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January 27, 2024
Valentines Day Countdown Craft

Valentines Day Countdown Craft

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Get ready for valentines day for families with this super cute and fun-to-make valentines day countdown. This valentines day ideas for family is a combination of both a preschool valentines crafts and a valentine activities for preschoolers. Plus this valentines day activity for kids is great for all ages from toddler, pre-k, kindegarten, first grade, and 2nd grade students. All you need are a few simple materials and you are ready to create this february crafts.

Get ready for valentines day for families with this super cute and fun-to-make valentines day countdown. This valentines day ideas for family is a combination of both a preschool valentines crafts and a valentine activities for preschoolers. Plus this valentines day activity for kids is great for all ages from toddler, pre-k, kindegarten, first grade, and 2nd grade students. All you need are a few simple materials and you are ready to create this february crafts.

Valentines Day Countdown

Get ready for Valentine’s Day with this cute Valentines Day Countdown idea that combines a fun craft for Valentines Day with a valentines day activities. Use this to add a little special love to every day in February leading up to February 14th. This family valentine idea is perfect for toddlers, preschoolers, kindergartners, grade 1, and grade 2 students. Or use it in the classroom to add some fun seasonal learning to your month.

Materials Needed For Valentine Countdown Chain
 

Preschool valentines crafts

This is such a fun, simple to make craft for kids. You need :

  • white, red, and pink construction paper
  • scissors
  • red and pink tissue paper
  • glue
  • pencil
  • staple or tape
 

Valentine activities for preschoolers

Start by cutting out a large heart from your white construction paper.
 
Hint: You can fold paper in half and cut out a  rain drop; open and you have a perfect heart.

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Next cut your red and pink tissue paper into squares.

Valentines day ideas for family

Put a tissue paper square over the center of your pencil eraser and pull down and around pencil. Now you have the perfect shape.

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Dip edge in glue (I like to do one at a time using the pencil) and then press on the heart.

Tissue Paper Textured Valentine's Heart Craft

Repeat until your white heart is covered with red, pink, or purple tissue paper.

Valentines Day Craft & Countdown
 

Kindergarten valentine crafts

Now you get to make the Valentine’s day Countdown element!
 
 

Valentines day activities for kindergarten

Cut out strips of red, pink (or purple) colored paper.
 
January 2012 2341We like to write things on our countdown. Here are some ideas of fun things to write on your Valentines Day Countdown:
 
  • Things you love about your kids
  • Fun crafts, activities, and cooking you will be doing with your kids that day
  • Bible verses about love (here is a free printable)
  • Valentine rhymes
  • Or anything else you prefer
 
You can even make the links look like hearts like we did – isn’t that too cute?!
 

 

Grab these super cute, no-prep Valentine's Day Word Searches for a fun activity this February. These Valentine word search pages are perfect for kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, and 6th graders too. Simply print the free valentine word search to help kids work on visual discrimination, spelling, and enoying these cute Valentine activity sheets.
FREE Valentines Day Heart Letter Find Worksheets - this super cute free printable is perfect for helping preschoolers and kindergartners practice letter recognition with a fun conversation heart, Valentines Day theme #preschoolers #alphabet #letterfind #kindergarten
Kids will have fun practicing matching uppercase and lower case letters and working on beginning sounds with this fun valentines day activities for February. This valentines day activities kindergarten and pre-k is such a fun valentines day ideas for school to help kids work on literacy and phonics skills with a fun heart and valentine theme. Students will say the name of the picture out loud and listen for the initial sound. THen they will add cute heart stamps to their valentine and writ the missing letter on the envelope. To get started, simply print pdf file with valentines day worksheets and you are ready for a fun, hands-on Alphabet Valentines Activity perfect for February.
Need to review the CVCe or magic e syllable? These free printable magic e worksheets allow kindergarten and first graders to practice with a fun Valetine's day themed educational activity for February. These valentines day worksheets are a fun way to review the skill. Simply print the silent e worksheets an dyou are ready to play and learn!
These Valentine’s Day math worksheets are a great way for children to learn, practice and review essential math and literacy skills with a fun holiday twist! These Valentine math worksheets are perfect for a hear theme or valentines day theme with preschoolers, kindergartners, and grade 1 students. This valentine math set is filled with cute clipart to work on writing numbers, shapes, letters and fractions. Simply print free valentine worksheets for kindergarten and you are ready to play and learn this February 14th.
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Free Printable Valentines Day worksheets work on number 1-20 and counting to 20 with a hands on Valentine's Day math activity for kids.
Valentine's Day is the perfect time to work on addition using this Valentines Day Math. For this valentines math activities simply print the valentine's day math worksheets and cut apart the picture along the lines. As kindergarten children solve the math equations they will glue the pieces in the appropriate spot. Simply print this free valentines day printable to complete this fun valentines day math activity is perfect for February!
Kids will love this free printable valentines day activity using popsicle sticks! In this valentines day activities for preschoolers, children will use craft sticks and our valentine printable to complete the picture. Then color the pages in this project perfect for toddler, preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten age children in Febraury. Simply print Valentines day worksheets and you are ready to play and learn!
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LEGO Valentines are by far the coolest! Simply download pdf file with these printable valentines for kids and you will have a fun gift for family, friends, and valentines for classmates on February 14th. 
What says love like a brick building challenge? When I was a kid valentines day lego parties were the biggest thing to look forward to in school during the winter season. The candy and games always made such great memories. Use this valentines day printables as a fun valentines day activity for kids of all ages from preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, and 3rd graders. Use thing worksheet, kids will work on designing and building valentines day stem activities with these project ideas!
Celebrate Valentines Day this February 14th by telling those around you that you care with these super cute, free printable valentine cards. These Tic-Tac-Toe Printable Valentine Cards are perfect for giving to your kids, friends, valentines for classmates, neighbors, and more. They are simple, cute, a little sweet, and low prep. SImply download pdf file with Valentines day cards printable and you are ready to celebrate Valentines day for kids!
Kids of all ages will love this fun Valentines Math with Conversation Hearts! After you play the fun valentines day heart candy game, you use your filled up candy box to complete these fun Valentines Day math worksheets which include candy heart fractions . With math from counting and graphing to conversation heart fractions, this math activity for valentines day is perfect for toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, and 4th grade students. Simply download pdf file with valentines day worksheets and print the pages with the skills that are appropriate for your kids.
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Help toddler, preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students practice fine motor skills with these heart tracing worksheet pages.  These free printable valentine worksheets are perfect for practicing in February with a no-prep activity. Simply print the heart tracing printable and let your learners have fun tracing!
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Valentines Day Printables

