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December/January 2010 FamilyFun Magazine
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Valentines Made in a Heartbeat

Quick Valentines From FamilyFun

by Catherine Newman
HeartbeatLove is a many-splendored thing. And when it comes to kids, we do mean many. Their scope of passion often stretches beyond Mom and Dad, beyond even Grandma and Grandpa and Thumper and the goldfish, to include marshmallows and the neighbor's dog and everyone who works at the pizza place down the street. That's not even including the chief recipients of their valentine output: all of their classmates, teachers, and friends at school.

To the rescue are the following eight valentines. From bunny thumbprint cards that multiply like rabbits to a nifty candy plane that's assembled in seconds, these valentines are inexpensive, can be quickly mass-produced, and are guaranteed to woo everyone on your children's lists.

Candy Planes
Assemble a squad of aircrafts made of candy components

Carrot-Stamp Caterpillars
Use vegetable stamps to create leggy little love bugs

Lollipop Flowers
Hide a sweet sucker at the heart of each paper blossom

Play Clay Hearts
Mold valentines that moonlight as usable balls of clay

Social Butterfly Cards
Cut out clever candy messengers with heart-shaped wings

Splitter-Splatter Cards
Create stenciled hearts with this fun paint-flicking technique

Thumb Bunny Cards
Fingerprint a whole mess of adorable love bunny cards

The Write Card
Make pencil-pierced cards that are perfect for classmates

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