10 fun and unique Valentine’s Day ideas for school
Because kindness is cool.
Valentine’s Day is a day to celebrate all things love.
Technically, it was designed for romantic love, but over the years it’s evolved into much more. It’s now also a day where friends, family, colleagues and even classmates can express their platonic feelings for each other.
So what better time is there to remind school students about the importance of kindness, compassion and empathy, than Valentine’s Day?
While these things are practices that should occur everyday, sometimes we all need a gentle reminder to look out for each other (especially children, who are still learning all about the world).
The best Valentine’s Day ideas for primary schools
Send notes of kindness
Kindness cards, $19.99, Collective Hub
Students can get their craft on by setting up a little ‘post box’ that sits on their desk.
Throughout the day, they can pop Kindness Cards into each others’ letter boxes.
These Kindness Cards feature 52 different messages sure to brighten anyone’s day, while showing them how appreciated they are.
Read a Valentine’s Day book
Angelina and the Valentine’s Day Surprise book, $14.25, Angelina Ballerina
Celebrate the day of love by having students read a Valentine’s Day book aloud. This is not only a great activity for learning all about appreciation and friendship, but it’s also educational for your little learners.
This book recreates the fun of getting cards in the mail. Angelina sends Valentine’s Day cards to all of her friends and family, and readers can pull the tabs to read the valentines.
Have an outdoor picnic
Personalised cooler, $179, Beysis
Pending parental approval, students can enjoy an extra long lunch break, or even the whole afternoon outside, with some special treats and fun activities.
Pull up a few picnic rugs and crack open this Beysis cooler that’s insulated to keep your picnic essentials chilled for up to 12 hours.
Do some Valentine’s Day activities
Curious George’s Valentine’s Day activity book, $19.99, Curious George
Young doodlers can draw, tackle patterned seek-and-find scenes, finish writing fun story starters, solve puzzles, games and much more.
Create signature Curious George-style Valentines to tear-out and share with the whole class.
It also includes 200 sweet stickers!
Write Valentine’s Day cards
Valentine safari greeting card, $8.95, Ithika Gifts + Lifestyle
Assign each classmate to someone they wouldn’t usually speak to, and ask them to write a sweet Valentine’s Day card for them.
The safari card features cute animals that are absolutely perfect for kids.
Craft it up with arts and craft
Cup & saucer makeover kit, $20, Kids Projects
You can have some fun with this one! Simply ask kids to decorate a cup and saucer with whatever makes them happy.
If they want, they can gift them to another student, family member, or keep them.
Hand out affirmation cards
Affirmation cards for children, $49.99, Love From Me
These beautiful affirmation cards are great for encouraging positivity in the classroom, especially on Valentine’s Day.
This unique, limited-edition affirmation card deck is unisex for all ages from 0-13 years.
Valentine’s Day karaoke
Handheld portable bluetooth karaoke microphone, $33.99, Catch
Hear us out. If you’re looking to have some fun at the end of a long day, what better way to unwind than to pull out the karaoke mic?
Sing some age-appropriate songs about love and friendship, or ask students for suggestions.
This multifunction microphone features noise cancellation, recording capability and great battery life for hours of singing. Simply plug it into your device and sing away!
Write Valentine’s Day poems
Thoughts notebook, $12.98, Jayson Brundson Home
Perfect for kids of all ages, poems are a great, educational way for learning how to express big thoughts and emotions.
Buy a special gift for the kids
Heart shaped stress ball, $3.59, eBay Australia
Show your students how much you appreciate them with a cute little gift.
It doesn’t have to be anything too fancy. In fact, something like a stress ball would fabulous for helping kids deal with tricky feelings, especially in a school environment.
