Valentine's Celebrations for Children
Crafts, games, advice and party ideas tailored to help kids have a fun Valentine's Day.
Valentine's Day Movies for Preteen Fun
Is your child throwing a Valentine's Day party, or are you looking for a way to spend the holiday with your tween? These Valentine's Day movies may set the stage for Valentine fun.
Valentine's Day Bingo Game Cards
Use these free templates to print out and create Valentine's Day bingo game cards. Use it during your next St. Valentine's Day party.
Create a Valentine
A special article from your Guide - Check out these suggestions, directions, and patterns you can use to make your own Valentine's Day cards.
Homemade Valentine's Day Gift Ideas
Check out these great St. Valentine's Day gifts you can make! Unique, homemade Valentine's Day gift ideas for mom, dad, boyfriends, girlfriends, teachers, friends, and everyone else! Nothing quite says 'I Love You' like a personalized gift handmade by you.
Hearts Crafts
Check out all of these fun and creative heart crafts. Whether you are looking for a fun Valentine's Day craft, a gift for a loved one, or just want to play with some hearts, you are sure to find a craft or two here.
Free Beaded Safety Pin Patterns
A fun, wearable, Valentine's Day gift.
Ways To Show Your Learning Disabled Child You Love Him
Love is easy to demonstrate with these tips and ideas to show your learning disabled child you care.
Is Your LD Child in Love - Just Crushing?
Many children and young adults with learning disabilities also struggle with social skills development in the area of romantic relationships. They may have difficulty understanding their feelings and judging the difference between the different types of love they will experience.
Children's Books for Valentine's Day
Here are summaries of four Valentine's Day books for children that I recommend: three picture books and a beginning reader.
Create a Box to Hold Your Valentines
Come Valentine’s Day, parents usually find themselves wishing they had Valentine boxes to put their kids’ Valentine’s greetings and Valentine’s treats. Grade-school age kids receive lots of Valentines from classmates, friends, and family. Create these fun, easy-to-make Valentine boxes with these great Valentine box ideas.
Fun and Easy Valentine Crafts for Kids
Grade-schoolers love making and sharing Valentines creations with friends and family. And what better way for kids to say “I love you” than with Valentine crafts for kids that they can create with your own hands and heart?
Valentine's Games for Kids'
Need some Valentines games ideas for a Valentine's Day party at school or at home? Here are some great ideas for fun Valentines games for grade-schoolers from About.com’s Guide to Kids’ Parties and Celebrations.
Valentine Recipes for Kids
Your family can share lots of love and yummy goodies this Valentine's Day with these delicious and easy recipes for Valentine treats for kids. Heart-shaped pizzas and lots of chocolate goodies are just some of the Valentine treats for kids that are sure to be a hit with your child -- and everyone else!
Valentine Cards to Print and Ecards to Send
You and your gradeschooler will have a great time deciding which Valentine cards to print and share with friends and family!
Borax Crystal Heart
Grow borax crystals overnight to make a beautiful sparkling crystal heart. Use the borax crystal heart as a decoration or simply grow it as a fun Valentine's Day crystal project.
Valentine Cards You Can Print at Home
No need to drag the kids to the store when there are plenty of free printable Valentine's Day cards on the Internet. These links lead you to some adorable options.
Ginger-Molasses Heart Cookies Perched Atop a Mug of Milk
Suprise the kids with this Valentine's Day treat: a heart cookie perched atop a mug of milk.
Have a Heart! A Valentine's Day Party for a Cause
Valentine's Day can be an opportunity for kids to show love and compassion to people in need. Throw a party that supports a charity or reaches out to a group, whether your child wants to collect dog food for an animal shelter or sing old-fashioned love songs to residents of a nursing home.
A Baking Bash! Throw a Valentine's Day Party with Kids in the Kitchen
Things can get messy, but baking something sweet with your sweethearts (and their friends) is a fun way to spend Valentine's Day.
How to Throw a Classroom Valentine's Day Party
Volunteered to organize the classroom Valentine's Day party this year, but you don't know where to start? Read on for ideas on how to organize the party, what games to play and more tips for a successful school bash.
How to Throw a Family Valentine's Day Party
Young kids can't yet grasp the concept of romantic love. So, why not spend Valentine's Day celebrating your family's love for one another with dinner, dancing and dessert?
Valentines Crafts: How to Make Heart Badges
Want to make a kid feel special on Valentine's Day? Make these heart badges, which were inspired by the ones Meryl Streep wore while playing Julia Child in the movie "Julie and Julia."
How to Make Cupcake Toppers from Vintage Cards or Other Pictures
So your cake decorating skills aren't up to par? No worries. These cute DIY cupcake toppers made from vintage Valentine's Day cards are an easy and fun way to make the dessert table at a kids' party more festive.
Valentines Crafts: Make Hugging Heart Party Invitations or Cards
What better way to show someone you care than with a card that reaches out for a hug. These hugging heart Valentines can be used as cards or invitations to a party.
Valentine Crafts: How to Make an Easy Heart Garland from Recy…
Looking for easy Valentine crafts? This heart garland only requires a few supplies and can be made from junk mail or kids' old artwork.
Valentine Crafts: Make a Game Spinner with Love-Filled Activities
This is a fun craft for kids to make at school and bring home to their parents for Valentine's Day. Spin the arrow and see where it lands, then do the activity, like taking a walk or reading a book together.
Valentine's Gifts From Baby
Is this your baby's first Valentine's Day? In addition to giving you baby gifts, what gifts from baby will your baby dole out? Check out these ideas on gifts from baby to parents, grandparents, siblings and others.
When Did Your Child First Say, "I Love You"?
For children with special needs, saying "I love you" to a parent may be complicated by physical and emotional issues that keep the words from coming. That just makes it all the sweeter when that phrase finally comes, whether spoken or signed or played by a communication device or demonstrated in a loving gesture. Share your first "I love you"...
How Do You Tell Your Child "I Love You"?
There's nothing wrong with saying those three little words every day to your child, over and over again. But many children with special needs are unable to respond to that loving message the way we'd like. You can get your message through in a more sincere and meaningful way if you show rather than tell. What ways have you found to connect with your child?
31 Ways to Tell Your Child "I Love You"
Children with special needs may be unable to respond to our declarations of love the way we'd like. Sometimes you can get the message through easier if you show rather than tell, or find fun and disarming ways to sneak your feelings through. Here are 31 ways to start.
Celebrate Valentine's Day
From allergy-free candy to gifts that benefit research to ways to explain sex to your special-needs child, here are 21 articles to help families of children with disabilities have a sweet, safe and happy Valentine's Day.
Love Notes for Special Parent
Love Notes for Special Parents messages are now available on greeting cards for Valentine's Day. Pick your favorite, download a .pdf, print and fold, and treat a parent you love to a heartfelt greeting.
Encouraging Love Notes for Special Parents
Our Love Notes for Special Parents provide encouragement, support, and empowerment for parents dealing with children with special needs.
Valentine's Day Activities
Children enjoy giving Valentine's Day cards to their friends. Here are printable activities, cards to make, a coupon book for kids and much more. Have a great time preparing for Valentine's Day!
Enjoy Some Valentine Fun, Tween Style
Here are a few ideas to help you and your tween spend some quality time together, or make the most Valentine's Day.
