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Valentine's Day Practical Life and Sensorial Activities for Tots and Preschoolers

Sunshine needed some extra activities to keep her busy on Valentine's Day, so she wouldn't be too anxious about the holiday.  

I wanted to be sure to design activities she could do on her own, without assistance, in case adults were needed elsewhere at any point during the day.   

These Valentine's Day Practical Life and Sensorial Activities for Tots and Preschool were such a hit!

Valentine's Day activities

Here's what kept her busy!


Valentine's Day Practical Life and Sensorial Activities for Tots and Preschoolers


Heart (and Flower) Fine Motor Activity


heart fine motor activity


Sunshine enjoyed putting the hearts on a stick into the colander provided.  She had so much fun with it we added white silk roses to the activity.


heart fine motor activity


Source:  More details about this activity can be found on Living Montessori Now.

Pom Pom Tong Transfer


pom pom transfer

Sunshine used the tongs provided to transfer the large pom poms in the Valentine's Day containers.  This was a bit challenging for her, but once she got the hang of it she did fine.

Heart and Jewel Spoon Transfer


heart and jewel transfer

Sunshine practiced transferring plastic jewels and hearts from one heart-shaped bowl to the other using the spoon provided.  I loved how this activity helped improve her concentration and fine motor skills at the same time.

Concentrated Jewel Tong Transfer


Valentine's Day tong transfer

Sunshine used the tongs provided (different from the ones used in the activity above) to carefully transfer one bead at a time to an individual opening in the heart mold provided.

Valentine's Day Sensory Bin


Valentine's Day sensory bin

Sunshine loved this sensory bin.  She enjoyed placing hearts and other objects in the bags provided.  Sensory bin contents included:


Valentine's Day Invitation to Play


Valentine's Day invitation to play

All of the kiddoes enjoyed our Valentine's Day Invitation to Play.  The kiddos played with it's contents for hours.

The Invitation to Play included:

Valentine's Day invitation to play

The kiddos had a fabulous Valentine's Day.  These activities helped Sunshine function so much better as they kept her hands busy and her mind occupied.

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Valentine's Day activities

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