Easy Valentine Ideas For The Classroom

For the past two years, the kids and I have made little heart shaped crayons for Valentine's Day. They are easy to make and the kids love unwrapping the crayons and breaking them.

I use this pan (used my 40% off coupon off at Michael's), old crayons (Crayolas work the best), a low temp oven, lollipop bags, ribbon, and print outs the following poem (this is just what I came up with):

Dear Friend,

This is a crayon once old and now new
with swirls of colors - red, pink, green and blue

In the shape of a heart for Valentine's Day
So draw, draw, draw whatever you may

This year we decided to do something different. I found some cute pencils at the dollar store (12 for $1) and with a paper heart, some heart stamps, stickers and a pipe cleaner, they became butterflies.

These are great cold weather projects because they do take a while to make, but they are low mess and the kids like doing them - two key elements in my book.

Happy crafting.