VALENTINE PARTY IDEAS

VALENTINE PARTY THEME IDEAS:

• Host a pizza party

• Host a Valentine cookie decorating party

• Host an ice cream sundae party! Ask the parents to each bring ice cream or a topping and let the kids take each others orders and make each others ice cream

• Do the fun valentine exchange by having each of the classmates decorate a bag, shoe box or bucket in Valentines Day items and do a card exchange to place in each others boxes

VALENTINE PARTY DECORATION IDEAS:

• Decorate with lots of red and pink balloons – even tie into arches or let the ribbon dangle from the ceiling

• Use lots of red and pink colors

• Use a white tablecloth and scatter conversation hearts on the table or you can cut paper hearts and sequins or jewels across the table

• Have one of the moms or teachers dress up like a cupid and come by to bring valentines for all the kids

VALENTINE PARTY GAME IDEAS:

• Divide the class into 2 teams – one person from each team has 30 seconds to stack as many conversations hearts on top of each other without letting them fall within the time period – whoever of the 2 has more wins – and when everyone has a turn, the team with the most winners, wins

• Cut out hearts of the same shape and size out of red paper. Then cut the hearts in half in a zig-zag pattern so that every heart is different. Randomly pass out ½ of a heart to each of the children, and see if the children can find the other ½ of their heart – whoever finds their match the fastest, wins

• Create a large necklace out of beads or Valentine candies so that it hangs down to your waist. At the class party, split the class up into 2 teams and have them line up – the first person in line on each team has the necklace on and they have to pass the necklace down the line without using their hands – funny!

• Fill a jar full of red candies or conversation hearts (count them before you put them in!) and let the kids try to guess how many candies are inside – closest to actual number, wins

• As a craft project, let the children create Love Coupons for their parents and/or siblings – let them be as creative as they want to be with them

• Split the class into 2 teams and have them line up. Put a pile of candies on a desk at the front of each of the 2 teams. The first in line runs up, puts mittens or puffy, ski gloves on and tries to unwrap one piece of candy, put it in their mouth and race to tag the next in line on their team. First team that finishes, wins

• Pass out white paper plates to each of the children. Ask them to put their plate on top of their head and draw a heart on their plate and color it in without looking at it – let the kids vote on the neatest

• Blindfold one child from the class, then quietly choose another classmate to walk up to the child and say “I love Valentines Day” – they can disguise their voice however they want to. The blindfolded child tries to guess who is saying “I love Valentines Day” – they get 3 guesses

• Hot glue a big, red paper heart to a clothespin and pass one out to each of the kids in the class at the beginning of the party – throughout the party, the kids are not allowed to say the words “Valentine,” “Love,” or “Party” if someone catches another classmate saying one of the words, then they can take away their clothespin. Whoever has the most clothespins at the end of the party, wins.

• Divide the class up into 2 teams and let the kids go on a scavenger hunt to find miscellaneous Valentine-related items – whoever finds the most, wins

VALENTINE PARTY FAVOR IDEAS:

• Conversations hearts

• Hershey Kisses

• Chocolate Roses

• Sachet bags full of candies

• Beaded bracelets with bells attached

• Valentine cookies