Materials
construction paper in a variety of skin tone colors
red and pink construction paper
craft scissors
craft glue
narrow ribbon
self-stick craft magnets
Instructions
* Valentine's Day is February 14th.
1. Before beginning, show the children the sign for "I
love you" (extend fingers and thumb, fold down
middle and ring fingers while leaving thumb,
index, and pinky fingers up). Tell them this is how
to say, "I love you" without saying a word.
2. Ask the children to pick a piece of construction
paper that they think matches their skin tone.
3. Help each child trace around one hand on the
paper and cut out.
4. Ask the children to cut out two hearts: a large one from red
construction paper and a slightly smaller one from pink construction
paper.
5. Have them glue the pink heart on top of the red one. Let dry.
6. Ask the children to glue their hand cutouts on top of the hearts. Make
sure they put glue on the palm part only. Let dry.
7. Help the children fold and glue down the middle and ring fingers on
their hands. Let dry.
8. Have the children choose a ribbon. Tie each ribbon in a small bow. Let
the children glue the bows to the bottom of their hand cutouts.
9. After everything has thoroughly dried, let the children attach a magnet
to the back of their craft.
10. Encourage the children to give their craft to their parents for
Valentine's Day.
More to do Games: Play "I love you" bingo. Print the letters: I, L, O, V, E, Y, O, and U on a
piece of card stock paper. Make one for each child. Make small cards that
feature the same letters. Give the children some bingo chips. Show the
letters one at a time and have the children cover them on their cards. When
the last letter is shown, all of the children will have I LOVE YOU and
everyone wins.
