The tradition of celebrating Valentine's Day at school appeared in Russia relatively recently, but immediately gained popularity. Initially, in our country, attention was paid to the holiday in educational institutions with an English bias or with foreign students from countries where St. Valentine is revered. But such a kind, love-filled holiday quickly found fans among young people in our homeland.
According to legend, Saint Valentine, who was an ordinary priest, secretly married lovers. During his life, which coincided with the reign of the Roman Emperor Claudius II, men liable for military service were prohibited from starting a family. Saint Valentine sympathized with the lovers and sanctified their union. When the authorities became aware of this, the priest was taken into custody and sentenced to death, which took place on February 14. It is on this date that Valentine's Day is celebrated.
For modern schoolchildren, the tradition of celebrating Valentine's Day, as this holiday is also called, is not only part of getting to know the culture of another people and religion, but also a good opportunity to express their feelings. It is no secret that schoolchildren, due to their young age, can be shy and indecisive. The general atmosphere of love and goodwill that reigns on this day helps them to open up.
It is vital that students from all grade levels are involved in Valentine's Day celebrations. For elementary school, this could be a play or a music program with tasks that help you learn how to give compliments and dance in pairs; for older students - a class hour to get acquainted with the history of the holiday; for high school students - a competitive program with a disco or ball.
History of Valentine's Day
Lovers all over the world have been celebrating February 14 with kisses and valentines for not just decades, but dozens of centuries. This day has its own history, it is rather tragic in nature, but thanks to this tragedy the whole world learned that in no case should one hide, let alone forbid, love.
Once in the 2nd century, Emperor Claudius decided to once again expand the borders of the Roman state. He recruited into the army only those soldiers who were not burdened by marriage. And as you understand, getting married at that time was simply forbidden. The soldiers had a special daily routine, and thoughts about girls and families only distracted the soldiers. This meant that there could be no talk of any love. Of course, couples managed to meet secretly and soon they found a way out. Contrary to all the laws of the emperor, a priest was found who married the lovers.
The news of the benefactor spread quickly. Previously, no high-ranking church official had dared to undertake such procedures. But Valentin was a determined man, he sincerely believed that love is more important than war. The brave priest married all the couples who approached him. But he was soon caught by the authorities and locked in prison.
In difficult moments of waiting for his verdict, Valentin thought about the benefits of his existence. About how much good he did to people and unexpectedly realized that he himself had fallen in love with the daughter of the owner of the prison. On the eve of his execution, he handed her a small message in the shape of a heart. There was a declaration of love written there. This is how the first Valentine's card was published. Its author was executed under cover of darkness in order to avoid unrest from the people who loved him on February 14th. Two hundred years later, Valentine will be elevated to the rank of saint, and Valentine's Day will be celebrated in every European country. Over time, this celebration will become widespread and will be called Valentine's Day.
The most beautiful and original ideas for crafts for kindergarten children for February 14
For the little ones, there is nothing easier than making presents from plasticine, such as a bear.
Or these frogs in love.
Or you can make a Valentine card from plasticine, but this is for older children or even for primary school.
You can also easily hide a lollipop or lollipop and give it in the form of a flower on a stick, like a topper.
I also came across this idea on the Internet in the form of palms.
By the way, the application can be combined with your photos.
Hearts can even be glued to clothespins, in general, who knows, that’s much easier))).
For a classroom or group, I suggest making a tree from ordinary branches.
And also make a cute angel for him.
Or these works from a cardboard sleeve, a small cupid or a butterfly:
Or make these cool souvenirs on sticks, using this ladybug or just hearts as a basis.
Well, that's not all. I suggest making these funny bears with gifts. Cool idea! It is suitable for all ages, anyone, be it a child or an adult, will enjoy it. And you can do it even in elementary school, even in labor lessons at school.
I am absolutely sure that the children will rejoice when you offer them to create such a masterpiece).
Do you want to know how to create such a miracle? Then look at these instructions in pictures. Good luck.
Find a stencil to make such a bright souvenir.
How to decorate school classrooms for Valentine's Day?
Valentine's Day is especially exciting for schoolchildren. First love, sympathy and secret feelings can appear just on Valentine's Day. By tradition, in schools where it is customary to celebrate this day, mailboxes are hung. There, students throw their valentines - letters of happiness with signatures and confessions. After a certain hour, the mail is sorted and delivered to the recipients. To make the atmosphere more amorous, we suggest organizing not only postal delivery, but also decorating classes in the theme of fiery hearts.
