Sing Valentine’s Day songs with your children while you clap your hands and dance around the room. Or try making Homemade Bongo Drums or a Kazoo to play while you sing Valentine’s Day songs!
Song #1: If you love me and you know it, Clap your hands. If you love me and you know it, Clap your hands. If you love me and you know it, Then your face will surely show it. If you love me and you know it, Clap your hands.
The tune of the song is: "If your happy and you know it"
Song #2: Get the children in circle and have each of the children sing this song. Do you know my Valentine, My valentine, my valentine? Do you know my Valentine? Their name is ___(have the child fill in the name of their Valentine)____.
The tune of the song is: "The Muffin Man"
Song #3:
One red, two red, three red Valentines Four red, five red, six red Valentines Seven red, eight red, nine red Valentines Ten red Valentines. Ten red, nine red, eight red Valentines Seven red, six red, five red Valentines Four red, three red, two red Valentines One red Valentine.
The tune of the song is: "Ten Little Indians"
Song #4:
I made this hug for you. To Cheer you when you're blue Heigh-ho, the derry oh I made this hug for you!
Next Verse: I Say "I Love you”. To Cheer you when you're blue Heigh-ho, the derry oh I Say “I Love You”. The tune of the song is: "Farmer in the Dell"
Bottle Noise Maker Supplies Needed: Plastic Bottle Rocks Permanent Markers or Paint #1: Place the rocks into a clean plastic bottle #2: Decorate the bottle with permanent markers or paint!
Bag Noise Maker Supplies Needed: Plastic Bag or Garbage Bag Empty Pop Cans or Metal Cans Markers or Paint #1: Fill a plastic bag with empty pop cans #2: Use Markers or Paint to decorate the bag!
Hand Held Noise Maker Supplies Needed Popsicle Stick Glue Cardboard Markers or Crayons 7 Buttons String Scissors Printable circle template
#1: Trace 2 same sized circles on construction paper. Print out the circle template for help. #2: Cut out the circles #3: Glue the 2 circles together sandwiching the popsicle stick in between the 2 circles. Allow part of the popsicle stick to be outside the circles, this will be your handle #4: Punch holes along the rim of the circles #5: Attach the buttons to the string and then thread the string through a hole that you made with the hole punch. Tie a knot attaching the buttons to the circles #6: Decorate your noise maker!
Markers or Crayons
#1: Print the printable party hat #2: Cut out the printable party hat #3: Decorate the party hat and write Happy New Year in another language #4: Hang your New Years party hats around your house as fun New Years Decorations!
Happy New Years in Other Languages: Chinese -Mandarin Xin nian yu kuai Danish Godt Nytår Dutch Gelukkig nieuwjaar Farsi Aide shoma mobarak French Bonne année Gaelic Aith-bhliain Fe Nhaise Dhuit German Gutes Neues Jahr Hawaiian Hauoli Makahiki Hou Hebrew Shanah tovah Indonesian elamat Tahun Baru Italian Buon Capo d'Anno Japanese Akemashite Omedetou Gozaimasu Norwegian Godt Nyttår Polish Szczesliwego Nowego roku Portuguese Feliz ano novo Russian S Novym Godom Spanish Feliz Año Nuevo Swedish Gott Nytt År Turkish Yeni Yiliniz Kutlu Olsun Welsh Blwyddyn Newydd Dda
Supplies Needed: Paper Plates Hole Punch 2 Pieces of Ribbon (long enough to go around your head Scissors Glue Decorative Items-such as glitter, New Year’s Date, pom poms, etc. Markers or Crayons
#1: Draw 2 eye shapes on the plate #2: Cut out the two eyes. These will help you see when you have your mask on #3: Take the hole punch and make a hole on two sides of the plate across from each other #4: Take the a piece of ribbon and tie it through the hole. Do the same thing to the other hole in the plate #5: Decorate your mask with fun items and lots of glitter. Try cutting out paper eyelashes and placing them above the eyes you cut out. Use the eyes as zeros in New Year’s Date.
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Supplies Needed: Clear or White Plastic Bag Ribbon Googly Eyes Construction Paper-orange Glue Scissors Pipe Cleaner 2- Large Colored Pom Pom Balls 3-Large Black Pom Pom Balls Newspaper or Recycled Paper
#1: Put Newspaper in each of the plastic bags. #2: Tie the top of the plastic bag #3: Take your ribbon and tie it around the center of the bag. Creating a larger ball on top and a larger ball on bottom #4: Glue the googly eyes on the smaller ball these are the snowmans’ eyes #5: Take the construction paper and cut out a triangle. This will be the snowmans’ nose #6: Glue the triangle on the smaller ball below the eyes. This will be the snowmans’ nose #7: Glue the large Pom Pom balls on either side of the smaller ball of the bag. These will be earmuffs for the snowman #8: Glue the pipe cleaner from one pom pom ball to the next to look like earmuffs. #9: Glue the 3 large black Pom Pom balls on the bottom of the large ball. These will be the snowmans’ buttons.