Looking for some Valentine activities for kids?
I have 30+ craft, learning, and play activities that are PERFECT for kids! In this article, you will also find A LOT of FREE printables!
You can do these crafts and activities at home or in the classroom. There are simple to pull off, and the kids will enjoy them! Let’s get started!
Activity #1: Love Birds Paper Plates
How cute are these little love birds? This is the PERFECT Valentine activity for kids!
Paper plate crafts are SIMPLE and always turn out so cute! They also make for a great craft for preschoolers and up!
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- paper plates
- red, pink, and purple acrylic paint
- hot glue gun and glue
- colored cardstock paper
- googly eyes
- pipe cleaners
- craft feathers
- hole punchers
B. Set-up
Cut a paper plate in half. Paint the plates red, pink, and purple! Create some hearts from card stock; these will be your wings!
C. Activity
Have your child decorate each of the lovebirds by using gems, feathers, and little hearts. To create the little hearts, have them use a heart hole puncher (linked above) with construction paper.
They should glue these supplies on! To create the feet, cut two small pieces of pipe cleaners. Then, twist one onto the bottom of the other. An adult needs to hot glue the pipe cleaner feet on!
Activity #2: Heart Puzzles
This simple Valentine activity for kids is great way to practice letter matching skills!
Foam shapes are one of my favorite supplies. Whenever I see them in at the craft store, I always stock up on a bunch because they are versatile.
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
B. Set-up
Cut the foam shapes in half. You can create straight, zig-zag, and curvy cuts through the hearts to create puzzle pieces. Write an upper case letter on one half the lower case letter on the other half.
C. Activity
Your little ones should match up the correct upper and lower case letters. They should identify the letter before matching them up!
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Activity #3: Magic Milk Experiment
Magic milk is such a classic experiment to try with kids! This is a fun holiday twist to this science activity.
Grab some Valentine baking cups to do this activity to try several different colors!
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- milk
- dish soap
- measuring cup
- food coloring (use this brand)
- heart-shaped tray/bowl
- q-tips
B. Set-up
In the heart baking cups, pour some milk inside. The amount will differ depending on how big your baking cups are. Fill it halfway up. Drop a few drops of red, purple, and pink food coloring inside the baking cups.
C. Activity
Dip a Q-tip in dish soap and lightly touch the milk and food coloring mixtures. See how the food coloring spreads out around the milk! It’s so cool to watch. I love incorporating a bunch of different colors with the baking cups!
Activity #4: Valentines Day Photo Frames
Looking for a gift idea that you can make at home? There’s just something special about homemade gifts.
This Valentine activity for kids is easy to do, and the kids really enjoy getting to create special frames for others.
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- popsicle sticks
- colored popsicle sticks
- hot glue
- glue
- Valentine stickers
- gems
- Conversation hearts
- organizational tray
B. Set-up
Hot glue 4 popsicle sticks together. Place two horizontally, then place the other two vertically, so all the ends are touching! Set up a tray for the kids to pick their supplies out of.
C. Activity
The adult or kids can squeeze the glue all over the popsicle sticks (this makes it easier to just stick the items on). Then, the kids can pick what supplies they want to add to the frame and place them on.
They can think of a specific design they want for each side, or they can just decorate them however they want!
Lastly, pick a picture to add to the frame and hot glue that to the popsicle sticks on the back. You can also have them write a note inside the frame instead of a picture.
Activity #5: Valentine Sensory Bottles
Sensory bottles are a great Valentine activity for kids. They turn out so pretty, and they are SUPER simple to do!
Watching the objects move through the bottles is so calming. It’s also really cool to see the differences in how the objects move in each one.
This is a great sensory activity for toddlers and babies because they can’t put anything in their mouths. You can also glue them shut to make sure the top won’t come off!
How to do this activity
1. Materials you need
2. Set-up
In the sensory bottle, dump 3/4 of the clear glue into the bottle and fill the rest of the bottle up with water. Leave a little room at the top so the items can move around. Drop-in your objects and shake them all up. See how the glue and water interact to make the objects slow down. You can also use hair gel to see if there is a difference in how fast it goes.
3. Activity
Shake and flip around to watch the objects move around!This activity is great to help calm and relax kiddos!
