for this game. Place one of each color randomly at the end of a counter or long table. Players slide rubber ducks across the counter trying to touch a duck of the same color. The game can also be played with paper hearts taped to the counter. Players slide their ducks to land on a heart. You can give them a point for every duck they land on for their turn and the player with the most points wins a small prize. 3. Heart Hop You will need red and pink paper hearts taped to the floor in a straight line perpendicular to each other with room for the players in between. One person is the caller, yelling “red” or “pink” to get the players to hop from one side to the other. If a player makes a mistake and jumps to the wrong side, they are out. Play until there is This is a fun way to play a popular dice game, LCR. Players will be given three candy hearts to start. Every player will roll three dice and determine if they will send their candy to the left, center, or right depending on which letter comes up on the dice. Play until all candy is in the center except the one in front of the last person who is the winner. CRAFT CORNER Wax Melts— Wax melts are a much safer only one player left. 4. Candy Heart LCR option than candle burning in tween bedrooms. Gather white candles from Dollar Tree, essential oils, food coloring, and Valentine’s-themed silicone molds. Melt candles and pour them into a measuring cup. Add your favorite scents and colors and pour them into molds. These only take an hour or so to set. To use, place wax melts in a glass jar on top of a candle warmer and enjoy the fragrance as it melts. Polymer Clay Earrings— Purchase different colors of oven bake polymer clay, small cookie cutters, small rolling pins, jump rings, earring backs or hooks, sandpaper, and pliers. Use your creativity to mix and roll out the clay. Cut out shapes and poke a hole for the jump ring. Bake in the oven per directions on the package. When cooled, sand off any rough edges and add jump rings and earring attachments.
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