DIY Party Blower Valentines

I have one more Valentine DIY to share with you today.  I'm a big fan of making everything a party so why not include party blowers in your Valentines?  I created a little DIY if you're feeling crafty and want to make your own party blowers.  If not, no biggie, you can buy them at the store.  Head on over to Design Mom for the full DIY and printable.

If you're still on the hunt for that perfect Valentine, here are a few I've seen around the web that I like.

• Love Bug Valentine - perfect for boys!


• DIY Temporary Tattoos - who doesn't love skunks and owls?


• Super Lollies - super cute and easy.


• Bubble Valentine - cute and candy-free.


• DIY Valentine Arrows - perfect for the one you love.


• Printable Treat Bags - teachers would love these with their favorite treat.

I hope you all have a great weekend!  See you on Monday!  xo

Slinky Valentines with Printable

Here are some fun, easy and candy-free DIY Valentines for your kiddos to pass out at school.  I found these slinkys at Target (sold in the seasonal area with 12 per bag).

My good friend and talented illustrator/designer, Anthony Pafford designed the You Make Me Hoppy downloadable pdf for all of you to use.  All you have to do is trim it to 5"x4" and fold it in half.  Then staple it on top of a 5"x6" cello bag.

To download the You Make Me Hoppy pdf, click below.

Handprint Valentines

Kids hands grow so fast so when I saw these handprint valentines, I thought this was the perfect opportunity to document my kids little hands. We used a little finger paint and had a lot of fun making these.



Porter was a little more difficult in getting his hand prints.  He didn't want to sit still for too long.



After we were done getting their handprints, I let them have at it with the fingerpaint.  It was a great way to teach what happens when colors are mixed.  Caden definitely knows that blue and red makes purple now.  This is what both boys looks like before getting in the bath.



In case you can't tell, Caden was busy trying to morph himself into a superhero.  I think Porter followed his lead with the body paint idea.  Needless to say, the bath was purple.  It was a blast and Caden keeps asking when we're going to do it again.