Happy Valentine’s Day!

We thought these cute T-shirts were perfect for our Valentine’s Day family photo :). Thanks to Uncle Michael (ST) and Auntie Tanya, for sending them this past Christmas! P.S. Yes, this is the best photo we got lol!

On Saturday we had a nice Valentine’s party with the family. Grandma gave the kids stickers, which is why everyone ended up wearing them by the end of the night, especially Julia and Gabe! I made cupcakes as usual, but this year, thanks to Family Fun Magazine, I knew how to make heart-shaped cupcakes, by putting a little ball of foil between the cupcake liner and pan :)! We also tried many Valentine’s activities and crafts I saw on Pinterest. Here’s one fun and easy Valentine’s Day treat we tried: heart-shaped whipped cream for our hot chocolate!

To make the Valentine’s hearts for your cocoa, you just need to spread some whipped cream on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper, then freeze it. Once frozen, the whipped cream can be cut into heart shapes with a cookie cutter :)!

If you’re interested in seeing some of the paper crafts we made for Valentines Day this year, check out this post at Jess Gordon Design.

Besides the ones I already blogged about in this post and this one, here are of some of the other fun Valentine’s Day crafts we made:

Heart shaped Valentine card that folds into an envelope for Papa

“Long Distance Hugs” for Nina

“I love you because…” dry-erase sign

“I love you this much” Valentines for Grandma and Auntie

And the day is still young ;).  Have a great Valentine’s Day, my friends!

Pinteresting Project: Valentine’s Day Votive Holders!

People close to me know that I am a big fan of Pinterest – I am there daily getting and sharing inspiration (PINspiration hehe). Here’s a little project I did the other day, inspired by this pin, on Pinterest.

The original crafter created a more permanent covering for her Valentine’s Day votive holders, but I simply wrapped tissue paper around the outside of one mason jar (topped with a pink polka dot scrap of fabric), and stuffed some inside the other jar. You might be thinking this would be a bit problematic as a votive holder, and you’d be right :). My secret? Battery operated tea-lights, a mom’s best friend! I popped three in each mason jar. The tiny jar had a real tea light inside, but I keep it away from all the tissue paper when lit. The decoration on the outside of that one is actually a cupcake wrapper :)!

Fun Valentine Ideas for Kids!

Check out these cute Valentine’s Day ideas for the kids’ school friends! Gotta love Family Fun and Pinterest :)!

Lollipop Valentine:

Inspired by this idea I first saw in Family Fun Magazine and simpler versions on Pinterest: here and here.

Goldfish Valentine:

Inspired by another Pinterest idea, by this talented lady :)! I made my own version using some digital scrapbooking kits I designed (you can get them free here and here) plus a goldfish clipart from Microsoft Word.

Ten More Valentine Ideas for Kids:

Lollipop Butterfly Valentines

Candy Rocket Valentines

Lollipop Heart Flower Valentines

Candy Robot Valentines and more Candy Robots

Hearts Coloring Page Valentines

Hidden Message Valentines

Pencil Valentines

Sandbox Shovel Valentines

Monkey Bananas for You Valentines

Bouncy Ball Valentines