Materials
Heart stencils, approximately 2" (5 cm), cut from poster board
Pencils
Pink, red, and white construction paper
Scissors
Hole punch
Markers
Plastic drinking straws
Plastic cups
Instructions
What to do
1. Have the children trace around the heart stencils on construction paper, and cut out a heart.
2. Invite the children to punch one hole at the top of the heart under the point and one hole at
the base of the heart just above the bottom point.
3. Let the children use markers to write their names and decorate the hearts in any way they wish.
4. Insert a plastic drinking straw into the bottom hole from the front side of the heart and back
through the top hole. Slide the paper heart to the top of the straw.
5. Use the straws in plastic cups as place cards for the class Valentine's Day party.
More to do
Dramatic play: Set up a post office in your classroom. Encourage the children to write Valentines
Day cards, put on stamps, mail them, sort them, and deliver them.
