Valentine’s Day is a unique date celebrated by many for many years. On this day, lovers prepare romantic dinners, love games, romantic competitions, buy gifts for each other, etc. However, many attractions are also available for children, because the Day of Lovers is for everybody. On this day, you can give a small gift to your significant other, as well as to a friend, your mother, sister, brother, etc. The 14th of February is also the day of love and each type of love is important. So, you should organize Valentine’s Day games for children to let them celebrate this occasion with you. Do not forget about
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A list of the most interesting Valentine’s Day games for children
What Valentine’s Day games for children can be prepared at school?
It is worthwhile to bring back memories about your school times and the games that were organized back then. One of the traditions was the “Valentine’s post” – of course only for those who wanted to participate. The idea was that children would cut out hearts from Bristol board and address them to their crush or friends. Children could send as many “letters” as they wanted.
Apart from that, you can also organize a “Valentine’s quiz”. Prepare questions connected with that day. Apart from that, you may include tasks like “find pairs” or “complete a crossword puzzle”. Give one point for each correctly completed task. You may divide the class into teams. It will make it easier and more entertaining for the kids. Such Valentine’s Day games for pupils help in developing concentration, memory and percipience. What is more, they teach how to quickly search for information. See also
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Valentine’s Day games and activities for children at home
It is worthwhile to celebrate the Valentine’s Day with your whole family. On this day, you can prepare your favorite dish, buy small gifts and organize time for Valentine’s Day games for the whole family. For starters, we recommend playing a game of “truth”. Let everyone tell something personal about themselves that the rest of the family does not know about. You can also add the game of “Pass the hula hoop” to the list of attractions. The rules are as follows:
– ask everyone to stand in a circle,
– one player places the hula hoop on their shoulder, while the rest of the group holds hands,
– players must cooperate to pass the hula hoop from one person to the next one,
– it must not fall on the ground and players must not talk to each other.
If you are interested in the world of social media and celebrities, you can organize “riddles about stars”. It goes like this:
– consult the Internet to find the most popular contemporary couples in show business,
– next, write down the names of those people on sheets of paper and throw them into a box,
– the first player approaches the box and draws one sheet of paper,
– in the next e.g., 10 seconds, they must guess the name of that celebrity’s partner,
– the player who correctly guessed the most couples wins.
Physical activity is very important, regardless of age. That is why apart from puzzles and creative and word games, you should also rely on physical activities, such as “Pass the water”. The rules of this Valentine’s Day game for children are simple:
– divide players into teams and ask them to stand in a row,
– give each person a cup,
– fill the cup of each player no. 1 with water,
– without turning back, players raise the cup over their head and start pouring the water behind them,
– the person in the back “collects” the water into their cup,
– the group with the most water wins.
Where can I find more Valentine’s Day games for children?
Valentine’s Day games for children at home
Back-to-back
Preparations:
- Ask children to form pairs.
- Ask partners to stand back to back.
Game rules
- On signal, players must cooperate to sit down and stand up without using their hands.
- Next, pairs form groups of 4 people and then even larger groups and try to perform the previous task.
Goal
- To sit down and stand up without using one’s hands.
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HOP!
Preparation
- Ask the participants to stand in a circle.
Game rules
- The selected person protrudes their hand forward and each of the participants, one by one, puts their hand on that person’s hand.
- All participants simultaneously say “1, 2, 3, hop”. When everybody is saying “1, 2, 3”, the participant whose hand was at the bottom of the “pyramid” moves it to the very top.
- At “hop”, everybody quickly takes their hand back and puts it on their laps, with the inner part of the hand facing up or down.
- The winner is the person whose hand is in a position opposite to all the other participants.
- If everybody puts their hand in the same way, repeat the game.
Goal
- To place one’s hand on the laps.
Full description of the game:
Hop!
Reversed pictionary
Preparation
- Divide players into two teams.
Game rules
- The team chooses their first player.
- The rest of the team receives a key word from the game leader.
- The whole team must present the word while the selected person tries to guess it.
Goal
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Reversed pictionary
Laughing game
Preparation
- Ask all participants to stand in a circle, preferably close to a table.
Game rules
- Players, one by one, say “ha”, “ho”, “he”.
- Whoever laughs gets eliminated.
- Continue the game until only one person remains.
Goal
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Laughing game
Valentine’s Day games for children in a small room
If you plan to organize games, for example, at your school and you have a small class at your disposal, we have perfect propositions for you.
China
Preparation
- Participants form pairs.
- Next, they decide which person in the pair will go first.
- Participants sit in such a way that one person from a particular pair sits while the other stands behind them.
Game rules
- The person who is standing becomes a china seller and their task is to present a teacup (their companion) by describing all the advantages;
- he/she starts the presentation with the following sentence: “Yesterday, some people brought a very valuable teacup made of china to my store…its name is…it is…”
- In this game, the game leader plays the role of a buyer.
- Once the game leader listens to the presentation, he/she decides to buy the cup and pays with e.g., peanuts.
- After the purchase, the “teacup” sits near the game leader and together with the seller they listen to the next presentation.
- Once everybody finishes the presentation, the teacup and the seller in each pair swap roles.
Goal
Full description and variations:
China
Epoch-making interpretations
Preparation
- Divide players into pairs.
- Assign each pair with a different time period (e.g., prehistory, ancient Rome, Middle-Ages, 1920s, modern times, future, etc.)
Game rules
- Each pair has 5 minutes to prepare a scene of marriage proposal in the assigned time period.
- After the time limit, pairs one after another present their prepared scenes.
Goal
Full description and variations:
Epoch-making interpretations
Three-legged race
Preparation
- Mark the start and the finish line.
- Divide players into pairs.
- Use a string to connect two players in the pair by their inner legs.
Game rules
- On signal, players start running towards the finish line.
- The first pair at the finish line wins.
Goal
- To reach the finish line.
Full description and variations:
Three-legged race
Tied up
Preparation
- Divide players into teams of 2-4 people.
- Ask players to stand in circles, facing each other, and use the rope to tie their hands together.
- Prepare various tasks for the teams (e.g. assemble a jigsaw puzzle, fold clothes, etc.)
Game rules
- Teams receive a task they must complete with their hands tied.
- The team that completes the task first receives a point.
Goal
Full description and variations:
Tied up
You will find many interesting propositions in our Book of Games. You can choose from e.g., group, old, word, 1-minute games. Make sure to check them out.
