I wrote on Friday that Valentines was stressing me out what with 4 kids to supply with Valentines to hand out to all their classmates, not to mention the things to do for their various classroom parties.
I visited the Valentine aisle in Target during a shopping trip and didn't really like any Valentines I could get store bought.
Not to mention, I really could not find anything that seemed appropriate for my 5th grade son to hand out.
Well, it turns out that Pinterest really IS my friend because just a bit of looking and I found a cute and easy make-it-at-home option for each of my kids.
For the 10 year old boy who has lately enjoyed using his video game time to play Minecraft, I found these free printable Minecraft valentines. They are very cute with little creeper wrappers that you wrap around mini Hershey bars and attach the to the cards. I printed the cards on thick cardstock paper and the wrappers on regular paper. And the best part was that my 10 year was able to use our paper cutter to cut out all the cards and wrappers himself!
For the 8 and 5 year old daughters who love frozen, I found these cute Frozen movie Valentines that feature the beloved Olaf with the line "Hey Valentine! Do you want to build a snowman?" and you attach the card to a baggie that you fill with marshmallows, pretzel sticks and chocolate chips to build a snowman. My girls were super excited about this idea and having them both do the same will make it very economical as they can share the supplies to go in the baggies.
For my 6 year old son, I found another Frozen themed Valentine that seemed fun for him, these where Olaf has been impaled by a lollipop stick.
Aside from figuring out valentines for all 4 of my children to give, I'm feeling a lot happier about Valentine's Day today as I learned that we have FREE BABYSITTING for all 4 of our kids for Valentine's evening! Let's just say we go to a really awesome church! I'm certainly looking forward to a dinner I don't have to serve and can eat without telling someone to "sit flat" or cleaning up a milk spill!
What do you think of Valentine's Day, is it sweet and fun or just something that requires work?
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