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Free Printable Valentines Day Heart Word Search
A grid cut into a heart, for when a plain square will not quite do.
Made by the PaperCarnival team · Updated
24 hidden words · answer key included · US Letter & A4
The square word search does the job. A heart shaped one gets put on the fridge. That is the whole difference, and on Valentines Day it matters more than usual, because almost everything a child makes that week is going home in a bag to be shown to somebody.
The grid is a real heart, not a square with a heart drawn around it. The letters stop at the edge, the notch between the lobes is there, and the words hide inside the shape. Twenty four of them, chosen so nothing gets cut: the craft table words, the kindness words, and enough of the classics that it still reads as Valentines.
The puzzle is on page one, the answer key on page two, and the words are listed underneath. If you want a longer list, the square Valentines word search hides thirty two, and nothing stops you printing both.
The hidden words
Every word in the puzzle, or edit the list in the generator
- Valentine
- Heart
- Cupid
- Arrow
- Roses
- Candy
- Cards
- Kindness
- Friendship
- Ribbon
- Lace
- Stamp
- Glitter
- Sparkle
- Blush
- Cupcake
- Frosting
- Doves
- Poem
- Adore
- Cherish
- Charming
- Sweetheart
- Bouquet
Ways to use it
Card-making station
Put one at each seat while the glue dries. It fills the awkward stretch in the middle of a craft session.
The one they take home
A heart shaped grid survives the school bag in a way a square one does not. It ends up on a fridge.
Party-day early finishers
The children who finish their cards first always need something next. This is that something.
Timed round
Pairs race for ten minutes inside the heart, and the pair with more finds wins.
Questions
Why does it hide fewer words than the square version?
A heart cuts the corners off the grid, so there is less room to hide in. It takes twenty four and places every one. If you want more, the square Valentines word search takes thirty two.
Is it suitable for a classroom?
Yes. The list leans on kindness, friendship, and the craft table rather than anything romantic, so it fits a primary classroom comfortably.