Activity #6: Conversation Heart Graphing
Conversation hearts are a Valentine’s Day staple. They’ve been around forever! I end up getting a few packs each year for fun activities to do with the kids.
This year, I created a FREE Conversation Heart Graph for you!
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- Conversation Heart Graph
- Conversation Hearts
- Very Berry Conversation Hearts
*FREE Conversation Heart Graphing printable*
B. Set-up
It couldn’t be easier! Print off my graph and grab a bunch of Conversation Hearts!
C. Activity
First, have your kids sort the hearts by color. Then, they should count the amount of each color they have! After they count a color, they should use a crayon/marker to fill in the amount on the chart!
This is a great way to introduce graphs to your kids. This is a fun activity that involves treats and small numbers!
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Activity #7: Tactile Learning Sticks
In my opinion, hands-on learning activities are the BEST. Kids learn best by actually touching and doing an activity.
This Valentine activity for kids works on counting and number recognition skills.
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- popsicle sticks
- hot glue gun and glue
- Conversation Hearts
- gems
- stickers
- glitter glue
- flowers (Hobby Lobby)
- numbers
B. Set-up:
Use hot-glue to glue the objects to the sticks. This way, when the kids pick them up, they won’t come off. Do a different amount for each stick.
C. Activity
Have your little ones touch each object on the stick and count each one. If you have numbers, they can choose the correct number out of a group of numbers to show you they can recognize the number. Do this for each stick!
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Activity #8: Rhyming Word Heart Letter Match
Here are the foam hearts again! This is a fun Valentine activity for kids to practice reading and rhyming.
This heart rhyming activity is great for homeschool or for in the classroom! Rhyming is a skill that is crucial to kids learning how to read.
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- foam hearts
- Sharpie
- markers
- easel paper
B. Set-up
Trace the shape of the foam hearts onto the easel paper. You can use different colored markers to do this to make it colorful for Valentine’s! Write a word inside the hearts that has a rhyming word. On the foam hearts, write a word that rhymes with each word you wrote.
Try to choose words that have different endings! This will expose your child to more word endings.
Need help coming up with rhyming words? Check out this site for ideas.
C. Activity
Your child will sort through the hearts to match up the rhyming words! They will place the foam heart onto the word that is written on the piece of paper. Make sure to have them attempt to read each word.
If you have a little one first learning how to read, have them sound out each letter to read the whole word.
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Activity #9: Tissue Paper Hearts
My son loves doing tissue paper scrunching activities because he gets to use scissors! He’s obsessed with learning how to cut.
Plus, he gets to scrunch up tissue paper, so it’s a win-win for him :).
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- tissue paper
- cardstock paper
- glue
- kid scissors
B. Set-up
Have your little one cut pieces of tissue paper up to scrunch. This is a great activity to practice scissors skills because the paper has to be scrunched up anyway, so they can just try their best!
You can create the heart shape out of pink, purple, red, or white cardstock!
C. Activity
They will scrunch the colored tissue paper up in their hands to create a ball formation. Once you have enough to fill up your heart, you can add glue to your entire heart.
They can then stick the tissue paper onto the heart. They can make a specific pattern or just place the different colored pieces all over the heart. No matter what, it turns out pretty!
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Activity #10: Valentine Color Sort
I love sensory bags! It’s the best to have a mess-free activity.
This is an easy Valentine’s Day activity for kids!
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- ziplock bag
- baby oil
- Sharpies
- rubbing alcohol
- cotton ball
- colored beads
- masking tape (optional)
B. Set-up
Remove the label for the sensory bag using rubbing alcohol and a cotton ball.
Draw different colored hearts onto the bag.
C. Activity
Add 1 cup of baby oil into the bag along with some colored beads that match the hearts.
Make sure to zip the bag shut! You can even use masking tape to tape it down.
The kids should use fine motor skills to scoot the beads into the correct colored heart!
Activity #11: Writing Tray
Writing trays are a frustration-free writing activity for kids! They don’t have to stay within the lines, and they can just try their best to learn how to form the letters.
I always try to add something fun like sprinkles, shaving cream, or corn into my writing trays! The kids love the sensory aspect of it.
