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Valentine's Day FREE Color by Number Printable Worksheets

Welcome to our Valentine's Day Color by Number worksheet! Get ready for a delightful and great way to celebrate this special day filled with love and friendship. This activity combines the joy of coloring with the fun of solving a puzzle. Keep reading to find free Valentine's Day Color by number printables to use both for educational activities and Valentine's Day fun!

Valentine's Day FREE Color by Number Printable Worksheets

Finding fun and unique Valentine’s Day non candy gifts for kids of all ages is so much fun and allowing your older children to have input in what they are gifting on Valentine’s Day is key!  Non-candy Valentine’s are a great way to avoid allergy issues and gift items that can be played with in the future versus eaten or thrown away as an added bonus! Classroom parties are such an exciting time for school aged children, and I love all of these non-candy Valentine’s Day ideas!

Having Valentine's Day themed books in elementary schools and young children is also a fun way to add in some additional educational fun. I rounded up our Valentine’s Day board books for kids that we love and hope you enjoy them as well. If you need to pick up a copy for your home, click the title and can order easily! If your house is full of hilarious expressions of love in non-traditional ways this round up of the best Valentine’s Day books for little boys (or anyone who loves farts, trucks, and dinos) to bring some laughter and love to your Valentine’s Day book shelf!

Valentine's Day FREE Color by Number Printable Worksheets

These Valetine’s Day Love Bug Crafts are great for toddlers, preschoolers, and school aged younger children. These love bug preschool crafts are not just an easy activity but could also make great Valetine’s that are unique and memorable.  I am ALWAYS on the hunt for Valentine's Day activities and worksheets that will keep my children engaged and entertained with different levels of difficulty for 3 age ranges too.  Going to restaurants isn’t always an easy feat with little kids, especially when they outnumber parents like in our family! I love taking activity sheets and coloring sheets with us in the car, to restaurants and using at their schools and home.  Having themed activities for holidays is icing on the cake!   I love these Valentine’s Day activity sheets that double as Valentine’s Day Placemats - it’s a two for one Valentine’s Day FREE printable! These placemats are a perfect activity for younger children working on fine motor skills. 

Free printable valentine’s day color by Number worksheets are versatile and can be adjusted to suit various age groups. Typically, they're well-received by children between the ages of 4 to 10 years old.

  • Preschoolers (ages 4-5): Simple designs with fewer numbers and larger sections are suitable for this age group. These simple free valentine color by number Valentines Day are great for number recognition skills. They're still developing their fine motor practice skills, so larger areas to color and easier numbers to identify are helpful.  Color recognition and identifying the correct numbers on these themed coloring pages.  

  • Early Elementary (ages 6-8): At this stage, children can handle slightly more intricate designs and smaller sections to color. Numbers up to 10 or 15 and a variety of colors can keep them engaged without being overly challenging.  These fun valentine's day color by number printables are great for independent work or early finishers in the classroom.

  • Upper Elementary (ages 9-10): They can handle more complex designs and a wider range of numbers and colors. More detailed pictures with numbers going beyond 15 or 20 can be enjoyable for this group.

It's important to adjust the complexity of the free printable coloring pages according to the age and skill level of the children. For older kids or even adults who enjoy coloring activities, more intricate designs with smaller sections and a higher number range can be created for added challenge and engagement.

Valentine's Day / February Lesson Plan Ideas

Color by Number activities into February Valentine's Day lesson plans can be a fun way to infuse the spirit of the holiday into various subjects:

Valentines Day Math:

  • Valentine's Math Facts: Create color by number sheets where solving math problems reveals Valentine's Day-themed images. For example, answering addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division problems could determine which sections to color.

  • Heart Geometry: Use geometric shapes related to Valentine's Day (hearts, arrows) and assign colors based on the properties of shapes or angles. Students solve geometry problems to reveal the picture.

Language Arts:

  • Valentine's Vocabulary: Design worksheets where students color parts of speech or Valentine's Day-related words based on their understanding or usage in sentences. Each word or grammatical element could be assigned a color.

  • Story Sequencing: Craft worksheets with a Valentine's Day story where correct answers to sequencing questions determine which part of the picture to color.

