Valentine’s Day parties add
fun to a cold, dismal time of the entire year. Kids love passing out and
receiving valentines and eating candy however the highlight of the party would
be the games they get to play. Valentine’s Day games could be good, honest fun
without getting “mushy!” Regardless if you are a parent, teacher or a homeroom
parent, make use of this list of games to make your Valentine’s Day party a
success!
Musical Heart
The students sit inside a circle. Provide a sturdy tag board heart. The students pass the center around the circle. They must take it within their right hand and pass it using their left hand. Play a Valentine’s Day song. When it stops, you get rid of the person with the heart. Keep playing until just one child remains. If you have a larger class, have 2 or 3 circles going at the same time.
Leaning Tower of Hearts
Give each child a box of conversation hearts. When you say, “Go!” the scholars open their boxes and start stacking their hearts. The first person to ensure that you stack all their hearts benefits. If no one is able to stack the whole box, declare the student using the highest heart tower because the winner.
Musical Heart
The students sit inside a circle. Provide a sturdy tag board heart. The students pass the center around the circle. They must take it within their right hand and pass it using their left hand. Play a Valentine’s Day song. When it stops, you get rid of the person with the heart. Keep playing until just one child remains. If you have a larger class, have 2 or 3 circles going at the same time.
Leaning Tower of Hearts
Give each child a box of conversation hearts. When you say, “Go!” the scholars open their boxes and start stacking their hearts. The first person to ensure that you stack all their hearts benefits. If no one is able to stack the whole box, declare the student using the highest heart tower because the winner.
Valentine Memory Game
Get one or two bags of those cute little Valentine conversation hearts that carry messages like 'Love Ya'. Before you start the game, pour the candies out and undergo them to find pairs of hearts which are identical (same color and same saying). When you're ready to play the game, lay all of the pairs of hearts face down (saying down) around the table or other flat surface. Have the kids gather across the game area and explain the goal is to find pairs of hearts which have them same saying and color (demonstrate to them an example so they understand the goal). Bypass the circle having each child going for a turn by flipping over two hearts. If they're lucky and smart enough to obtain a pair, they get to take another turn until they miss. Once they miss, the hearts get flipped back over (face-down). Kids with a good memory can remember in which the missed hearts were to create their very own pairs. The kid with the most pairs when all of the hearts are matched wins the sport.
Hugs & Kisses Candy Jar Game
Purchase a bag of Hershey's Chocolate Kisses and a bag of Hershey's Chocolate Hug Candies in the grocery store. Place the hugs and kisses inside a large clear glass bowl or jar. Have each child write their name on the piece of paper along with their guess at just how many pieces of candy have been in the jar. The child nearest the actual number wins the jar of Valentine candy or you might give that child a unique prize and divide the hugs and kisses between all of the kids.
Valentine-Themed Pictionary Game
This game works best when you are able break the kids into 2 teams with 4 - 6 players per team. Firstly you need to come up with a list of Valentine themed words that may be easily drawn by the kids in the party. Things like flowers, heart, candy, rose, necklace, arrow, etc. are great ideas. If the groups are large, it's best to have large sheets of paper in which the clues can be drawn. Flip a coin to determine what group draws first. The aim is to get the group to guess the term based on the drawn clues. Then get one of the kids from that group remove the clue (with no hand gestures or talking) while their teammates attempt to guess the word within the allotted 1 minutes time period (you can adjust the length of time in line with the kids drawing ability and their age). When the team doesn't guess the term in the allotted time, another team can steal the purpose by guessing the word correctly. They with the most points after several rounds or even the team that gets to 5 points first wins - just specify the guidelines before you begin playing.
