I never go Martha Stewart’s website.  Never.  I am so not a Martha Stewart.

But for some reason (maybe it is my sinus stuffiness that made me do it. . . ) I went there.  And saw an absolutely adorable Crayon Hearts activity.  Basically, you melt crayons between two pieces of waxed paper.  When it’s cooled, you cut out heart shapes and make a mobile.  The picture that they had was very attractive and made me want to make one.

This would be an easy activity to do with grandchildren.  It wouldn’t be expensive.  It wouldn’t be time consuming to prepare for nor time consuming to do.  That’s my kind of activity!

Then there was the Hearts and Blocks activity.  You cut out a heart shape and block shapes from white art erasers.  Then, using pre-inked stamp pads you stamp heart shapes and block shapes on different colored paper.  Use the paper for Valentine’s cards.  Again, I was suckered in by the pretty pictures.

Older grandchildren could cut out the shapes while younger grandchildren would probably need you to do the cutting.  (But they could give input to the design of their stamp.)

You can also find directions on making heart shaped soap, bath fizzies, miniature Valentine’s Day gift bags (with download-able template to print and use), and romantic candles. Any of these activities would be fun for a Valentine’s Day party with the grandchildren.

Bonus!  Bonus!  Bonus!

I thought I’d share the conversation candy heart box idea with you, too. This site has a pattern for a candy box like the ones you buy in the store.  The pattern has conversation candies on it.  You can right-click on the picture to save and print  to make your own candy box.  Then, fill with the conversation heart candy.  (Why make  your own box when you can buy them in the store?  It’s all about doing something fun with your grandchildren!)

Hope you have fun celebrating Valentine’s Day with the little Valentines in your family!