Boost fine motor skills and enhance your students’ imaginations by introducing these Valentine’s play dough kits! These kits provide limitless opportunities for creative play, storytelling, math activities, and more. With minimal supplies and the freedom to explore their creativity, children can build a variety of Valentine’s Day creations. Not only do these Valentine’s play dough mats foster learning and keep little hands engaged for extended periods, offering an ideal sensory experience, but they also serve as excellent non-candy Valentine’s Day gifts for students during your classroom Valentine’s Day celebration!

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Supplies for Valentine’s Play Dough Kits

In order to make your Valentine’s play dough kits, you will need a can of play dough plus a few sensory-friendly items.

• Googly eyes
• Pipe cleaners
• Foam hearts
• Beads
• Buttons
• Play dough

Valentine’s Play Dough Kit Mats

The students can choose from three different Valentine’s play dough kit mats. They can “Build a Love Monster,” “Build a Love Bug,” or “Decorate a Cookie.”

I like to pre-package the play dough kits and gift them to my students at our Valentine’s Day party, but you can also set them up as one of your Valentine’s Day stations. If you go this route, I recommend having a parent volunteer help with gathering the loose materials needed for each mat.

In order to “Build a Love Monster,” students will need play dough, googly eyes of various sizes, and pipe cleaners.

If they choose to “Build a Love Bug,” they will need play dough, googly eyes, beads, and foam hearts.

And for my favorite Valentine’s play dough mat, “Decorate a Cookie,” students will need play dough and sprinkles (beads or buttons).

Valentine’s Play Dough Kits for Student Gift

Wrapping up these delightful Valentine’s play dough kits is a breeze!

I’ve found that a clear cellophane bag tied with some jute twine or even a zippered storage baggie works like magic.

More Valentine’s Day Activities

Celebrate Valentine’s Day with these classroom Valentine’s Day party activities!

You might also enjoy these Valentine’s Day party hacks for the classroom!

Your students may also enjoy these Valentine’s Day centers for literacy and math!

For a simple, yet adorable, Valentine’s Day craft, be sure to check out this blog post!

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