A Sweet Shovel – Valentine’s Day Candy Idea

Are you looking for a fun and creative way to give a small gift to someone special this Valentine’s Day? If so, you’ll love this tutorial on how to make a cute and clever “I Dig You” gift using a small bag of candy, a twist tie, a ribbon, a toy sand shovel, and a paint pen or permanent marker.

To begin, take a small bag of candy and close it with a twist tie. Next, take a ribbon and tie it to the handle of a toy sand shovel. You can use any color ribbon that you like, but red or pink would be fitting for Valentine’s Day.

Now it’s time to add the finishing touch to your gift. Using a paint pen or permanent marker, write your message at the base of the shovel, just below the candy bag. There are a few different message ideas to choose from, such as “I dig you!” or “Here’s the scoop on Valentine’s Day.” You can also get creative and come up with your own unique message.

Once you’ve finished writing your message, your “I Dig You” gift is complete! This is a fun and playful way to show your affection on Valentine’s Day, and it’s sure to be appreciated by the special someone in your life. I hope you enjoy making this cute and clever gift as much as I did!

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Shark Week generally happens in July, but any time is a good time to learn more about sharks.

First, start with some fun whale facts like these from Kids Craft Room. Here I learned about the dwarf lantern shark, which is the smallest shark and only grows to about 6-8 inches (about 15-20 cm) long. It also emits light. How cool is that?

Natural Beach Living has some great printable shark information guides, where kids can learn about different kinds of sharks, match the facts to the pictures, or print out doubles and do a shark memory game.

Living Life an Learning has some great shark activity pages including the parts of a shark, types of sharks, a crossword puzzle and more. Also check out their parts of a shark and word scramble download, and a life cycle worksheet.

Learn about how sharks float with this great activity from JDaniel4’s Mom.

Need more facts about sharks? This fact pact from The WOLFe PACK on Teacher Pay Teachers includes fact sheets, a printable flip book, informational text, vocabulary, comprehension questions and more.

Living Montessori Now has a great collection of shark themed activities with a Montessori inspired twist. You’ll find a shark roll and cover, shark phonics and lots more shark activities Deb has collected from all over the Internet.

Remember the “Sharknado” movie? A Few Shortcuts turned the combination of sharks and tornadoes into a fun science activity. You’ll need a bottle connector for this project but otherwise should have everything you need on hand. Use their template to make your sharks out of aluminum foil. So fun!

You can also do some shark themed coloring with these coloring pages from Encouraging Moms at Home. Or make a cool 3D shark with this template from korkotak. And there are tons of different shark crafts collected in this post from Kids Activities Blog.

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