Alphabet Treasure Hunt for Valentine's Day

This alphabet treasure hunt is easy to put together and a fun way to practice letter recognition. It has a Valentine's Day theme so I chose heart shapes, but you could use any shape.

An alphabet treasure hunt with a Valentine's Day theme is a fun way to practice letters.


My kids like letter hunts. We've done them with flashcards and with ice, but this alphabet treasure hunt with a Valentine's Day theme was their favorite.

First I cut out 26 heart shapes and wrote each letter of the alphabet on them.

An alphabet treasure hunt with a Valentine's Day theme is a fun way to practice letters.

I laid them out in order, flipped them over, and wrote out a message for the kids on the back. My message said, "I love you so much. Will you be my Valentines? You will each find a surprise waiting for you under your bed." (A few of the hearts were blank.) For older kids, a riddle might be fun instead.

An alphabet treasure hunt with a Valentine's Day theme is a fun way to practice letters.

I hid the hearts around the house and their mission was to collect all 26 hearts and lay them out in alphabetical order.

An alphabet treasure hunt with a Valentine's Day theme is a fun way to practice letters.

Once they had it, they flipped over each heart and I read them the message.

An alphabet treasure hunt with a Valentine's Day theme is a fun way to practice letters.

They're already asking to do it again. (The surprises under the beds didn't hurt.)

More Valentine literacy ideas for toddlers and preschoolers:

http://www.readingconfetti.com/2013/01/10-valentines-day-literacy-activities.html





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3 comments:

  1. UnknownJanuary 24, 2014 at 9:41 PM

    Such a great idea! My daughter is 3.5 and this would be the perfect activity for her considering she is enjoying learning and beginning to trace letters. Visiting you from TGIF Linky party! Thanks for sharing! Pop over and see me at http://dabblingmomma.blogspot.com/

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  2. ErinJanuary 25, 2014 at 7:41 AM

    Fun idea! My little ones would love something like this. Thanks for sharing! Stopping by from TGIF

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  3. UnknownFebruary 7, 2014 at 6:40 AM

    This is such a fun activity for little ones! I featured it this week on TGIF. (http://www.123homeschool4me.com/2014/02/valentines-day-crafts-for-kids-and-tgif.html)

    Thanks for sharing your creativity with the rest of us! Hope to see you linked up again later today.

    Have a great weekend,
    Beth =)

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