VALENTINE’S IDEAS - For Kids & Churches

Sep 15, 2026

A faith-based Valentine’s day resource designed to help children explore what true love means through Bible-centered conversations and creative activities. Built around themes drawn from 1 Corinthians 13 and God’s love, it offers kid-friendly crafts, gift ideas, and family or church engagement prompts. Includes guidance for writing letters, making heart garlands and gift messages, creating nature-focused projects, and using simple instructions to share encouragement with others.

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CategoryPaper Templates

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Pages12

Reading Time4 min

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Abbreviated History of Valentine’s

VALENTINE’S IDEAS

Write Jesus a love letter

1 Corinthians 13 heart garland

Make a bird feeder

Woven heart filled with chocolate

The ABC’s of love

Gifts and craft’s for kids to create for others

Non-food ideas gift ideas

Secret love messages from Jesus

Paper Aeroplane with note

Valentine’s day love & thankfulness tree

CORINTHIANS 13:4-NT, LOVE IS KIND. IDOES NOT BOAST, IOES NOT DISHONOUR TSELF I GERED, NO NGS NO BUT WITH TALWAYS PROTECTS STS,. LOVE HOPESFAILS RE ARE PROPHECIES; WHERE THERE AREY WILL BE STILLEDNOWLEDGE, IT WILL # VALENTINE’S IDEAS FOR KIDS & CHURCHES Discipleship Ministries - Children in the South Pacific # GREATER LOVE We were created by a loving God, so itis only natural that kids need tofeel loved in order to best develop and succeed. Many kids naturally havequestions about love. What does it mean? What it looks like? How do youknow if someone loves you? How do I show people I love them? Valentine’s day, while heavily commercialized, is a fantastic opportunityto start a conversation with your kids about true love and what itreally means. The Discipleship Ministry Team - Children South Pacific Division Page 2 - Valentine’s Ideas # Abbreviated Historyof Valentine’s The history of Valentine’s day andthe story if its patron saint is somewhatof a mystery. It is thought that this holiday’s origins are in the ancientRoman festival of Lupercalia, a fertility celebration commemorated annuallyon February 15. The Roman Catholic Church changed this to February 14around 496. There are three main Christian legends about St. Valentine: * * * He was a priest who continued to perform marriagesafter the Roman Emperor outlawed marriage. He was killed trying to rescue Christians imprisoned fortheir faith. He fell in love with a jailor’s daughter while he was inprison for his faith. Valentine’s Ideas - Page 3 # VALENTINE’SIDEAS Page 4 - Valentine’s Ideas Kids naturally have questions about love, what it means, what it looks like, howto express and receive it. Valentine’s day is a fantastic opportunity to start aconversation with your kids about true love and what it really means. Try toget intergenerational, build authentic relationships and make a few noteworthymemories together as a family or as a church. We have put together the ideas below to help you get started: * * ## Write Jesus a love letter Have children make and decorate cards. After talking about Jesusand his love for us have them write inside the cards a private loveletter to Jesus (or just a letter to Jesus) . ## 1 Corinthians 13 heart garland To make this DIY heart garland, allyou dois fold a fanin stripsabout 6.5cm wide. Next, draw a half a heart connected on bothsides as shown below. Cut it out. Older kids can write the passage on the hearts. If your kids are younger write the different elements of the verseson each individual heart. As you write each one down discuss themeaning with your kids. Idea borrowed from http://meaningfulmama.com Valentine’s Ideas - Page 5 ## * Make a bird feeder Love is not only for humans to show to other humans, we canshow love to our environment and help the creatures in ourneighbourhood. Making bird feeders is such a fun activity to dowith the kids, and a great way to show our love and appreciationfor our feathered friends. There are a number of different recipes online, some usingvegetable shortening, others using gelatine or peanut butter. Choose a recipe that works for you. Either make these with your kids and have a conversation aboutGods love for creation. Or for Sabbath school pre-make theseand have the children package them for their families or churchmembers with notes about how we love them and possibly includea bible verse. Idea borrowed from http://alphamom.com/ http://www.wineandglue.com/ http://giving.innerchildfun.com/ Page 6 - Valentine’s Ideas Gifts and craft’s for kids to create for others Have the kids in the Sabbath school classes create something to give to allthe adults in church or to their neighbours to tell them that they love them andappreciate them. For example: * * ## Woven heart filled with chocolate This is a Danish Christmas tradition, but is perfect for valentine’s.Print and cut out the heart template (link bel

FAQs

What Bible passage is the resource based on for Valentine’s activities?

The ideas are connected to 1 Corinthians 13, emphasizing love described as kind, protective, hopeful, and faithful.

How can kids use Valentine’s day to talk about true love?

The resource suggests starting conversations about what love means, how it looks, and how to express and receive it, using Bible-centered prompts.

What types of activities are included for children and churches?

It includes letter-writing ideas, craft instructions like heart garlands, gift message cards, nature projects such as bird feeders, and small message-sharing activities after church.

Sep 15, 2026

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