Frozen Valentine Hunt

January 29, 2014 by · 7 Comments

Frozen Valentine Hunt: Fun, inexpensive family Valentine activity. Hiding frozen ice hearts outside for kids to find.

UPDATE:  This is one of my very favourite posts, from a few years ago, and I wanted to re-share it with you incase you missed it.  My girls LOVED this easy, and free activity, so if you have little ones I hope you’ll give it a try this year.

Today our family did this great activity, and our kids LOVED it. We had a frozen Valentine hunt, with small, red, heart shaped ice cubes, in the snow. It was great fun, and free, and I know your kids would love it too! I think you still have time to make some ice before Valentine’s day.

Frozen Valentine Hunt: Fun, inexpensive family Valentine activity. Hiding frozen ice hearts outside for kids to find.

I used my dollar store heart shaped muffin tin to make my ice cube valentines. I added a few drops of red food colouring to the water to make them red. You could also use a heart shaped ice cube tray, or even just a regular ice cube tray with red water, if that’s all you had.

This afternoon, we did the hunt in our backyard. My husband and I hid them while the girls played on the deck. The hearts looked so beautiful in the white snow, hidden all around the garden.

Frozen Valentine Hunt: Fun, inexpensive family Valentine activity. Hiding frozen ice hearts outside for kids to find.

A Valentine to the birds?

Frozen Valentine Hunt: Fun, inexpensive family Valentine activity. Hiding frozen ice hearts outside for kids to find.

Frozen Valentine Hunt: Fun, inexpensive family Valentine activity. Hiding frozen ice hearts outside for kids to find.

Frozen Valentine Hunt: Fun, inexpensive family Valentine activity. Hiding frozen ice hearts outside for kids to find.

Frozen Valentine Hunt: Fun, inexpensive family Valentine activity. Hiding frozen ice hearts outside for kids to find.

After we had them all hidden, the girls went searching, with a pail each for collecting.

Frozen Valentine Hunt: Fun, inexpensive family Valentine activity. Hiding frozen ice hearts outside for kids to find.

Frozen Valentine Hunt: Fun, inexpensive family Valentine activity. Hiding frozen ice hearts outside for kids to find.

Where should we look next? How about the play structure?

Frozen Valentine Hunt: Fun, inexpensive family Valentine activity. Hiding frozen ice hearts outside for kids to find.

Tricky.

Frozen Valentine Hunt: Fun, inexpensive family Valentine activity. Hiding frozen ice hearts outside for kids to find.

They found them all.

Frozen Valentine Hunt: Fun, inexpensive family Valentine activity. Hiding frozen ice hearts outside for kids to find.

And then took turns hiding and finding all over, again and again. It was a lot of fun. Who knew a few ice cubes could turn life into a party! Happy Valentine’s Day!

With a sweet frozen Valentine hunt, life really is a party!

Related Posts with Thumbnails
Filed Under: Family, Valentine's Day · Tagged With: , , ,

Comments

  1. Lowri McNabb says:
    February 12, 2011 at 9:54 pm

    Came from WhipperBerry…
    I LOVE this idea – looks like you had heaps of fun too!
    Great idea

  2. Anna @ Blissful Whimsy says:
    February 13, 2011 at 5:15 pm

    Such a cute idea!

  3. Susan @ Entertain Exchange says:
    February 13, 2011 at 5:21 pm

    What a clever idea…and the hearts look so pretty tucked in among the winter landscape!

    I might have to share this on my blog tomorrow if that is ok?!

    Susan

  4. dnr says:
    February 13, 2011 at 6:10 pm

    Hi Susan,
    I’d love it if you’d share my idea on your blog.
    thanks so much,
    Dannyelle

  5. the cape on the corner says:
    February 13, 2011 at 11:05 pm

    this is the cutest idea ever! i love it, and your girls look like they did too. how fun!

  6. Emily {WhipperBerry} says:
    February 14, 2011 at 1:56 am

    Such a cute idea!

  7. ann P. says:
    February 2, 2014 at 12:29 am

    AWESOME

Speak Your Mind

*