valentines for friends

It's hard to believe that Valentine's Day is this Friday! The kids don't have school on Friday because it is a professional development day for the teachers and Thursday it looks like we are getting a major snowstorm here in Connecticut, so the kids school Valentine parties might be cancelled. Regardless, the children picked out the Valentines they wanted to share with their friends and I thought I would share them with you.  My daughter LOVES ice cream so when I saw these cards, I knew they would be perfect. We also found some valentine bubbles to attach to the outside of the card. My daughter used some washi tape to attach the bubbles to the card and I think they came out darling.

My son picked out a valentine with gummy worms that we saw on Pinterest. I ordered tiny paint cans and found a printable from Bloom Designs. The heart tags are from the dollar section at Target. I love how they turned out too.

This morning my children surprised me with an early valentine, they brought me breakfast (cheerios & oj) in bed! They also made a sweet valentine card that said: "Happy Valentine's Day! You always make us happy!" What I love most is that they did this all by themselves, without any prompting or help. Best gift a mom could ever ask for.

i dig you, valentine

Since tomorrow is Valentine's Day I thought instead of doing "That's a wrap" I would share the Valentine's my son handed out to his preschool friends this morning.  I had seen many versions of these on the web and Pinterest, so when I saw white shovels at the party store I new just what to make.  I ordered the tags from Etsy and they sent me a file to print out.  These were so easy to make and I think they came out darling.  My son carried them to school in this red bucket. 

For my son's teachers I searched on Pinterest and when I saw this idea I knew it was perfect.  You can find the card (it's a free printable) here.  Then you just need to attach a gift card to a local coffee shop.  I got one to a place called Perk on Main that's nearby.  Perfect, right?  Stay tuned for my daughter's Valentine's soon.

you've got mail

My daughter spends every afternoon making Valentines for everyone in our family.  It is very sweet.  I thought it would be fun to set up a little basket with some supplies for her.  I put some Valentine stamps, stickers, paper, confetti, and heart shaped crayons, among other things, in a basket and let her use them for her cards.  I also found some tiny mailboxes so that she can deliver them too. She is doing a fantastic job of making us all feel loved! And, isn't that what Valentine's Day is really all about?

u crack me up

I saw these petite packages of candy called "crack-ups" (essentially the same thing as pop rocks) at the party store.    I thought they would be perfect to use for Valentine cards!  They are only 3 inches tall and fit perfectly inside some glassine envelopes that I had just ordered.  I used some pretty scrapbook paper for the card and put a joke on each one.    Here are some of the cute ones that I found:

What kind of flowers do you never give on Valentine's Day? Cauliflowers!

What did the chocolate syrup say to the ice cream? I'm sweet on you!

What do farmers give their wives on Valentine's Day? Hog and kisses!

What did the boy octopus say to the girl octopus? I wanna hold your hand, hand, hand, hand, hand, hand, hand, hand, hand, hand?

my ♥ beeps for you

We are starting to get ready for Valentine's Day around here.  This is the Valentine that my son will be giving to his pre-school friends this year.  He was a robot for Halloween and when I saw these adorable robot finger puppets I knew that they would be perfect for his Valentine's!  I bought the card stock hands (they are very sturdy and the puppet fits and stays on the finger perfectly), stamped the message and slid the puppets on. Cute and easy and the perfect valentine for schools that don't allow candy with cards.  The hands would be darling with a ring attached to each finger too.  The possibilities are endless.