This year, we decided to challenge ourselves and not use Pinterest for Valentines inspiration. We are not judging those who sought some Pinsperation, this was more of just a creative challenge for Karen and Ally! Just a little something to get our mid-winter creative juices flowing.
I don't know when "normal" people start planning their Valentine's Day, but if you are anything like me, you went to the store last week and found that your pickings were rather slim. So, we had get a little craftier than normal given our resources. After many many text messages, this is what we came up with! Most of what we made can be created using non-Valentinesy things (pipe cleaners, fruit loops, pasta, crayons), which is perfect for last minute Valentines!
Recycled Crayon Hearts
About a week ago, Karen was roaming the aisles of {insert big box store} and stumbled across a silicon heart shaped ice cube tray. She texted me to ask if I thought is was worth the $3.97. We immediately fired off at least a dozen texts back and forth of things one could do with this tool. So, she decided to buy it, and, I'm glad she did! Check out these awesome heart shaped {recycled crayons} that she made! What toddler wouldn't want to get his hands on one of these!
Bird Feeders of Love
OK, so there's nothing about these feeders that specifically make them "of love", but I just liked the way that sounded. Chuck loves threading things, so I thought these would be perfect for her! It's your basic "fruit loops on a pipe cleaner" bird feeder, only because its Valentine's day, I bent them into a heart shape. Plus, the birds are hungry so this one will make both humans and animals happy.
Make-Your-Own Macaroni Necklace Kit
I can't think of anything more endearing than a macaroni necklace made by your child. So, Chuck decided to share this loving feeling by giving our daycare buddies all the ingredients you need to make their own! We painted some ziti, and cut a little bit of yarn and packaged it up all pretty in a bag. Since we needed to paint a lot of ziti, I put some paint and pasta in a plastic tub and had her shake it around (Chuck loves to shake!) We even added some glitter for good measure!
Valentine's Day Downloads
As cute as these are, we know that a good Valentine needs some kind of tag with a clever pun! Download our gift tags to share with your loved ones!
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