when your child couldn't cut with scissors very well, always used a little too much glue and wrote in all capital letters. Okay, call us sentimental, but if you, like us, are a sucker for memories like this, show your little cupids the following collection of valentines. Whether they want to mass-produce cards for their classmates or make one special creation for Grandma, we bet they'll agree that these sweet and whimsical inventions--including an elephant with a secret in his ear and a candy-cane heart card--leave standard paper hearts and doilies in the dust.
Bee Mine Valentine
Surprise your honey with a lollipop-toting bumblebee
Candy Cane Card
Cause a striped sensation with these confectionary cards
Forget-Me-Not Elephant
Deliver an unforgettable message with this clever card
Heart Key Chain
Give a sweetie piece of your heart, and the key, too
Loving Hands
Make a pair of lovebirds from your child's own handprints
Valentine Mailbox
Attract first-class love notes with this snazzy letter box
Lisa Yakomin is a freelance writer based in Bergen County, New Jersey.
