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Valentine Party Games for Kids

by Kimberly L. Keith
for About.com

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Valentine's Day Create-a-Word

Supplies:

  • Paper and pencils for each child
  • Clock or stopwatch
  • Prize

Preparation:

Prepare game sheets using your word processor. Simply center the words 'Valentine's Day' at the top of the page. Use a cute font and graphic if you like.

Game Play:

  • Give each child a game sheet and pencil. (I like to give each child a sharpened Valentine pencil to keep for this game.)
  • At 'Go', children write as many words as possible from the letters in Valentine's Day.
  • Time the kids for 3-5 minutes and then call, 'Stop.'
  • The child with the most correct words wins a small Valentine prize.

Grade Range:

This game usually works best with grades 4-6.

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