Party Planner

Classroom Valentine Party Guide for Preschool and Kindergarten
Discover how to plan a stress-free classroom party for Valentine’s Day. More than 20,000 teachers around the world have downloaded this free printable! Included are pre-written notes to parents. Download the 22 page party planning guide here.

2. Free Printable Valentine’s Day Heart Syllable Activity

FREE Printable Valentine Heart Syllable Activity for Preschool and Kindergarten
This new, free printable focuses on syllable identification. Download your free copy by clicking on the picture above.

3. Valentine’s Day Syllable Game

Valentine Syllable Game
Learn how to create this fun, hands-on Valentine syllable game here.

4. Valentine’s Day Beginning Sounds Game

Valentine Beginning Sound Activity
Your pre-k or kindergarten students will love this fun Valentine beginning sounds game! Learn how to play this hands-on game here.

5. Free Printable Number and Shape Valentine Game

Karen from Prekinders offers these free printable envelopes to create fun mailbox math games that reinforce learning shapes and numbers. Your kids will have a ball putting the envelopes in the correct mailboxes!

6. Sweetheart Photo Frame Craft

Sweetheart Photo Frame Magnet Craft
Looking for a cute Valentine’s Day craft? Look no further! This adorable Sweetheart photo frame is easy to make and parents adore it. Craft directions can be found here.

7. Valentine’s Day Sight Word Activity

Valentine Sight Word Game
Older pre-k students or kindergartners will have oodles of fun with this Valentine card activity for matching sight words or upper to lowercase letters. Details can be found here.

8. Free Printable Valentine’s Day Treat Topper

FREE Printable Valentine Treat Topper for Preschool and Kindergarten
Free printable treat bag toppers for your classroom Valentine’s Day party treats. Download the toppers here.

9. Free Printable Valentine’s Day Cards

Butterfly Valentine pencil card
Heart crayon Valentines
Bubble Valentine Cards
Cupid’s Heart Glow Stick Valentine Cards
Magnifying Glass Valentine Cards
“Peel the Love” orange Valentine cards
Alphabet Valentine card

10. Valentine’s Day Picture Books

Top 10 Best Valentine's Day Picture Books for Preschool and Kindergarten
Here are ten of my favorite picture books about Valentine’s Day to read aloud to young children in preschool or kindergarten.

If You’ll Be My Valentine by Cynthia Rylant
Love, Ruby Valentine by Laurie B. Friedman
Love, Splat by Rob Scotton
Olive, My Love by Vivian Walsh
One Heart: A Valentine Counting Book by Maryann Cocca-Leffler
Pete the Cat: Valentine’s Day is Cool by James Dean
Plant a Kiss by Amy Krause Rosenthal
Snowy Valentine by David Petersen
What is Valentine’s Day? by Elaine Landau
Who Will Be My Valentine This Year? by Jerry Pallotta

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