Looking for a fun Valentine’s Day game? This How Many Words Can You Make From Happy Valentine’s Day Printable is lots of fun!
For this simple Valentine’s Day activity, all you need is a pencil and the free printable (found in this post).
This Valentine game is great for classroom parties, after school programs, and lesson plans for teachers! Word games are such a great way to help kids work on vocabulary and critical thinking skills.
You will find 2 different versions of this “How Many Words Can You Make From Happy Valentine’s Day” Printable. There is both a full color page as well as a copy-friendly black and white version.
These fun Valentine’s Day activity pages can be instantly downloaded right here in this article!
How to Play this Valentine Word Game
To play this Valentine Word Game, players write down as many different words as they can make with the letters from Happy Valentine’s Day. They can only use each letter one time in each word. However if the letter appears twice, they can use it twice.
This easy word game is a bit like Scrabble or Boggle, but you are using the letters from Happy Valentine’s Day.
This game is age appropriate for 2nd grade and up, as children need to be able to spell words in order to play.
It is most successful for kids 3rd grade and up, where the majority of kids can spell simple words.
To play this game, pass out the page upside down, so that everyone can start at the same time.
You can set a timer to see who can create the most new words within a certain amount of time, or kids can work together in pairs to come up with 20 words.
If you want, the first person to hit 20 words could be the winner. There’s lots of fun ways to play this word Valentines game!
You might like to consider setting some ground rules. For example, you might like to say that you can’t write down Happy or the word Valentine as new words. Or another rule could be that an acceptable word must be 3 letters or more.
It’s your game, so you can make the rules! I’d just advise that keeping it simple is best!
Game Answer Key
It’s rather crazy, but there are over a thousand words you can create with these letters!
Here’s just a few of the words that can be made:
- tale
- pal
- tin
- tan
- van
- land
- hand
- hat
- pat
- pan
- lay
- hay
- ivy
- have
- save
- pave
- pant
- pint
- pad
- pale
Ok! Now that you know how this game is played, let’s get the printables!
Download The How Many Words Can You Make From Happy Valentine’s Day Printable
The full color Valentine’s Day word game features a teddy bear with a heart at the top of the page along with a pink and red cupcake. At the bottom of the page, there are plenty of red hearts.
There’s space to write up to 20 words on the front (and your overachievers can keep going on the backside!) It’s a super cute printable Valentine’s Day game! I hope the kids in your life enjoy it!
You can also get a black and white version as well. It features a teddy bear, cupcake, and plenty of hearts. Everything is in black and white making it easy to copy for a large gathering or classroom. Kids might also enjoy coloring the page after the game is over.
These are so much fun for holiday parties, kids who like words puzzles, and of course your Scrabble fans.
To grab your free Valentine’s Day printables click the black download button here:
Game Extensions
Here’s a few more ideas to extend the fun!
– You could have kids flip over their page and write a new phrase like True Love, Love Story, Love Letters, or True Valentine and play words games again using the letters of the word or phrase.
– Kids could use their word list to create silly sentences with 4 or more words from their list.
– If they enjoy words activities, you can find a fun Christmas Word Game here that is similar.
– Have kids make a list of the most unique words they can make with the letters. Have your word maker students compare lists to see which playable word is the most unique!
– Use the letters to create a long word….and the longest accepted word wins!
More Valentine’s Day Activities & Printables
You can find more fun Valentine’s Day ideas for kids here on my blog!
There’s some cute Valentine’s Day Coloring pages here. These free printables are great for classroom use or a fun activity for a cold winter day!
You can find some free Race Car Valentine’s day card printables here. These are perfect for kids to hand out to classmates or a best friend.
Love Handprint art? Be sure to check out this free printable Valentine’s Day handprint poem. It makes such a cute Valentine’s Day gift for parents or grandparents.
These Valentine Color by Number pages are a fun way for kids to practice number recognition, following directions, and build fine motor skills. Great for independent work time!
Younger children will enjoy this Marble Paint Heart Craft. It’s super simple and turns out cute every time! They kind of look like candy hearts. Great for preschool through 1st grade.
Kids at any grade level will enjoy this free printable Valentine banner. Children can create a cool decoration for the big day with this free printable.
Want to save this Fun Valentine’s Day game printable for later? Pin the image below to your Valentine’s Day activities board on Pinterest!
