Happy {belated} Valentine's Day! I had a fun-filled day with two class parties and a yummy southern dinner at Screen Door with my boys. Hope you all had a good one!
The boys and I were thinking about making robot valentines again this year since they are both at new schools but we opted for the half-way homemade route this year. Jen of Sophie + Lili gifted the boys with sweet custom valentines [have you seen how she is expanding her printable stationery line?] and they were too cute not to use. I printed the valentine cards on to white cardstock and cut them with a paper cutter. J rounded the corners using my corner rounder and the boys filled in their classmates' names and their names on the provided lines. Quick and easy.
But of course the handmade valentine lover in me wanted to add a little something extra. And since I'm the party coordinator for both boys' classrooms I thought something fun for the kids to play during the Valentine's Day party would be great. So I designed simple tic tac toe cards and the boys sorted out m&m's by color and added two sets of colored candies inside plastic bags [yes, there was some sampling involved]. I printed out labels for the "x's + o's" and the boys helped me stick them on the bags.
The tic tac toe cards, x's + o's and valentines were all placed inside clear resealable bags. I think these would make fun birthday party favors as well.
The valentines were a big hit with the boys' classmates. Valentine's Day is one of those holidays that is so much more fun for me now that I have children. It was SO cute seeing how much fun the boys had handing out valentines to their friends and teachers.
UPDATE // I redesigned the Tic Tac Toe Valentine and it is available as a free printable here.