How to Send Grandparents a Valentine

Grandparents love to get valentines, and there are lots of ways to make Valentine's Day really special for them. Use the following possibilities as a starting point to help your kids create their own valentine treats for Grandma and Grandpa.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Art And Craft Supplies
• Buttons
• Rubber Stamps
• Valentine's Day Greeting Cards
• Greeting Cards
• Blank Cassette Tapes
• Beads
• Photo Frames
• Wooden Frames
• Baking Supplies
• Videocassettes
• Rubber stamps

1. Help your children make or choose valentines for their grandparents ' they could use rubber stamps, stickers, paper cut-outs, crayons, markers, or many other craft supplies, depending on their ages and artistic abilities.
2. Include a recent photo of your children with the valentine, especially if their grandparents live far away.
3. Ask your children to tape or videotape a valentine's message for their grandparents. This makes an excellent keepsake for long-distance grandparents, although it does take a little bit of organization.
4. Get a couple of small, simple picture frames, heart-shaped if you like, and help your children decorate them ' they could glue pretty buttons or beads on the frames for a romantic, vintage look, or paint and stencil them with tiny hearts and flowers, with your help. Insert a recent photo of each child, and send the projects to Grandma and Grandpa with love.
5. Send home-made objects as Valentine's Day gifts for grandparents ' even children as young as three or four can roll beeswax candles or string beads onto a necklace, with some supervision.
6. Make up a care package for Grandma and Grandpa. This could include home-made and decorated cookies or cupcakes, a favorite brand of tea or coffee, and a book or magazine, as well as a valentine card.

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