{"id":4195,"date":"2021-02-05T16:27:16","date_gmt":"2021-02-06T00:27:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/?p=4195"},"modified":"2023-03-07T17:41:19","modified_gmt":"2023-03-08T01:41:19","slug":"create-to-celebrate-valentines-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/create-to-celebrate-valentines-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Create to Celebrate Valentine&#8217;s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Valentine\u2019s day is just around the corner! Beyond the hearts, chocolates, cards and candy, it\u2019s a wonderful way to encourage children to reach out to the people they love and care about, by sharing a fun game they made themselves.<\/p>\n<p>There are lots of ways to express love and appreciation, but if you\u2019re a teacher or parent looking for a unique (and &#8220;green&#8221;) way for children to celebrate the message of love and friendship, encourage them to customize and share&nbsp;Tynker\u2019s new Valentine\u2019s Day&nbsp;interactive card with the special people in their lives.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">Here is a starting template&#8230;<\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<!-- iframe plugin v.6.0 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"\/ide\/embedded?p=54cfeaa584aafa152b00016c&#038;controls=yes&#038;autostart=no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"500\" class=\"iframe-class\"><\/iframe>\n<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/ide\/?p=54cfeaa584aafa152b00016c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Remix this project<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>To&nbsp;get started &#8212;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">1. 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