Valentine’s Day is not a holiday that is easy for your preschooler to celebrate. They can give little Valentine cards, but they probably do not have a love they are celebrating with. So, the love they are going to celebrate on this love filled holiday is the love they have for their family and friends. A great way to help these little kiddies celebrate and enjoy the holiday is to do Valentine’s Day crafts with them. The following are some great preschool age appropriate crafts for Valentine’s Day:
The cereal necklace: What you need is some red and pink cereal loops, such as those found in fruit loops, yarn, and a work space. Your preschool child will have as much fun eating this craft as they will making a necklace for their mom. What you can do is separate out the colors, and let them eat the yellow, blue, and green loops, and use the red and pink loops for their jewelry. You can help them make it extra special by creating a hanging picture to put in the middle, or by helping them color a box to put the cereal necklace in so they can gift it to their mom!
Heart mobile: This fun Valentine’s Day craft takes a little preparation, and requires more help then the one above. What you will want to do is have one hanger per child, and an assortment of precut hearts on paper, that have a string stapled to them. Let the preschool color the hearts, write little messages, and draw their favorite things, and the things they love on the paper hearts. Then help the child tie their heart strings on to the hanger. They can then hang this in their room as a fun decoration for Valentine’s Day and a great reminder of all that they love.