Romantic Rocks
This is an activity and craft for the whole family to grab hold of. Find heart-shaped rocks out in the wild and then tame them at home.
CRAFT MATERIALS:
Heart shaped rocks
Paint
Newspaper towels

1. Search for heart-shaped rocks in the rockiest places near you: a stream bank, a driveway, the parking lot. They don’t have to be perfect, as long as they have the two telltale lobes of a heart and some sort of point at the bottom.
2. Clean them and let them dry on newspaper or a paper towel.
3. Now it is time to get creative! Set everyone to work painting the rocks.
4. add Valentine message, quotes, names of kids…

Bighearted Hello
CRAFT MATERIALS:
Scissors
Red card stock
Hole punch
Heavy red yarn (we used chenille)
Tacky glue
40-millimeter googly eyes
Markers

White paper or card stock Scotch tape

Throwing the Smile
In this game, players are forbidden to smile, but trust us–giggling and laughing will abound.
HOW TO PLAY:

1. Players sit in a circle, making sure they can see everyone else. One player who is It starts the game by smiling widely, while all the other players are somber. It then uses his hand to wipe the smile off his face and throw it to another player who has to catch the smile with his hand and put it on.
2. This new It can then wipe off the smile to throw to someone else–though he will probably choose to mug wildly at everyone for a few minutes before relinquishing his happy role. Meanwhile, all other players must sit stone-faced. One smirk and they’re out.

TIPS: The youngest players are the least successful at winning this game (they simply can’t stop themselves from laughing), but they also tend to enjoy it the most.