41 Fun Valentines Day Ideas for School
41 Fun Valentines Day Ideas for School
Are you looking for some new Valentines Day ideas for school this year? If so, I got you covered. In this post I'll show you Valentines Day bulletin boards, creative craft ideas, party ideas, unique classroom décor, fun learning Valentine's Day activities and so much more.
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What Should I Do for My Class on Valentines Day?
- Plan a fun activity for the holiday
- Play a game like Valentine's Day Bingo
- Do a Valentine's Day craft
- Make cards for family & friends
- Have Valentines treats
- Read a Valentine's Day book
- Throw a class party
In this post we'll explore all these ideas and more.
Valentine’s Day Treats
One of the best parts of the classroom Valentine's party are the treats. Let's check out some of the best sweet treat ideas below that students can help make.
1| Cute Valentine Snack
Here's an easy idea for a classroom activity and a snack in one! This is what you need to have your students create these yummy love monsters snacks.
- Strawberry Applesauce
- Googly eyes
- Pom poms for the nose and the top of the antennae.
- Pipe cleaners for the antennae.
- Heart stickers for the feet!
2 | Cookie Decorating
Decorating Cookies is always a fun classroom activity that kids love. You can purchase premade unfrosted heart-shaped cookies or circle cookies at your local grocery store bakery. Then bring frosting in a variety of colors, sprinkles and other toppings and let the kids get creative.
Valentine's Day Games for Your Classroom
Your class party is the perfect time to play a few fun games. Check out my favorite Valentine's Day games below.
3 | Valentines Day Bingo
Bingo is a great game for your class party, especially a cute Valentine’s Day themed one like this one that you can find on Amazon here. Students would love if you gave them small pieces of candy for the markers.
4 | Valentines Dice Game
Here's a simple game that students will have a lot of fun with. Have student break into groups of 5 or 6. Place a small pile of candy on the table in front of the students and give each student 5 pieces of candy to start. Students take turns rolling the dice and do the following with each roll:
- Take 1 candy and give one compliment.
- Take 2 pieces of candy and share one.
- Skip your turn.
- Give one piece of candy from the pile to another.
- Give one of your candies to another.
- Everyone gets a candy!
5 | Pin the Heart on the LLama
Here's a simple game idea that you can add to your classroom Valentine's Day party. Instead of pinning the tail on the donkey have students pin the heart on the llama.
6 | Heart Word Search
You can create your own word search on atozteacherstuff.com personalized for your classroom. You can include student names and words associated with Valentine's Day!
Valentines Day Activities for Your Classroom
If you need some more Valentines Day ideas for school then check out these ideas below. Including ideas for your Valentine’s Day class party and more learning Valentine's day classroom activities.
Valentines Day Books for the Classroom
Read your students a Valentine's day book to get the whole class in the spirit of the holiday! Here are some of the best ones below.
- 7| Love Monster
- 8 | Junie B. Jones and the Mushy Gushy Valentine
- 9 | Happy Valentine's Day Mouse (If You Give a Mouse a Cookie)
- 10 | Love is My Favorite Thing
11 | Compliments Jar Activity
Love this idea for compliments jars! First each student creates a blank jar with their name on it, on a sheet of paper. Then have each student randomly draw 5 student’s names and think of a compliment for each one and put it on a little heart.
Next, these hearts will be glued on to that person’s jar. You can have your students sign the compliment, so the recipient knows where it is coming from too.
12| Valentine Math Activity
A simple way to get into the Valentine's Day spirit in math class is to write the math problems on heart balloons. Then give students heart papers to write their answers on.
13 | Heart Sensory Activity
Younger kids will love this fun sensory painting activity. First you draw a heart directly onto a plastic Ziploc sandwich bag with a permanent marker.
Next you add some paint to the inside of the bag and have your students move the paint around to color the heart. They'll love the feeling under their fingers and teacher bonus, no mess!
14 | Valentines Day Class Banner
Do you love when your class activity becomes cute classroom decor too? Here's an easy writing activity, have each student write about how they can spread love.
Then attach all the pendants with ribbon and clothespins and you have a gorgeous Valentine's Day banner for your classroom.
15 | Count and Cover Activity
Count and cover is a fun learning game for younger students. You can have them trace the numbers that they find to work on those fine motor skills too. To give it a Valentine's Day theme provide the students with candy hearts, candy lips or foam roses to cover the numbers!
16 | Valentine's Day Writing Activity
Here's another cute Valentine’s Day writing activity that then becomes a keepsake for family members or friends. Have students write about the reasons that they love someone.
17 | Valentine's Day Letter to the Parents
The learning does not have to stop in the classroom. Send a letter home to parents with ideas to strengthen math and literacy skills with their Valentines Day cards. Here are some ideas to include in the letter:
- Sort the Valentine cards by theme.
- Count all the cards.
- Find rhyming words on the cards.
- Read the names of all the friends.
- Identify letters that they found on the cards.
Valentine’s Day Crafts for the Classroom
Check out the fun crafts below that are easy and unique too. Hopefully you will add one of these fun Valentine's Day ideas to your class party.
18 | Create Candy Heart Jars
Check out the link above for a tutorial of this cute mason jar covered in candy hearts. This would work best with several parent volunteers because you need to use a glue gun to attach each piece of candy.
19 | Valentine Bumble Bee Craft
Here's a cute and easy Valentine craft that is perfect for practicing fine motor skills. Start with toilet paper tubes, then cover with yellow construction paper and then have kids cut out the stripes and antennae with construction paper.
