I'm Tickled Pink You're My Teacher - Valentine Gift Idea

And next on the Valentine list to make is for teachers!  I found this fun idea for Tickled Pink you're my teacher on Homes.com.  They have a free printable that is perfect to add to this fun gift.

What you need:

Pink Cup (I found these fun heart Boxes)

Pink Nail Polish

Pink Eraser

Pink Highlighter

Pink Chapstick (I found lip Gloss)

Pink Candy

Pink Gum

Anything Pink you want to add (I found a few fun pink things)

Add all the items to your cup or in my case jar. I printed the free printable on card stock cut it out and added to the box with some ribbon.

Any Valentine gift Ideas you have planned?

Thanks for Stopping by!

Don't forget to see the parties I link up to HERE. 

Super Hero Valentines

For Caden being in 2nd Grade I could still do something fun for him and not have to be more grown up like Cole's. I found these fun Super Hero Valentines on The Dairy of Dave's Wife.  Now she is awesome sewed them and all, I'm usually running around like my head is cut off so I went with the glue method.  Her's also looked a lot cleaner but when you have to make 30 of them your's tend not to be as clean .. lol.

What You Need:

Felt (I bought a package at Dollar Tree)

Craft Glue or Sewing Machine

Elastic Band

Card Stock

Print out the free template she has for the mask. I printed and then took a sharpie to outline on the felt. The felt I bought at the Dollar Tree was thinner then the kind I've bought before at the craft store. But I also knew that most of the kids would not keep them so I didn't want to spend a ton of money. If I was doing a super hero party I would use the thick felt. 

Once I had the out line on the felt I cut out the felt mask. The Dollar Tree sheet allowed me to fold over and make 2 shapes per sheet which would make one mask. I glued the felt together with craft glue. I added the strap by tying it on to two holes I made using my hole punch. She sewed her's into the side of the mask.  She also made a free printable that could hang on to the mask as the valentine card!  

The cutting is the longest part of this job!

Any Valentine gift Ideas you have planned?

Thanks for Stopping by!

Don't forget to see the parties I link up to HERE. 

iPod Valentine Candy Gifts

The year is already flying by! Valentine's day lands on Saturday this year so I class party will be on Friday.  I was trying to do this a week ago but I did get this done the weekend before! This was a super easy one to make and perfect for Cole being in the 5th grade. I know this will my last year with him doing this for him so I wanted to find something fun but age appropriate.  I found several versions on pinterest, Delightful Order had a free printable for the iPod Valentine Candy.

What you Need:

Conversation Heart Box (I found a 5 pack mini's for $1 at Walmart)

Kisses or mini pb cups

White Card Stock

Ribbon (I used crafting string I had left over)

Glue Gun

Print the Free Template Delightful Order has on to card stock is best but plain paper would to. It has 3 per page, cut one out to glue to the conversation box.  Mine were mini so the box was smaller and the paper wrapped around more then it was suppose to but it still worked! I glued the string on the back under the paper and then cut a smaller piece to glue together like how a speaker wire looks like. I glued a kiss at the end of each of the string to be like the ear buds.  You can do this with ribbon and then just tie a 2nd smaller ribbon on to make the Y like the wires also. I'm a use what you have on hand type of girl.

Any Valentine gift Ideas you have planned?

Thanks for Stopping by!

Don't forget to see the parties I link up to HERE. 

Cupid Time ... Heart within a Heart Cookie

While I was at it I thought I'd make some cookies for the boys friends (I'm sure I'll get a nasty gram for making something instead of buying, bring it on .. lol).  I made a version of these cookies with pumpkins before but I wanted to try with hearts.  I did a red and a pink version.  I should have stuck with white and used either or Red OR Pink to make them more dramatic looking but still a fun cookie.

