Valentine’s Day is quickly approaching, and that means it’s time to pick the perfect valentines for your students. The most exciting part of Valentine’s Day is exchanging valentines, and your students look forward to seeing what they will get from you. Keep reading to find the best non-candy valentines for your students.
The Best Non-Candy Valentines for Your Students
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As you’re planning for Valentine’s Day, there are a lot of things to consider. What fun lessons will you teach? What activities will you do at your Valentine’s Day party?
And most importantly of all. . .what valentines will you give your students? There are so many different options, and it can be difficult to choose. These are some of the best non-candy valentines that your students will love!
#1 – Valentine’s Day Cards and Zipper Bracelets
These Valentine’s Day Zipper Bracelets are so much fun! Your students will love wearing them and using them as fidget toys. They come with adorable Valentine’s Day cards that are perfect for your classroom exchange. Just attach the zipper bracelets to the cards, sign your name, and you’re ready to celebrate Valentine’s Day with your class! This set comes with 30 valentines, so there will be enough for your whole class.
#2 – Valentine’s Day Cups
If you want something a little larger, these Valentine’s Day Cups are the perfect treat for your students. Fill each cup with stickers, a pencil sharpener, stamps, stickers, erasers, and pencils. Your students will get a cute valentine from you, and they’ll be stocked with school supplies to use for the rest of the year. This set comes with enough supplies to make valentines for 28 students.
#3 – Mochi Squishy Toys
If your students love desk pets or mochi toys, these mochi squishy toys will be the perfect valentines. Put a mochi toy inside of a little heart for each student. You could even give them time during your Valentine’s Day party to create homes for their new desk pets. This set comes with 28 mochi toys, plastic hearts, and valentine cards.
#4 – Dinosaur Egg Hatching Valentines
If you study dinosaurs with your class, they will love these hatching dinosaur egg valentines. Each student gets a card with a little dinosaur egg. When they put the egg in water, it will hatch, and a dinosaur will grow. There are 60 valentines in this set, so you could even share with another teacher at your grade level!
#5 – Building Block Valentines
If your students love building with LEGO blocks, these building block valentines will be a hit! There are 36 different designs with land animals, marine animals, and dinosaurs. You could even match your students with their favorite animals.
#6 – Erupting Volcano Valentines
Use your valentines to instill a love of science in your students with these erupting volcano valentines. They come with a volcano model, eruption powder, and glitter pigment – everything your students need to create an erupting volcano. Just tell your students to add water after they put the other materials into the volcano, and it will erupt. This set comes with 24 volcanoes.
#7 – Pop-It Fidget Valentines
Pop-its are fun and popular. If your students enjoy playing with pop-its, they will love these pop-it fidget valentines. The heart shape is perfect for Valentine’s Day. There are 24 valentines in this kit, and they come with keychains, so your students can attach them to their backpacks.
#8 – Foam Airplane Valentines
Turn your students’ valentines into a fun party activity with these foam airplane valentines. Your students can assemble their airplanes and have a contest to see which one flies the farthest during your Valentine’s Day party. This set comes with 28 valentines.
#9 – Invisible Ink Pen Valentines
If your students have been learning about mysteries, these invisible ink pen valentines will help them feel like detectives. They can write secret messages to their classmates and use the UV light to read them. There are 24 valentines in this set.
#10 – LED Finger Light Valentines
These finger light valentines will provide hours of fun for your students. They can keep the lights at school for reading glow parties. My students love tracking the words they read with the lights. This set comes with 28 valentines.
A Fun Way to Hand Out Valentines
If you’re looking for an interesting way to hand out your valentines to your students, try this Valentine’s Day Unlock the Box Mystery. Your students will work in teams to solve 4 Valentine’s Day clues. After they solve the last one, they will unlock a box and get your valentines. You can even have your students hand out their valentines after they solve the second clue to avoid the chaos of everyone handing them out at the same time.
Want More Valentine’s Day Ideas?
Valentine’s Day Activities for Your Elementary Classroom
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