A loving, caring child doesn’t mean a loving, caring parent. It starts with you – the adult. And your kids have the capability of loving and caring no matter who you are or how you feel. In the early classroom years, your kids may not understand what love is so you have to spell it out in terms they can understand. Here are 5 Valentine treats you can give your kids that explain to them what love is all about.
1. Candy. You can buy or make your own valentine candy. It should be wrapped in thick, red tissue paper because it is Valentine’s Day after all. But your kid will be elated. The candies can be red, pink or white. For added effect, cut the valentine candy in heart shapes or use wrapping paper with designs on it.
2. noticeably different stamps. You can provide your kids with an activity that requires them to collect valentine stamps that are in red, pink, white and other colors. Make valentine stamps with pictures of things they love in them.
3. Craft projects. Valentine quilts or place mats for tables are good valentine crafts that kids love. To make valentine quilts, you need to know how to start a square knitting project just for valentine’s trifle. Find square pieces of red and pink double knit fabrics. Cast on about 25 stitches and then bind off. Next, you add a center panel, covering a square of cloth in pink and white. When it is done, you need to cut the end panel and join both ends together, with a matching thread of red. Start at the center and work in corners until you have the t reglow square together. ( ply1 & p ply2)
4. Valentine cards. Since Valentine’s Day is all about love, just showing that you care to your loved ones is enough. Shopping for greeting cards is fun and look; stop and pick up a Valentine card so you can show how much you care.
5. The easy way to say it’s love. Make your valentine card and by following a few steps you will show your joy.
Guide to making greeting cards on valentine’s day
You need below is some basic step by step instructions which is easy even for children. These instructions are easy to follow.
1. Be ready with all materials and in less than 15 minutes you can make a valentine card.
2. Cover a table or square with valentine red table cloth or valentine white table cloth and a smaller valentine blue table cloth. Again use a red, pink or white double knit fabric in paper.
3. Depending on the valentine pattern you have, cut out all valentine paper squares.
4. Create a pattern of valentine hearts you want to explain your words for your valentine cards and diecast cars.
5. Then, cut the valentine hearts and cards out.
6. You can glue them to the valentine paper and use doublesided tape to stick them.
7. For valentine cards, you should use red or pink cushion strokes, if your valentine cards are in a different color than the valentine mat. Make sure valentine cards are properly attached to the valentine mat.
8. Either draw some valentine pictures and paste them to the cards or attach them by double-sided tape.
9. For kids, use valentine sticker letters to spell words and love words such as “I love you” and “I’m so raspberry”.
10. You can easily make valentine cards on your valentine day with wax ink. Draw some accurate pictures and then cut them out. Once you have them cut, glue them to your valentine cards. This is a very effective and inexpensive way to add some festive dé to your valentine cards.