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35+ Fun Valentine’s Day Activities for Toddlers

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How can I make Valentine’s Day special?

Making the holidays special is a mom’s job (on her never-ending to do list). And Valentine’s Day is no different.

I like to do something special for each holiday with my son.

His first year was a Valentine’s bib and pictures. His second year was a Valentine’s Day book and some cars.

This year, he’s old enough that we can do some Valentine’s Day activities!

One of the easiest ways to make any holiday special is by creating traditions, so use these Valentine’s Day activities for toddlers to start a new tradition with your little one.

You can even do a different activity each day leading up to Valentine’s Day to get your little one ready for this special holiday.

So, grab your kiddo, grab a smock (cause some of these ideas are messy), and get started on these fun Valentine’s Day activities for toddlers!

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What are some Valentine activities?

There’s quite a lot of Valentine’s Day activities for toddlers out there, and I hope you can find something you and your toddler can enjoy doing together.

There are free printable activities, craft ideas, playful ideas (that are mess-free), messy ideas, and educational activities. Check out all the ideas below!

Printable Valentine’s Day Activities for Toddlers

Valentine’s ASL Activity

From Two Pink Peonies, this Valentine’s Day ASL activity teaches your toddler how to say I love you in sign language.

ASL I love you printable

These simple Valentine’s Day coloring sheets from Dresses and Dinosaurs will have your toddler falling in love with this holiday. Get some washable crayons, so you don’t have to worry about what gets colored.

Valentine's Day coloring page of a bear

Valentine Dot Marker Printables

This set of six dot marker printables from Two Pink Peonies are a fun Valentine’s Day activity for toddlers. Grab some dot markers, so your toddler can start coloring today!

Valentine dot marker printables

Wool You Be My Valentine? Card

This cute Valentine’s card from Two Pink Peonies can be colored with dot markers but is even more fun when your toddler uses colorful pom poms to decorate it. Print multiple copies to give out to loved ones.

wool you be my Valentine printable

Valentine’s Day Bingo Cards

These Valentine’s Day bingo cards from Confessions of Parenting are a fun Valentine’s Day activity that will keep your toddler busy for hours. Print on cardstock and use conversation hearts to cover your squares.

Valentine's Day bingo cards

Play Dough Mats

After making some homemade Valentine’s play dough (keep reading for the recipe), let your toddler use these play dough mats from Pickle Bums to create fun designs.

set of four play dough mats

Valentine’s Day Play Dough Mats

Get a second set of play dough mats from The Printables Fairy so your toddler can continue the fun!

set of play dough mats

Crafty Valentine’s Day Activities for Toddlers

Heart Paper Chain

One of the easiest Valentine’s Day activities for toddlers is this paper chain heart from Ruffles and Rain Boots. With a little help from mom, this craft can be made while dinner is cooking.

red and white heart paper chain

Valentine Hugs Craft

This fun design from Crafts by Amanda is the OG of Valentine crafts for kids, and that makes it the perfect Valentine’s Day activity for your toddler.

heart craft with accordion arms and legs

Huggable Valentine’s Day Craft

This craft from Ottawa Mommy Club is so cute and makes a great Valentine’s Day card for family living far away.

It comes with a short poem about wrapping these hands around you when I’m not there. It would be even sweeter to measure the ribbon the length of your child’s arms.

huggable craft

Cupcake Liner Ladybugs

This cute Valentine’s Day craft idea from Conservamom is simple enough for even the youngest crafters.

cupcake liner ladybugs

Tissue Paper Heart Card

This simple craft from Rainy Day Mum is a fun Valentine’s Day activity for toddlers to give as a gift or keep as a piece of artwork.

tissue paper heart card

Valentine’s Day Heart Wreath

A fun Valentine’s Day activity for toddlers is this heart wreath from Mommy Made That. Use precut hearts so your toddler is in complete control of this crafty project.

heart wreath

Heart Wreath Photo Frame

Lorena and Lennox created this Valentine’s Day activity for toddlers. It’s a great parent-child craft project and shows off some wonderful memories.

heart wreath photo frame

Playful Valentine’s Day Activities for Toddlers

Valentine’s Day Countdown

This Valentine’s Day activity for toddlers from Organized Chaos Blog requires some work from mom or dad before the fun can begin. But it gives kids something to look forward to each day leading up to Valentine’s Day and teaches them a little about patience.

