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<\/a>If you’re looking for a fundraiser, you’ll “dig” this Valentine idea!<\/p>\nRaise funds for groups such as Student Council, Band, Drama Club, or a special project at school! Sell these cute Valentine-grams. Kids can purchase them, write a personal message to attach (if they choose to) and\u00a0have them delivered to their recipient on Valentine’s Day.<\/p>\n
You will need:<\/strong> Step 1:<\/strong> Step 2:<\/strong> \u00a0<\/a>Variations:<\/strong> <\/p>\n For treats consider candy hearts, jelly beans, gummy bears or any small candies.<\/p>\n Have fun with it, and let your students help plan the details. They’ll love this new idea for Valentine-grams!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" If you’re looking for a fundraiser, you’ll “dig” this Valentine idea! Raise funds for groups such as Student Council,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[49,8,14,19],"tags":[160,465,564],"class_list":["post-796","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-crafts-elementary-school","category-elementary-school","category-holidays-celebrations","category-middle-school","tag-crafts","tag-school-fundraisers","tag-valentines-day"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itselementary.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/796"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itselementary.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itselementary.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.itselementary.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.itselementary.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=796"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.itselementary.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/796\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5855,"href":"https:\/\/www.itselementary.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/796\/revisions\/5855"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itselementary.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=796"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.itselementary.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=796"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.itselementary.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=796"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u2022 Small plastic shovels <\/a>in any color (consider your school colors)
\n\u2022 Your favorite valentine treats or candies
\n\u2022 Clear cellophane<\/a>, cut into 10\u201d squares, or small plastic bags
\n\u2022 Ribbon<\/a> in any size or color you like.
\n\u2022 Paint pen or permanent marker (in contrasting color to the shovel).
\n\u2022 Small note or card for the students to personalize their Valentine<\/p>\n
\nWith a marker, write \u201cI Dig You!<\/strong>\u201d on each shovel, as pictured. If desired, decorate with Heart Stickers or other valentine decorations.<\/p>\n
\nCut cellophane into a 10″ square. Wrap a small amount of Valentine’s candy with the cut cellophane. Tie candy bag with ribbon to handle of plastic shovel.<\/p>\n
\nWho says only pink and red are appropriate for Valentine\u2019s Day? Get creative with different colored shovels<\/a>, cellophane<\/a> and ribbon<\/a>.\u00a0Use your school colors or mix it up with a variety of colors. Another option is to have each shovel color represent something different, for example:<\/p>\n\n