At an early age, children show feelings of heartfeltness, not hesitating to take care of the subject of their sympathies. Therefore, Valentine's Day, for them, too, as important as for adults.
Of course, children like to show their independence, which should be commendable on the part of parents. But they will be extremely difficult to organize Valentine's Day on their own. Therefore, give some tips for adults, how to spend Valentine's Day children in school.
Creating a festive mood.
On this day, it has already happened historically that all lovers send out greeting cards with the wish of love - "valentines". Do not miss this tradition in school. Make a mailbox and attach it to the foyer. This can be a simple box, wrapped in colored paper or a specially made mailbox in the form of a huge red heart. By the way, it can be prepared, together, with schoolchildren at a labor lesson. On a festive day, let the children put their "valentines" in the mailbox with confessions and wishes. At the same time, signing them is not necessary, so shy persons can remain in the status of incognito. There is a possibility that not everyone will receive the expected card, so you can put money on the bottom for every child congratulations from "Valentine", so no one will remain deprived of attention and offended. Practice shows that such a beginning of the holiday will provide a good mood and an intrigue of waiting for the analysis of holiday mail.
But a real Valentine's Day, can not pass without a festive concert, but the main thing to remember is that the school celebration should not develop into a club party. Sure, there will be singing and dancing talented students of the school, but the main thing is your task - to give the opportunity to take part in the holiday to all children. Therefore, it will be appropriate to hold competitions. On Valentine's Day, children need to come up with such contests that they create a holiday atmosphere, and in no way were vulgar. You can not miss the possibility that there are shy children in the team, and besides personal likes and dislikes. We offer some interesting competitive games that can be held on Valentine's Day at the school evening.
A declaration of love ... without words.
The presenter tells the participants of the rule "not always enough words are enough to express all your feelings to your beloved person in a voluminous and vivid manner. Then we actively begin to use the language of facial expressions and gestures, so a complete picture of the transmitted meaning is created - and in some cases, it is gestures and our actions that can convey more feelings than mere words. " After explaining the rules, the facilitator gives each player one card with the task. They should be written excerpts from poems and songs, proverbs, sayings on the main theme of the passing holiday - love. Participants, in turn, should gesture without resorting to the use of words, to show what is written on the received card, the task of all the others is to guess. The game is very similar to the game "Crocodile", the winners are very difficult to determine, but it is very uplifting and it can be offered early in the evening to set a general tone for the holiday.
Amur arrows.
Another interesting game that can be held on Valentine's Day at a school holiday. To conduct the game, it is necessary to attach a target to the wall, and in the middle of it a medium-sized heart is glued. Each participant is given three darts. Before the beginning, the presenter must again explain the rules of the game: "The heart pierced by arrows of cupid is an ancient symbol of love. It is necessary to get into the symbol of the holiday on the target, thus attracting the attention of the fairy prince or the delightful princess. The most accurate ladies will receive the title of "The main kidnapper of knightly hearts," and the best marksmen among boys will be knighted. " Each player can use only three attempts to hit the center of the target - to pierce the heart with an Amur arrow.
Admit yourself to your beloved.
For this game you need a small number of children (4-5 people). The game is interesting and very entertaining, but if many people participate in it, it will take too long, and will soon be bored. To start each participant is given one mirror. The task of the participating child - looking in the mirror, with an expression of making yourself a ten compliment. But the main condition of the competition is that you can not repeat already pronounced words and laugh. While the players say themselves compliments in turn, the other guys will not be left without occupation either. They must knock them down, try to make them laugh with their complement, the main thing is to complicate the task for the participants - to remain serious. The winner is the one who could say all ten complement, while not getting confused, not laughing and not repeating.
A cheerful heart.
Symbolic game of the holiday on February 14, will be the next game. For this contest it is necessary to divide all the guys into several teams. Approximately 3-4 people. For this game, you will also need the requisites. Draw the big hearts on the entire value of the Whatman paper, decorate and cut them. The number of such hearts should correspond to the number of teams. In addition, prepare many small hearts. The task of each team is to put a happy face on your big heart (eyes, nose, smile, etc.). The task is executed within 5 minutes. After that the presenter summarizes and determines the happiest heart.
At the end of the evening, as if summing up, parse the mailbox, which filled all day. For the greatest number of Valentines you can find Valentine and Valentine's love holiday.
Here is an indicative list of classes and competitions that can be held on Valentine's Day in educational institutions with children.