Form both hands into "V" shapes, with your index and middle fingers extended and spread apart. Start with your hands near the upper center of your chest, slightly apart. Trace the outline of a heart downwards, bringing the tips of your middle fingers together to meet at the bottom center of your chest.
Point to the person to sign 'you', sign 'my', and then use the 'V' handshapes to trace a heart on your chest for 'valentine', keeping your eyebrows raised to indicate a yes/no question.
Sign 'I', 'buy', and then 'valentine' by smoothly tracing the heart shape with your 'V' hands. Follow this with 'for', 'my', and 'mom'.
Start with the sign for 'happy', smoothly transition into tracing the heart with 'V' hands for 'valentine', and finish with the standard sign for 'day'.
Point to the person to sign 'you', sign 'my', and then use the 'V' handshapes to trace a heart on your chest for 'valentine', keeping your eyebrows raised to indicate a yes/no question.
Sign 'I', 'buy', and then 'valentine' by smoothly tracing the heart shape with your 'V' hands. Follow this with 'for', 'my', and 'mom'.
Start with the sign for 'happy', smoothly transition into tracing the heart with 'V' hands for 'valentine', and finish with the standard sign for 'day'.
They are very similar in movement, as both trace a heart shape on the chest. However, 'valentine' specifically uses the initialized 'V' handshapes. The standard sign for 'heart' typically uses the middle fingers bent forward (the 'open 8' handshape) or index fingers to trace the shape.
The heart should be a natural size, roughly covering the center of your chest. Making it excessively large or tiny can look unnatural and exaggerated. Keep the movement relaxed and proportional to your own body.
Yes, the tips of your middle fingers should meet at the bottom center of your chest to complete the point of the heart shape. Bringing the hands together gives the sign a clear, finished look.
