A great Valentine’s Day activity for a preschooler is a coloring craft. Preschoolers love to color, and they are learning to express their creativity, but do not yet have the skills or maturity to use glue, paint, etc. So, coloring crafts are the way to go. The following are some fun coloring craft ideas for your preschooler:
The Valentine card and envelope: One of the traditions of Valentine’s Day is to give Valentine cards. Usually you just go to the grocery store and buy a box of your child’s favorite animated character cards, stick a candy with them and call it good. Your preschooler loves this because they get their favorite character, so it is a good idea to do this for their little friends. However, you can really make a grandparent or parent smile with a home made Valentine. So, what you can do is make a card, by getting some heavy cardstock and folding it in half. Then make an envelope, or buy one that fits. Help your preschooler come up with something nice to say, and you can write it on the inside. Then let them create the outside of the card and envelope with their coloring skills. They will have a blast coloring, and will love knowing it is for someone special.
The hanging mobile: This is a fun way to help your preschooler decorate for Valentine’ Day. Get a wire hanger, some yarn, and some heart cut outs. Then let your preschooler color the heart cut outs any way they want. Help them make them look very thematic for Valentine’s Day. Then attach the yarn to the hearts, and hang from the hanger at different lengths for a fun decoration.