When you trace around your hand, what holiday comes to mind?  Thanksgiving and making a turkey?  Yup. That’s what I think, too.

Well, I’m about to change your perception. You can make a stinkin’ cute Valentine when you trace around your hand. And it’s about the easiest Valentine that you can ever make — well . . . next to just cutting out a regular heart.

All you need is a piece of red paper, a pencil, and some scissors.

Oh, and of course you hand.

Fold your paper in half on the long side. Place your hand on the paper with your thumb sticking over the edge of the fold. Trace around you hand.

Keep the paper folded and cut out your hand and voilá! You have a clever Valentine to give to your grandchildren.

(You might need to trim around the ‘heart’ part of your Valentine to make it look nice.)

Wasn’t that easy? It probably took you, what, a total of 2 minutes? That’s my kind of activity!

After you’ve cut out your Valentine, write a little poem on it.

You’re not a poet, you say? Never fear. Artificial intelligence to the rescue! Google Gemini is great. Just type in a request for a Valentine poem and Gemini will do all of the brain work.

Here’s what Gemini wrote for me to give to a granddaughter:

More precious than jewels, more lovely than art,
You’ve captured a special place in my heart.
You’re my treasure, my precious pearl.
Happy Valentine’s Day, my darling girl!

You can gather your grandkiddos and make a grundle of these Valentines that they can give to friends and family.

Or, you can make them and mail them to your grandchildren. It’s always fun for grandchildren to get something in the mail from grandma.

Or, you could write a letter to your grandchildren and have the words wind in and around the fingers. That would make it a fun Valentine letter.

Hope you have as much fun making these as I did!