Homemade Valentine Crafts from the Heart

Valentine's Mobiles
At the ripe old age of 10, Caitlin and Ellie had mastered the homemade valentine. With the doily-and-glitter routine falling flat, we started hunting for another way for them to send their sentiments to grandparents and aunts. The answer was hanging in the kitchen, right over our heads: a mobile. Read more.

Signs of Love
"Mama, let's make the 'I Love You' sign," Grace, 6, says enthusiastically as we are tracing and cutting out handprints from red construction paper for she and her brother to send as Valentine's Day cards. She can tell by my perplexed look that I'm not sure what she means. Read more.

Handmade, From the Heart
Valentine's Day ain't what it used to be, which can be a good thing, given the "No Child Left Sans Valentine" requirements at many schools. But it also seems that valentines sold in stores have become tiny tokens for hawking movie and television characters. Read more.