It is now the perfect time to re-share how to make Valentine's Day Heart Pops. We are still a month away from Valentine's Day and you might also be able to find the candy canes you need to make these on clearance.
When my daughter was in 4th grade she wanted to bring a special treat to her class for their special read in party. 
You can use any chocolate you have on hand. We had some red Wilton candy and decided to use it for our pops.
To make heart pops you need mini candy canes, lollipop sticks and some melting chocolate.
Unwrap the candy and flip them in opposite positions so that they make a heart shape on a piece of parchment paper.
When making the pops, you will be using a lollipop stick in the middle of each set of the candy canes.
The best way to melt the chocolate is in the microwave using the 30 second method. Place the chocolate in a glass bowl and place in the microwave for 30 seconds. Take it out, and stir. Continue melting your chocolate for 30 seconds at a time until it is completely melted. Be careful and use an oven mitt while doing this, because the glass bowl does get hot. The chocolate is usually melted by around 90 seconds.
Once you fill the heart with a little bit of chocolate, add the stick and pour on a little more on top to cover to stick. Adding the stick in the middle of adding the chocolate will help to cover the stick completely.
We added a little bit of sprinkles to our hearts before placing them into the freezer for 10 minutes. The freezer hardens the pops, and gives the chocolate a bit of a shine.
We placed each of the pops in a small red cellophane bag, and tied on a white curling ribbon. She wrote each child's name on in fine tip mark to the pop stick to make sure each child received one.
The kids loved the pops, and we had a lot of fun making them.
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