Valentine Water Bottle Label

I was assigned water bottles for Ellie's Valentine party. Well, I can't just bring regular old water bottles, now can I?? :)
I made some cute labels for Jess' shower so I modified the template to celebrate Valentine's Day.
Send me an e-mail if you'd like the template!

iPod Valentine

Another cute idea, taken from Family Fun. This is a Sweethearts box with peanut butter cup "earbuds". There are some very creative people in this world!!


I think Ellie really loves this idea for her friends, and it matches her since she is so into music. Easy to make and the website has the template for the screen and wheel :)

Photo Valentines

Want a cheap, easy and unique idea for Valentine's cards? Well...take a gander:



This is very, very simple.

-Take a photo of your child with their fist outstretched.
-Do a little photoshop by adding text on the photo.
-get your photos printed
-once you get the pics, cut a small slit at the top and bottom of the fist and slide in a lollipop
-a little tape on the back and VOILA!

A little creativity+photo paper+sweetness= 23 cents per Valentine.



inspired by 7/24/365

Cute Valentines

We decided to forgo the traditional boxed Valentines this year and get creative. We made ice cream cone treats! They turned out very cute and the kids had a lot of fun helping me make them.

Stuff cotton candy into and ice cream cone. We used the colorful ones. You can stuff about 8 cones per package of Fluffy Stuff ($1 store or Target dollar bins).


Put the cones into individual cellophane bags.

Then we printed out cute sayings like "Here's the scoop: you are cool!" onto cardstock, cut them into tags, hole punch.

The kids wrote their names on the back of the tags.



Finally, tie the tags onto the bag with some cute ribbon.

Spread the Love: Heart Attack!

What a fun way to spread the love this Valentine's Day! It has hit our neighborhood and we are next to carry it on.

Cut out a bunch of hearts, write some heartfelt messages for your "victims". Get the whole family in on it! Creep out in the darkness and Heart Attack your friends and neighbors.

Pamplemousse French Toast

I am kind of in love with grapefruits. I remember my Mum cutting them up for us with the wooden handled grapefruit knife and scooping the juicy pieces out for breakfast.

It's the height of grapefruit season and I have been eating one every day. I made a delicious and easy breakfast the other day. This would be a fun thing to surprise your sweetheart with on Valentine's Day!

• 1 pink or Red Rio grapefruit
• 4 tablespoons butter, divided
• 2 tablespoons slivered almonds
• 1/4 cup plus one tablespoon maple syrup, divided
• 3 eggs
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  
• 8 slices Challah or country-style bread (about 3/4-inch thick) I didn't have any on hand so I used regular 12 grain.

Cut a small slice off each end of the grapefruit and stand it upright on a cutting surface. With a knife, remove the peel from the grapefruit in strips, maintaining the curved shape. This is a great way to cut up/peel citrus of any kind.

Holding the grapefruit in one hand, cut out the segments of fruit between the membranes.


When you are done, squeeze the remaining juices from the skeleton of the grapefruit into the bowl, and put aside.

In a small sauté pan, melt 2 tablespoons of butter and add the almonds, 1/4 cup of the maple syrup, and the reserved juice. Bring to a simmer and cook until the consistency of light syrup, about 1 to 2 minutes.

Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly. Toss in the grapefruit sections. Stir very gently to coat the sections and set aside.

Beat the eggs with the milk, the remaining 1 tablespoon of maple syrup, and add 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract.

Heat a large sauté pan over medium heat and melt the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter. Dip 3 or 4 slices of bread into the egg batter and cook until golden brown on both sides. Remove to a heated platter or keep warm in a low oven. Repeat.

To serve, place 2 slices on each plate and top with the grapefruit.