Counting Roses Activity for Valentine’s Day

For today’s activity, we used some of the supplies from recycle bin and some stuff we had at home to create simple counting activity for toddler. Counting roses activity helps with learning numbers 1-5 and doubles as fine motor skill practice.

Counting roses activity has been done in our house before Valentine’s day but you can use it any time of the year!

Materials for Counting Roses Activity

Few items you will need to prepare in advance for counting roses activity:

• small medicine bottles from recycle bin (although any small cups or glasses you have on hands would work as well)
• mini roses
• self-adhesive paper
• ziplock bag for storage

Preparations for Activity

I have cut little hearts from self-adhesive paper and wrote numbers 1-5 on each heart. When done, I simply stuck hearts on little bottles.

You will need to prepare 5 mini bottles and 15 mini roses to learn 1-5.

If you want to expand this activity and learn counting numbers 1-10, you will need 10 mini bottles and 55 mini roses!

Let’s Play

I have laid our counting bottles on the table and placed mini roses next to them.

My younger girl would then read the number on each of the bottles and place coresponding number of roses inside a bottle. Each of the little bottles turned into a vase holding roses!

Very simple and effective hands-on learning to count!

We used these same mini roses for another fine motor activity – we planted a garden! We prefer to use same materials in multiple activities, makes it worth the money we invested in a purchase!

Extend the playtime with counting books

How many do I love you? I love you more than 5 lovely llamas love licking lollipops! I love you more than 6 sleepy seals love snoozing in the sunshine! This counting book is like a valentine to your little one. As you practice counting up to 10, discover more loving messages and entertaining animals.

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How many kisses does a tired baby need? Each page counts down starting from ten kisses to one final kiss on the last page. Find out in this adorable kiss-and-count board book!

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20 AWESOME VALENTINE’S DAY ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS

FROM LEFT TO RIGHT:

1. Printable Valentine’s Day Dice Games // Fun-A-Day
2. FREE Number Bingo // The STEM Laboratory
3. Pre-Writing Alphabet Practice with Conversation Hearts // Preschool Inspirations
4. Heart Match Up Activity // Frogs, Snails and Puppy Dog Tails
5. Counting Roses // Best Toys 4 Toddlers
6. Conversation Heart Counting Cards // Life Over C’s
7. Love Bug Clock // Fairy Poppins
8. Counting Heart Cake Toppers // Adventures of Adam
9. Heart Wreath // Powerful Mothering
10. Magic Heart Sight Words // Playdough to Plato
11. Simple Suspended Conversation Heart Discovery Bottle // Lemon Lime Adventures
12. Valentine Numbers and Counting Hearts // Play and Learn Everyday
13. Valentine Math: Portable Ten Frame with Hearts // Lalymom
14. Teach Buttoning Skills with Heart Buttons // The OT Toolbox
15. Hearts Pom Pom Game // Teach Me Mommy
16. I Spy Valentine’s Day Heart Bottle // Simple Play Ideas
17. Color Sorting Hearts // Modern Preschool
18. Candy Heart Addition Cards // The Kindergarten Connection
19. We Go Together Like PB&J Homemade Game // Study at Home Mama
20. Valentine’s Day CVC Board Game // Liz’s Early Learning Spot

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