This a valentine game for preschoolers. It is simple and easy to set up. It can be competitive or non-competitive. It can be played by a single child or you can have multiple game boards for a group. This little Valentine’s Day game will teach your little person basic math concepts too.
Get ready to play:
- Make a game board by drawing a heart on a piece of construction paper. There are also free heart printables all over the internet that work well too.
- You need a die or number cards ~ If you have a child that is younger, you may want them to have dots so that they have a visual to count.
- Gather a bunch of foam hearts ~ these were purchased at Walmart.
To play:
- Place a handful of foam hearts on to the game board
- Roll the die (or draw a number card)
- Remove that number of hearts off of the board.
- The game is over when there are no more little hearts on the board.
Tips:
- This game can be played in a group with each child having their own heart
- The game can be played individually as well
- The “game board” can be slipped into a page protector so that it can be used again and again
Have fun celebrating the season of love and kindess while counting together. 
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Love this…I pinned it on Pinterest on “For My Grandchildren” page! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Jackie!
Thanks for sharing, and I’m going to share on http://projectsbyMtetar.wordpress.com
This is wonderful! Easy to make and open to a lot of variations!
Thanks for sharing.
Sarah
Just thought you’d like to know I’ve featured it on The Sunday Showcase: http://www.herecomethegirlsblog.com/2013/02/02/the-sunday-showcase-maths-activities.html
By the way I think you have been featured twice this week but as I am doing a mini maths round up I just had to include you too! it is such a lovely – and topical activity!