Valentine's Day Fun Ideas

If you are having problems coming up with cute (and quick!) ideas for Valentine's Day - - here's some previous posts of mine that may help you out with that (:

Valentine's Day Kiss Search

A morning or evening of fun activities - the great kiss search - and some easy, but delicious recipe ideas.

Crayon hearts for kiddos

Valentine's Day Heart garlands are easy to make, display, and use as a quick surprise!

Heart shaped grape tomatoes can kick up lunch time

What ideas do you have for Valentine's Day fun?

More later! (:

Heart Shaped Crayons for Valentine's Day

Still looking for a cute Valentine's Day gift for your kids or your kid's class?  ...I know....it's nearly down to the last minute and you still don't know what to do, but now you don't have a lot of time, and you don't want to spend a mint trying to get it all together - and you don't want it to take up your whole Sunday (or Monday night!). What to do? What to do?

Today, Miss No-No and I made these great Valentine's Day gifts for her class!! The crayons cost me 47 cents a box (we needed three boxes to make 24 crayons). It's perfect and it doesn't take long!!

I originally found this idea on Pinterest (of course, where else? lol). But, it was perfect, easy, and it's something that I know that the kids will love, use, and be able to use up!!! <~ Something I always want in my house!!!

To make 24 crayons you will need:

• 3 Boxes of 24-count crayons
• A heart shaped muffin pan (I used a silicone "pan", but a regular one sprayed with vegetable oil would work)
• An oven  ;)

1. Unwrap all crayons








2. Break each crayon into at least 4 pieces

3. Put approximately 15 crayon pieces into each heart shaped muffin cup

4. Bake at 230F for approximately 14 minutes

5. Remove from oven and let cool for at least 15 minutes (or until no longer warm to the touch)





6. Waa-laaaa - "instant" DIY gift perfect for toddlers!!!

What are you making for your little one's class for Valentine's Day?

More later!! (:

Valentine's Day 2011

Happy V-Day!!
Spent some time last night with Miss NoNo finding places to hide kisses for Daddy.  :)  We "hid" them in:

• his underwear, sock, and t-shirt drawers
• in his shoes
• in his lunch bag
• by the front door
• in the dryer
• in his bathroom drawer
• on his nightstand
• in the refrigerator: in the fruit drawer, in the eggs, next to the milk, and on top of his pre-made (for lunch) sandwich
• and one on top of the trash can

You would have thought that the kisses were for Miss NoNo herself as excited as she was!! Mr. NoNo told me later that she kept telling him, "there is something for you hidden somewhere, but I can't tell you where because it won't be as much fun". This morning, the excitement overwhelmed her, I guess. She kept telling Mr. NoNo - you need to look in the eggs now, don't forget to look in the eggs. Hahahaha.

I also made a little "basket" for Miss M - two preschool activity books, Disney Princess pens, window markers, and a squeezable applesauce container that she can put in her lunch one day this week! She didn't see it before I left for work. But, after the chocolate high (from school) slows down, I'm sure she will be telling me all about it!!!

Tonight, I am making a special VDay dinner: Homemade (!) gnocchi with red sauce, a simple salad, mushroom crostini (as an appetizer while dinner finishes) and rosemary apple turnovers for dessert!!! Yum! My plan is to have the tarts cooking while we eat dinner and then pull them out and serve after a little bit. (The turnovers are a treat for Mr. NoNo who had something like that at a restaurant last month and was still talking about it a couple of days later!)
I will share the pics and the recipes later this week!!!

This was the most fun I have had on Valentine's Day in years!!
More later!! :)