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Don’t Get Puzzled, Valentine!

by Marie February 7, 2012

A few years back, we made really fun giant Valentine puzzles. These were great. Perfect for little hands to help with, cutting and forming the puzzle. I thought this would be fun to do for my children’s friends or classmates, so we made a mini version. This little heart puzzle is simple and fun to [...]

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Saturday Spotlight: Valentine’s Day Projects

by Marie February 4, 2012

It’s all about LOVE this next week, as we all get ready for Valentine’s Day. I’m sharing 6 darling ideas that will help you celebrate your loved ones from the M&T Spotlight. **Next week: more love for the week as I feature the color RED. Share your red projects and recipes over at Spotlight for [...]

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Pipe Cleaner Heart-Shaped LOVE Goggles

by Marie January 31, 2012

Are you looking for LOVE? Well, these *love* goggles are here to help. And so are pipe cleaners. They are just begging to be bent into a heart shape. So today we’re looking for *love* with these festive heart pipe cleaner glasses. You gotta *LOVE* it! Supplies for Pipe Cleaner Heart-Shaped *Love* Goggles: 3 pipe [...]

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Valentine Hearts Letter Match Game

by Marie January 30, 2012

There are so many fun crafts and games to play with hearts. They are the perfect shape. We’re using hearts in our letter matching game today. I printed out another set of Valentine hearts from Juliann’s design we used in the 14 Acts of Love countdown. They are the perfect hearts, already colored and printed [...]

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Counting Down to Valentines with 14 Acts of Love + a Free Printable

by Marie January 24, 2012

Valentines seems to come and go so quickly. Once February starts, I’m only thinking of what candy to buy and cards to make for my children’s classmates. I thought it would be fun to do more as a family this Valentines, counting down the days and turning it into a holiday of service. We’re going [...]

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Colorful Puddle-Painted Hearts

by Amy January 16, 2012

My calendar-loving seven-year-old is already counting down the days to Valentine’s Day. I guess she likes to plan ahead! Our first “official” Valentine crafts of the season are these colorful hearts made with puddles of watercolor. Not only is the finished product beautiful, the process is really fun, too! Supplies for Colorful Puddle-Painted Hearts: Sturdy [...]

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Saturday Spotlight: Hearts

by Marie February 5, 2011

Hearts are all-a-flutter over at the M&T Spotlight. With Valentines a week away, here are a few fun and fancy heart projects found over on the Spotlight, perfect for this time of year. Next week I’ll be featuring Kid’s Valentine Cards, so submit your best to Spotlight. Chenille Heart Pillow Paper and Wire Heart Garland [...]

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Love-ly Valentine’s Day Coloring Pages

by Marie January 31, 2011

Download and print these LOVE-ly Valentine’s Day Coloring Pages for your little ones to color! These would make a great classroom party activity or even for your child to color and pass out to friends with a little treat.

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Decorating Heart Shaped Sugar Cookies

by Marie January 27, 2011

We’re getting a little heart crazy with our cookies today. We tried a few different ways to show some love as we prepped and baked our sugar cookies. My favorite one is the crushed peppermint filled hearts, yum-o! Supplies for Heart Shaped Sugar Cookies: sugar cookie dough rolling pin baking sheet heart cookie cutters – [...]

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There’s Never Enough Food Made With Hearts!

by Marie February 3, 2010

I love Valentine’s Day. Can you tell? There’s so many fun crafts, treats, and activities to be had. Here’s a fun after-school snack we made with our toast. Supplies for Heart Shaped Toast: one slice of bread butter heart shaped cookie cutter topping: sugar, cinnamon, or jam Toast your bread and butter it. Place on [...]

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