The Harris family had a very happy heart day. Anna was sick (it turns out she is really sick, but doing much better now that she is getting the medicine she needs), but she was still in a pretty good mood. And just cut her very first tooth! She also got her first taste of strawberries.
David and Erik went to a Valentine's Day party with some friends from church. We had such a good time making cookies, passing out valentines, and playing with friends.
They loved making their valentines too. Thanks to pinterest, we had tons of great ideas for gifts. We decided to make homemade (well, more like recycled) crayons and kool-aid playdough. I found some cute boy cards and then modified them a little to make them into treat bag toppers.
For the crayons we didn't have a heart shaped mold, so we used the square one I had on hand, and they turned out great. Taking the papers off took a really long time, and I ended up with crayons in all my fingernails. We divided the crayons up into color groups, and the boys really enjoyed deciding where each crayon went. Before filling the molds, I put the crayon pieces in plastic bags and let the boys hit them with a hammer. They thought it was extremely awesome. And it made for great looking crayons.
We followed the playdough recipe pretty close, though I added some cream of tartar (to help it last longer) and some glitter for fun. I think we added more kool-aid too to get the color brighter too. The pink lemonade didn't turn out as pink as I wanted, but both flavors smelled great. The fruit punch was so good, I'm certain I'm going to need to remind the boys not to eat it. David and Erik love cooking with mommy. This recipe didn't really require any cooking, but they consider any time at the counter "cooking" time with mommy, so they enjoyed this project too.
The boys even enjoyed stuffing the bags. We work assembly line style, and it was really fun. I wish we had more time to decorate their boxes. I wanted to let them cover them with stickers, but we ran out of time. They do love their boxes though, especially now that they are filled with cards and treats.
Anna enjoying her 1st valentine's day.
Look closely and you can see her hippo tooth!!
David and his valentines box.
Erik with his treats.
Our homemade crayons.
And our homemade playdough.
Steve and I both agree that ridiculous puns are the best part about valentines.
3 comments:
The Valentine's were fabulous. You are so great. My kids absolutely LOVE them and John can't stop playing with his play doh. Thanks so much. I'm so glad to hear that Anna is feeling better!!!
SO Darling! I did a scavenger hunt around the apartment complex for our boys. I covered the front door with streamers and extra valentines and they followed the clues to their treats. I wish I had thought to get pictures! I need to get better at this mommy thing!
Adorable Valentines!! And Anna's valentines outfit is TOO CUTE!!
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