A Valentines Day Countdown for Kids

Check out this Valentines Day Countdown for kids! I've included instructions to make your own Valentines Countdown and a couple of lists of Kid Friendly Valentine's Day Activities and FREE Valentine printables for kids!

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For Valentine's Day this year, I wanted to do some fun things with my kids so we put together this Valentine Countdown for Kids! There is a little envelope for each day and inside is a little note, with a valentine activity for the kids or the family to do together that day, in preparation for Valentine's Day! I'm excited about the things on our list (which I will share in this post)!

Valentine's Day Countdown Activities for Kids

Valentines Day Countdown Supplies:

Scrapbook Paper
String or Twine or Ribbon
Scissors or Paper Cutter
Clothes Pins
Small Envelopes
Stickers
Pens or Thin Markers

I found the stickers at a dollar store, the envelopes and clothes pins at Michaels, and we already had everything else we used.

Valentine's Day Countdown Instructions:

Here's how we put together our countdown. I love how it ended up looking like a little bunting, so that it doubles at Valentine's Day decor.

1. Decorate the Envelopes

We started by decorating the envelopes. You could number the envelopes or decorate with stickers, markers, drawings, etc. There's no limit to what you could do to make your envelopes pretty! I found these cute stickers that were just the right size for our envelopes, so we just added the stickers to the envelopes.

2. Make the Cards

For this step, I just measured the envelope and used my paper cutter to cut the scrapbook paper just a little smaller so that it would fit easily within the envelope. I wrote an activity on each paper and put them inside the envelopes.

3. Plan the Order of Activities

I carefully arranged which activity went into which day's envelope because I wanted to do certain activities earlier in the countdown, or on a particular day of the week.

4. Put It All Together

The girls had fun helping me to assemble the countdown. It turned into such a cute little piece of Valentine decor for our home! I'm excited to get started on the activities (some of which were suggested by the girls, and some will be surprises).

Here's a list of the kid-friendly Valentine activities we'll be using as well as a few extra ideas you might want to incorporate into your countdown!

Kid Friendly Valentine's Day Activities

Make a heart bunting and hang it up to decorate!
Make Valentine Cards to mail to far-away cousins
Write 2 or more things that you love about each family member on their own paper heart (don't look at them yet- these are for a future day!)
Make Valentine Cards for School Friends (we bought cards this year, so we'll get them all addressed & decorated & ready to go!) Here are a few different Valentine posts for ideas and inspiration!
Valentine Mad Libs (I'm going to print some pages & do them with the kids for fun)
Make a Family Back Massage Chain
Make a "Heart Attack" for someone's door
Make heart shaped cookies or Rice Krispie Squares
Deliver the Valentine Treats we made yesterday to someone we love
Make heart shaped pancakes
Valentine's Day Treasure Hunt (we'll make up some clues & send the girls around the house. At the end, their treasure will include the notes we write to each other on Day 3 of our countdown.. and maybe we'll throw in some surprise treats from Mom & Dad, too!)

More Valentine Activities and Free Valentine Printables for Kids

Valentine's Day Idea Roundup

And while we're sharing Valentine's Day ideas, I've teamed up with 30 bloggers to share some great ideas with you from kids' activities to recipes to home decor! Check these out! (links are below the images)