Are you helping with a classroom party this year? Possibly a room parent? Or maybe you’re planning a Valentine’s get together with your family and friends! Well, we’re here to help with your party ideas.I love celebrating with parties during holidays, especially Valentine’s Day. There are so many fun ways to decorate and celebrate with hearts!
We’ve got 35 Valentine’s Classroom Party Ideas just for you!
Party Tip: It works really well to have rotating stations foryour classroom party ideas. You can easily fill 1 hour with 4-5 stations set up around the room. Each station sharing something different for the kids to create, play, craft, and eat for about 10-15 minutes at a time. You can always gather everyone together at the end to eat their snack and listen to a story.
Valentine’s Classroom Party Ideas Games:
1.Giant Heart Tic Tac Toe– Create a tic tac toe game board with a red poster and a fewhandmade heart bean bags. You could make a few of these so 4-6 kids could be playing all at the same time.
2.Valentine Heart Airplanes – Whip up a few of these for a craft and then have the kids fly them to see who can hit a heart target across the room. Hearts will be flying!
3.Heart Healthy Exercise – This is one of my favorites, I do it almost every year. The kids get into it and it will keep them going for a good 10 minutes. And the kids are exercising, even better. **If you’d like to download a free printable version of this board, visit Fantastic Find who created one the kids can take home!
4.Valentine Heart Puzzles – You can make these ahead of time and the kids have to figure them out, or this can be a fun craft for the kids. Maybe have the kids swap puzzles and try to put each other’s puzzles back together.
5.Hide and Seek the Heart – Again, with the same handmade bean bags from the tic tac toe game, you can play a game of hide and seek. This is best done with the whole class. Have one child leave the room. Another child will hide the heart, and then the first child will come in and find it. The other children can help by saying hot or cold!
6.Heart Letter Match – this game could be played with any type of learning objective. You could create 3-4 games of these and let the kids match them up and take turns with each set.
7. Teacher Heart Attack – give your child’s teacher a “heart attack” by having all the kids write down what they love about their teacher on a heart. Then take each heart and tape them up on her door or onto a giant poster sized heart. He or she will LOVE it. Craft idea by Skip to My Lou.
Valentine’s Party Crafts:
8.Paper Heart Lei – this is fun to have each child create, simply with straws and hearts. Here’s a video I’ve done making cutting hearts a breeze!
9.Crafting Angry Love Birds– these angry little birds are crafted with LOVE. Make these with a little yarn and pipe cleaners for a fun kids craft.
10.Valentine’s Coloring Pages – download and print off these free coloring pages. If you’re done with a specific activity early, these are a great way to keep the kids focused at their station.
11.Valentine Pom Pom Flowers – create somesimple pom pom flowersusing Valentine color combo – red and peach. It’s an easy project you can finish with just some basic yarn.
12.Lovebird Paper Garland – fold your paper accordion style and make a long chain of darling lovebirds.
13.Heart-Shaped Pipe Cleaner Rings– afew twists to your pipe cleaners and you’ve got some quick bling. These would be perfect to add to Valentines.
14.Pipe Cleaner Heart Glasses– or love goggles if you will. With just 3 pipe cleaners, each child in the class will go home with a fun new pair of glasses!
15.Heart-Shaped Friendship Bracelets–get the kids crafty and in the giving spirit with a few fun heart-shaped friendship bracelets.
16.Cupid’s Bow and Arrows– craft up a set of your own bow and arrows to mark your love target!
17.Heart Yarn Art– let the kids craft with yarn and glue to make an ever-growing heart.
18.Chalk Pastel Hearts – using a simple stencil and chalk pastels, we created these fun pictures with a random design of positive and negative heart shapes.
19.Pom-Pom Love Magnets – these are a perfect craft to make and give to your friends in class. These love bugs can be small toys or add on a magnet to the bottom of the heart feet.
Valentine’s Party Cards:
20. Despicable Me Valentine’s –freeDespicable Me 2 Valentine’s printable, just for you!! My kids are already crazy for these minions, so this will be a fun Valentine to give out to their friends and classmates.
21. Monsterific Cards – makethese fun monster cards for Valentine’s Day. They are sure to be “eye-popping” fun for any boy or girl to receive!
22. Valentine’s Pop Up Cards – this is a great card for you or your little one to help make for Valentines, making heart’s pop!
23. Knock Knock Valentines Box –get them involved in Valentine’s Day then to make this year’s Valentines all about Knock, Knock Jokes.
24. Heart Stitched Greeting Card – when finished, this card can be used for your loved one on a special Valentines, for neighbors and friends, gift giving, or even as a decoration in your home.
25. Sweet Valentine’s Mail Boxes – nothing says “Happy Valentine’s Day” like little pink mailboxes with little red flags.
26. Robot Valentine’s Cards – they are easy for little ones because you can construct them from simple shapes such as squares, circles, rectangles and ovals.
Valentine’s Party Food:
27.Heart Shaped Cookies Creatures – Make a big batch of heart shaped sugar cookies and let the kids decorate them to look like fun heart shaped creatures.
28. Valentine’s Smoothie – this would be a fun fruit smoothies to serve to your little classroom Valentines.
29. Heart Cookie Sandwiches –these little cookie hearts were meant to beat as one! They are perfect and cute and pink with red sprinkles.
30. Heart Shaped Snack – you can pretty much form or cut a heart into any snack for kids. Cheese, crackers, cookies, bread, watermelon, strawberries. You could even make a fun heart shaped snack kabob on a wood skewer.
