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