My Funny Valentine
Home school students, like all children, have a natural inclination to go out and spend lots of money on designer valentines with their favorite cartoons or toys featured prominently on the box.
Why spend all the money when you can make a neat personalized home-made card that can be cherished forever? Encourage your home school students to use their imagination when creating their own cards. Each child can develop their own sense of creative style in their valentines. Also, make sure they understand that Valentines Day isn’t about secret crushes or flirting. Home schoolers need to understand that the holiday should be more about spreading the love of Christ and reflecting his sacrificial love with brotherly and sisterly love for our fellow man. Agape love is the name of the game here.
Now, let’s start making our Valentines. The simplest way to go about this is to take red, white, or pink construction paper and fold it in half. You can go the extra mile by cutting your card into the shape of an animal, flower, heart, or other design. Then, grab some crayons, glitter, construction paper, string, sequins, glitter, and other craft supplies and go to town adding some personality to your card.
You can add more personality by using different fabric patterns and magazine clippings. Encourage your home school students to create collage art by finding images and words that evoke the spirit of Valentine’s Day. You can even make a little pocket for small gifts like a Hershey’s Kiss or homemade jewelry. Throw in some stamps, stenciled writing, and clip art to finish off the package.
Top it all off with a Bible verses about love. This will ensure that the recipient understand the true message of Valentine’s Day.
Once your cards are made, have your home school students make mailboxes out of shoeboxes to collect their valentines. If you belong to a home school co-op, this will make for a fun activity.
.About the Author:
Mimi Rothschild is a homeschooling mother, writer, children’s rights advocate, and Founder and C.E.O. of home education company Learning by Grace, Inc. She and her husband of 28 years reside with their 8 children right outside Philadelphia, PA.
Rothschild launched Learning By Grace, Inc. because she believed that our nation’s public school system has failed parents and students. Learning By Grace, Inc. offers online education through a multimedia-rich curriculum to PreK-12 children across the country and throughout the world.
An accomplished author, Rothschild has written books regarding education published by McGraw Hill and others. Her Daily Education News Feed consists of articles and essays dealing with alternative learning methods.
