While Jon picked out sound effects for it and tweaked the app, I taped up the box with electrical tape, and silver and black duct tape, which can be tricky. I added a heart on the back for fun.

(Natalie had tried to cover the box in black by herself earlier in the day, but I gave her lame supplies (all I could think of using), so it looked bad, so we took it all off. Jon suggested electrical tape, but I ran out of it, so ran to the store after the kids were in bed, and had to finish it that night without her.)

I can’t wait to hear how it goes at school.

The iPad has arrows moving up toward the slot and says “Insert Valentine.” It detects when a Valentine is dropped into the slot, and makes a noise, then shows a conversation heart and “thank you.” Natalie is pretty excited to show it off at school!

Here’s a little video demo: