Cut a heart out of pink or red poster board, about 4-5 inches at its broadest part. Cut an identical sized heart out of clear plastic vinyl, such as that which you can find at fabric stores near the tablecloth plastic rolls. Punch matching holes in the cardboard and the plastic with a hole puncher. Use yarn to sew around the edges through the punched holes. Leave an opening at the top, and fill with candy, like conversation hearts. Sew up the opening with the yarn.

• Fold one 6-inch black pipe cleaner into a V shape.

• Holding the other black piece alongside the yellow pipe cleaner, wrap both stems together around the V.

  Use the stems’ entire length and be sure to leave a small gap at the folded end, where you’ll slide in the lollipop stick. Bend back the ends of the V to form antennae.

• Glue on wiggly eyes and yellow tissue paper wings.

• Cut a heart shape from colored card stock. Punch two holes about an inch apart in the heart, then write “Mine” on it, plus any other message on the back. Then slide the bee onto the lollipop and slip the lollipop stick through the holes.

  Tips: For two gifts in one, add a magnetic strip to the back of the bee so he can stick around after the lollipop is gone.

Punch holes around outside edge of heart. Let children weave shoelaces or ribbons through holes. Tie ends in a bow.

Cut hearts in half leaving a zig-zagged edge. Number both sides of the heart with the same number or letter. Let children match heart halves.

Put hearts on 1 sheet of paper and place other sheet on top, paper clip together to keep them from slipping, rub the side of the crayon over the surface of the paper. Hearts will appear like “magic”.

Cut out hearts from construction paper (or use graham crackers for the base of the card), and glue the candy conversation hearts on them.

Cut out heart shapes from paper. On the Heart, tape a piece of gum and write this poem…

I love you, I love you, I love you divine, Please give me your bubble gum, Cuz you’re SITTING ON MINE!

Paint a large heart with red, pink or white paint. While the paint is still damp, sprinkle some salt over the painting. The heart will sparkle when it dries.

Begin with a rectangle of tissue or other fine paper, 9″ x 12″. Fold it 3 or 4 times, keeping the edges together as perfectly as possible. Cut pieces from each side as you would cut a snowflake, but make a number of half-heart shaped cuts.

Each child can make 3 or 4 and then choose the favorite. Glue it to a larger piece of red construction paper. Cover both sides of finished mat with clear, self-adhesive plastic.

Glue the candy hearts onto the wood, all around the photo frame. Spray all with gloss finish. Place your favorite Valentine photo or poem inside the frame.