Spanish Valentine’s Day Activities for Kids (Free Spanish Lesson for Kids)

Your favorite celebration of love and friendship is around the corner, and Valentine’s activities in Spanish are just what you need for this lovable season!

Valentine’s day comes with chocolates, candies, poems, flowers, and loving wishes. Pairing this sweet holiday with Spanish learning provides the perfect opportunity to celebrate your loved ones in a fun and creative way. 

Valentine classroom activities for your Spanish students get them in the spirit. What’s more, games and class activities are an excellent excuse to teach Spanish vocabulary and phrases. 

Keep reading for a super fun Spanish Valentine’s Day Activity Pack full of games, crafts, and printables!

¡Feliz día del cariño!
Happy Valentine’s day!

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Spread Love with Spanish Valentine’s Activities for Kids

El día del cariño (Valentine’s day) is celebrated around the world on February 14th. Spanish speakers have different names for this popular holiday. In Latin America, it’s not only for lovers, but also a celebration of friendship. 

Spanish names for this holiday include:

• El día del cariño – Day of caring
• El día de San Valentín – Valentine’s day
• El día del amor y la amistad – Day of love and friendship

Here is a list of essential vocabulary and Valentine phrases in Spanish for this lesson.

Valentine’s Day Vocabulary for Kids Part 1

Valentine’s Day Vocabulary for Kids Part 2

Valentine’s Day Phrases in Spanish for Kids

¡Feliz día de San Valentín!
Happy Valentine’s day!

Que tengas una linda celebración del amor y la amistad.
Have a nice celebration of love and friendship.

Tengo un admirador secreto.
I have a secret admirer.

Mis regalos favoritos de San Valentín son los chocolates y los dulces.
My favorite Valentine’s day gifts are chocolates and candies. 

Mi familia compró una caja de chocolates para el día del cariño.
My family bought a box of chocolates for Valentine’s day.

Las decoraciones de mi clase son corazones rojos y rosas.
My class decorations are red and pink hearts.

Mi amiga me regaló un ramo de flores.
My friend gave me a bouquet of flowers. 

Te amo, gracias por ser mi valentín.
I love you; thanks for being my valentine. 

Do you know the difference between te amo and te quiero? Read Te Quiero vs Te Amo to avoid saying the wrong “I love you” in Spanish. 

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Valentine’s Activities: Spanish Flashcards

Our first Valentine activity is a set of illustrated flashcards to be used for some of Valentine’s day activities in this lesson.

Illustrated flashcards are ideal for Spanish students in elementary and middle school and even for beginners in high school. They encourage memorization and visual recognition of concepts and words. 

The set includes 15 flashcards with vocabulary words from this lesson. The illustrations are outlined and make a fun coloring activity for the Spanish classroom. 

Valentine’s Activities: Spanish Word Search

A sopa de letras (word search) is one of the top Valentine’s activities for the Spanish classroom. 

Our printable sopa de letras has 10 words from the vocabulary for your students to locate. Word search is ideal for concentration and to elevate Spanish reading comprehension. 

Valentine’s Activities: Spanish Wish List

Print out our wish list template and have each student fill it with items from the vocabulary lists. 

The goal of this activity is for students to share with the classroom their favorite Valentine’s day gifts in Spanish and why they love them. 

Your students love to get toys as gifts. To include them in their Valentine’s wish list, check out Types of Toys in Spanish. 

Valentine’s Activities: Spanish Movies

This year Valentine’s day falls on a Monday. Start celebrating on the weekend before with a Spanish movie marathon about love and friendship. 

Spanish films keep young students entertained and engaged. It gives them language immersion and improves their listening and pronunciation skills. 

Here are some love and friendship movies you can enjoy together:

• La dama y el vagabundo (Lady and the Tramp)
• Juego de gemelas (The Parent Trap)
• La telaraña de Charlotte (Charlotte’s Web)
• La princesa y el sapo (The Princess and the Frog)

Make your movie night extra special by Ordering Pizza in Spanish.

Valentine’s Activities in Spanish: Arts and Crafts

Before embarking on any of the following Valentine’s activities, I recommend sourcing these art supplies:

• fingerpaint
• construction paper
• glitter
• buttons
• ribbons
• scissors and glue
• balloons
• confetti
• pipe cleaners
• cardboard

Valentine Card in Spanish

Students will use different arts and crafts supplies to show off their creative skills and create Valentine’s cards.

Have each student write their greetings in Spanish using this lesson’s vocabulary and decorate it. A handmade card makes a wonderful Valentine’s gift for friends and family. It has personality and is more meaningful than a store-bought card. 

Valentine’s Puppets

Use paper bags, plastic cups, socks, and plenty of art supplies from the list for creating Valentine’s day puppets. 

Each student should decorate their puppet and present it to the classroom as a form of “show and tell.” Have them each create a story around their puppet and give it a funny name. 

They can also choose what Valentine’s gifts their puppet likes, how they celebrate V-day,  and their favorite colors; all with the support of their flashcards. The possibilities are endless! Puppets are a fantastic project for students to show off their creativity and imagination. 

DIY Valentine’s Bouquet

A valentine’s bouquet is the perfect gift for toddlers and for preschoolers to bring home to mom. 

You can bring to class a small selection of chocolates, lollipops, and other yummy goodies for students to add to their artsy bouquets. The idea is for each student to design a bouquet and show it to the classroom while practicing Spanish vocabulary. 

Top off your Valentine’s arts and crafts projects with this practical lesson on Colors in Spanish for Kids.

4 Valentine’s Classroom Games in Spanish

1. Valentine’s Day Scavenger Hunt in Spanish

Our Valentine’s day scavenger hunt list is an engaging and amusing Valentine’s day game for the Spanish classroom. 

Divide the class into two teams. Each team competes to find the list of 10 Valentine’s day Spanish items. 

This game is perfect for testing your student’s understanding of this lesson’s concepts. A scavenger hunt encourages healthy competition and team building as kids practice their Spanish. The team that finishes their list first gets a box of chocolates. 

2. Valentine’s Day I Spy

Veo veo, que ves (I Spy) is a fun game students of all ages enjoy. I Spy brings exceptional results for visual learners, it enables them to describe items using Spanish adjectives and supports them in memorizing vocabulary. 

Prepare your students for this game with this Kid’s Guide to Opposites in Spanish.  

3. Valentine’s Day Match Game in Spanish

Our match game is one of the best Valentine’s activities for practicing Spanish grammar. 

It comes with a set of 10 pairs of cards that have Spanish pronouns and Spanish nouns from the vocabulary lists. 

Place the cards face down and mix them up. Students have to match the correct Spanish pronoun to the vocabulary word. Add prizes into the mix for a motivating classroom challenge. 

4. Valentine’s Secret Friend

Amigo secreto (secret friend) is a popular Valentine’s activities in Latin America. It requires planning ahead and getting creative. 

One week before Valentine’s day, write everyone’s name on a scrap of paper. Give one to each student to assign their amigo secreto. 

The goal of this game is for each student to spoil or surprise their amigo secreto throughout the week without telling them who they are. They can leave cards, gifts, sweets, Spanish messages, and quirky clues in their desk. 

On the Valentine’s day class celebration, each student has to say who they believe is their amigo secreto using Spanish vocabulary. Each student should receive a special surprise that day from their secret friend. 

Amigo secreto makes the perfect gift exchange and sparks excitement in the Spanish classroom for celebrating friendship. 

Recommended reading: 8 Traditional Hispanic Games to Play at Home or in Class. 

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I hope you enjoy celebrating el día del cariño with these motivating Valentine’s activities for your Spanish classroom.

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