INGREDIENTS:

1 cup margarine 1 1/2 cups white sugar 3 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons cream of tartar 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt

DIRECTIONS:

1.	Cream the margarine and add the sugar gradually. Beat until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at time, mixing well after each addition.
2.	Stir in the vanilla. Add the flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt gradually to the creamed mixture, stirring in by hand. Cover and chill dough overnight.
3.	Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
4.	Roll dough out on a floured surface to 1/8 to 1/4 inch thick and cut into your favorite shapes. Place cookies onto the prepared baking sheets.
5.	Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 6 to 8 minutes or until cookie has a golden appearance.

First I started with the sugar cookie recipe.  I made tow batches of the dough.  Then First batch I made red with Wilton Icing color.  The Second batch I made pink with Wilton Icing Color. I find this is the best way to color anything from fondant to dough.  

I took my large Heart Cookie Cutter and cut out the cookies.  I then took my smaller heart and cut out the middle of my cookie.  I set these aside the small hearts for the next batch, I then just baked a few of small hearts for Caden's class.  I then rolled out the 2nd color (if I used red for the big heart then pink for the small heart and vice versa) then put the small heart in the big heart (almost like a puzzle piece) and lightly made the two edges stick together.  Bake like normal and rest on a cooling rack or eat right away :).

With my extra dough I made small and large hearts for Caden's Class (his class is much larger then Cole's and I was running out of steam).

Here is Cole's Valentine's all done up:

Caden's Valentine's all done up:

Thanks for Stopping by!

Don't forget to see the parties I link up to HERE. 

Cupid Time ... Fan"tache"tic Valentines Cards

It's time to put together valentines day cards again!  Since Mustache's are the rage this time, I had to make these for Caden's class.  I found these free printables Fan"tache"tic Valentines Cards on Plum Adorable.  I love her site I bought the thankful Thumb print tree last year on her site.  She has great printables you have to check her site out.   She had 4 colors to choose from I did the red and blue.

What you Need:
White Card Stock
Printer
Cutter (Scissors)
Hot Glue
Suckers

I printed her printable on some white card stock then took my paper cutter to trim them up.  I had Caden write his name on them.  I then took my handy hot glue gun and glued the suckers to the cards.  I found these really cool suckers at the Dollar Tree that had different sayings on each wrapper (like those nasty little heart candies).

Are you making Valentines?

Don't forget to see the parties I link up to HERE.

You're the Bomb or Are you a Lady Bug?

On to our next Valentine Day gifts made!  Now most of you say why don't you just make two of the Pop-Pop Pop-ular Teacher Gift I made yesterday for Caden's teacher also.  Well on one of the first field trips I went on (where I made pumpkin patch cupcakes) I offered one to Caden's teacher who let me know her husband is a gluten free diet and she is going along to support him.   So I must find gifts that I can give her.  I found an idea to make bath bombs on Swift Crafy Monkey.  NOW the recipe is very easy but finding the Citric Acid for the recipe was my kryptonite.   I went to 3 Walmarts, Fred Meyers, Walgreens, Jo-Anne's, Michael's and Target!!  YUP I almost screamed at the last store the pharmacist at Target must have seen the tears or maybe the bright shade of red on my face and told me to go to Super Supplements.  This inexpensive gift I swear cost me $50 in gas ... lol.

Here is what you Need:

1/2 cup baking soda
1/4 cup citric acid
1 tsp oil of choice 
up to 2.5 ml fragrance oil

(Alexis Note: I used Olive Oil, because it's what I had and well I wasn't going to let this recipe make me do ONE more trip to the grocery store ... lol)

Mix the powdered parts together very well and make sure there aren't any big hunks of baking soda or citric acid in the mix. Add your oil and fragrance oil into the oils. Mix really well - it might fizz a bit. This is normal. Press into the molds very hard - pack a layer as hard as you can, then pack the next layer, until you've reached the top - and wait at least 45 minutes before removing (I found I had to let mine stay over night).   

