Five Little Valentines Rhyme and Craft

📝 This post, Five Little Valentines, was originally published in 2014 and has been updated with new information and resources.

Looking for a simple Valentine’s Day activity to add to your circle time? This Five Little Valentines fingerplay is always a favorite with young learners! Pair it with an easy heart craft, and you have a fun way to practice counting, rhyming, sequencing, and fine motor skills while celebrating Valentine’s Day.

One of my favorite things about fingerplays is that they get everyone involved. Even reluctant learners love acting out the rhyme with their handmade hearts, and before long the whole class is joining in!

Making the Five Little Valentine Hearts

The craft couldn’t be simpler! Use whatever you have on hand! Here are some suggestions:

Materials Needed

✔️ Doilies
✔️ Construction paper (red, pink, purple, white)
✔️ Googly eyes
✔️ Craft Scissors
✔️ Glitter
✔️ Markers
✔️ Pom poms and Buttons

✏️ Step 1: Create heart templates using an empty cereal or cracker box.

✏️ Step 2: Trace at least 5 hearts using your template.

✏️ Step 3: Cut the hearts out.

✏️ Step 4: Decorate however you like!

Once the hearts are finished, use them to act out the rhyme during circle time. Students love moving the hearts as they recite each verse, making this a wonderful hands-on Valentine’s Day activity.

Five Little Valentines Rhymes

Five Pretty Valentines

Five pretty valentines waiting at the store.

(Child’s name) bought one and then there were four.

Four pretty valentines shaped like a V,

(Child’s name) bought one and then there were three.

Three pretty valentines said: ‘I love you’

(Child’s name) bought one and then there were two.

Two pretty valentines, this was so much fun.

(Child’s name) bought another and then there was one.

One pretty valentine sitting on the shelf.

I felt sorry for it, so I bought it for myself!

Five Little Valentines

Five little valentines were having a race

The first little valentine was frilly with lace.

The second little valentine had a funny face.

The third little valentine said, “I love you”.

The fourth little valentine said, “I do too”.

The fifth little valentine was sly as a fox.

He ran the fastest to the Valentine box.

Five Big Valentines

Five big valentines from the corner drug store;

I mailed one to a friend,  then there were four

Four big valentines, lovely ones to see;

I mailed one to (insert name), then there were three

Three big valentines, red, shiny, and new;

I mailed one to (insert name), then there were two

Two big valentines, the best is yet to come;

I mailed one to  (insert name), then there were one

One big valentine, the giving’s almost done;

I mailed one to  (insert name) and now there are none.

❤️ Grab the 5 Little Valentines FREE Printable here.

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If you’re planning your February lessons, be sure to check out my Valentine’s Day Activities, Games, and Free Printables for Kids post. It’s packed with free math games, literacy activities, classroom valentines, crafts, and more to help make your Valentine’s Day celebration easy and fun.