- Garland. Today's main companion will be the heart. Each office has a printer; print out several sheets of hearts for the garland. Cut them out and fill the openings of doors, windows, or place them on the closet with this very tape;
- Wall newspaper. Don't forget about the teachers. Draw a wall newspaper. Place all the teachers in the class in the center and confess your love to them. They certainly did not expect such recognition on this day;
- Balls. This attribute is indispensable for any holiday and Valentine's Day is no exception. It is advisable that the balls have a heart shape, but if you haven’t found any, regular red ones will also work;
- Composition. Each classroom has a free corner; place a themed composition dedicated to Valentine's Day in it. There must be a heart in the center, along the edges it can be decorated with angels cut out of white paper, several small hearts;
- Decorations on the board. To complete the decor, draw a large heart on the board, which was pierced by Cupid’s arrow. And if everything is fine with your artistic abilities, then you can draw a good caricature for the class with students and teachers.
School decoration
To create a romantic atmosphere, you can invite schoolchildren to decorate the corridors and assembly hall with posters or wall newspapers. The theme can be humorous or love. In order to inspire children to create real masterpieces, it is better to announce a competition for the best design and execution.
To create a poster or wall newspaper, you can use a printer by printing pre-selected pictures and creating a single composition from them, or using your own artistic abilities. The most common elements are hearts and images of angels.
Pink heart-shaped balloons, valentine garlands and other romantic paraphernalia (doves, red roses, cupids) are also often used as decoration.
An alternative to a competition for the best poster could be a competition for the most elaborate Valentine. It should be announced in advance, so that by February 14, the works of everyone will be collected and made into a stand with numbers. The winner can be chosen by anonymous voting by dropping a piece of paper with the number of the work they like into a nearby box.
Scenarios for Valentine's Day at school
Every year, the tradition of celebrating Valentine's Day takes root in schools. It’s not for nothing that they prepare for it several days in advance. Attributes for decorating offices are being prepared, boxes for valentines are being displayed, and scripts are being learned. Moreover, a program for loving hearts can be carried out both for a separate class and for an entire school in the assembly hall. We propose to consider a scenario for a small audience of grades 7-11.
- Venue: classroom;
- Presenters: teacher and two angels;
- Participants: class students;
- Time: 1 lesson.
The teacher and angels greet the lovers (students) with approximately the following words: Good afternoon, our beloved lovers! Today we have gathered with you on the occasion of Valentine's Day! (Words can be divided by roles between all 3 presenters). Not only in 7 “A” (class number), but throughout the world this holiday began to be celebrated after 269. Initially, it was believed that this holiday could only be celebrated by girls and boys in love, husbands and their wives, but over time the tradition expanded its boundaries. Now on this holiday we congratulate our family and friends, those we love.
The first angel says: Once upon a time, when emperors reigned on earth and most people were turned into slaves, love was the lot of the rich. The poor were forbidden to love. Those who disobeyed faced the death penalty. But how can one live without love? The presenter reads the poem and passes the word to the second angel.
The second angel says: A world without love is devoid of colors! Once upon a time in distant Rome there was an artist who managed to unite thousands of people in marriage. (If you wish, you can add a piece from the story of St. Valentine). Next, the poem is read. And the word is given to the teacher.
Teacher's words: Tell me, what symbol is used for February 14? The students answer with their hearts. So let's collect our Valentine's hearts.
Competition 1: 2 teams are invited to participate in the competition. The competition is quite simple. Red hearts are cut and you need to match their other halves. The team that does it faster is considered the winner. The results are noted on the board.
Competition 2: Write the word “Valentine” on the board. From these letters, both teams need to form the largest number of words. If the team has any difficulties, you can add “February 14” to the main word, without numbers, just the word “February”.
Competition 3: One participant is invited from each team. These may be participants of different sexes. Multi-colored hearts are pre-hung on the board. Their middle is empty. But that's just for now. In 30 seconds you need to fill them as much as possible with tender words that are ideal for Valentine's Day. The one who writes the most words wins.
Competition 4: “Arrow of Cupid”. The imaginary arrow will be a pencil. A rope with a pencil is tied to the participants' belt. The pencil should hang at the back like a ponytail. There will be an empty bottle next to each contestant; it could be a water bottle for flowers or a vessel for chemical experiments. The essence of the competition is that each participant must get into his own container. Those who do not get in do not receive points.
