Supplies:
- Pink aned red construction paper
- Small Valentine stickers
- Marker, Scissors
- Two baskets to hold the hearts during game play
- Small prizes for the winning teams
Preparation:
- Trace twenty 4-6 inch hearts on the red construction paper.
- Write the letters C-U-P-I-D on five of the hearts. Place a Valentine sticker on each of the remaining fifteen hearts.
- Repeat with the pink construction paper.
- Put the red hearts in one basket and the pink hearts in the other.
Game Play:
- Arrange the children's desks into a circle for the party. (Or let children stand in a circle or in two lines.)
- Divide the class into two groups.
- One side draws the red hearts and the other draws pink hearts.
- Alternating between each group, let a child draw a heart from the basket.
- If the child draws a letter heart, he places it on the floor. The first team to spell out CUPID wins!
- Give each child on the winning team a small treat or prize. If you have time to play the game twice, cross your fingers that the other team wins the second round.
- While one parent is leading the game inside the circle, another parent can pass out the children's refreshments from the outside.
Grade Range:
Write the word CUPID on the board for early spellers to follow. Play in grades kindergarten through 4.