Glue everything on and then add little hearts and faces to create an adorable love bug.
20 | Happy Love Rocks
Love this cute and easy idea of happy love rocks. Your main ingredient is natural and free, gotta love that!
21 | You're My Best Bud Card
A fun classroom activity would be to have student's make their own Valentine's Day cards. These cards could be passed out to classmates or given to family members.
22 | Wooly Be My Valentine?
You can have your students make their own Valentines. To create these DIY Valentines, provide students with craft supplies like paper, pens, and colorful pom poms.
23 | Valentine Owl Craft
These Valentines owls are a fun art activity for preschool and Kindergarteners.
24 | Newspaper Heart Craft
Here's a fun way to use recycled materials to create gorgeous art with these newspaper hearts. Let your students express their creativity by decorating with unique faces and accessories.
25 | Valentines Monsters
Have your students create a love monster. This is a fun and easy craft idea that lets your students use their imagination and create their own masterpiece.
Valentines Day Card Holder Ideas
What would a Valentine’s day be without a card holder for their stash of Valentine’s cards? Check out some fun ideas below to have your students create cute little Valentine’s Day holders before the card exchange.
26 | Monster Valentine Bags
Have your kids create these cute little monster Valentines bags with paper bags and colored construction paper.
27 | Love Monster Valentine Bag Idea
Here's another idea for cute and easy bags to hold all their Valentine’s goodies. After you read the class the book, Love Monster have students create these adorable bags to hold their Valentine cards. Give the kiddos bags, shapes for eyes, horns and feet and markers and let them create their own unique love monsters.
28 | Heart Animal Craft
This third-grade teacher gave her students these three options of Valentine animals to create. They are all made with simple shape and hearts.
You can then have them glue them on a paper bag to collect all of their class Valentines cards.
Valentine’s Day Class Decor
Now let's explore some ideas to get your class decorated for the holiday including classroom doors, bulletin boards and more Valentines class decor ideas!
How Can I Decorate My Class for Valentines Day?
- Decorate your class door with a Valentine theme.
- Create a Valentine's Day bulletin board.
- Have kids do a Valentine's Day activity and use it as class decor.
Read on to check out all of these classroom decoration ideas and more.
29 | You Stole a Pizza My Heart Door Decor
Love this idea for a Valentine’s Classroom door from Miss Ward, You stole a Pizza my heart! Have each child draw a name and then on the crust of the pizza the kids write something that they love about that person.
You end up with this amazing classroom door.
30 | Candy Heart Decor
You could re-create this candy heart on a bulletin board, or class door. You can start with real candy wrappers, just place a box of chocolates in the teachers lounge and ask them to leave the wrappers. 😊
Then create the little chocolates with paper, shiny metallic paper adds an extra fun touch.
31 | Sweethearts Class Decor
Here's a fun easy idea to decorate a plain space in your classroom. You can even have each student create a special heart with their name on it and include some classic conversation hearts too!
32 | Best Valentines Day Ideas for School Decorations
Below are some of my favorite finds from Amazon to add a little love to your classroom this Valentine’s Day.
VALENTINES CLASSROOM DECOR | WHERE TO FIND
ONE | 50 PIECE FELT HEART BANNER
TWO | CUPID CUTOUTS
THREE | RED HANGING HEART GARLAND
FOUR | PINK AND RED HEART FELT GARLAND
For more ideas on classroom décor check out this post- 51 Best Classroom Decoration Ideas
Valentine’s Day Bulletin Boards
If you're looking for some new Valentines day ideas for school bulletin boards, you've come to the right place.
I've gathered tons of ideas for you whether you teach preschool, Spanish Class, teach at a Christian school or an elementary school I have some new ideas below for you.
33 | We Go Together Like Tacos and Tuesday Bulletin Board
Here's a great way to add a little humor to your decor and who doesn’t love taco Tuesdays?
34 | I Love You a Latte Bulletin Board
If you love your students and you love your lattes this might be the perfect bulletin board for you.
35 | Special Delivery Bulletin Board Idea
Here's a great way to introduce a kindness activity into your classroom. Provide each student with a small truck with their name on the license plate and have them write one way they can deliver kindness.
36 | Love is in the Air Bulletin Board
Here's a simple but sweet bulletin board idea. The hearts are filled with the alphabet, you could also write your students names on the hearts.
37 | Throw Love Around Bulletin Board
Steal this idea from a third-grade teacher in Mexico. She has her students write one thing they love on the hearts that are spilling out of the love jar.
38 | Spanish Class Valentine’s Day Bulletin Board
Here's a fun idea for a Spanish class bulletin board. Sweethearts are a cute bulletin board that is easy to make yourself.
39 | Bulletin Board Idea for a Christian School
You may want to copy this idea if you teach at a Christian school. This preschool teacher had each of her students tell her what they would say to God if they were face to face with him and then wrote them on these colorful paper hearts with the title Heart to Heart Conversations with God.
40 | Preschool Bulletin Board Idea
Here's an easy way to introduce one of your preschool students' favorite characters, Olaf into your bulletin board decor.
41 | Best Valentine Bulletin Board Decor
Below are some of my favorite finds from Amazon for Valentine's bulletin boards.
VALENTINES DAY IDEAS FOR SCHOOL BULLETIN BOARD DECOR | WHERE TO FIND
ONE | PEANUTS BULLETIN BOARD DISPLAY
TWO | CHALK VALENTINES CUTOUTS
THREE | CHALK HEART CUTOUTS
FOUR | WATERCOLOR HEART BULLETIN BOARD BANNER
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