Valentine’s Day is fast approaching. Most people consider it a holiday for lovers. Some people, like myself, use this holiday to let those who are special to you know how very much that you love them. It’s not just about spouses or couples – family members can use this day to celebrate their love for one another.
I still remember back when I was a kid – Valentine’s Day was a special day at school. Leading up to the holiday we would craft special mailboxes out of cardboard boxes. On Valentine’s Day we would go around the classroom and deposit cards for our classmates in the boxes. I loved coming home with dozens of cards from my friends and classmates.
Fast forward to today. Many kids don’t even hand out traditional Valentine’s Day cards anymore. Instead they hand out pre-made cards or candy with “Happy Valentine’s Day” printed on them.
This is why writing is a dying art form. No one writes anymore. People text or email one another.
When was the last time you hand wrote a note or letter to someone?
It’s up to us, parents and grandparents, to make sure that your children/grandchildren don’t forget about how to write.
Life Stages – which makes sharing life’s special moments more fun and rewarding, all while providing insights, information, and inspiration to help your family plan for the future – is giving away a FREE download.
Life Stages is giving away a FREE Valentine’s Day “Writing Guide for Kids.” The guide includes activities to help your child/grandchild to get into writing including sentence starters, writing prompts and family card templates. It’s both fun and educational at the same time.
I downloaded the guide. I really like it. I especially like how it encourages children to write Valentine’s “love” letters to family members. If my kids were younger I would certainly use the guide to encourage them to write letters of love for their grandparents.
Click on this link to download the Valentine’s Day “Writing Guide for Kids.” They don’t collect any personal information. They just need your name and email address to send the guide download to.
In addition to the FREE guide, Life Stages is hosting another photo contest this month. This month’s theme is appropriately called “Love is in the Air.”
Entering is easy. Simply upload a picture of your child/grandchild showcasing their love for a friend or family member, pet, or favorite item and include a caption for “My child shows their love by…
You’ll need to upload the photo on the contest site (Life Stages Facebook page). Once the photo is upload encourage your family and friends to vote.
That’s it! That’s how easy it is to enter. You are also welcome to enter as many photos as you’d like.
The contest ends on February 29, 2016 at 11:59 PM (EST).
There will be a total of three (3) cash prize winners, each receiving $100.
I hope you’ll take advantage of the FREE activity guide as well as the fun photo contest.
For more information about Life Stages visit Life-Stages.org.
Kimberly
*I have partnered with Life Stages to bring you this information. Although compensated the opinions expressed are my own and not influenced in any way.