Competition 5: “Melodies”. Various melodies are included. You need to guess the name of the song. It is advisable to select music without words or use effects to distort the words so that the participants do not understand the meaning.
Points are tallied and winners are given printed valentines. And the very final stage will be the distribution of postcards from mailboxes that are hung around the school. The teacher distributes pre-sorted mail to students. Once again, together with the angels, he congratulates the lovers and wishes everyone to find harmony in their hearts, and in the future, their soulmate, with whom they will be one throughout life.
Attracting teachers
It would be nice for our teachers to help you with such a difficult task as celebrating February 14th at school. Recruiting teachers is very easy to do. It’s worth asking them to help, telling them how fun and funny it will be, so that the students will appreciate their contribution. It is possible that teachers will remember their own youth and decide to have fun. Someone will come to class with angel wings, another will pretend to be Cupid, and a third will put on horns and a tail.
Involving teachers in the holiday
For any teachers who find such outfits inappropriate, any decoration with a heart may be suitable. It could be a brooch, pendant, ring, or you can simply draw a heart on paper, cut it out and pin it on your jacket.
It is very interesting to organize a photography competition. Such an event will help solve the question of how to have fun celebrating February 14th at school. It's done like this. Several images of lovers are selected, for example, Romeo and Juliet, Anna Karenina and Vronsky. And so on. All these names are written on pieces of paper of different colors. After which they need to be put in some kind of container, for example, a hat or bag. If there are fewer names than schoolchildren, they simply put blank sheets there.
Now each student must take out a piece of paper. And if he comes across a character, he needs to take a photo in his image. Moreover, you cannot use Photoshop, but you need to wear appropriate costumes. After which the photo must be submitted on February 13th. And on February 14, they are placed on the wall, after which the jury chooses the best one. It is recommended to invite a literature teacher to the jury.
Surely the school will have its own writers and poets. Try to single them out so that they write some scripts for you themselves or compose interesting ditties.
If one of the teachers has knowledge of how to make salt dough, then you can ask the teacher to share this knowledge. After all, you can make wonderful figurines - both for classroom decoration and for gifts. For example, these could be angels, hearts, cats - and whatever comes to mind.
How to design a wall newspaper for Valentine's Day?
Each school holiday is decorated with a wall newspaper. For this purpose, a special corner is allocated in the classrooms, where congratulations for the holidays, daily routine, and duty schedule are posted. The purpose of the newspaper is to congratulate the class and the class teacher on this holiday. This can be done in different ways.
- Draw a title and some pictures. On one side, paste printed text with the history of the holiday and its traditions. On the other hand, you can leave space for the wishes that each student will write on the eve of the holiday;
- Print a large-format wall newspaper. The Internet is full of blanks with ready-made drawings and caricatures that will fit perfectly into the classroom interior. Printing can be color or black and white. The last option is allowed to be painted by the artistic sector;
- Foreign newspaper. Since Valentine's Day is an overseas holiday, the wall newspaper can be designed in a foreign language: English, German, Spanish, French. Wishes of love do not need translation - the whole world knows them. Hearts with wishes and poems about love are pasted into the center of the newspaper. The empty spaces are filled with amorous drawings, photographs of loving couples or, as in our version, clippings of couples from movies;
- Finished poster. The gift shop sells ready-made wall newspapers. If there are no people in the class who draw well, you can chip in and buy a ready-made drawing.
Drawings and crafts for Valentine's Day at school
- Postcard. Drawn or glued from blank hearts, perfect as a gift to your loved ones;
- Wreath. The craft is made from a cardboard base (circle or heart) and prepared heart shapes. Hearts are glued around the perimeter, and a ribbon is attached in the center of the craft. The finished symbol can be given as a gift or used to decorate a school classroom;
- Fiery heart. Made from red cardboard, glue, paper for buds of a different color, pencil and scissors;
- Valentine's envelope. Colored paper and a few hearts with glue and scissors are all you need for this craft;
- Animals in the hearts. Get creative and change colors. You can use not only red, but also other colors. Combine them on the faces of animals that you like.
Romantic mail
If there is half, then it's good. But even if she is not there, then a friend will certainly be found. You can write a congratulations message for him. Maybe it will be a person from one class, or from another. Well, should we just go ahead and give a Valentine’s card? This is very boring! It turns out that there is such a wonderful thing as romantic mail.