Social Studies:

  • Historical Love Stories: Create color by number sheets featuring historical love stories or significant events related to love. Assign colors to different parts of the story or key figures involved.

  • Cultural Celebrations: Explore how Valentine's Day is celebrated in different cultures. Design worksheets where students color regions of a map according to the way this holiday is observed worldwide.

Science:

  • Plant Life Cycle with Love: Use the theme of Valentine's Day to create worksheets depicting the life cycle of plants, focusing on flowers or other plants associated with the holiday. Assign colors to different stages of growth.

  • Chemical Reactions of Love: Link Valentine's Day to chemistry by creating worksheets where completing chemical equations correctly leads to colors that reveal a Valentine's Day image.

Art:

  • Valentine's Color Theory: Utilize color by number sheets to teach color theory, focusing on shades associated with love and Valentine's Day. Assign different colors to numbers and have students mix colors to create the desired shades. Discussing color words 

  • Valentine's Day Art History: Design simplified versions of famous romantic artworks, assigning colors to numbers, allowing students and young kids to replicate the artwork while learning about the artist and the romantic theme.

Tips for Parents and Teachers:

  • Emphasize the Valentine's Day theme through colors, shapes, and imagery.

  • Encourage discussions about love, friendship, and kindness during the activities.

  • Integrate the Color by Number worksheets into larger thematic lessons about love, compassion, or relationships.

Items to have on hand:

  • Box of crayons

  • Watercolors

  • Regular copy paper / white paper to print the color by number Valentine's Day Printables

By incorporating these Color by Number activities into lesson plans for February, educators can celebrate Valentine's Day while engaging students across various subjects.

Creating Your Own Valentine's Day Free Printables Color by Number 

color by number worksheet can be a fun activity for kids! Unfortunately, I can't directly generate or create images, but I can guide you through the process of making one.

Here's a simple way to create a Valentine's Day color by number worksheet:

  1. Design the Picture: Draw or find a simple Valentine's Day-themed image. Hearts, flowers, cupid, or anything related to love can work well.

  2. Divide the Picture into Sections: Divide the picture into several distinct sections and assign each section a number. For example, you could have ten sections labeled with numbers from 1 to 10.

  3. Create a Color Key: Make a key that pairs each number with a specific color. For instance:

    • Number 1 = Red

    • Number 2 = Pink

    • Number 3 = Purple

    • Number 4 = Blue

    • Number 5 = Green

    • Number 6 = Yellow

    • ...and so on.

  4. Assemble the Worksheet: Put the picture and the color key together in a printable worksheet format. You can use digital design software like Photoshop or Canva, or even simpler tools like Microsoft Word or Google Docs.

  5. Instructions: Include clear instructions at the top of the color by number coloring pages explaining how to use the color key to color the picture.

Whether you are planning a Valentine’s activity for 20 plus kids in a school classroom or an activity for your children at home, these Valentine’s Day Homemade Suckers are a perfect Valentine’s Day dessert and treat.  We love to make these as teacher gifts and Valentine gift bags for neighbors as well!

Whether you are making for a classroom of kids, your own family or just your gals for a Galentine’s Day in - enjoy this Valentine’s Day M & M bark recipe!  I promise everyone will absolutely love this Valentine's Day bark recipe and make it all year long.

This FREE Valentine’s Day dice game is my favorite because it is so easy to set up and complete! Minimal items needed and steps means children can execute and complete this Valentine’s Day dice game with no assistance or intervention which is great for teachers or parents!

Enjoy these free Valentines Day free download for additional educational fun: with a graphing printable, finish the pattern printable, a spin a color game activity, and color by number! These adorable valentine coloring pages and printable activities are also great for a rainy day during the month of February too!

DOWNLOAD ALL 7 COLOR BY NUMBER VALENTINE’S DAY PRINTABLES

If you prefer a ready-made template, there are many websites that offer printable color by number Valentine's Day worksheets for kids.  Remember, the goal is to make it enjoyable and easy to understand for kids.  Be sure to scroll to the bottom of the page to be sure you dont miss any upcoming holiday crafts, printables and other free digital download.