More Valentine's Day Fun

Jocelyn is really big on making crafts lately, so I have been searching the internet and Pinterest for ideas of things to do with her. I found this idea on pinterest and we decorated more than one room of our house with Valentine's Day heart garland.

I lined the back of some scrapbook paper in Valentine's Day patterns and colors and Jocelyn and MeMe cut on the lines to make strips of paper. Then, then each strip was folded in half and stapled into heart shapes. After I punched holes into each heart, Jocelyn strung each onto a piece of pink yarn and we hung them from our dining room light, Jocelyn's ceiling fan in her room, and also in our living room. We even made one for MeMe to take home! It was a pretty fun activity and Jocelyn really enjoyed practicing her cutting skills!

For Jocelyn's Valentine's Day party at school we made some gluten free rice krispie treats, covered them in melted pink candy wafers (also gluten free), and sprinkled them with Valentine's Day sprinkles. We cut them into heart shapes, added a stick--because everything is more fun to eat on a stick--and then put them into little bags tied with heart ribbons. Jocelyn told me they were a big hit!

I love Valentine's Day. I find that I enjoy the "smaller" holidays more than the "big" ones. I think it's because we can do a few simple crafts and decorations, make a couple of treats, and it's perfect. There's not too much planning or preparation, which leads to less stress and a more enjoyable holiday! Todd would just look at me and say, "Bah humbug", but I just can't help the way I feel! I guess I should try harder to make the bigger holidays come with less stress--All I can do is promise to try!