Valentine's Day is so much fun with kids. I love to celebrate it and do something special for them - to remind them that we love them. But it is also SO much fun to have them make things for their friends. When they're young, it's easy. Mainly, since it's platonic, but I suspect it will be harder when they get older. See this post, if you want to know my feelings on the subject. :)
I decided that it would be fun, and something the girls could easily do. I wanted to keep the whole project simple and not end up doing most of it myself. I do that a lot. I get ideas, and then when I go to implement them, I realize that they're not very preschool friendly, so I end up finishing them myself. But this time, I wanted the girls to be able to do most of it on their own.
The girls absolutely LOVE to paint, so they really enjoyed doing this project. In fact, for several days afterwards, they asked if they could paint more hearts. So, thanks, Diane, for sharing your idea.
This is what I decided on for the end product. Simple, cute and fun.
(it says, "You can count on me, when things get sticky")
So... Happy Valentine's Day. Share your ideas - there's still time for me to steal them too. ;)
~cheryl~
Very cute!! We haven't decided what we are doing yet. Keep the ideas coming, maybe we will steal some also :o)
ReplyDeleteThose turned out so cute! I did something similar but used 2 sides of a diaper box - one for each girl - so they were bigger. I didn't even think to make them into Valentine's, though! I was just searching for a quick quiet craft while the baby was napping =).
ReplyDeleteOh, and I went public on my blog when I started blogging again two weeks ago or so. Sean convinced me there was no need to be private. It's more fun to be public anyways.
Stay warm and don't go crazy cooped up in the house with this weather! I am on the brink ;). Hopefully you get more craft ideas in the comments that we can all use for the next few days!