Valentine's Day Sensory Activities

A list of some of our favorite Valentine Sensory Activities:

 1) A Valentine's Tub: Tubs are a great sensory activity and my kids love playing with water! I actually wrote an entire post about Tub Time Activities - including a glow tub!

  • Red Food Coloring - Squirt a few drops in the water to color it pink.
  • Shaving Cream - Squirt a drop into one bowl to color it pink. 
  • Brushes, foam hearts (stick to the side of the tub when wet), heart slinkies, red strainer, red measuring cups and spoons, etc. I found everything, including the shaving cream, at the Dollar Store. 


2) Valentine Oobleck: 
  • Mix 3 cups of cornstarch + 1 1/2 cups of water together and pour onto a cookie sheet. 
  • Add in heart slinkies, cookie cutters, conversation hearts, pots and pans, etc.
  • Note: Oobleck is really fun - it's a liquid when it rests and becomes a solid when played with. The items "stick" to the oobleck if it's deep enough, so make sure to grab a slinkie!



3) Find the Hearts Sensory Bin from gift of curiousity: Rice, heart erasers (dollar store), matching heart printable (make at home with crayons) and tweezers.


4) Excavating Hearts: My three has always loved trucks, so this activity was especially fun for him! 
  • Chocolate Cloud Dough: Mix 8 1/2 cups flour + 1 cup of hot chocolate mix or cocoa powder + 1 1/2 cups of vegetable oil together in a large plastic bin. 
  • Plastic Hearts (optional: write letters on them for a letter review), bowls, construction trucks, small rocks, play gardening tools. You can usually find these all at the Dollar Store.


5) Love Bug Valentine Play Dough from fantastic fun and learning: Use play dough, heart gems, felt hearts, pink straws, heart cookie cutters pipe cleaners and goggly eyes to make love bugs. Buy materials at the Dollar Store. Click here to make our favorite play dough.

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