I also made this shape

Next on the list to make is something special for Caden's class, I knew they would be getting a LOT of candy so why not make something that would be fun for the holiday but maybe a little on the healthier side.  Now I saw a pin on Pinterest saved it then went back to hit up the website to see how it was done!  So I click on it and guess what it's just linked to a picture (I tried searching again and ALL of them are linked to the same picture).  Don't you just HATE when you go for a pin and it's not pinned to the right website or even to a website.  Ok it's a pet peeve!)  So I ran with the picture and this is what I did, I added eyes (I thought it needed a little something) along with a personalized note on the bottom w/ labels that I cut out into a circle.

What you need:

Red Fruit Cup

Black Pipe Cleaner

Black Sharpie Pen

Glue

Wiggly Eyes (optional but I thought they were cute)

Take the fruit cup flip it over (leaving the plastic on of course so the gel stays inside), make a line down the middle, draw a black half circle for the face and dots on each side of the line.  Cut a pipe cleaner in half, glue onto the the fruit cup below the face.  Add a little curl at the end of each piper cleaner for the antenna's.  You're done!  You can add a little message onto the bottom if you want. (I searched for ladybug wording and found a cute saying on Skip to My Lou's website).

Aren't they cute?  I thought so!  Next on our mission to make is the valentine card boxes for each kid (Monster for Cole & Dog for Caden) and Popcorn Treat Bags for Cole's Class.

Hope you have a wonderful day!

Super Hero's & Popcorn ... What More Could you Want?

Well I finished two more of more Valentine Day projects!  3 more to go but let's just hope I finish those tomorrow.  Today I show off Caden's class Valentine's and a gift for Cole's teacher.

First off we start with the Superhero Valentines I found on Little Bit Funky.  The super cute cape printable is found on Less Ordinary Designs, they are free make sure you say thank you.

What you Need:

Superhero Printable FREE from Less Ordinary Designs 
stiff felt (I used foam sheets from the Dollar Store)
hole punch
2in paper punch (or you can use scissors)
coordinating ribbon
lollipops (tootsie pops have nice superhero colors)
glue (hot or craft will work)
cape template

Cut or Punch out the superhero circles and emblems for the capes.  Cut the cape (I created one you can use it if you would like.  Just save the picture and print, I used it as a template to cut the capes out). Glue the superhero emblems onto the capes. Use a hole punch to punch hole in the top of the cape.  Slide the lollipop through the hole and tie a coordinating ribbon below. Punch a hole in the top and bottom of the word circles and slide onto the stick.  They were very cute and easy to make.

Last on the list to do is a teacher gift.   I found a picture on Marci Coombs website for The Pop-Pop Pop-ular Teacher! Valentine's Gift!  

What you Need:

Popcorn Container (found at the Dollar Store)

2 Bags of Microwave Popcorn

2 Boxes of Candy

Ribbon

Card Stock to add the personal message

Add the popcorn and candy into the container.  I typed up the message in word and attached with a ribbon.  Oh yeah it was that easy!

I hope you have a wonderful day and maybe try out one of these easy Valentine's Day Gifts.

Saying Goodbye and a Special Gift

I was able to take the kids and myself over to my grandmother’s house on Sunday.  We tried to go Saturday but it was just not a good idea.  It was so sad to see a women I’ve come to know and love that is as some say a spitfire.  She was feisty full of life and could drink any man under the table.  This tumor has taken a toll on her body and she is fading quickly.  She still has her sense of humor and quick wit.  She had me and my cousin laughing over the silly things she said today.  I will have the family go down one more time before we leave on Wednesday.  I have a sinking feeling by the time we return from Disney she will not be the same. 

The boys did so good, no fussing and no back talking they gave her hugs and didn’t ask many questions.  Cole and I had a talk on the drive home about GG going home to God.  He has a good understanding of what is happening but I don’t think connect all the dots yet.  They sadly have been like me while I was young and not very close to her but I know they love her just like I do.

