Happy Valentine's Day!

We usually don't make a huge deal out of Valentine's Day. We don't buy expensive gifts & we don't decorate. We do however like to give homemade Valentines to each other & get the kids a little sweet treat. This year we did something new. We had a Heart Hunt. I was sick all day so I had lots of help. Sweet Pea cut out 18 small hearts for me out of construction paper. Each child had 4 hearts except for Princess who had 2. I wrote their names on them. Dave hid them all over the house. They were told to find the hearts with their own names on them. When they accomplished this they were to bring them to me to turn them in for a prize. Boy were they excited!

Getting ready for their Heart Hunt

So silly!

Bugs looks all over the living room.

I'm not sure what that look was about. Lol!

Found one!

Success!

Sweet Pea helps Princess.

Little Sweetheart

Sweet Pea has to look a little harder for hers.

Elvis was the first to turn his hearts in. For his prize he received a homemade Valentine from Mama.......(more later in this post)

Bugsy received a monkey card from Mama.

There was a special just-for-him message inside.

Dave's Valentine from me. No, you cannot read the message. Lol!

Princess with her Valentine from Mama.

Boo Bear's Valentine from Mama.

Here they are with all their prizes/treats!

They received a homemade just-for-them Valentine from Mama, a Valentine from Nana (Each with $1 inside!) & a candy treat. They were very excited!

Sweet Pea didn't pose with her Valentine but it was a kitten. =0)

And of course a goofy pose! Lol!

Fingerpaint Fun

I had bought these Rose Art fingerpaint sets from Michael's awhile ago. We discovered them while unpacking some things from the shed & re-gifted them to the boys for Christmas. Hee, hee! I am such a saver! The weather has been awful here. So dreary & cold. I decided it was time to get these out & let the boys have some fun. First I started with Bugsy. After Elvis finished his chores he was allowed to join us. It was a great motivator, btw. =0)

At first Bugs was a little tentative. Normally he hates to get his hands or clothes dirty. But soon he was having a blast.


We decided to make Valentine's for his friends. He will give them out at our homeschool party this Thursday.

We used regular index cards, sponge stamps that came with the set & paints.

After he & I made all the Valentine's he wanted to fingerpaint. He surprised me with his enthusiasm to get dirty. I was glad to see him throw aside his usual need to wipe every drop of paint off his hands and have fun.

Elvis also surprised me. He was very careful with his designs.

Usually when it comes to crafts he does it quickly & not always as neat as he could.

This time he was very detail oriented. I loved seeing his different designs.

Valentine Central

(FYI~ In the middle are the beautiful flowers Davey gave me.

He knew I had a long week & gave them to me. Isn't he sweet?)

Getting dirty & having fun.

Carefully painting the teddy bear before he stamps.

I'll post pics of their finished projects soon!

Valentine's Day

Some photos of the children with a few of their valentines.