Everything is very simple. One class selects a person who will work as a postman. That is, all written valentines are given to him, and he must deliver them to the recipients. If suddenly a student wants the message to be anonymous, then you can come up with a mailbox. In every classroom you can put one made from ordinary cardboard. You can write on it, for example, “romantic mail” or “Valentines”. Everyone will write their congratulations, throw postcards into this box, and the postman will then deliver them.
Competitions and games for Valentine's Day at school
Competitions for the holiday are great entertainment for students and relaxation for teachers. They are held in classrooms or on the stage of the assembly hall. The content of the mini-tasks is usually funny. Here is a selection for competitions for Valentine's Day.
circus competition
Representatives of the two teams must prepare some skit. The first command should show some action. For example, the breakfast of a child who does not like porridge. You can fantasize on the spot. The second team's task is to guess what is happening.
word competition
Members of two teams compete. Words related to the holiday of February 14 are named. The last letter of this word is the beginning of the next word that matches the meaning of the holiday.
parody competition
The parodies are based on songs of famous singers. There is no need to sing. The recording is turned on, and to its tune the participant must portray something funny that matches the meaning of the song. Whoever is funniest wins.
cook competition
Two plates of porridge are placed on the desk, spoons are placed near the plates. Two opponents sit down next to them. They are blindfolded. Everyone must feed their neighbor porridge. Whoever manages to complete the task without mistakes or mistakes wins the competition.
drawing competition
Two opponents are given several sheets of paper and a marker. At the teacher's command, the students are blindfolded. The tasks follow one after another: draw a car, a heart, a cupid, a cupid's arrow. Drawings are made on separate sheets of paper. At the end of the competition, the results are posted on the board. Those who manage to make the images as accurate as possible win.
Dessert table
Many people can bake cookies at home and bring them to school. People who cannot sing at all can also participate and set a sweet table for the class. For example, bring sweets, chocolate.
You can give students sheets in advance - asking what is best to put on the table. And the artists will probably come up with the design of the menu. Many schoolchildren will probably write lemonade, cakes, juices, and candy bars. They also put tangerines, marshmallows, marmalade, muffins, and fruit canapés.
If you are still thinking about how you can celebrate February 14th at school well and unforgettably, then for such a table you can bake very interesting dough roses. This recipe is quite simple. Take the dough, cut it into pieces and then roll it out. It turns out to be a circle, which is divided into 4 parts and cut - but not completely. After that, some tasty treat is placed in the very middle of the flower - for example, berries, apple, grated with sugar, etc. Next, the petals are wrapped one at a time. First horizontally, then vertically. It turns out to be an interesting rose. Such a wonderful flower is rolled up and baked, after which it can be attached to crispy bread sticks or to some kind of pie.
Instructions for preparing roses
There is a very interesting dish that can be used to decorate the table. Moreover, it is made from one product, namely tomato. You will need a cherry variety. Tomatoes need to be cut into 2 parts, diagonally, but one of the halves should be larger than the other. A small feather is cut out of cardboard, and a toothpick will serve as an arrow, the thick tip of which should be slightly cut.
What to give girls for Valentine's Day at school?
- Keychain;
- Soft toy;
- Candies "Raffaello";
- Diary;
- Cosmetic bag.
What to give boys for Valentine's Day at school?
- Men's chocolate;
- Deodorant;
- Set of fashionable laces;
- Cinema ticket. The trip can be organized as a whole class;
- Tolka in the shape of a heart.
Valentine's cards for Valentine's Day
- Valentine snail. A few strips of multi-colored paper, the right bends, and the snail sets off;
- Puzzle card with lace. Made from cardboard, ribbons and lace. The card is folded in half. A heart is cut out on one side. In the future, it will cover the decoration like a puzzle;
- Unusual valentine card with a gift inside. The surprise could be sweets, cakes or cookies;
- Valentine's card decorated with shards. You can use broken glass, chipped Christmas tree decorations or simple sparkles as fragments;
- Hands squeezing a heart. Your own hand is outlined on an A4 sheet of paper. The sheet is folded in half, a hand is applied to it, it is traced along the contour and you can cut out an almost finished valentine;
- Volumetric valentine. Inside there is an inset of two angels holding a heart;
- Postcard with 8 wishes. Inside the valentine there should be 8 envelopes, inside of which there will be tender recognitions or wishes.
Master class on crafts for children Heart with candies
I really liked the box for an interesting presentation of sweets; you can make it together with your child and give it to someone, for example, brothers and sisters. Sweet gifts are always loved and awaited by everyone.
Catch step-by-step instructions from the pictures.
You will need thick cardboard, mark it.