31.Marshmallow Heart Necklaces – These are too cute and the kids will love to thread through a marshmallow, making a fun necklace. This idea comes from Cute Food For Kids.
Valentine’s Classroom Party Ideas for Story time:
32. Story time: You can do this in a small group setting as you rotate through children or as a whole class activity. Here are a few appropriate stories perfect for the classroom!
- Happy Valentine’s Day, Mouse – from the creator of If You Give a Mouse a Cookie. Cute story!
- The Day it Rained Hearts – this story fits living in Seattle!
- The Night Before Valentines – follows the rhyme from the night before Christmas.
- Amelia Bedelia’s Valentines – she is always doing silly things.
More Classroom Party Ideas:
33.Room Mom Spot by Volunteer Spot
34.Love Crush Party by Hostess with the Mostess
35.Milk and Cookie Valentine Party ideas from Pizzazzerie
Insights, advice, suggestions, feedback and comments from experts
As an expert in party planning and celebration enthusiast, I have extensive knowledge and experience in organizing various types of events, including classroom parties. With a deep understanding of the importance of creating a fun and engaging environment, I am here to provide you with a plethora of Valentine's Classroom Party Ideas.
When it comes to classroom parties, it is crucial to have rotating stations to keep the children entertained and engaged. I recommend setting up 4-5 stations around the room, each offering different activities for the kids to create, play, craft, and eat. This way, you can easily fill an hour of party time. At the end of the activities, gather everyone together to enjoy a snack and listen to a story.
For games, I suggest starting with a Giant Heart Tic Tac Toe game using a red poster and handmade heart bean bags. This game can accommodate 4-6 kids playing simultaneously. Another exciting game idea is Valentine Heart Airplanes. Craft a few of these airplanes and challenge the kids to fly them, aiming at a heart target across the room. The room will be filled with flying hearts!
To incorporate exercise into the party, one of my favorite activities is Heart Healthy Exercise. This activity not only keeps the kids active for around 10 minutes but also promotes a healthy lifestyle. If you're looking for a printable version of this exercise board, you can visit Fantastic Find, who has created one for the kids to take home.
For craft activities, consider making Valentine Heart Puzzles. Create these puzzles ahead of time and let the kids figure them out or swap puzzles and try to put each other's puzzles back together. Another fun craft idea is Paper Heart Lei, which can be made easily using straws and hearts. If you need assistance, I have a video tutorial available to make cutting hearts a breeze.
In addition to games and crafts, there are numerous other activities to keep the kids entertained. For instance, you can play Hide and Seek the Heart using the handmade bean bags from the tic tac toe game. This game works best with the whole class participating, with one child leaving the room while another child hides the heart. The first child then comes in and tries to find it, with the other children helping by saying "hot" or "cold."
For a learning-focused game, consider Heart Letter Match. You can create multiple sets of letter matching games and let the kids take turns matching them up. Another heartwarming idea is Teacher Heart Attack. Ask each child to write down what they love about their teacher on a heart, then tape these hearts up on the teacher's door or onto a giant poster-sized heart. The teacher will surely love this gesture!
When it comes to crafts, there are various options to choose from. Some ideas include Crafting Angry Love Birds using yarn and pipe cleaners, creating Valentine's Coloring Pages to keep the kids focused, and making Lovebird Paper Garlands by folding paper accordion-style and creating a chain of lovebirds.
For those who enjoy jewelry-making, Heart-Shaped Pipe Cleaner Rings can be easily crafted by twisting pipe cleaners. Alternatively, you can make Pipe Cleaner Heart Glasses or Heart-Shaped Friendship Bracelets to get the kids crafty and in the giving spirit. Cupid's Bow and Arrows can also be crafted for some imaginative play.
For art projects, you can try Heart Yarn Art, where the kids can craft with yarn and glue to make an ever-growing heart. Chalk Pastel Hearts are another option, using a simple stencil and chalk pastels to create pictures with positive and negative heart shapes. Pom-Pom Love Magnets are perfect crafts to make and give to friends in class, and Robot Valentine's Cards can be constructed from simple shapes like squares, circles, rectangles, and ovals.
To add a touch of personalization, you can create Valentine's Party Cards. For example, you can print out Despicable Me Valentine's cards, Monsterific Cards, or Valentine's Pop Up Cards. Another option is to involve the kids in making Knock Knock Valentines Boxes or Heart Stitched Greeting Cards.
When it comes to food, you can get creative with Heart Shaped Cookies Creatures. Bake a big batch of heart-shaped sugar cookies and let the kids decorate them to look like fun creatures. A Valentine's Smoothie made with fresh fruits can be a refreshing treat for the little Valentines. Alternatively, you can make Heart Cookie Sandwiches or shape various snacks like cheese, crackers, cookies, bread, watermelon, and strawberries into heart shapes.
For storytime, you can either do it in a small group setting or as a whole class activity. Some appropriate stories for the classroom include "Happy Valentine's Day, Mouse" by the creator of "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie," "The Day it Rained Hearts," "The Night Before Valentines," and "Amelia Bedelia's Valentines."
If you're looking for more ideas, I recommend checking out Room Mom Spot by Volunteer Spot, Love Crush Party by Hostess with the Mostess, and Milk and Cookie Valentine Party ideas from Pizzazzerie.
With these Valentine's Classroom Party Ideas, you're sure to create a memorable and enjoyable celebration for the children. Have a fantastic time planning your party and spreading love and joy on Valentine's Day!
