Daily Idea #31: Send a Little Love

We miss our village! It’s great to be connected online and to “FaceTime” or “Duo” but it’s definitely not the same.

We decided to make heart hugs to send to the grandparents as a keepsake as well as a way to say how much we miss them! So, choose someone (or more than one someone) to send a heart hug to and let them know how much you all miss them.

Materials needed—

Paper (we used various colors of construction paper)

tape/glue

scissors

markers

Fold the paper in half and draw half a heart. Cut the shape out and unfold it to reveal your full heart.

Make the hand prints

Help your child(ren) outline their hands. Older children can cut the hands out themselves. Younger children may need help with this step.

take strips of paper about 1 1/2 inches wide and 11-12inches long and fold them like an accordion.

Write your message on the hands

We chose to write “I MISS YOU” on the left hand and “THIS MUCH” on the right hand.

Attach the arms and the hands with tape. Draw a face on the heart (we had googly eyes to glue on) and have your child sign it.