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- tray
- FREE Heart Tracibles (upper and lowered case included)
- Valentine colored sprinkles
- paintbrush
*FREE Heart Writing Tracibles printable*
B. Set-up
Print off the letters you want to work on, so your child knows how to create each letter! Then, in a tray, dump some Valentine colored sprinkles in.
C. Activity
Your child can use a paintbrush to create the letters in the sprinkles, or they can use their fingers. They should identify the letter that you place in the tray then create it! Repeat for all the letters.
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Activity #12: Love You to Pieces Craft
Popsicle stick crafts are easy to do and they always turn out really cute.
This Valentine activity for kids is the PERFECT DIY gift. They will also love that puzzle pieces are involved for this one.
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- colored popsicle sticks
- puzzle pieces
- acrylic paint
- paintbrush
- hot glue gun and glue
- Sharpie
- twine
- art tray
B. Set-up
Hot glue the red popsicle sticks together. I did 6 popsicle sticks! Use acrylic paint to paint the puzzle pieces.
C. Activity
Once the puzzle pieces dry, hot glue them to the popsicle sticks. Have your little one write on the sticks. I love you to pieces. They can also write their name and who it is to on the sticks to make it a little bit more personal.
You can also add hot glue some twine on the back so it can be hung up as well!
Activity #13: Valentine’s Day Bingo
Playing fun games during the season is one of my favorite things to do with the kids!
Bingo is a great first game to introduce to kids because they learn how to follow the rules of a game, they learn vocabulary words, and you can even work on beginning sounds for children who are old enough!
How to do this activity
1. Materials you need
- Valentine’s Bingo Cards
- Valentine-themed manipulatives (mini erasers, colored candy, or toys)
- white card stock
Click HERE to grab your Valentine Bingo Cards– 10 different cards included
2. Set-up
Print off how many cards you need! I provide 10 different cards with the same objects in the set, just in different spots :). Cut out the playing cards.
3. Activity
Have one player pull the cards out of a bowl. They will say what’s on the card and show the card to all the players (this helps toddlers and preschoolers). They will place their game piece on the picture that is called.The object is to get 5 in a row horizontally, vertically, or diagonally!
Once this happens, they will say BINGO! You can play until the entire card is filled or start back over.
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Activity #14: Valentine’s Day Tic-Tac-Toe
Okay, how cute are these Valentine Tic-Tac-Toe boards? It’s the perfect Valentine’s activity for kids!
You can use these to play along with your little one or have them pass them out as a part of their Valentine to others!
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- Free Tic-Tact-Toe boards
- white cardstock
- Valentine manipulatives (Conversation Hearts, gems, or stickers)
*FREE Valentine Tic-Tac-Toe printable*
B. Set-up
Print off the boards and grab what you will play with!
C. Activity
Play tic-tac-toe with your little ones! Explain this classic game to your little ones. This is a wonderful first game to introduce to preschoolers.
They have to get three in a row by placing items vertically, horizontally, or diagonally! They are also trying to stop the other player from getting three in a row.
Activity #15: DIY Valentine Holder
Paper plate activities are my FAVORITE kind of craft. They are cute, easy and the kids always enjoy them.
This Valentine’s Day holder is perfect to do at home or in the classroom. We have been leaving little notes to each other over the past few days since we have created these. It’s so much fun!
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- paper plates
- acrylic paint
- paintbrush
- stapler
- hot glue gun and glue
- art tray
- Sharpie
- Valentine accessories (gems, flowers, stickers)
B. Set-up
Paint 1 whole paper plate red! Cut another paper plate in half and paint that. Once they dry, staple the half plate to the bottom of the whole plate several times to ensure the Valentine’s won’t fall out!
C. Activity
Decorate the plates by writing your name, adding stickers, and other Valentine craft supplies. With a hole punch, punch a hole at the top of the plate to stick a string through it to be able to hang it up!
Activity #16: Fruit Loop Heart Threading
Fine motor skills are essential for kids to do everyday activities like buttoning their shirts, zipping their jacks, and tying their shoes. This Fruit Loop activity helps strengthen the muscles to do these things!
This Valentine’s activity for kids is fun because they get a little snack.
