I like to mix up the kind of sweet treats we eat with healthy ones as well as pure indulgent ones in the mix. My latest healthy sweet treat obsession is frozen yogurt bites. Lately we’ve become obsessed with the stuff even though it’s winter! With Valentines day coming up, I thought it would be fun to make heart shaped versions of our frozen yogurt bites.
Do you celebrate Valentines day? I don’t like the whole commercial side of it but I do like the sentiment behind the day. And now with a child in the mix too, it’s more a day to celebrate love not just between a couple but all kinds of love. That sounds a bit cheesy I know, but you get what I mean right? I especially like the act of giving a simple card to loved ones so I asked the very talented Lucy Monkman who is a designer and illustrator to come up with a Valentines card printable for all of you. Lucy has designed a super cute fairy scattering hearts which you can print out and the kids can simply colour in or you can make it in to a Valentines card to give out to whomever you like.
This cute free Valentines card printable is available to download in two sizes – A4 and A5. To download just click the PDF in the size you want and print it out, ideally on to card. For the A5 one you will have to choose A5 as the paper size on your printer settings before hitting print. We have printed loads and Anya wants to give them out to all her besties at school. A big thank you to Lucy Monkman for making this card exclusively for my readers.
This is such a simple DIY that I wasn’t sure whether I should post it here. But I decided that since it’s quick and easy and you get a fun little game out of it, I would share it. In fact it’s easy enough for the kids to do by themselves so with that in mind here is our Valentines inspired DIY tic tac toe game.
We are big fans of all kinds of games in this house – from the more involved to the really quick ones. But I find that when time is short and Anya is still insisting on playing a game (like at bedtime) I like to pull out the quickest little games. The ones that we regularly play are snap, connect 4, tic-tac-toe and a few others. Since I have all the other games but not a tic tac toe board I thought why not make one. And with Valentines day coming up, I chose to go with heart counters. So you can make this for Valentines but of course you can play with it for ages after.
The instructions are very simple. The make this DIY tic tac toe game I bought some wooden heart craft shapes from ebay which I painted red and black. I then got some thick card to make the board. I cut the card in to a square and also cut strips of the same card to make the dividing lines. You can also use washi tape for the lines as I was planning to but then I quite liked the simplicity of the black and red colour against an all white background. And that is all there is to it! I think it makes a sweet little Valentine craft for kids to do with or without you.
Valentines day for me isn’t about the big gifts or fancy outings, it’s about little gestures and making that bit of extra effort for your loved ones. Today I surprised Anya with some little cakes when she came home from school and she was delighted. Cook something special, make something or even call that friend you’ve been meaning to call for months – any small gesture to show how much you appreciate your close family and friends. After all it’s the little gestures that really make us feel loved.
Happy Valentines day and have a love-filled weekend! x
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As a kid, did you ever give out little cards to your friends on Valentines day? I did and it was just as fun to make the cards as it was to give them out. With Valentines day less than 3 weeks away, I thought you might like this sweet DIY love arrow kit that I came across. The kit contains everything you need to make 10 arrows with messages attached, the only extras you will use are scissors and glue. Kids around 6 and over will be able to do this craft all by themselves and when they’re done they can add a personal message to each arrow.
I’m so not in to the whole commercial side of Valentines day but I like the sentiment behind the day. Doing a special DIY craft with the kids is a simple and sweet way to mark the day and perhaps follow that with a special family meal at home. This love arrow kit is such a pretty DIY and a lot more unusual than giving out cards. You’ll find the kit at Clafoutis (a lovely little party shop) who made it in collaboration with La maison de Loulou where you’ll find lots more beautiful DIY’s.
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