Kids Crafts Valentine

Valentine Ideas

Valentine's Day is around the corner - are you ready?    Create a special Valentine tradition with your kids. . .consider:

1. Create Valentine crafts (great ideas, including an easy puffy heart, available at Kaboose:  http://crafts.kaboose.com/puffy-heart.html

2. Bake treats for the four-legged friends at your local SPCA

3.  Have a Valentine Hunt (hearts or love notes, not eggs!)

4.  Pick a special book, cuddle up, and read together with your children

5.  Sit down and write Valentine letters to far-away family

Or, consider trying a "virtual meal" if you have far-flung relatives.  Purchase low-cost Webcams, sign up for a free Skype account, and sign in.  You will be seeing and hearing the dinner table at the other end.  Your kids will love the chance to show off their latest jokes or piano piece, or work of art. 

If you are looking for a special gift, there are great options under $20 - See the LB Toys "Tops Under $20 List"- picked for play value, as well as overall value:

For Infants - look for toys they can touch, feel, and manipulate:

1. Sassy Count & Chew Keys

2. Sassy Counting Discovery Book

 

Toddlers - look for toys that will hold their attention and encourage imaginative play:

3. Alphabet Puzzle Book

4. Colorforms Travel Fun Pockets

 

Five to Adult - look for picks that will challenge them and promote logic and creativity:

5. Webkinz Love Monkey

6. Webkinz Love Frog

7. Mad Libs

8. Card Games (Uno, Go Banannas, Mummy Rummy)

9. Scramble Squares

10. Rush Hour

 

Share your ideas below...how do you make Valentine's day special with your family?

About the Author

N. Elizabeth Burdette writes about parenting topics at With Kids - Life & Laughs (http:/withkids.wordpress.com, and is co-owner, LB Toys (http://www.lbtoys.com).

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