Stained Glass Heart:
Place red, pink and white crayon shavings between two pieces of waxed paper. Cover with newspaper or towel, then an adult presses with a warm iron to melt crayon chips. Allow to cool. Cut heart shape from the center of construction paper. Tape waxed paper "stained glass" behind the heart-shaped hole.
Variations:
Fold construction paper in half to make a card. Cut heart shape from the front of the card. Tape "stained glass" behind the heart-shaped hole.
Cut "stained glass" into a different sized heart shapes. Attach string to create a mobile.

Heart Mouse:
Materials: red and pink construction paper, scissors, stapler, black marker, white glue, flat lollipop.
1. Fold a piece of red construction paper and cut a half heart about 3 ½ inches high on the fold. Leave the heart folded to form the body of the mouse.
2. Cut a smaller heart from the red paper for the head of the mouse. Cut a slit about halfway up from the point of the heart. Wrap the two sides of the slit around to form a cone nose and staple them in place. Use a black marker to draw eyes and a nose. Staple the head to the pointed end of the heart body. Staple the rounded end of the body so that it forms a pocket.
3. Cut a tiny heart from red paper. Write PULL on the heart and glue it to the stick end of the lollipop. Write your Valentine message on this heart and glue it over the wrapper. Tuck the lollipop into the body of the mouse so that the stick end is sticking out to form the tail of the mouse.

3-D I Love You Card
With older preschoolers and school aged alike, have them trace and cut out their handprint. Glue the handprint to a piece of paper, then glue the middle and index fingers to the palm, and you have a valentine that says "I love you" in sign language.

Ten Little Valentines (sung to tune of Ten Little Indians)
One little, Two little, Three little Valentines.
Four little, Five little, Six little Valentines.
Seven little, eight little, nine little Valentine's.
Ten little Valentines here!

Five Little Valentines
Five little Valentines were having a race.
The first little valentine was frilly with lace (hold up one finger)
The second little valentine had a funny face (hold up two fingers)
The third little valentine said "I love you" (hold up three fingers)
The fourth little valentine said "I do too" (hold up four fingers)
The fifth little valentine was sly as a fox. He ran the fastes to the valentine box (make five fingers run behind back)

Musical Hearts
Like musical chairs, in this game, children dance around & listen for the music to stop. When the music stops, children must stand on the large heart-shaped piece of paper on the floor. The fun begins as one heart shape is removed each time the music starts again. Now children must share heart shapes when the music stops at the end, all the children are hugging each other to stay on the last heart shape!

Valentine Kisses Makes 4-6
6 cups Crispy Rice Cereal
1 pkg. of marshmallows
3 Tbs. Margarine
Vegetable cooking spray
Utensils and Supplies: Microwave oven, Large micro-safe bowl, funnel sprayed with cooking spray (approx. 4 1/2 in diameter) 12" square of aluminum foil for each child, 1" x 11" strip of paper per child, waxed paper, mixing spoon
Label each strip of paper to say "A Kiss For You!". Follow directions on Crispy box for making treats, Allow the mixture to cool until easy enough to handle. Have children mold it in the funnel. Place on waxed paper to cool completely before wrapping. Wrap kiss and strip in aluminum foil. Give as gifts to a special someone.

Valentine Milk Shakes
10oz frozen strawberries or raspberries or cherries
4 cups cold milk

Combine fruit and milk in a blender until smooth and frothy.