Valentine’s Day Activities That Go Beyond Candy
Meaningful Ways to Celebrate Love With Your Kids
Valentine’s Day doesn’t have to be all sugar and store-bought cards.
This year, what if you celebrated love through kindness, creativity, and time together?
If you’ve read Fiona The Lost Sheep, you already know that the most powerful kind of love is the kind that shows up — just like Fiona’s rescuers did when she was lost and alone.
Here are three Valentine’s Day activities that go beyond candy and help children experience love in action.
1. Book-Based Valentine Crafts Inspired by Fiona The Lost Sheep
Turn storytime into craft time.
After reading Fiona The Lost Sheep, invite your child to create:
Cotton Ball Sheep Craft
What you need:
Construction paper
Cotton balls
Glue
Googly eyes
Crayons or markers
Let children recreate Fiona in a field — or design their own “lost and found” sheep story.
“Love in Action” Heart Poster
Have your child draw Fiona in the center of a page. Around her, write or draw:
Who helped Fiona?
How did they show love?
Who helps me?
How can I help someone?
This helps children connect story themes to real life.
2. Create “Kindness Cards” Inspired by Fiona’s Rescuers
In Fiona The Lost Sheep, strangers took time to rescue a sheep who didn’t even belong to them. That’s love.
This Valentine’s Day, help your child create “Kindness Cards” for:
A teacher
A bus driver
A neighbor
A grandparent
A pastor or church volunteer
Instead of “Be Mine,” try prompts like:
Thank you for helping me.
You make my day better.
You show kindness.
I’m grateful for you.
Children learn that Valentine’s Day is about gratitude — not just candy.
3. Reading Together as an Act of Love
Sometimes the most meaningful Valentine’s gift is attention. Reading together:
Builds emotional security
Strengthens vocabulary
Creates bonding rituals
Communicates, “You matter to me.”
When you sit down and read Fiona The Lost Sheep, you’re not just telling a story.
You’re modeling compassion. You’re reinforcing faith. You’re showing your child that love takes action.
That’s a lesson that lasts longer than chocolate.
A Simple Valentine’s Tradition You Can Start This Year
Here’s an easy idea:
Read Fiona The Lost Sheep together.
Talk about who showed kindness in the story.
Choose one real-life person to bless with a kindness card.
Pray for them (if faith is part of your family life).
Deliver the card together.
Small acts. Big meaning.
Read Together Today
You can read Fiona The Lost Sheep for free online here
Or gift a copy this Valentine’s Day on Amazon.
Because the best Valentine’s gifts aren’t always wrapped. Sometimes they’re read together