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.
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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
Instructions
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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.
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Include a recent photo of your children with the valentine, especially if their grandparents live far away.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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