To start, cut a long narrow rectangle from heavy paper, then fold it into four equal squares, accordion- style. Then glue down a different heart for each square, using photographs, wrapping paper or other paper. If desired, a border can be created with a thin line from various markers or watercolors that have been unevenly mixed so that they form a changing, rainbow border.

Soap Balls:

• Measure the soap flakes and put them in the mixing bowl.
• Add food coloring to the soap.
• Add small amounts of water. Stir until the soap pulls away from the sides of the bowl. It will form a ball.

  The mixture should be thick, not sticky.

• Roll small amounts of the soap mixture into balls. Use your hands to do this.
• Place the finished soap balls on a foil-covered cookie sheet.
• Allow the soap balls to dry for a week.

  Bath Oil:

• Combine 6 teaspoons of baby oil, 1/2 cup shampoo, and 1/2 cup water in a container.
• Put a lid on the container and shake it.
• Write Directions: on a note to go with the bubble bath. It should read, “Add a few tablespoons of bubble bath to warm bath water.”

Fold over a sheet of construction paper. Trace your child’s hand with fingers outspread & cut out (you will have two hands). Place first hand on a square of clear contact paper. Have your child stick small squares of various colored tissue paper all around the hand print (even between the fingers). Be sure the paper is well covered for best color. Glue the second hand on top of the first matching up finger to finger (this ensures that the sun catcher is two-sided). Top with a second square of clear contact paper. Cut into a heart shape with the hand at the center. Punch a hole in the top & insert a yarn hanger.

Cut out hearts from a paper bag. Cut two of each, and have the kids glue them together, leaving a small opening. Stuff the heart with fiberfill or Kleenex or fabric scraps, then glue the opening shut (don’t stuff too much). Decorate with fabric scraps, old lace pieces, cutouts from doilies, ribbon, stickers, glitter, sequins, etc. Make enough of these, and not too big, then hot glue them to a cheap wreath and make a valentines wreath! Add a bow, some ribbon or raffia, and some Valentine’s Day pictures to finish the look.

hour photo shot of each child, take a paper lace doily and glue the picture to the doily with the lace around the picture, have the child write a cute verse, or you can write it and let them sign their name.

Here are a few verses, or make up your own! Roses are red Violets are blue I hope you like this picture of me to you.

Roses are red Violets are blue I made this Just for you.

Cut out cardboard frames for children in the size of the plastic magnetic holder. Then, have or help children color the frames and write: “I (picture of a heart) (Name of relative, i.e. “Grandma”), then simply put the frame into a magnetic plastic picture frame holder and you have a great gift!

1. You can let the children draw their own hearts on paper and then add the details to make animals, let them cut hearts out of paper or cloth, have an assortment of pre-cut hearts (good for younger children).

   You can also use simple heart shaped stickers for some of the smaller hearts.

2. The simplest version of the project is to make a drawing of an animal drawing hearts or on paper, or arrange pre-cut hearts on paper. For a more complex project, children can cut their own hearts.

   Tips: Make heart-shaped patterns for the children in a variety of sizes and proportions for them to cut out their own. Show them to fold the paper in half to make a symmetrical heart.

1. Cut out some pictures of your favorite stuffed animals. Price list pages and the ads throughout the magazine are all good places to find pictures. Clipart is a good idea, too.
2. Use a 3×5 card to make little postcards, or use construction paper to make large or small cards as you desire.
3. Be creative - combine your cutouts with stickers or draw your own background or decorations around them. Be sure to let the glue dry all the way before flipping the card over to write on the back.

Begin by cutting the craft board with an Exacto knife to about 3 x 6 inch, or whatever size you want. Then get some plain card stock and cut 2 pieces the same size as the board. With the knife, cut out a heart, about 2x 2, in the center of one piece, laid it on top of the board and marked the heart, then cut it out of the board. Get a piece of clear plastic, like from a sheet protector, and cut a piece big enough to cover the cut-out with enough border for glue. Now it is ready for the kids. You should have a piece of card stock, plain; one piece of card stock with a cut-out; one piece of clear plastic; and one piece of board with a cut- out for each child. Let the kids decorate the 2 pieces of card stock with crayons, markers, stickers, lace, ribbon - whatever you have. When they are done, glue the plastic to the wrong side of the card stock with the cut-out, then glue the 2 cut-out pieces together, lining up the cut-outs. Put a small handful of metallic confetti - this one had multi-colored hearts - or anything else you might think of in the “window”. Glue the back piece on to seal it in, and trim the edges if needed.

Fold tops of milk cartons down to make boxes. Mix a little glue with paint and let children paint boxes.

Poke pencil through box from top downward so point is on bottom.

Poem: I have a little dreidel, I made it out of clay.

And when it’s dry and ready, A dreidel game I’ll play.