Printable Valentine's Day Countdown for Families

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We had so much fun doing countdowns for Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas that I knew we would want to do a short one for Valentine's Day too.

I'm headed out of town soon, so I wanted to get this one prepared before it became stressful instead of fun.

I also have this free list of great children’s books to celebrate diverse types of love for Valentine’s Day!

The idea is simple: you choose activities you like from this document and print the pages. Stick them into envelopes and open one per day leading up until Valentine's Day. You can make the countdown as short (3 days, for example) or long as you want. The document I created has 16 ideas, so there are plenty from which to choose. It's fully editable, as well, so feel free to add your own. I'm going to do a 7-day countdown in our home this year.

http://bit.ly/PrintableValentinesCountdown

Here are links for some of the things you might want for a fun Valentine's Day in your home:

• Books

  • Happy Love Day, Daniel Tiger! ($8)

  • Clifford’s Valentines ($3)

  • The I LOVE YOU Book ($6)

  • The Night Before Valentine’s Day ($4)

  • LOVE from the Very Hungry Caterpillar ($9)

• Valentine’s Day Cards to Give to Classmates (Price Varies)

• Pre-Made Military Care Package ($33)

• Valentine’s socks for adults and kids ($9)

• Valentine’s Cookie Cutters ($6)

• Heart-shaped sprinkles for baking ($3)

• Construction paper (for heart hunt activity) ($4)

• Kids’ Printable Food Donation Checklist (donate to show love to those in need in your community)

• Movies or TV Shows

  • Sesame Street Season 46 Episode 6 ($0)

  • Peg + Cat Valentine’s Day Problem ($3)

  • Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown ($10)

  • My Smurfy Valentine ($10)

• Baker’s Twine (for hanging envelopes to wall, wrapping gifts, or wrapping baked goods) ($7)

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