Create the popular bean bag game with a Valentine theme. Recycled materials and a few basic craft supplies are all you need to get the fun started this Valentine’s Day!
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It’s fun to plan special games and activities for holidays and events, including Valentine’s Day. A game of toss is easy to keep in your toolkit for play and learning with your preschoolers.
A game of toss entertains and challenges kids. The activity combines gross motor play with early learning skills such as number recognition and counting.
Recycled red coffee cans are perfect for this activity but you can use any containers you have on hand.
Valentine bean bag game
Step 1. Make heart shapes for the containers.
Cut heart shapes from red cardstock, or red felt. Or kids can decorate hearts cut from plain paper with markers or crayons.
You can use different sizes of heart shapes, or make them all the same size.
Step 2. Add a numeral to each can.
Glue foam self-adhesive numerals to the cans.
Step 3. Glue the corresponding number of paper hearts to each can.
Start a conversation about the placement of the hearts on the containers.
- One large heart can fit easily on the can numbered “1”, but several smaller heart shapes are needed on “3” and “4”.
Now you’re ready to play!
Stand behind the starting line and toss the bean bag at the containers.
More ways to play.
- Place the containers on the floor in numerical order or mix them up!
- Make wide circles with your arms before tossing a bean bag.
- Toss high in the air; toss low to the ground.
- Suggest movements for going to the containers to pick up the bean bags after tossing – hop on one foot, crawl, walk backwards, etc.
For added fun, use heart shaped bean bags you can easily make with this simple tutorial!
Kids will have fun playing this bean bag game as part of the Valentine’s Day celebrations.
Valentine’s Day Pinterest board!
More bean bag games from kid-friendly bloggers.
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