Instructions, with pictures, on how to make the cutest paper heart chain garland! I've been busy decorating our mantel for Valentine's Day and had a lot of fun with this quick and easy Paper Heart Chain Garland. It's a super simple way to spruce things up for the holidays that costs almost nothing! With using any paper you have around the house and a few staples, you have a low cost craft that makes a big impact! Paper Heart Chain … [Read more...]
How to make a Paper Heart Chain Garland
Ultimate List of Valentine’s Day Ideas for Boys
Our ultimate list of Valentine's Day ideas for boys! Valentine's can be a bit of a girly holiday, with all those pink hearts and doilies, so I've compiled a list of some really awesome crafts, treats, cards, and gift ideas for Boys to celebrate the day! Ultimate List of Valentine's Day Ideas for Boys Valentine Treat Ideas Marshmallow Pops Heart Shaped Marshmallow Pops Sugar Cookies Chocolate Covered Oreos Cherry … [Read more...]
Smarties Valentine Treats with Free Printable
Simple Smarties Valentine Treat Bag Toppers for a Class Valentines Day Party! Earlier this week, I showed you our LEGO Valentine's that I'm pretty proud of, but with two boys in the same class this year, I didn't want them to have to hand out identical Valentine's during their class Valentine's Day party. With three boys in two classes, I had it in my head that we only needed one set for each class, and it actually didn't even occur to me that we actually needed a whole … [Read more...]
LEGO Valentines with Free Printable
DIY LEGO VALENTINE TREAT BAG TOPPERS I have all three boys in school this year, so I wanted to create a simple Valentine that the boys could give out to their class that wouldn't take a lot of time, but would still be a lot of fun! My boys are all LEGO fanatics and we often get these little LEGO block candies for fun treats. I've used them for birthday cupcakes and treat bags before and thought they would be a great to include in a little Valentine for the boys to pass … [Read more...]
Valentine’s Day Loot Boxes!
I did something a little bit crazy this year! I decided instead of buying Valentine's Day Cards for Big Brother's class, we would make them! lol In hindsight we probably shouldn't have left this project until the day before the party, it was slow going! But we got it done and they actually looked pretty great. I got this idea because I received a case load of candy when I worked the fabulous Allan's company around Halloween. Most of the packages had yummy candy like Hot Lips, Big … [Read more...]
Valentine’s Day Heart Stamping
It's so hard to come up with fun art activities for toddlers, Last year at Valentine's Day we made Sun Catchers, they were easy and mess free! yay! This year we tried out some stamping. Basically we just used some pink, red and white paint and a cookie cutter that is usually tucked in with our playdough stash. The little boys just stamped away and really did well with it! They had a lot of fun and when they were done they just did some free painting. The stamping turned out so cute that … [Read more...]