| It's always tempting for young homeschoolers | | | | Grab a stack of magazines and have them cut |
| to rush to the store and buy overpriced | | | | out clippings of words and pictures that |
| mass-produced valentines featuring their | | | | evoke the Valentine's Day spirit. Use stamps, |
| favorite toys and cartoons. Homeschool | | | | stencils, and clip art to jazz things up. You |
| parents should try to curb this desire by | | | | can even create a little pocket in your card |
| encouraging their children to make their own | | | | for a treat like a Hershey's Kiss. |
| cards. It is a fun hands-on activity that you | | | | |
| can do together as a family. Encourage them | | | | Make sure to include a Bible verse about |
| to use their imagination to create an | | | | love. This will help your students to keep |
| interesting personalized style. | | | | their idea of love in perspective. After all, |
| | | | there's a lot more to love than romance, |
| Cards are a breeze to make, even for younger | | | | flings, and crushes. These valentines should |
| homeschool students. Just take a piece of | | | | be about friendship and brotherly love. Check |
| red, white, or pink construction paper and | | | | out these Bible verses about love. |
| fold it in half. Then, you can decorate the | | | | |
| card using glitter, sequins, crayons, more | | | | Once the cards are made you can do several |
| construction paper, and other craft | | | | things to make the card-giving process fun. |
| materials. Cut out little hearts and decorate | | | | If you belong to a homeschool co-op, you can |
| the front of your cards. Use fabric patterns | | | | have all of the homeschoolers create their |
| and wrapping paper for a neat effect. Cut | | | | own valentine mailboxes out of old shoeboxes. |
| your card into interesting shapes like hearts | | | | Decorate them in a similar fashion. You can |
| or flowers or animals. | | | | slip valentines in balloons and then inflate |
| | | | them. Students will have to pop their balloon |
| Have your children make collage valentines. | | | | in order to get their valentine. |