Top Favorite Valentine’s Day Themed Piano Games for Kids

Can you believe Valentine’s Day is right around the corner? You better believe I have already been celebrating with my favorite valentine’s candy! Is it just me, or is everything so much cuter when it’s in the shape of a heart? Not to mention, I am loooving all the pink and red that has flooded into every store! After all, pink is my favorite color.

If you are like me and have allll the heart eyes for Valentine’s Day, then you will love what I have in store for you in today’s post! Playing games has always been a favorite among my students. It’s a great way to help students practice a certain skill, while still being completely engaged! And what better way to celebrate Valentine’s Day than by treating our students with a little fun in the form of Valentines-themed piano games?!

I’ve rounded up my top 10 favorite, NO-PREP, Valentine-themed games that will give your students an interactive experience AND let them practice their piano knowledge, all in the name of LOOOOVE!

Candy Jar Rhythm Rests (Valentines)

This fun valentines themed deck of 40 cards is a great way to teach beginner students rhythm! Students will quickly learn to identify quarter rests, half rests, dotted half rests and whole rests.

This deck works by simply dragging the correct rhythm notes into the candy jar! Written instructions are included on each card and direct students to tap the correct answer.

This deck is perfect for online and in-person lessons and can be used on a range of devices, such as laptops, tablets and phones.

Candy Jar Rhythm Notes (Valentines)

This fun valentines themed deck of 40 cards is a great way to teach beginner students rhythm! Students will quickly learn to identify quarter notes, half notes, dotted half notes and whole notes.

This deck works by simply dragging the correct rhythm notes into the candy jar! Written instructions are included on each card and direct students to tap the correct answer.

This deck is perfect for online and in-person lessons and can be used on a range of devices, such as laptops, tablets and phones.

Piano Key Recognition (Pink Keys)

Featuring our cute little polar bear, Peanut, this is a great game for beginner pianists, or as a quick review! In this game, students must work to match Peanut’s hearts together by pairing the correct key that is highlighted in pink with its letter name! This set has four sets of C, D, E, and three sets of F, G, A, and B. Level up by making this game a challenge and see how many matches your students can make in a certain amount of time!

Piano Key Recognition (Black Dots)

Similar to the previous game, your students will work to match Peanut’s hearts together by pairing the correct key with the black dot to its letter name. This game has four sets of C, D, E, and three sets of F, G, A, and B. This game is also perfect for beginners or to serve as a quick review for non-beginners! Wanna make it a challenge? Set a timer and see how many matches your students can get before the time runs out!

Beginner Intervals (Heart Edition)

What better way to get your beginner pianists excited about learning intervals than with this cute matching game! The three intervals covered are unisons, seconds, and thirds but are described as “same,” “step,” and “skip.” This matching game has really helped build the confidence of my beginners as they start to form the connections between the keys and the terminology!

Interval Hearts (Valentine’s Puzzle Hearts)

This is such a fun piano game to play in February, but if you’re a lover of hearts like me, then it’s perfect for the whole year.

This Interval Heart pack has 112 little puzzles to help reinforce intervals from seconds, all the way to octaves. There are eight variations of each interval per clef.

Interval Hearts Piano Game for Beginners

Chords with Minnie Winnie (Board Game and Flashcards)

Who doesn’t love learning with an activity that is not only entertaining but hands-on?! This board game is a great activity for beginners who are learning their chords, or as a fun review game. Featuring Minnie Winnie the Whale, students will have a blast identifying the correct chords and racing themselves, a friend, or YOU to the end!

Interval Puzzle (2nds to 5ths)

This boom card deck covers intervals from seconds to fifths and has both ascending, descending, harmonic and melodic types of intervals. With 100 cards, students will drag the right half of the heart to its correct match. I’ve included written and audio instructions for this deck, too!

Piano Keys Valentine’s

This Valentine’s Day Themed Boom Card deck is perfect for piano beginners who are still learning the names of the white keys on the piano (I.e. C, D, E, F, G, A & B). Students will drag the right half of the polar bear with the letter to find its other half that is holding the correct highlighted key. This is a great game for in-person or online lessons!

Grand Staff Valentines Level 1

These Valentine’s day themed boom cards are perfect for those practicing notes. Students will practice recognizing music notes on the staff from the F in the bass clef (4th line), to G in the treble clef (second line). Students will select the correct heart for the corresponding note. No need to worry about age! I’ve included audio on each slide in case the little ones do not know how to read yet! This game can be played on multiple devices and can be used for online and in-person lessons!

Grand Staff Valentine’s (Level 2)

With these Valentine’s day themed boom cards, students will practice recognizing music notes on the staff from the C in the bass clef (second space note), to C in the treble clef (third space note). Students will select the correct heart for the corresponding note. And yes… audio is included on each slide in case the little ones do not know how to read yet.

Grand Staff Valentine’s (Level 3)

With these Valentine’s day themed boom cards, students will practice recognizing music notes on the staff from the lowest G in the bass clef to the highest F in the treble clef. Students will select the correct heart for the corresponding note. I’ve also included audio on each slide in case the little ones do not know how to read yet! This game can also be played on multiple devices and can be used for online and in-person lessons!

Incorporating games into my lessons or at-home assignments is one of my favorite things to do! Not only is it a great way to get my kiddos practicing piano, but it allows them to have fun doing it!!

I hope you and your students enjoy these Valentine’s Day-themed games as much as me and my students do.

May your Valentine’s day be filled with joy and shared with the people you love and appreciate the most!!

I appreciate YOU and am beyond thankful you are here and doing what you do!! If you use any of the games above, please let me know! And tag me on Instagram with any photos you share! I’d LOVE to see them