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This super cute and simple Valentines Day Science Experiment is sure to impress your kids. Leave your toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, and 2nd graders a secret message to be revlealed in the valentines day activity. This valentines day science idea is outrageously fun and EASY to try this February!
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Have your kids ever played with Oobleck? Oobleck is a fascinating non-newtonian fluid that has properties of both a liquid and a solid! It really is a fascinating science experiment for kids to play and explore. We made a fun valentines day science variation of ooblek so for a really fun valentines day activity for toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, and 2nd grade students. Use this in your valentine's day theme, exploring states of matter in science, or as a fun valentines day ideas. 
Valentines Day Craft made with afun fingerpainted style that makes the hearts pop off the heart tree
Looking for a fun valentines day science activity for February? This liquid density experiment is sure to be a hit with your toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten and elementary age students in first grade, 2nd grade, and 3rd grade students. Children will be amazed as they watch the layered liquids stack up in pretty valentine's day colors for an EPIC valentine science experiments that kids will remember fondly. This valentines day activityis a great way to teach kids what is density for kids with a fun, hands-on, pretty density experiment.
Conversation Heart Ooblek - FUN Valentines Day Activity for Kids
Valentine's Day is right around the corner and that means we get to fill our homes with hearts, our days with playful valentines day activities like this simple and FUN Valentines Day science making a love potion. This fun valentines day science experiment is a simple baking soda and vinegar reaction with a little fun added to make it a magical  valentines day activity kids will enjoy learning and playing in February. This activity for valentines day is perfect for toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, and 2nd grade students.
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Valentines Day Activities

