Unique Valentine's Day Card Sayings
Difficulty: Very Easy
Age: 5 and up
Nothing says Happy Valentine's Day with quite as much spirit as a homemade card. In a world of cell phones and email, there's something reassuringly special about a greeting card you can actually hold in your hand—and display in your favorite place.
Share your love of crafts this Valentine's Day! Be sure to enjoy our hearty printables and lovely recipes as well.
What you'll need:
- Construction paper
- Various decoration materials (glitter, markers, stickers, and so on) Scissors
- Glue
- Pen, marker, pencil, or crayons
How to make it:
Provide the kids with construction paper and loads of decorating materials. Here are a few ideas to make your cards unique:
- You light up my life!" Use an outline of a light bulb.
- "You're priceless!" Use a For Sale column from the newspaper.
- "For Mom, my need-le never ends." Enclose a packet of sewing needles inside the card.
- "Dad's an old smoothie—never rough on me." Use sandpaper and satin.
- "I'd like a Corn-ner in your heart." Glue a dried corn kernel in the corner of a heart card.
- "Where have you "bean" all my life? Glue on a dried bean.
Together, discuss the word usage and meaning of each of these sayings. Have fun making up new ones, too!
