Valentine’s Day - Stories, Activities, Coloring Pages and Songs for Children

Updated February 2020!

Valentine's Day is an annual holiday celebrated around the world on February 14. It began as a feast honoring Saint Valentine but is now celebrated as a holiday dedicated to love and friendship. (Adapted from Wikipedia)

Following are some great stories, videos and arts and crafts activities for children for this special day.

Stories, Comics and Devotionals:

For children ages 1-4

• ​​What Does Love Mean? ​(also available in epub or mobi format) - Discover what little children think love means. A great book for discussing the real meaning of love and friendship.
• God and Me: Friendship - Discover what the Bible says about true friendship with this catchy booklet. Includes Bible verses that are great for memorizing.
• My Friend - Discover what real friendship looks like with this adorable booklet.
• The More We Get Together - A presentation of the well-known children's song
• What is Love?  (also available in epub or mobi format) - a paraphrased version of 1 Corinthians 13 for children, with cute images on each page. 

For children ages 5-7

• ​Love at Work - Bible passages about love for children. New! download for free in epub or mobi format
• No Strings – A cute children’s booklet about what real, unconditional love looks like.
• Love is the Greatest - 1 Corinthians 13 for children, with colorful illustrations to bring this important passage about love to life.
• ​Tory to the Rescue - A cute children's story about making friends with people who are different from you.
• Be a Friend - A cute booklet about true friendship
• Friendships Magnify Joy - A cute booklet about true friendship
• Friendship: A Cool Shade - A cute booklet about true friendship
• Building Friendships - A cute booklet about true friendship
• Somebody Loves You - Discover what real love looks like with this engaging presentation
• What Does Being a Good Friend Mean? - Teach younger children how to be a good friend with this charming presentation.
• Making Friends - A cute children's story about how to make friends.​
• The Greatest Treasure (video) - A short animated story about real friendship. Courtesy of BookBox.

 
For children ages 8 to 11

• ​Limitless Love - Seven short children’s devotionals about love for Valentine’s Day. New! download for free in epub or mobi format
• ​Are You Too Cool? - Are you too cool to make friends? Find out with this short, catchy presentation.
• ​A Thought for the Day: A True Friend... - A short presentation about what a real friend is and does.
• How to Make Friends - An illustrated presentation for older children about how to make and keep friends.
• Valentine's Day Blues (comic) - A comic about finding happiness on Valentine's Day.

Activities:

• New! 3D Picture Activity: Ruth (file contains both color and black and white activity pages)
• Printable Valentine’s Day Cards (in color and black and white)
• Valentine’s Day puzzles
• Active Appreciation Activity: Personal Invention 
• Active Appreciation Activity: Secret Hearts 
• Active Appreciation Activity: Hand by Hand 
• Valentine’s Day Cards
• Valentine's Day Crafts
• Christian Valentine's Day Games
• Valentine's Day Worksheets and Printables
• Valentine's Day Recipes

Coloring Pages:

• Valentine’s Day Coloring Pages
• Valentine’s Day Coloring Pages 2

 
Videos and Songs: 

• New! Animated Stories of the Bible: Ruth (There is also an activity book to accompany this video)
• We Can Get Along
• A Few Little Hugs
• What are Friends For?
• Long Live Love
• Where Would we be Without Love?
• Make Each Step a Loving Step 
• Love Is of God
• Love Thy Neighbor
• Be Ye Kind  ​​