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Teaching kids about famous artist Monet with this fun Monet art projects. This  easy-to-make tissue paper craft makes a beautiful Monet Art Project for Kids that will brighten up any room while helping to explore a famous artists for kids while having fun creating beautiful art, slowing down to appreciate the pretty things around us, and learning to express themselves too. This art projects for kids is perfect for toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, and 6th grade students.
FREE Uppercase Letter Crafts - you will love these no prep alphabet crafts - just print, color, cut, paste, and tape / glue together #preschool #alphabet #craftsforkids
Kids will have fun learning all their letters with these fun alphabet crafts. There is a fun letter craft for each letter from A to Z. These alphabet crafts for toddlers, preschoolers, and kindergartners are fun and easy-t0-make with construction paper, scissors, and glue!
Get ready to say WOW! You and your kids are going to love making this clever and beautiful tin foil art! This Amazing aluminum foil art uses a simple technique to make a truly stunning work of art from simple flowers to butterflies, crosses to houses, animals to any picture or design you can dream up. Try making foil art for kids from toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, and elementary age kids in first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, and 4th graders too. All you need are a few simple materials to make a stunning work of art with this tin foil crafts. 
Apple Crafts
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Kids will have a blast making this bauble craft with our free ornament printables and construction paper! This snowman ornament craft makes beautiful diy snowman ornaments to decorate your tree this holiday season! Try this Christmas ornament crafts for kids from toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, and up! Simply print christmas printables and you are ready to make this Christmas crafts for preschoolers.
Beautiful snowflake craft for kids using chromatography creates colorful Christmas or winter craft ideas to use as decorations!
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Whether fall has just started and you are looking for a pretty Autumn craft for kids or you have beautiful colored leaves raining down around you, these leaf crafts for kids are lots of fun. Try these leaf activities with toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, and 4th graders. You will love the creative and unique fall leaf projects for kids of all ages. Which of these ideas will you try first?
This super cute name craft is perfect for October! Simply print the spider printable pdf to make this name craft for preschoolers, toddlers, and kindergartners. Children will work on letter recogniton and learning their name as they make the spider craft and add in all the spider letters of their name. This is such a fun halloween activity!
This quick and easy pumpkin puffy paint recipes is great for making really pretty and fun-to-make fall pumpkins. we will show you how to make puffy paint to use in pumpkin crafts for kids. These fall crafts are great for toddlers, preschoolers, kindergartners, grade 1, and grade 2 students. This open-ended autumn craft is sure to be a favorite at your house!
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This gorgeous paper plate apple craft makes such a lovely apple craft for kids to make in September, for an apple theme, or as they celebrate with a back to school craft. The apple crafts preschool, toddler, pres-k, kindergarten, first grade, and 2nd graders creates a cross section of an apple using a variety of techniques that strengthen coordination and hand muscles while creating a apple art project.
Looking for a really pretty, fun-to-make apple craft? This apple craft for kids is not only an easy apple craft, but cute and gret process art too. Try this apple craft for kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, preschool, pre-k, and toddler children as September crafts, engaging apple art and craft for your upcoing Apple theme, or a fall craft for kids.
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Kids are going to love this simple, fun to make bleeding tissue paper firework craft! All you need are a few simple materials to try this firework crafts project with toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade,2nd grade, 3rd grade, and 4th grade students. There are so many fun variations with these firework craft ideas from independence day crafts to summer crafts for kids. Kids will love recreating these colorful fireworks for kids with a fun, SIMPLE, and beautiful fireworks craft for kids. 
This pretty butterfly craft is as fun to make as it is beautiful! This shaving cream craft is surprisingly SIMPLE to make, but with incredibly complex colors in the marbling of painting with shaving cream. Toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, and up will want to make this butterfly craft for kids! So add this shaving cream art project to your bucket list of summer crafts for kids!
So many super cute flower crafts for kids using various different pasta noodles. These pasta crafts make beautiful and creative flower art for kids. We have so many flower craft ideas for preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade and more to make as summer crafts for kids. From bowtie hibiscus to penne sunflowers,  orecchiette pasta gladiolus to rotini asters, stellini hyacinth to castelane tulips - we have so many fun, easy flower crafts.
Make a pretty blooming hyacinth craft to celebrate the arrival of spring. This clever flower craft uses gift bows to make this EASY project!
Looking for fun pasta crafts to make with leftover dyed pasta? This super pretty mosaic pasta project allows kids to create beautiful pasta pictures by pressing different colored noodles into clay.  This pasta art is such a fun, engaging craft for kids of all ages from toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, and 3rd graders too.
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Looking for a really fun and easy-to-make shamrock craft? This cute St Patricks Day Art project uses a template to make this st Patrick's day preschool craft simple enough for toddler, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, and 3rd graders too. All you need is black glue and colorful sharpie markers to make a truly beautiful four leaf clover or rainbow suncatcher craft. Simply download pdf file with st patrick's day printable and you are ready to get crafty!
This super cute Dr Seuss Craft features the cute, curious, and sometimes mischevious Thing 1 2 3. So it is only fitting to make a cute thing 1 and thing 2 handprint craft featuring children who are too.  Use this thing 1 and thing 2 craft to celebrate Dr Seuss Day in March with a super cute and fun-to-make hand art project. This dr seuss activities for preschoolers is perfect for toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, and 3rd grade students to celebrate a beloved children's author on his birthday!
Snowly owls are so beautiful and kids go nuts over the cute snowy owl babies! Although they live in the arctic, they have been seen as far south as Tennessee and Georgia. Whether you get a chance to see one in person, are looking for a cute winter craft for kids, or are doing an owls theme. This adorable owl craft is a must! This snowy owl craft for kids is a fun project for toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, and 2nd grade students. This owl crafts for kids is fun and easy to make this January!
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Beth Gorden

Beth Gorden is the creative multi-tasking creator of 123 Homeschool 4 Me. As a busy homeschooling mother of six, she strives to create hands-on learning activities and worksheets that kids will love to make learning FUN! With over 20 years educating children, she has created over 1 million pages of printables to help teach kids alphabet, math, science, English grammar, history, and so much more! Beth is also the creator of 2 additional sites with even more educational activities and FREE printables – www.kindergartenworksheetsandgames.com and www.preschoolplayandlearn.com. Beth studied at the University of Northwestern where she got a double major to make her effective at teaching children while making education FUN!

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