car Valentine....

So... the A-man isn't as into "crafting" as his sister... but he loved how his Valentines turned out too. Prissy helped me with these every step of the way...... Here is how we did it-

"car Valentines"

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start by cutting out 6 inch hearts on red & pink card stock {we used a cookie cutter for the pattern}

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then ink up your engines.... or roll match box cars over an ink pad and make tire marks on the hearts {I lied when I said A-man wasn't into his Valentines- he did LOVE this part}

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then write some clever little verse like

{Valentine- I never "tire" of you"

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and just to make certain that my little guy would love them... we added a little car to them too {red & purple of course}!!!

{and if you want extra praise- promise to let him take in treats & stickers too!!!}

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chocolate mouse Valentine...

Well trying to out-do our previous years Valentine is proving to be harder & harder. This year we decided to make something edible! After all, every party needs an animal???

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We decided on these little critters from Martha's website. We picked up some kisses, yarn, pink felt, pompoms, & google eyes {actually just the kisses- sadly had everything else..}. First we glued on the little noses.

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Next the tails- carefully unwrap the foil, tuck inside, & wrap in back around the yarn.

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Then cut out some felt hearts for ears & add them between the 2 kisses.

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Add the eyes... She liked the bigger ones!

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TA DA!!!!!!!

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Did I mention that I {heart} 8 yr olds as much as 4 yr olds???

I do!!!

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I couldn't think of anything corny clever to write on them.... I thought about "Rodent you be mine?" or "You're so mice Valentine"? Then Prissy swooped in & said, "Momma how about Cheese be mine?" "PERFECT- my love" I said! And that's just what we did!!!

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We put them into some fun little pink frilly favor boxes {cause presentation is 90%- right?}.

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And added some conversation rings that we made here. The boys got some Star Wars chocolate coins & the girls got... well lip gloss of course! Prissy wouldn't have it any other way & besides I found them after Christmas on clearance for 20 cents each!!!!!!

Psalm 111: 7-9

This is for the other 4th grade peeps @ SCCS.  The memory verses are getting pretty difficult- so we had to put it to a tune tonight...  The video is Prissy on the way home from school today- I {heart} her!!!

P.S.  look out Seed's Family Worship- here we come :)

Fortune cookie Valentine

Hot off of the glue gun- Prissy & I finished up her Valentines and I must say.. "they are PRECIOUS!!!" Now without further delay.... Here is how we made them!

~Fortune cookie

Valentines~

start by cutting out some 4 inch circles out of red & pink felt

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then hot glue a piece of pipe cleaner in the center of each circle

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next fold the circle in half & form it into a fortune cookie shape then glue the top together

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next tuck in your little fortune...

"I'm so fortune-ate to have you as my friend. Happy Valentine's day from Josey

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and what fortune cookie Valentine would be complete without a take-out box of candy??? We finished them off with heart stickers, ribbon, & these little Valentine paper clips!!!!

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ta-da!!!

{see I told y'all they were precious... and easy. I {heart} homemade Valentines!!!}

iPod valentine....

Well.. in keeping to my theme of using their interests for their Valentines- we are making IPods. They so remind me of her & how grown she is getting + she adores her iPod!!! In the past we have made: lollipops (wand shaped of course for my little Princess), barbie & the 12 dancing princesses (I loved that year- she wore her costume to the Valentine's day party) , kissing mice (inspired by Cinderella- she also wore her costume to that Valentine party- so fun!), & last year we made a little cartoon of her with a big red hair bow & gave out Valentine bracelets (my favorite until this year). Here is a look @ her 2010 Valentine...

We used:
Valentine gift wrap, Valentine Sweetheart boxed candy, Valentine chocolate candy (for the ear buds), Valentine colored yarn.


First we taped one end of the Valentine yarn to the candy box.


Next we covered the candy box with Valentine paper.


Then we added the Valentine ILove-Ipod decals (I made these in word press & printed them out).


Finally we added the Valentine candy hearts (ear buds).


TA DA!!!!
XXOX
from: Josey

Star Wars Valentine...

{This week we are gonna finish up our 2013 Valentines... But while y'all are anxiously waiting- ha ha, I'm gonna share a few of our past favorites over the next couple of days!  Enjoy!!} 

Hot off the printer.... they are done! This year we went with Star Wars themed valentines {NO surprise I'm sure}. I first semi-homemade this one with photo shop & copy/paste. I knew we wanted to use glow sticks=light sabers. They turned out cute- A-man LOVES them! I cut a little hole & slipped a glow stick right into Yoda's hand. And corny is just cute- so of course "YODA one for me!" seemed brilliant beyond brilliant....

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Then I found this little template {I forget where it's from}. It's simple & cute as can be! I minimized it to fit a few onto one page of card stock.

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Then added some glow sticks from Michaels {$1.00 for 15}. I cut a little slit & taped the glow stick into place on the back.

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I think they are even cuter {and used WAY less printer ink}!!! And.. he got to write his own name- which is pretty precious to me. Have I mentioned lately that I {heart} 4 yr olds? I do!!!

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I found some star wars coins to go along with them. My A-man is beside himself for his class party.....

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All-in-All I'd say he's peeking- Star Wars Valentines & Star Wars chocolate....

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All is right in the republic!!!!!!

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Happy Birthday
Allison!!!
We {heart} you!!!

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p.s.  This is a typical night in our house...  clone blasters at the table & guys everywhere:)  I love my little Star Wars LOVin' boy!!!

{conversation rings... a re-post}

Yes! It is time to start thinking of Valentine's day already..... Although I thought I was ahead of the game :: only to find most stores putting out St. Patrick's & EASTER stuff. Any-who we here @ Harris House- {heart} V-day! I saw this simple tutorial on Pinterest. Super cute, cheap, & easy as taking candy from a baby- shame on you {Joey} if you have done that!!

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~Conversation Ring Tutorial~

{start out with a bag of candy & some wedding favor metal rings}

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Simply size the rings to your 8 yr old- no surprise who helped me- ha ha! Then glue them on.

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It's as easy as that! We put them in some little boxes that we scooped up on clearance last year {or was it Cooner that scooped them up?}. No matter- they have them again this year @ Wally & Harris Teeter.

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I'm pretty sure they are gonna be a hit. Now hurry up & get gluing!!!!

p.s. I also picked up some "conversation heart" erasers @ the Dollar tree- I think I'll make some of those into rings too.....