Montessori Activities for Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day can be a bright and cozy spot in the middle of winter. I wasn’t planning on setting out Valentine’s themed work this year, until Otto asked for it. And how could I refuse?

I pulled out the box filled with pink, white, and red along with candy hearts that Olivia will probably try to taste no matter how old or hard they are. Since Joey’s at a public Montessori school this year, I tried to focus my activities on Otto and Olivia’s ages and abilities (4, 27 months). I tend to get tired of the same activities over and over, so I asked around and searched to get ideas from other Montessorians.

Here’s what is on our shelves this week (L-R):

1. Tonging Pom Poms
2. Pouring Heart Beads
3. Sorting Candy Hearts by Color
4. Pouring Water (If we didn’t have carpet, I’d probably add a little food coloring.)
5. Tonging Candy Hearts with Chopsticks
6. Spooning Beads
7. Nesting Hearts
8. Transferring Water with a Sponge

Another thing we’re doing this year that I forgot to take a picture of is a Valentine’s Day countdown Bible verse chain. Each day we’ll tear off a link and read a verse focusing on God’s love for us or how we are to love others.

More great Montessori activities for Valentine’s Day:

Why Celebrate Valentine’s Day in the Montessori Classroom? from NAMC

Funnel Pouring Work from Trillium Montessori

 Spooning Pom Poms by Trisha (from the Montessori Homeschooling FB Group)

 Counting with Hearts by Trisha

Sorting & Spooning Colored Hearts by Trisha

Trisha’s activities are a great example of using what you have in your home with some thrifty options. She mentioned most of her Valentine’s supplies came from the Dollar Tree. Most of mine I’ve picked up at Target’s $1 spot. Dollar stores are a great place to pick up seasonal items!

A Variation of Counting Hearts by Bess from Grace & Green Pastures

Tracing & Cutting Out Hearts by Bess from Grace & Green Pastures

Baking Tarts from My Montessori Journey

Rose-Scented Playdough by Study at Home Mama

 Fizzy Baking Soda Hearts Science Experiment by Study at Home Mama

Lots more Valentine-inspired activities from Study at Home Mama!

Deb over at Living Montessori Now has tons and tons of Valentine’s ideas:

• Montessori-Inspired Valentine’s Day Activities
• More Montessori-Inspired Valentine’s Day Activities
• Montessori Inspired Kindness
• Turning Valentine’s Crafts into Montessori-Oriented Activities
• Montessori-Inspired Valentine’s Math Trays
• Montessori-Inspired Transferring Activities for February
• Ideas for a Homeschool Valentine’s Day
• Free Valentine Learning Printables and Montessori-Inspired Valentine Activities
• Montessori-Inspired Valentine Activities with Spielgaben {Free Printables}

Our Montessori Home Valentine’s Activities from years’ past:

Linking up with Living Montessori Now’s Montessori Monday.