This printable Valentine’s Day Charades For Kids is an easy game to add to your classroom parties or at home play. The 27 cards are designed with pictures for all ages to be able to participate, no matter the reading abilities.
The second these Valentine’s Day Charades cards came out of the printer, Hazel (my youngest) knew exactly what they were and was begging me to play with her.
All on her own, she is 3, she was able to say what each card was and then act it out. That’s the power of having some pictures on each card, so all ages and reading abilities can join in on the game with their own autonomy.
Hazel and I had a blast acting like flying love birds, pretending to put on jewerly, giving air hugs and kisses, and picking an imaginary bouquet.
In Printable Valentine’s Day Charades For Kids, you get to add a fun game to your classroom party, your at home celebration, or just as an extension activity to your day-to-day.
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Skills Learned During Printable Valentine’s Day Charades For Kids
Valentine’s Day Charades is such a simple, no prep game you can easily use at home or in the classroom. I have a blast playing 1:1 with my kids, or we play as a small group. No matter how we play, there are tons of skills being practiced while we celebrate the day of love.
A few of the skills being practiced while playing charades are:
- Body control
- Body awareness
- Reading skills
- Picture Power (an early reading skill)
- Turn taking
- Listening
- Imaginative thinking
- Prior learning and connections
- Vocabulary
- Creativity
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How Prep This Printable Charades Game
It truly is a quick and easy set up as all you need is a printer and some scissors!
How To Play:
1. Print the 27 Valentine’s Day Charades For Kids cards spread across 3 pages.
2. Cut out each card.
3. Optional, but highly recommended: Laminate your cards. Laminating your cards means you can reuse them year after year! I just stick them in my Valentine’s Day bin and pull them out next year with the other decorations.
How To Play Valentine’s Day Charade
All 27 charades cards include both words and pictures. This means your early readers can use the pictures to come up with the basis for the charades action while your readers can use the words and then have the pictures as a reinforcement.
- Put the cards face down in a pile, or in bucket or hat.
- Player 1 picks a card without showing anyone.
- Player 1 acts out what is on the card with just their body and no words. Everyone else has to guess what the card says based on Player 1’s actions.
If you have a larger group, you can play charades in teams. You can also choose to set a timer and keep score. There are so many variations to keep the game interesting and accessible for all varieties of players.
Included In This Printable
Your printable Valentine’s Day Charades For Kids includes:
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- 5 page PDF. You can save it to your inbox or computer.
- 27 Valentine’s Day charades cards
- 1 page with directions
Valentine’s Day Charades For Kids
Your group is going to have some silly fun while playing this Valentine’s Day Charades For Kids game. Their creativity in their actions, ability to “read” the cards, and fun they will have together is all heartwarming and a joyous way to celebrate the occassion.
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