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Free Printable Valentine’s Day Counting Clip Cards

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These free printable Valentine’s Day counting clip cards are a fun, low-prep way to work on your child’s counting, number recognition, and fine motor skills.

Children learn from reputation and benefit from repeated exposure to numbers. To help your little learner practice counting, be sure to download these free Valentine’s Day counting cards in English and Spanish and these Valentine’s number building puzzles.

A preview of three printable Valentine's Day count and clip card pages. Each page has four cards with Valentine's Day images and three numbers 1-12 along the bottom edge. The pages are on a light blue background with a child's red marker.

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  • How to print and and use count and clip cards
  • Free printable Valentine’s count and clip cards download
  • 15+ Heart Template Printables – Free Heart Stencils and Patterns

How to print and and use count and clip cards

Counting clip cards, also called count and clip cards, are a fun and engaging way to practice counting and number recognition.

Counting clip cards help your child develop and improve:

  • Number sense
  • Counting abilities
  • Number recognition
  • Subitizing skills
  • Fine motor skills

Subitizing is the ability to instantly recognize small quantities without consciously counting them (for example, how you immediately know that you rolled a 3 on a die).

Fine motor skills are enhanced when your child uses a close pin to “clip” their answer. Opening a clothespin is hard work for little fingers! If you don’t have a clothespin, don’t worry. Your child can mark the answers with a manipulative, like a counting bear, pompom, or nature treasure.

Materials needed for counting clip cards

You don’t need much time or materials to print and use this low-prep activity.

  • Your free printable. The download is located further down the post.
  • Paper or cardstock. If you’re not laminating, use cardstock. If you are laminating, I recommend 32 lb “premium” paper. It has a surprisingly non-premium price, is thicker than regular printer paper, and is bright white for vibrant images.
  • Laminator and laminating pouches. These are optional, but highly recommended. Printables typically only last for a couple of uses with young children if they’re not laminated.
  • Scissors or a paper trimmer/cutter. I use this paper trimmer.
  • A clothespin or manipulative to mark answers. If your pages are laminated, your child can use a dry erase marker or (even better) a dry erase crayon.
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Stabilo Woody crayons wipe off easily with a very slightly damp cloth or towel. Unlike dry erase markers, Woodies have no stink and no ink to stain clothes and hands. They are a great tool for your homeschool preschool supply box that you can use again and again without worrying about caps being left off and markers that arrive virtually dry, even though they’re fresh from the box.

Even if you have a clothespin and don’t need them for this particular activity, check out the Stabilo Woody line.

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How to use counting clip cards

Your little one will be enjoying these printable Valentine’s counting clip cards in just a few minutes!

First, download your printable and print the pages you want. The cards have numbers 1-12 with 4 numbers per page.

Laminate the pages before cutting them out. This saves you from cutting twice!

Cut the cards out. The image below shows these Valentine’s counting cards, but the process is the same:

A printed page of Valentine's Day counting cards with birds and bows. The page is sitting on a paper trimmer ready to be cut into four separate cards.

Count, clip, and enjoy! I like to demonstrate counting to my daughter by pointing at each image in turn with my index finger. I count aloud, moving from left to right, top to bottom in preparation for reading. We count each card together, then I ask her “Do you see the number __?” and she clips her guess. I typically hold the card for her because, as a young three year old, she usually uses both hands to open her clothespin.

If you don’t have a clothespin, your child can place a manipulative on top of their answer or mark it with a dry erase marker/crayon. They’re a fantastic art supply that will quickly become a go-to favorite!

A Valetine's Day count and clip card with seven pink birds and numbers 7, 5, and 6 across the bottom. The 7 is circled in red. The card is on a blue background with colorful children's markers.

You can make the cards self-checking for your child by marking a mark with a Sharpie on the back of each card that corresponds to the position of the correct number.

Free printable Valentine’s count and clip cards download

Alright, let’s get to the free printables!

Like all free preschool printables on The Artisan Life, this game is free for personal and classroom use. You are also welcome to use it with scout troops, homeschool co-ops, etc. Basically, as long as you are personally organizing the activity, it’s fine to use these.

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I hope your little learner has lots of fun with these Valentine themed counting clip cards!

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