The LOVE Month is Here!

How are you planning to show love to your family?

Here are some ideas to get you started...

• Write a love note to your husband.  Hide it somewhere for him to find.
• Make Valentine crafts with the kids.

From gluegunsandspatulas.blogspot.com

• Make a Valentine box to keep in the kitchen and encourage everyone to put notes inside.
• Bake cookies with the kids.  Eat some and take some to a neighbor.

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• Make a list for each child telling them all the things you love about them.
• Wives - wear something pretty to sleep in.
• Have the children help you decorate for Valentine's Day.  
• Visit a nursing home and hand out cards as a family.
• Make a special Valentine dessert.

• Give your kiddos a special treat bag on Valentine's Day.
• Make a Valentine Dinner.  Eat by candlelight.  
• Read Valentine's Day books to the kids.
• Memorize Bible verses about love.
• Drink hot cocoa with heart shaped marshmallows.
• Have the children write letters to grandparents.
• Make a Valentine banner to hang on the mantle.

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• Cook an "all red" meal on Valentine's Day.  Think Italian foods, Kool aid, red velvet, etc.
• Challenge the family to find ways to show each other extra love all month.
• Help the kids make pretty flowers to put on the table.

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• Hang something special on the front door.  I'm going to turn THIS wreath into a Valentine wreath.

• Have the children make card holders to hold their Valentines.
• Serve heart-shaped strawberry muffins for breakfast.  Put a note beside each plate.