Early Years (EYFS & KS1) Valentine’s Day: Heart Bunting Decoration/Display
Fill your learning space with warmth and charm this Valentine's Day with our delightful Valentine's Day: Heart Bunting Decoration! This engaging printable is perfect for EYFS and KS1 children, offering a simple yet effective way to create a festive atmosphere and celebrate love and friendship.
Ideal for Preschool, Nursery, School, or for Parents and Childminders at home, this heart-themed bunting makes for a beautiful and eye-catching display. It's a fantastic resource to prepare for Valentine's Day celebrations or simply to add a touch of kindness and warmth to your environment.
(Note: Please use your own discretion and knowledge of your children to ensure appropriateness of each activity suggested on this page and safety concerning any materials given and activity undertaken.)
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Our Valentine's Day: Heart Bunting Decoration is incredibly versatile and can be used in a multitude of ways across various early years and KS1 environments:
Instant Festive Decor: Print, cut out the heart shapes, and string them together to create an immediate and cheerful Valentine's Day display in your classroom, home, or setting.
Creative Activity: Print on white card and allow children to decorate the heart shapes themselves before stringing them up. They could use crayons, paint, glitter, or even collage materials to add their own unique flair. This makes the display even more personal and involves the children in the creation process.
Fine Motor Practice: The act of cutting out the heart shapes (with adult supervision if needed) provides excellent practice for scissor skills and fine motor control.
Topic Enhancement: Use the bunting as part of a larger display board focusing on 'feelings', 'friendship', 'kindness', or 'celebrations'.
Role-Play Area Prop: Hang the bunting in a role-play area (e.g., a 'card shop' or 'cafe') to enhance the themed environment.
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EYFS Framework:
Expressive Arts and Design: Children explore various media and materials (if decorating), develop their own ideas, and contribute to a collaborative art project. They also appreciate the visual elements of a festive display.
Physical Development (Fine Motor Skills): Cutting out the heart shapes (and decorating them) helps to strengthen hand muscles, improve scissor skills, and enhance hand-eye coordination.
Personal, Social and Emotional Development: Participating in a group decoration activity fosters a sense of community and shared purpose, linked to themes of love and kindness.
Understanding the World (The World / Celebrations): Introduces children to the cultural celebration of Valentine's Day.
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KS1 Curriculum:
Art and Design: Children use colour, pattern, and shape to design and make products (the bunting). They can explore and use a range of materials (if decorating).
PSHE (Relationships): Supports discussions around friendship, kindness, and celebrating positive relationships.
Download our Valentine's Day: Heart Bunting Decoration today and fill your learning space with love and creativity this Valentine's season!
⬅️ VALENTINE’S DAY Topic Page
⬅️ EMOTIONS & FEELINGS Topic Page
⬅️ KINDNESS & FRIENDSHIP Topic Page
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