Valentine STEM Challenges : Are you looking for activities for your Valentine’s Day Party? Here are some tried and true activities that I have used in my upper elementary classroom! Love when learning and fun can merge!
Candy Heart Stations:
- Candy Tower Challenge
- Candy Heart Experiments
- Candy Heart Slingshot
- Cupid Challenges
- Candy Catapult
Valentine Maker Space Station
Station Supplies:
- Construction Paper (red, white, purple, pink) in various sizes – scraps!
- Glue – Scissors – Stapler – Markers
- Pipecleaners
- Cardboard Scraps
- Beads
Valentine Holder Contest – This is always a favorite for our grade level. We create a rubric to inspire our students’ innovative thinking as they create the “device” that will hold their Valentines. Each of the Valentine holders are lined up in the hallway for students to vote on their top picks!
Other tried and true Valentine Party Station ideas my students always love:
- Candy/Toothpick Tower Building
- Maker Space Table
- Tinkering Table (All things red!)
- Friendship Bracelet Making
- Alphabet Beads, with Colorful Beads,
- Rubber Band connectors
- Braided String
