Sunday, February 8, 2009

Happy Valentine's Day!

Today the children will get some love from our workers in the form of a fun craft, great story, and Valentine's sugar cookies.

The Very Special Valentine by Christine Tagg pictures by Maggie Kneen was our story.
The kids made fabulous sunglasses and cases for their Valentine's wardrobe.I know that Joie and others are looking for some easy and inexpensive Valentine's ideas-- so here are some I found. Enjoy!

Start the day with heart shaped muffins and pink milk. When you bake your muffins use cupcake papers and put a marble between the paper and the baking tray to make them heart shaped. Add red food coloring to your milk to make it pink-- very festive!

Play some Valentine's dominoes at home. This is a great game for all ages... very easy to play!

For lunch, cut everything into heart shapes-- your sandwiches, fruit, jello, cookies-- just use a cookie cutter.

Who doesn't like Bingo... especially a Valentine's themed one? You can use conversation hearts as place makers and then eat them for dessert!

I found a cute site with Valentine's on a dime ideas. My favorite was take your hubby to a bookstore-- browse and enjoy the silence. This sounds way better to me than getting dressed up and going to a crowded restaurant!

I know that our group is all about Moms, but I found a great article for Dads. Send your husband to this site and help him get some really fun Valentine's ideas for you and the kids!

After the kids are in bed and you are snuggling in for the night, pull out this silly Mad Lib. Ask your hubby for his words then read your silly love letter.

Whatever you do, I hope you have a wonderful Valentine's Day!

No comments: