Love Monster is a sweet book about love, friendship, frustration, loneliness and being different. The monster lives in Cutesville and feels out of place amongst all the cute animals. Everyone loves fluffy kittens, puppies and bunnies, but not funny-looking hairy monsters, so he sets off to find someone who will love him just like him. 

Valentine’s Day is a wonderful opportunity for children to celebrate friendship, kindness, and creativity. Through simple crafts and playful activities, children can express love and appreciation for the special people in their lives- whether family, friends, or classmates. These activities encourage teamwork, imagination, and reflection, while helping children understand that Valentine’s Day is about caring for others and spreading joy.

Chocolate Box Letter Matching enables children to recognise the letters and match the correct chocolate in the correct chocolate box.

Counting Heart Biscuits is a counting activity from 1 to 10 for children to match the correct number of heart decorations o the corresponding number on the biscuit. This activity is great for number recognition, for children learning their numbers and for one-to-one correspondence.

Colour Heart Sorting enables children to categorise and sort hearts based on their colour. This is a great experience for children to distinguish between different colours and to begin to match and sort based on colours too.

Heart Animals Cut and Paste enables children to make animals from heart shapes. Two pages are included per each animal. One page with the shapes to cut out and the second page of how the animal should look once it's put together. These are very cute to create for Valentine's Day.

Thumbprint Heart Glass Magnets are an easy craft that children can make for Valentine's Day. A great keepsake for families.

Using salt dough children can make this easy gift for Valentine's Day. They can be used to keep tiny objects like rings or keys or some other nick-nacks.

I am a little Valentine,
Red and white,
With ribbons and lace,
I am a beautiful sight.
I can say ‘I LOVE YOU’,
On Valentine’s Day,
Just put me in an envelope,
And give me away.

I put my hands together ,
This is how I start
I curve my finger right around,
And I can make a heart!
I can say ‘I LOVE YOU’,
On Valentine’s Day,
Just put me in an envelope,
And give me away.

I am a little Valentine,
Red and white,
With ribbons and lace,
I am a beautiful sight.
I can say ‘I LOVE YOU’,
On Valentine’s Day,
Just put me in an envelope,
And give me away.

Hints and Tips: 

• Sung to the tune of I'm A Little Teapot 
• Children cam make a valentine of their own using red, white, ribbons and lace
• During the rhyme, children can use their hands to make the "love" sign" 

References: 
Kidsparkz.com
Bussongs.com 

Encourage children to eat a variety of fruits with this fruit salad full of love! Children can help by using heart shaped cookie cutters to cut the fruits.