Introduce to children to the colors of Valentine's Day. Gather red, pink, white, and purple streamers or scarves. Then have children play Musical Streamers (Scarves). Have children sit in a circle and choose four to six children to stand inside the circle. Play music and let the standing children dance around inside the circle. When the music stops, the standing children must switch places with someone in the circle.
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