February is a month of quiet winter rhythms and the first signs of spring. This is a time to nurture warmth, kindness, and imagination as the light slowly returns. This activity calendar offers simple, heartfelt invitations, crafts, nature moments, and cozy creative play - to help guide children through the final stretch of winter with wonder and steadiness.
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February 1 - Make Your Own Felted Heart Tic Tac Toe Set
By using soft wool roving and the timeless technique of needle felting, you can create your own Valentine’s Day Heart Tic Tac Toe Set! Whether you’re creating this for yourself or as thoughtful gift, this craft is a beautiful way to slow down and enjoy the love of making.
February 2 - Celebrate Candlemas
Candlemas is a festival celebrating light, especially in the deep mid-winter when many of us in the north have very little of it! Candlemas is celebrated on February 2, the date that falls halfway between the winter solstice and the spring equinox. It is a celebration of the noticeable lengthening of the days.
February 3 - Make Some Wildflower Heart Seed Bombs
Nothing says "I love you," like trying to save the bees for someone! This Valentine's Day, you can give a gift that grows and helps support our pollinator populations. Hand them out with a native wildflower or a recycled paper card, and your loved ones will be thrilled. These DIY wildflower seed bombs are a great project for children, with something to do for every age.
February 4 - Make a "Things I Love" List
With love heavily in the air right now, create a list of all the many things there are to love that are all around us. Whether it is a bird at the bird feeder or the helpers that make our world better, focusing on gratitude expands the love exponentially.
February 5 - Make Scented Play Dough
Make some homemade play dough and mix in some calming essential oils to start the week off with a nice sensory activity to ground everyone as the month begins.
February 6 - Make an Embroidered Heart Garland
This simple craft can be done with children as young as three and can be expanded each year, growing with your family and creating a meaningful heirloom!
February 7 - Make a Nature Weaving Heart
Weave together the spirit of love and nature by making a simple woven heart project. Cut heart shapes out of a cardboard box and cut a few slits on either side of the heart. String embroidery thread and wrap it around to create a loom. Gather some dried flowers, grasses, or other natural treasures and weave them into the loom to create a natural and heartfelt decoration for your home.
February 8 - Build with Ice
Freeze colored ice blocks and build with them outside. the weather is still chilly, take advantage! Freeze blocks of ice and see how tall you can stack them.
February 9 - Write a Poem About Someone You Love
Inspiration can come from anywhere. Today try your hand at creative writing and write a poem that rhymes about someone you love. Then turn it into a card to share with them on Valentine's Day.
February 10 - Fold Kite Paper Window Hearts
Today on the blog craft a love-filled Waldorf-inspired kite paper heart to decorate your windows for Valentine's Day! This simple craft is perfect for a cozy afternoon together.
February 11 - Valentine's Day Nature Table
Create a heart-themed nature table display for Valentine's Day! See how many nature goodies and crafts you can make.
February 12 - Dye a Valentine's Day Playsilk
A bespoke play silk is the sweetest gift for the special little ones in your life. The craft of dyeing can seem daunting, but don’t worry! Today Jaime from The Barefoot Dyer walks us through creating beautiful bundle dyed play silks for your Valentine with our Natural Dye Kit. This kit comes with all of the materials you will need to pretreat and dye your silk.
February 13 - Valentine's Day Inspired Dance Party
We love dancing the day away to our favorite songs. Need a little inspiration for your dance party? We put together a short playlist to get your dancing feet moving!
February 14 - Happy Valentine's Day
From all of us at Bella Luna Toys have a very happy Valentine's Day! We are sending you all of our love.
February 15 - Roll and Decorate Beeswax Candles
Have fun today rolling and decorating beeswax candles to light even the darkest night.
February 16 - Make a Friend a Yarn Friendship Necklace
Show your friends some love with a handmade yarn necklace.
February 17 - Celebrate Lunar New Year
This year is the Year of the Horse! See what fun facts you find about horses.
February 18 - Take a Brisk Morning Walk
Start your day in nature. Go on a winter morning walk and see what treasures you can find.
February 19 - Make Watercolor Veggies
With this craft for kids favorite, little artists can paint vibrant vegetables, cut them out, and string them together to create a festive decoration. It’s a simple, hands-on fall crafts for kids activity that sparks creativity, builds fine motor skills, and adds a cozy harvest touch to any playroom or classroom. Perfect for pretend play, seasonal décor, or a fun family afternoon activity.
February 20 - Write a Song About Birds
Try your hand at writing a tune today inspired by the birds who sing all winter long!
February 21 - Visit an Animal Shelter
Animals always need a little bit of extra love! Call your local ASPCA to see if you can donate some towels, food, treats, or other supplies. See if you can visit to pet the kittens or dogs to help socialize them and get them ready for their next home.
February 22 - Cozy Up with Tea and a Book
Get cozy on a chilly winter's night with a good book and a delicious cup of tea.
February 23 - Craft Felt Bean Bags
Bean bags make wonderful playthings for children. They find so many uses for them beyond a simple bean bag toss game! In this tutorial I am going to show you how to make hand sewn wool felt bean bags with fanciful additions of needle felted designs! If you’ve been itching to learn how to needle felt, this is a great project to start with!
February 24 - Make Alphabet Soup
Nourish your tummy and your mind with some Alphabet Soup. Combine carrots, celery, potatoes, onion, and whatever vegetables you have on hand. Add some broth, water, and spices, and boil everything together. Add in some alphabet pasta at the end for a delicious and smart soup!
February 25 - Embroidered Egg Craft
In this simple eco-friendly project, we'll be exploring the art of embroidery while upcycling our extra cardboard boxes to make adorable Easter decorations. Add some creativity to the Easter season and keep little hands busy with this craft that the entire family can enjoy.
This sweet craft comes from our friend, Laura (@cosy.waldorf.fam), and we are so excited to be able to share it with you today.
February 26 - Write a Story About Friendship
Today, write a story about kindness and friendship today. Will a hedgehog and a frog go on an adventure? A princess fight a dragon? See what you can imagine!
February 27 - Make Kite Paper Flowers
It might still be a little early for flowers, but thinking spring can help get us ready for their blooms. Make a beautiful kite paper flower garden on your window and invite the blossoms to come soon!
Find the templates and tutorial HERE.
February 28 - Decoupage a Wooden Easter Egg
Easter is April 5th this year! Start getting all your eggs into your basket and keep your little bunnies busy until Easter. Transform ordinary wooden eggs into Easter treasures using the charming art of découpage.
From all of us at the Bella Luna Toys Team, we hope you have many days filled with crafts, love, and fresh cups of tea! Tag us in your February adventures @bellalunatoys for a chance to be featured!
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