Valentine's Day countdown bags

Mess Free Smush Paintings

For painting without the mess, try this beautiful idea from Mimosas and Motherhood.

mess-free painted hearts

Mess Free Box Painting

Here’s another Valentine’s Day activity for toddlers from Mama of Minis that is mess-free and is quite fun for your little one.

painting in a box

Messy Valentine’s Day Activities for Toddlers

Valentine’s Day Sensory Sponge Painting

This fun craft from High Chair Chronicles makes a great sensory activity for toddlers and can be turned into artwork or a card for a loved one.

sponge painting of hot air balloon
Valentine's Day activities for toddlers: fingerpaint hearts, heart fishing

Bubble Wrap Cards

This painting with bubble wrap craft from Rainy Day Mum is a fun Valentine’s Day activity for toddlers and makes the cutest card when completed.

bubble wrap heart cards

Bubble Wrap Photo Frame

Here’s another bubble wrap project from The Inspiration Edit. These frames make great Valentine’s gifts from your toddler.

bubble wrap frame

Heart Fingerprint Poem

Use this template from Mom Hacks 101 to make an adorable fingerprint poem card for that special person in your toddler’s life or frame it as Valentine’s Day artwork.

heat fingerprint poem

Fingerprint Heart Art

This beautiful Valentine’s Day activity for toddlers from The Kitchen Table Classroom makes artwork out of your little one’s fingerprints.

fingerprint heart artwork

Valentine Fingerprint Canvas

Artsy Fartsy Mama came up with this beautiful idea for toddler canvas art. With just a simple design and quick clean up, this Valentine’s Day activity for toddlers is a good time for small kiddos.

Valentine's Day canvas art

Valentine’s Day Handprints

Homeschool of 1 has six different Valentine’s Day handprint templates available to capture the size of your toddler in this moment. Give them as Valentine’s Day gifts to parents and grandparents.

Valentine's Day handprint and footprint templates

Handprint Craft

This is a cute craft from Seaside Sundays for moms (or dads) to do right along with your kiddo. It’s something to be cherished for years.

elephant handprints

Heart Pained Rocks

My toddler loves searching for rocks and being messy with paint. And this tutorial from Nature Inspired Learning combines those two things for a Valentine’s Day activity you and your toddler are sure to enjoy.

heart shaped painted rocks

Watercolor Heart Painting

For a fun project that is completely unique to each child, try this Valentine’s Day activity from Crafty Art Ideas. Have your little one make a different design for each special person in their life.

watercolor heart artwork

Homemade Valentine’s Day Play Dough

Use the simple-to-follow directions from The Soccer Mom Blog to make scented Valentine’s Day play dough with your toddler.

stack of play dough

Edible Valentine’s Day Slime

A super messy (and super fun) Valentine’s Day activity for toddlers from The Soccer Mom Blog is this candy hearts edible slime. And although it doesn’t actually taste good, it is safe if your toddler decides to lick his hands while playing.

candy heart slime

Educational Valentine’s Day Activities for Toddlers

Sticker Hearts

Mommy Evolution came up with this easy Valentine’s Day activity for toddlers. Simply add stickers to a construction paper heart to work on those fine motor skills.

sticker heart craft

Heart Lacing Cards

Another way to work those fine motor skills is with these heart lacing cards from Taming Little Monsters.

set of four heart lacing cards

Panda and Fox Hearts

These panda and fox heart crafts from Ruffles and Rainboots are the perfect Valentine’s Day activity for teaching your toddler about shapes.

panda heart craft

Valentine Pom Pom Sensory Bin

This Valentine’s Day activity for toddlers from Taming Little Monsters uses pom poms, yarn and heart shaped boxes to engage your little one.

pom pom sensory bin

Valentine Sensory Bin

This Valentine sensory bin from Two Pink Peonies uses colored rice and heart-shaped items for a hands-on Valentine’s Day activity for toddlers (who are no longer putting things in their mouth).

Valentine sensory bin with colored rice

Fishing for Hearts

Taming Little Monsters has this fun Valentine’s game that develops your toddler’s fine motor skills. If it’s too cold to be outside for Valentine’s Day, try moving the game to your bathtub.

fishing for hearts game

Fizzy Hearts Science Experiment

While the scientific explanation by Team Cartwright may be a little too advanced for your toddler, they are sure to love seeing the reaction of these fizzy hearts.

three colorful fizzy hearts

Conclusion

There you have it: some of the most fun Valentine’s Day activities for toddlers. With bingo cards, coloring sheets, crafts, and educational activities, I hope I was able to help you find exactly what you were looking for this Valentine’s Day.

Let us know which Valentine’s Day activity was your favorite in the comments.

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