Creation Station Valentine's Day Art for Kids

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Long ago we shared about our art creation station. It’s one of our solutions for keeping art materials available and encouraging both independence and creativity. Although I haven’t mentioned it in a while, our creation station is still a well-used part of our craft area, and we often create mini creation stations to go along with holidays or themes the girls are interested in. Right now they are crazy for all the hearts, pinks, reds, and purples, that are all around us for Valentine’s Day, so I took a peak at my stored craft materials and put together this Valentine’s Day Art Creation Station.

FIND EVEN MORE VALENTINE’S DAY ACTIVITIES IN OUR PRINTABLE LESSON PLANS

ABOUT VALENTINE’S DAY AND HEARTS.

Creation Station vs. Craft Project

While adult-directed craft projects are a great part of early childhood and school activities, the goal of the creation station is to encourage child-led creative time. The projects created here may not always be Pinterest worthy, but they play a large role in helping kids experiment with new materials and develop confidence and pride in their own abilities to create unique art.

If you set up your own creation station, sit back and let your child lead the way. You will likely be amazed at the ways your child will use materials that might be different from what you originally envisioned.

Your child might create pictures or cards to give to family and friends. They might decide to write a whole story about their little bees who made hearts instead of honey. 😉

Or a child might see those rose petals as the perfect “ice cream scoop” to sit on top of the ice cream cone necklace she made for you.

The true joy here is in sitting back and letting the magic unfold.

Valentine’s Day Art Creation Station Materials

So what’s in our Valentine’s Day Creation Station?

Truthfully? Whatever I could find that would work! Seriously. If you are a teacher or do a lot of crafts at home, take a look around. You’ll likely find a lot of materials you can use without having to head to the store to buy things.

And if you are reading this post too late to make your own creation station this year, then head to the sales after Valentine’s Day and grab a few items on sale so you’ll be all set to start right away next year.

This year’s Valentine’s Creation Station includes:

foam sheets (with and without glitter)
tissue paper
holiday stickers
glitter glue
rose petals
sparkly foam hearts
sequins
decorative scissors
beaded necklaces
yarn
felt pieces
holiday ribbon
cupcake liners
washi tape

What else would you add from your craft collection?

Everyday Creation Station

If you missed our original creation station post, you can find even more ideas for creating one for everyday use.

PRINTABLE VALENTINE’S DAY THEME LESSON PLANS

Save time and get right to the playful learning with our printable lesson plan sets. Each set includes over 30 playful learning activities related to the theme, and we’ve provided different versions for home preschool families and classroom teachers so all activities are geared directly toward your needs.