I had the boys make up a little something for her.  I found this on project Pinterest for Valentines day.  It turned out so cute and she loved it.

I added in a little saying for her with the trick I used on the canvas we made for my dad.

I painted the boys hands first, now I accidently put the words too high so our hand heart didn’t turn out the best but still cute.  I then used both boys feet (the one I modeled it off only used one foot).

I think this is a great gift for anytime of the year hope you try it!

And we wrap up Valentine’s Gifts

I had a doctor’s apt Monday after work but the doctor was running 2 HOURS behind so when I got home I didn’t get as much done as I wanted.  I baked Soft Sugar Cookies that I made for Christmas but this time we made hearts.  Then I found best frosting and tinted it red.  Cole was such a good helper.

And I found this really cute A kiss and a Squeeze on Pinterest.  So easy I had the squeeze for Cole’s lunch already made a quick sticker and printed it and stuck it on.  I picked up a few hersey kisses from the bulk section and then done!

Sadly play dough hearts didn’t get done and my woman’s group was cancelled so I didn’t make the Jell-O hearts.  I may make them next week just for the heck of it!  Cole finished up his valentine cards and think he’s actually was nicer then mine!  Yesterdays post showed you how to do those in case you want to make them .

Homemade Valentine’s Done!

As many of you know I’m Pinterest!  I plan our meals and now valentine’s card’s for Cole’s school.  I found this idea to give a sucker with a picture of your kid holding out their hand.  I know brilliant idea!

First off I took a picture of Cole with his fist out!  Also put him in a red top for the season (it’s his FAVORITE color so no complaints).

I think went onto Picnik to edit the picture!  The sad thing is this site will be closing 4/19 , currently it is free use it while you can.  I added a heart on his shirt with his name.  A talk bubble and a Happy Valentine’s Day words on the side.  I wish I would have stepped back a little more to get his hand with a little more remove from the edge.  Overall an easy thing to do and fun for the kids to pass out!

Here is where you take a knife or one pinner said she took scissors to cut a whole at the top of the hand and the bottom of the hand you then put the blow pop threw the holes.

Here is what they look like all finished up!  They really did turn out pretty cool!

Tonight I will finish up the play dough hearts for his class tonight along with the cookies. 

Are you making any Valentines Treats?

Getting my craft on for V-Day

Most of you know I’m a little nutty and LOVE to make things for Cole’s classmates.  I’m also a crazy planner that actually thinks about these events for months in advance.  Pinterest has become my new helper to keep my thoughts straight and what I want to do.  Then it’s time to weed down and to what I’m going to make.  Cole get’s to help me make the items which he loves plus his classmates love it and feel special.  I’m thinking I’ll make a treat and then something for each kid to take home.  Here a few things I’ve pinned that I thought were cool and what I think I’m going to make.  I’m going to be hitting up Michael’s this weekend and hoping to to get everything done by Sunday since I have my women’s group at church Monday nights.

If you want to see how to do any of these click on HERE and it will take you to my board called “Hearts & Love Things to do”

If I was really cool I’d do boy and girl cards

this one for the girls:

This one for the boys

Or this one for the boys!

Or this for both boy & Girl

Isn’t that just to freaking cute!

For those who don’t like V-Day

But I think I settled on:

Making whoopie pies either heart shaped if I find the pan or normal

Homemade Chalk for each kid

(Depending on how cost to make)

if making chalk is to spending I’m making Play dough Hearts

And between these two cards:

You rock Valentine

Or if I can get it to come out right I want to do this:

I’m thinking for my Woman’s group I’ll bring this:

I’m loving this card, I think I’ll make them for Grandparents

From the bottom of my heart (two hands)

to the tips of my toes (one foot)

I love you!  2nd gift for Grandparents

Do you have any plans to make treats?  Rick and I don’t really do anything so it’s kind of fun for me to do something for others!  What do you think?