Valentine's Day is always a fun theme to do with a storytime group and offers lots of options for every aspect of the program.

We were able to read just two books today since the kids were antsy, but we did our bean bag dance and If You're Happy and You Know It to give them some movement time. 

We read A Crankenstein Valentine by Samantha Berger and Love Monster by Rachel Bright. 

We also did two flannel boards that each of the kids helped participate in. For the first one, we matched hearts by their color. Our second one was counting five valentine cards. 

The kids had a little trouble cutting for their craft, but it was good scissor practice and I had some leftover Valentine's Day cards for them to color too.

Even though we only read two books, storytime ended about the same time because of the length of the activities. 

We traced our hands to make a Valentine's Day card and decorated cards that were leftover from my drop-in program. 

Other Books:

Foxy in Love by Emma Dodd

Valensteins by Ethan Long

Friends by Eric Carle

I've Loved You Since Forever by Suzie Mason

I Love You Because You're You by Liza Baker