With Valentine's Day just around the corner, it's time to start planning the perfect Valentine's Day classroom party! The key to a successful holiday party is to keep your kiddos' minds and bodies engaged, so keep those busy bodies up and moving with this collection of fast-paced Valentine's Day games. These eight easy DIY Valentine games for kids are sure to make organizing your Valentine's Day classroom party stress-free!
The object of this game is simple...toss as many Plush Conversation Hearts into the buckets as you can! For more fun, you could add point values to the outside of each bucket and give each student a specific number of plush hearts. The player who scores the most points wins! You could also set a timer for a certain amount of time to raise the stakes. The student who makes the most hearts inside the buckets within a specific amount of time wins!
For this game, the players will toss glitter bracelets (a.k.a. "rings") around pink and purple milk bottles. The student who puts the most rings around the bottles wins! To prevent the bottles from tipping, you'll want to fill the milk bottles with sand.
Players will use an adorable stuffed owl to knock down a stack of Valentine's Day cups. The player who makes the most cups "fall in love" wins!
Players will shoot Q-pid's arrows through a festive paper straw. First, load the straw with a cotton swab. Then, shoot it at the targets by blowing through the straw. The player who makes the most arrows into the heart-shaped bowls wins! Too line the inside of the bowls with red felt, simply trace around the bottom of the heart and then cut out the shape with scissors. Add point values to each dish for additional fun!
Use Valentine Arrow Pencils with Erasers as Cupid's arrows. Arrange festive paper plate targets on the floor then toss the arrows onto the targets. The player who hits the most targets wins! For a more challenging game, add point values to each target!
Arrange Mini Red Favor Pails into the shape of a heart then have players toss mini heart-shaped stress balls into the buckets. The player who makes the most hearts into the buckets wins!
Players will toss mini airplane gliders onto the large floor target. The player who scores the most points wins! Be sure to assemble the gliders ahead of time!
Arrange Jumbo Conversation Heart Valentine Cutouts in the traditional hopscotch format. Players will toss a Heart Splat Ball to mark their hopping destination. This game is sure to keep your kiddos moving!
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