Winter/Valentine HaHa
Wacky winter jokes, a little Valentine love, and Windows key commands? It’s time to cozy up for some fun!
Winter-Valentine HaHa – Google DocsDownload
Valentines sensory bottles
Sensory bottles are easy and fun to make, and allow students to use tactile and motor skills.
Heart art painting
This is a fantastic project because it combines sensory play with a practical outcome—a custom bag to hold Valentine’s Day cards or treats!
Materials you’ll need:
- Brown or white paper bags (Lunch bag size works best).
- Washable paint (Pink, red, white, or purple).
- Textured Stickers (Think foam shapes, glitter hearts, felt stickers, or even bumpy “jewel” stickers).
- Sponges and heart cookie cutters
Step-by-step instructions
1. Prep the Canvas
Lay your paper bag flat on the table with the “flap” side down. If you want to keep the inside clean, tuck a piece of scrap paper inside the bag to prevent any paint from seeping through to the back.
2. Instead of painting the whole bag, we’re going to stencil the heart shapes with sponges or the cookie cutter.
- The sponge method: Dip a heart-shaped sponge into the paint and press it firmly in the center.
- The cookie cutter method: Use a heart shaped cookie cutter and dip in paint
3. Add the texture
While the paint is still slightly tacky (or after it dries if you’re using heavy stickers), it’s time to layer:
- Layering: Place your textured stickers inside the painted heart.
- Sensory Tip: Mix and match. Put a scratchy glitter heart next to a soft felt heart. This creates “visual weight” and makes the bag fun to touch.
4. Add braille
Add braille ABC stickers for names or Valentine vocabulary like “love”.
This activity on brown paper bags or large paper pairs well with the story, The Day It Rained Hearts. Click here for the read aloud version.
Braille designs for Valentine’s Day
Cardboard lacing hearts
An excellent way to use fine motor skills with your students and requires minimal supplies.
Ideas for Valentine’s Day activities
These Valentine’s Day themed activities help preschoolers who are blind or visually impaired to develop fine motor and tactile skills, pre-braille concepts, early literacy, number concepts, and sensory exploration.
Preschool valentines book for children with CVI
This tactile book uses different textures on each red heart to create an accessible book for children with cortical/cerebral visual impairment.
Donut forget your valentines
Print and braille valentines to celebrate Valentine’s Day!
Creating an accessible Valentine’s Day post box
Make Valentine’s Day accessible to children who are blind, deafblind, visually impaired or multiply disabled with accessible post boxes!
Tangible valentine cards
Activity ideas for making tangible valentines with children who are blind or visually impaired, including those with deafblindness or multiple disabilities.
Braille valentines for our students to receive
Support sighted classmates in making accessible tactile valentines with braille for children in inclusive classrooms who are blind, deafblind, or visually impaired.
Cookie heart decorating party
Visit this blog post to get fun ideas to create a heart cookie decorating party to promote ECC skills with a tasty treat.
