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.
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 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!
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
Cupcake Liner Ladybugs
This cute Valentine’s Day craft idea from Conservamom is simple enough for even the youngest crafters.
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.
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 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.
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.
Mess Free Smush Paintings
For painting without the mess, try this beautiful idea from Mimosas and Motherhood.
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.
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.
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 Photo Frame
Here’s another bubble wrap project from The Inspiration Edit. These frames make great Valentine’s gifts from your toddler.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Heart Lacing Cards
Another way to work those fine motor skills is with these heart lacing cards from Taming Little Monsters.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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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