Valentine's Day with Family

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With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, what better way to say “I love you” or “I care about you” than spending some quality time with your family and/or child(ren) crafting, playing a game, reading or doing an activity together.  

Have your child create a graph using conversation hearts.  You can find a printable graph here:   http://blissfullydomestic.com/life-bliss/valentines-heart-math/30392/

Make a fun heart or Hershey kiss shaped Rice Krispie treat to share with teachers, friends or neighbors.  You can find the recipe/instructions here:  

http://spoonful.com/recipes/sweet-heart-krispie-treats (for heart shaped treats)

http://partiesandholidays.blogspot.com/2010/02/rice-krispie-kisses.html (kiss shaped treats)

Make Valentine cards, or just sweet, happy, encouraging cards, and drop off at a nursing home or hospital.  Your child could even have fun painting and mixing colors on a plain white sheet of paper first, then once dry, cut out hearts to decorate a Valentine with.  

Place red-hots, conversation hearts, or another type of candy in a jar and have family members estimate.  

Attend Valentine Family Night at Ceramic Café in Leawood.  Pizza and flat studio fee is $15.  Call to register at 913-383-0222

Since February is also heart health month, have each family member cut out a paper heart and write an activity they will do to keep their heart healthy this month in the center of it.  Display these in a prominent place to hold each other accountable!  

As a slight variation, each family member could write 4 or 5 heart healthy activity hearts to be placed in a jar.  One could be drawn daily or weekly to jazz up how the family is staying active together, especially with all this cold weather!

Some other special days to consider this month:

February is also National Dental Health Month, African American History Month, International Friendship Month, and Red-Hot Month

Lincoln’s birthday (12^th) and Washington’s birthday (22^nd)

Random Acts of Kindness Day (17^th)

Cherry Pie Day (20^th)

National Tortilla Chip Day (24^th)

I’ll be praying everyone gives and receives plenty of love this month!

Julie