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- Fruit Loops
- pipe cleaners
- bowls
B. Set-up
Have your little ones help you sort the Fruit Loops by color in bowls! Create a heart shape with each colored pipe cleaner.
C. Activity
Your child will use color matching skills to place the correct colored Fruit Loops on the pipe cleaners. They will thread Fruit Loops through the entire pipe cleaner to create a colored heart.
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Activity #17: Salt Painting Hearts
If you follow me on Instagram, you know about my love for salt painting. It’s something that I tend to do quite a lot.
This Valentine’s activity for kids turns out so pretty!
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- white cardstock paper
- watercolors
- paintbrush
- salt
- glue
- pencil
- art tray
B. Set-up
With a pencil, draw a bunch of hearts on the white paper. Then, outline your drawings with glue and dump salt ALL over them. Make sure to do this on an art tray, so it’s easy to dump the excess out in the trash.
You will need to let this dry once you completed this step. It takes a few hours. I tend to do this at night, so it’s ready to paint in the morning, so the kids don’t have to wait.
C. Activity
Use watercolors to paint the salt! You can stick with one color, or you can try different colors. No matter how you do it, it will turn out beautiful.
Activity #18: Valentine 10+20 Frames
My daughter is in kindergarten, and I knew she would be working on different ways to write or see numbers.
But, what I didn’t realize is how much she would be working with 10 frames! I decided to create a fun Valentine-themed 10+20 frame activity for both my kids to practice this skill since it’s something schools WANT students to know.
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- FREE 10 and 20 frames
- Do-A-Dot Markers
- poms
- stickers
- gems
- Valentine’s hearts
*FREE Valentine 10 + 20 Frames printable*
B. Set-up
Print off the 10 frames you want to work on! Also, get out your supplies you want them to build numbers with.
C. Activity
Your child should use the manipulative that you chose to create the number. They should place one item in each of the squares. Before beginning, have them say the number, so you know they understand it first!
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Activity #19: Muffin Tray Counting
I love using supplies that I have around the house for learning activities. They are simple to set up, and it’s free, can’t beat that.
Muffin tray counting is an excellent fine motor activity for kids that gets them working on number recognition and counting skills.
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- FREE muffin tray printable
- muffin tray
- poms
- kid-friendly tweezers
*FREE Valentine Muffin Numbers printable*
B. Set-up
Print off the muffin tray printable, cut out the circles, and place them inside the muffin tray. You can mix the numbers up or keep them in numerical order.
C. Activity
Your children will use the tweezers or their fingers to pick up the poms and place the correct amount in each circle! They should tell you what the number is and then count out loud.
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Activity #20: Marbled Valentines Day Art
I just discovered this new craft, and I’m hooked! The colors look so neat when they blend.
The process is really simple, as well! You only need just a few supplies to do this.
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
B. Set-up
On cardstock, create a heart shape and cut it out. On an art tray, spray some foam shaving cream and drop in a few drops of food coloring. Use a toothpick to spread the food coloring throughout the shaving cream.
C. Activity
Place the heart into the shaving cream mixture and gently press down to make sure the entire heart gets the mixture on it. Pull it up and place it on an art tray!
Use a paintbrush to brush off the extra shaving cream to reveal the colors underneath! Let them dry on the tray.
Activity #21: Valentine’s Day I SPY
I SPY activities have become a staple for us for each holiday/season! The kids enjoy searching for the objects and seeing if they can find all of them before the other one can.
This is a wonderful and fun way to get some counting practice in as well!
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- FREE I SPY printable
- marker
*FREE Valentine’s I SPY printable*
B. Set-up
Print off the I SPY sheet and grab a marker!
C. Activity
Go through each of the objects on the sheet and have the kids find them on the sheet. Once they find one, cross it off with a marker, so they don’t go back to the same one. Have them write the amount there is on the line!
Activity #22: Valentine’s Cupcake Sensory
Using cake for sensory smells amazing, and the kids love it! It’s such a great one for a fun little treat.
When I think of Valentine’s Day, I think of sweet treats like cupcakes! This was a great activity for the kids to build their own little cakes!
