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How to Play: Hearts

by Sally Worsham, Posted May 31st 2011 7:00AM

Do you heart hearts? Credit: Getty Images What you need: Four players and a standard deck of playing cards. How to play: All the cards are dealt to each player, so players have 13 cards. During the first round of ...Don't get stuck with the hearts or the ace of spades.
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How to Play: Spades

by Sally Worsham, Posted Apr 6th 2011 7:00AM

Spades is the game. Credit: Corbis
What you need: You need four players, paper and a pen or pencil for scoring and a standard deck of playing cards.
How to play: In this game, spades are the highest value of all cards. The point of ...For this game, you need four players, paper and a pen or pencil for scoring and a standard deck of playing cards.
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How to Play: Whist

by Sally Worsham, Posted Apr 28th 2010 7:00AM

Win tricks to win Whist. Credit: lilit, Flickr
What you need: Four players, a standard deck of playing cards and pen or pencil and paper for scoring. How to play: The players form two sets of partners. The dealer deals out all the cards, one ...
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10 Stylish Valentine's Day Treats for Your Little Sweets

by Lesley Kennedy, Posted Feb 12th 2010 12:00PM

Converse One Star gingham sneakers, top, Pediped heart shoes and Converse animal slip-ons are perfect holiday styles. Credit: Target, Pediped, Converse
You may feel a little silly dressing up in pink and red -- all covered in hearts and cupids -- ...
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Loving graffiti

by Angie Felton, Posted Feb 14th 2008 5:02PM

If you're pressed for time (or money!) you can make a valentine tribute out of just about anything at all. Leaves can be arrange in the yard or snow piles at the end of the driveway can serve as the perfect canvas for showing family members how you ...
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Heart-shaped potato stamps

by Rachel Mosteller, Posted Feb 14th 2007 9:05AM

Ever since the Great Valentines Mistake of 2004 (I insisted on eating a foot-long hot dog while pregnant with disasterous results), I haven't done much celebration of the holiday, even though it is the day I met my husband seven years ago. Driving 60 ...
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Schools using toilet cleaning to help students

by Rachel Mosteller, Posted Nov 25th 2006 4:01PM

Next time your kid grips about getting detention at school, just remind him he could live in Japan. Schools in Japan are getting kids to clean the toilets with bare hands and feet, something that has been attributed to reducing delinquency and ...
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Hearts are pink. So boys can't do Valentine's?

by Sarah Gilbert, Posted Feb 8th 2006 12:28PM

My son, he loves hearts. And like so many boys who are two, three and four: he hasn't yet learned that pink is not cool. He loves pink with the same passion he loves orange, blue and purple. So Valentine's Day couldn't be more fun. He has pages of ...
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Valentine craft: glitter garlands

by Larissa Brown, Posted Feb 8th 2006 11:01AM

If you’re still looking for a red and shiny craft project for next week’s holiday, Amy of angry chicken inspires with this retro-looking shimmery garland of red glitter hearts.  It reads Hugs & Kisses, and hangs like mistletoe ...
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Valentine's Day t-shirts $5 at Old Navy

by Stefania Butler, Posted Feb 1st 2006 5:21PM

If you're on the hunt for a sweet and practical Valentine's Day gift for a special child in your life, check out Old Navy's graphic tees. The shirt shown has a shiny foil heart featuring intricate designs and cute, cap sleeves. The shirts are 100% ...
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