Valentine's Day Activities

Happy Valentine's Day. I really meant to do a post earlier to give ideas for Valentine's but didn't get to it. This is some of the activities that we did.

I focused on the heart shape to Noah this month by letting him trace hearts, color hearts, made heart sandwiches and talked a lot about Jesus in our heart.



I found some door hanger kits at Dollar Tree that he decorated and put together for his teachers.



I made some heart shades for Noah out of pipe cleaners that he kept on for about 3 seconds.



This is a cute little mouse that Noah made at school that says, "This may sound cheesy but I like you."



These make cute class favors. Picture from www.allthingsformom.com



They are so cute!

Sorting and Matching

Sorting and Matching skills are important skills to learn for future success in the classroom . This is something you can start early when they turn two. It begins with the child being able to identify a difference in the shapes, colors, and sizes put before them. If you notice what you do in one day as a mom then you will see all the sorting and classifying that you do. Involve your child in your tasks like laundry or putting away silverware, etc. to teach them these skills.

Sorting shapes and colors can be fun when you use an egg carton. I had the different colored lids but you can use all kinds of different objects. Of course, using edible objects makes for easy clean-up.

You can make matching games that interest your child with construction paper or index cards and stickers that they like. I used Toy Story stickers that Noah loves and he was super excited to find the matches.

You can find great cheap matching games with shapes, colors or numbers. This is a Sesame Street beginner's matching game.