Craft a Peek-a-Boo Card

Encourage your child to handmake a card for a special someone this Valentine's Day. With a surprise message hidden inside, this heart-shaped card is the perfect way to sweeten Grandma or Grandpa's day. Simple and inexpensive, it's a snap for little hands to make.

What You Need:

• Construction paper, cut into a 9” x 6” heart shape
• Construction paper, cut into a 2-1/2" x 2-1/2" heart shape
• Small construction paper scraps
• Glue
• Scissors
• Craft stick
• Pen

What You Do:

1. Decorate the larger heart shape using glue and small construction paper scraps.
2. After the glue dries, cut a 3" horizontal slit in the middle of the heart.
3. Write a short phrase such as “I love you” to the recipient of the card on one side of the smaller heart shape.
4. Glue the small heart to the end of a craft stick, message side up.
5. When the glue dries, slide the craft stick with the smaller heart through the slit in the larger heart.
6. As the craft stick moves up and down, the message on the smaller heart will appear and disappear, playing peek-a-boo with the recipient.