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- sensory bin
- cake mix
- heart baking cups
- mini red cups
- whip cream
- scoopers
B. Set-up
Make the cake by following the directions on the box. Let it cool, then start chopping it up with a spoon and dump it into a sensory bin. Then, add in the baking cups, mini red cups with whip cream, and scoopers.
C. Activity
Have the kids create their own cupcakes/cakes! They can use the scooper to scoop up some of the cake into the baking cups. They can use spoons to add on the whipped cream on top of their cake. Then, after they are all done creating, they can eat their treat!
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Activity #23: Love Jar
Showing my kids reasons why I love them is one of my FAVORITE things to do. I have done several activities like the one below, and I love seeing their faces reading what I wrote.
Our kids need to know why they are special and why we care about them!
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- FREE Love Jar printable
- marker
*FREE Love Jar printable*
B. Set-up
Print off the jar and the hearts. Cut out the hearts and have your little ones color the jar!
C. Activity
Write on the heart’s reasons why you love your kids. Then, either they can read the answers, or you can read it for them. You can also have them fill out the hearts for people in your family!
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Activity #24: Love Potion Counting Activity Cards
I have a ton of fun little loose parts that the kids love playing with! I always find little cute supplies at Dollar Tree, Hobby Lobby, or Micheals.
We had TOO much fun making love potions with all the fun manipulatives!
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- Love Potion Counting Cards- 12 cards included
- organizing tray
- heart gems
- Conversation Hearts
- poms
- Hershey Kisses
- Valentine’s
- fake flower petals
- heart-shaped bowl
*Click HERE to grab your Love Potion Recipe Cards*
B. Set-up
Place all of the supplies in an organizing tray! Print off the cards.
C. Activity
Have your little ones tell you how many of each object they should place inside the bowl. They will count out the amount while placing them in the bowl! Once all the materials are in for one recipe, have them mix it up with a spoon!
Place the supplies back and repeat for the next recipes!
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Activity #25: Heart Wreath
We had a blast making this heart wreath together! My daughter loved creating the heart shapes; she even has a few as decorations in her room!
These hearts are all stapled together. So it’s really easy to put it together and makes for a cute decoration for Valentine’s.
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- colored cardstock paper
- stapler
- twine
- hole puncher
B. Set-up
Cut strips of different colored cardstock paper to create the hearts. To make the heart take one of the strips and bend it in half. Then, curl both sides in to make the top part of the heart and staple the tops together. Repeat this process for all the hearts.
C. Activity
Staple the sides of each heart together in a circle formation! Once they are all attached, punch two holes at the top in two different hearts. Then, stick a piece of twine through the holes and tie them to hang this wreath up!
Activity #26: Fizzy Valentine’s Experiment
Have you ever tried a fizzy experiment with your kids? I have done them several times now, and their enthusiasm is the same each time!
It’s such a fun and simple experiment that gets the kids excited because they love to see it bubble up and overflow! Check out the video below to see how it looks.
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- heart baking cups
- baking soda
- vinegar
- valentine confetti
- sensory bin
B. Set-up
Add the baking cups to a sensory bin. In the baking cups, add some baking soda and valentine confetti.
C. Activity
In a measuring cup, add in 2 cups of vinegar and dump it into the baking cups. See it all fizz up! You can keep dumping vinegar over and over again to see the reaction occur.
Activity #27: Hershey Kisses Matching Game
Nothing is better than a simple setup, lots of learning, and kids enjoying themselves! This Hershey Kiss game has all three of these qualities!
Memory is a great game for kids to practice critical thinking skills! It’s also a fun little twist to use candy.
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- Hershey Kisses
- dot stickers
B. Set-up
On some Hershey Kisses, place different colored dot stickers on the bottom. Make sure each one has a match!
C. Activity
Line them up, as you see above, in several rows. Then, have the kids flip one over at a time. Then, they will flip another one over to see if the colors under match. If they don’t, they have to flip both back over. If they do, they can move them over to the side!
The goal is to try to match all the colors up!
Activity #28: Musical Alphabet Hearts
I love getting the kids up and moving. Especially in the wintertime because we can’t get outside as much as I’d like to!
You can have the kids practice skipping, galloping, sliding, hopping, and leaping with this one! All of these locomotor skills are SO important to teach your kids!
