Free Valentine's Day Game and Craft for Preschoolers

This free memory game Valentine's Day craft for preschoolers can easily be made with recycled paper items. This Valentine's Day craft and memory game for preschoolers is simple and easy to make. The game can be played by one preschooler or by a group of preschoolers. Or, take the time to play this game with your preschooler at home, after you make the easy craft.

Valentine's Day Game and Craft Age Appropriateness: Preschoolers

This easy Valentine's Day craft and game can be done by preschoolers ages with supervision. This Valentine's Day craft and memory game can be made easy by using five pairs of memory cards. For older preschoolers, use 10 pairs of memory cards.

The game portion can be played by one preschooler and a parent. Or more than one preschooler can play along.

Arts and Crafts Supplies for the Valentine's Day Game and Craft

The easy Valentine's Day Memory Game can be made with images from last year's Valentine's Day cards.

Or you can use images from stray cards from any card deck. Another option is to buy a cheap deck of cards and pull out all of the heart cards.

Another option for this easy Valentine's Day craft for preschoolers is to cut images out of magazines. You can use hearts, cupids, or any red image. Just be sure to make matching pairs of cards.

Preschoolers can decorate the cards with crayons or markers.

You will also need glue to adhere the images to the paper.

Make the Valentine's Day Game and Craft

The first step in making the Valentine's Day Memory Card craft and game for preschoolers is to gather your cards. You can cut them out of thick paper like card stock. You can make your own playing cards from heavy paper. Standard playing size is 2 and one quarter inches by three and a half inches. Make an even number of cards.

The other option is to use stray playing cards or old trading cards. These can be altered and decorated.

One side should have a Valentine's Day image. Make a matching card. For example, make two cards with a cupid and heart.

When using images from last year's Valentine's Day cards, use a scanner or copy machine to make at least two copies of each image. Glue the matching images onto two different playing cards.

Kids can also decorate the backs of the playing cards.

Once the craft is dry, let the games begin.

Turn the cards with the matching images face down. Be sure to mix up the cards. You and your preschooler or preschoolers can take turn turning over the cards looking for matching cards. The person who finds the most matching pairs at the end of the game wins.

To make the game more challenging, use more cards.

Happy Valentine's Day!