Re: Valentine Games/Crafts you've tried that the kids love??

cateste

Posted on 1/12/11

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I have tried these two activities in different years. Both get
the creative juices flowing. Also, if there is a nursing home
or...in your area you might ask if they would like to start a
pen pal relationship with your class starting on V Day (or
earlier). This gets kids thinking about others. You must be
consistent if you do start one of these.

Ideas are from
http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3321

Wall of Hearts Heart minimurals are a good way for students to
experiment with watercolor washes. Give each student a 12 by
18 inch sheet of white construction paper. Dampen the paper
and dab on dots or stripes of paint, allowing colors to run
together. When dry, draw five to eight heart silhouettes on
the paper with a black felt pen. Cut the hearts out and leave
a small border around the black outlines. Mount them in a row
on a strip of heavy tagboard or matboard. Tie the design
together with a border.

Valentine Animals When this art project is finished, your
bulletin board will have a menagerie of heart-warming and
lovable animals. Begin by having children cut out many, many
hearts of different shapes, sizes, and colors. Then students
arrange and rearrange them to make their creations. They can
use hearts of many colors and draw in some of their animals'
features. When satisfied with their finished animals,
students glue or tape the hearts together to make them
permanent. Display animals on a bulletin board covered with
white paper and trimmed with red rickrack

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