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
B. Set-up
On foam shapes, write some letters of the alphabet!
C. Activity
Turn on some music and have the kids move around the circle of hearts! They can do any of the skills I mentioned above, or they can walk/run. Turn the music off and have them look at the heart they are standing by.
They should identify that letter they stopped at when the music stops! If you have an older child, they can also say the sound it makes and a word that starts with that letter.
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Activity #29: Conversation Heart Racing
Looking for a fun, competitive game to play at home or in the classroom? This is the perfect Valentine’s activity for kids.
You can turn this into a race, or you can just have the kids attempt to try to balance the hearts on the popsicle stick! Either way, it’s fun!
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- popsicle sticks
- Conversation Hearts
- tape
B. Set-up
Place two pieces of tape on the floor for a starting and finish line. On a popsicle stick, place at least one Conversation Heart. If you have older children, you can place several on there to make this more challenging.
C. Activity
On the GO signal, the kids will try to walk from the starting line to the finish line without dropping any hearts. If they drop them, all they have to do is place them back on the stick and keep going. The object of the game is to get to the opposite side the fastest!
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Activity #30: Play-Doh Mats
Play-Doh activities are ALWAYS a hit over here! When I break out the Play-Doh, it’s something that gets played with all morning.
These Valentine mats are FREE, and the kids get to make their own fun creations for each one.
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
*FREE Valentine Play-Doh Mats*
B. Set-up
Print off the sheets that you want to do with the kids and place them inside a dry erase folder. The folders are needed for this activity so that the Play-Doh won’t stick to the paper.
C. Activity
Have the kids use Play-Doh to make their own fun creations for each picture. They can use loose parts like gems to decorate their designs!
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Activity #31: Valentine’s Lava Lamps
I have such a fun Valentine’s Day activity for kids!
I love using Alka Seltzer tablets to make reactions! It’s a hit each time I do these activities with the kids.
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- cups
- oil (we used vegetable oil)
- water
- food coloring
- Valentine’s Day glitter
- Alka Seltzer tablets
B. Set-up
Fill a cup up 1/2 full of vegetable oil. Then, add about a 1/4 cup of water.
C. Activity
Drop a few drops of food coloring in one of the cups. Then, you can use Valentine’s Day glitter or hearts in the other cups.
Have the kids place an Alka Seltzer tablet in each cup to see the reaction.
You may have to mix up the glitter and hearts to get them to move off the top of the cups.
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Activity #32: Dancing Hearts Experiment
I have another easy and fun experiment for you to do with your kids!
This Valentine’s Day activity for kids is exciting for kids to watch.
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- jar
- water
- vinegar
- Conversation Hearts
- baking soda
- measuring cups
B. Set-up
Place an art tray underneath your jar (in case of spills) . Fill your jar 1/2 full of water. Then, add in 1 tablespoon of baking soda, mix it up and wait until the water is clear.
Dump a few Conversation Hearts into the jar.
C. Activity
Dump 1/3 cup of vinegar into the jar. Wait a few seconds, then you’ll see the hearts start to float up. They will go up and down for a few minutes!
This is such a fun experiment to do with kids around Valentine’s Day.
Activity #33: Love Potion in a Jar
We love this simple experiment! It’s such a fun activity to do for the holiday.
This Valentine’s Day activity for kids is perfect to make love potions!
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- jar
- baby oil
- acrylic paint
- cup
- water
- heart glitter
- spoon
- Alka Seltzer tablet
B. Set-up
Add a bottle of baby oil to a jar! Depending on how big it is, you should fill that jar halfway up with oil.
In a cup, mix a few squirts of acrylic paint (pink or red) with a little water.
C. Activity
Dump that paint mix into the oil. Then, you can add in hearts if you like would like!
Add an Alka Seltzer tablet to the potion to make it dance!
You can do this experiment with multiple colors in different jars for even more fun!
Final Thoughts and Conclusions
I hope you found some fun Valentine’s activities for kids to try out!
If you do anything special for Valentine’s Day with your kids, we’d love to hear about it. Please let us know in the comments below what your favorite activity is to do with your kids or students!
Also, if you try any of these activities, tell me how it went! I always love hearing feedback.
Happy Learning!
Deena <3
