I have to admit that I'm not a huge Valentine's Day fan, but having children definitely makes every "holiday" something worth celebrating. I've been trying to rack my brain for ideas for Big J's valentines. Since he is in school this year he will be making valentines for his classmates and teachers. We're still working on ideas, but when I came across this felt fortune cookie project in the latest issue of Martha Stewart Living I knew I had to try it out.
I rarely make the crafts I see in magazines or books, but this one appealed to me because it doesn't scream "Valentine's Day" [read: pink + red hearts, doilies, cupids + arrows] and I had all the supplies in my studio. Of course I steered clear of using red + pink felt and opted to make the fortune cookies out of charcoal grey wool felt and some of my favorite alphabet ribbon.
This really is a super quick craft, the most time consuming part is waiting for the glue to dry.
I stuffed the fortune cookie with some of my favorite Japanese candy and a little note.
You can't beat cute + simple crafts. Now back to figuring out how to make some nontraditional valentines with my boy.
