8 Valentines to Make and Give

Forget about letting your kids give out boring, boxed Valentine’s to their classmates. Let them use their creativity and some basic craft supplies to whip up some Valentines that will be talked about for weeks to come. While creative ideas abound on the internet, here are some of my favorites. Looking for Valentine Decorations? Check these out. Valentine’s Day Decorations

DIY Valentine Owls
This cute little guy is made from a toilet paper roll. I bet you could fill him with treats if you like.

Paint Chip Valentine
I love seeing all of the creative things people do with paint chips and these Valentines take the heart-shaped cake.

Tissue Paper Heart Valentine
This fabulous Valentine is so elegant yet so simple to make.

Robot Valentines
Can you believe that the inspiration for these adorable Valentines was a toddler’s plate.

Washi Tape Valentines
These fun valentines use two of the bigget trends right now – Washi Tape and baker’s twine.

Fuzzy Valentine
This adorable Valentine would even make the biggest grump smile!

Hogs and Kisses Valentine
This is sun a pun — eh-hem — fun idea. Make a piggy Valentine filled with candy kisses.

You’re The Bomb
Maybe I like this Valentine so much because I love Rolo candies… Can you blame me?

Which one of these unique ideas would you like to make?

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Bastille Day Activities for Kids

I’m in deep denial about the fact that new year is almost upon us again! It’s been the fastest and the longest year at the same time, and I can look back and see some good things as well as some things I wish had gone differently.

Doing a year in review with your kids — whether in the classroom or at home — is a good way to capture some of their memories and the things they really liked about the year gone by.

There are a lot of different printable year in review worksheets you can use if you want to make this super easy. Here are links to a few (often part of larger posts about NYE celebrations with kids that are worth a read, too):

Teach Beside Me has lots of fun printables fro the end of the year, including a year in review that covers favorite memory, funniest memory and the best book they read, among other topics.
NurtureStore‘s version has space for a self-portrait and prompts like favorite toy, best day out this year and future dream job.
Remember favorites, their “best idea” of the year and have room for setting goals for next year with this one from The Keele Deal.
The year in review from Yes We Made This has room for drawing or writing and includes things like something they learned, a memory they made and a place they visited.

Of course you could pretty easily make your own year in review for the whole family to do that asks questions based on what you most want to remember. (Favorite video game? Best friend? Favorite family memory?)

And if after the year in review you’re ready to look ahead a bit, Mrs. Merry has new year’s resolution printables to inspired kids to look ahead and set goals for things they want to try. You can totally fill this one out as a grownup, too.

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