By Lorraine Akemann, Marketing and Outreach, Khan Academy Kids
Celebrate Valentine’s Day with free printable Valentine’s cards for kids. Help children show kindness to others by coloring, cutting, and sending these heartwarming character cards. Share the love with designs featuring Reya, Ollo, Peck, Sandy, and Kodi from the free Khan Academy Kids app!
How to use our printable Valentine’s Day cards
Print: Print out as many pages as you need for your classroom, playgroup, or home. Children can have fun making cards with each character, or choosing a specific character to focus on. Downloaded by clicking this link or the image above.
Look: Encourage kids to notice what each character is doing. For example, Reya the red panda is hugging her valentine. Ollo the elephant made a card within a card! Peck the bird is holding two cards. Sandy the dingo looks like she’s dancing with her card. Kodi the bear is on her way to deliver her valentine. Paying attention to detail is a great way to strengthen observation skills.
Choose: Choose a favorite character to color first. Why is that card a favorite? What colors will be used to color it in? Anything goes!
Cut: Cut the card along or in between the dotted lines. Cutting with kid-safe scissors helps build fine motor skills.
Decorate: What else can kids do with the printable valentines to make it special? How about putting them in envelopes, decorating them with glitter, or gluing them to a cardboard backing?
Find more activities in Khan Academy Kids
All of the characters above are also featured in our free educational app called Khan Academy Kids. If you have children in preschool through 2nd grade, download “Khan Academy Kids” from the Apple and Google Play app stores. Kids will love learning to read, write, and count with the Khan Academy Kids crew!
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