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Homemade Valentine Cards

by Amy McMahon

Materials:

• Pink and red hearts cut from construction paper (various sizes)
• Scotch tape
• Elmer's glue
• Markers
• Paper heart doilies
• Small white paper plates
• Valentine stickers
• Glitter

Directions:

1. Spread out all the materials on a covered table.
2. Depending on your child's age, show some examples of how to make valentines: layer hearts one inside the other; add doilies for a lacy edge; decorate with stickers and/or glitter.
3. Glue the decorated hearts to a paper plate or piece of construction paper.
4. Your child can add more designs to the background with markers and write a Valentine's message.

Take it Further: To help your child see that love matters to everyone, read Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch by Eileen Spinelli, illustrated by Paul Yalowitz. This is a great read for four-to eight-year-olds.