Animal Hearts Card
Writing a witty pun on the back of this Valentine's Day card, makes a Purrr-fect home made Valentine.

Materials
Construction paper
Glue or Glue stick
Yarn
Scissors
Pencil

Cut hearts of various sizes and colors. Show your
kids how to fold the paper in half, draw half a
heart on the fold and cut. "VOILA", a perfect heart!
Arrange the hearts to form animals; upside down hearts make pointy cat ears, two hearts glued point to point , look like fish etc. This kitty will help you get started.
Write "punny" messages on the back to bring a smile:
"You're purr - fect for me!"
"We're purr- fect together!"
"I think you're the cat's meow!"
Variation:
Using large hearts, yarn and a hole punch,
turns this card into a mask.

Heart Mouse Valentine

Who could resist a love note on this adorable little mouse. With a little help from you, your child can make enough for the entire class.
Materials:
Construction paper with a glue stick or
craft foam with a hot glue gun.
Red ribbon or yarn
Pipe cleaners
Permanent marker

Cut a large heart for the body. You'll need three small hearts
for the eyes and nose and two even smaller for the center of the eyes. Attach eyes with glue, using the above diagram.
Make a hole with a hole punch to attach the tail.
Cut two small slits by the nose with scissors. Make the whiskers by weaving the pipe cleaners through the slits.
Then glue the nose to the point of the heart. The last step
is the Valentine note on the mouse -->
"I love you more than cheese !"
"I'll share my cheese, if you'll be my Valentine."
TIP - Use a piece of self stick magnet strip to
make a refrigerator magnet.