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Lily’s Valentine Creations

From the first of February, Lily and I have been working hard on Valentine card crafts.  (We did it last year as well, and it was a blast.)  I know someday I will not have the time or energy to help Lily make homemade cards, but until then, we sure have fun with it. 

First we started with the cousins' cards.  Lily made one card for each family, plus her grandparents.  They were simple one that she made with almost no help at all from me.  She had so much fun being creative.  My favorite part was watching her use my clipboard as she personalized each one :).

Lily's valentines 2-10-09
Then we had the classroom cards.  I let her thumb through my binder of ideas from old Family Fun magazines.  She settled on these cute ones with homemade heart crayons attached.  These were a lot of work for both of us, and I have to say the hardest part was peeling all the crayons we melted down.  (My thumbs hurt for days – he he!)  They turned out so cute though!

Lily's valentines 2-10-10

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14 responses to “Lily’s Valentine Creations”

  1. jenjen Avatar
    jenjen

    What a cute idea and what a great way to use old crayon stubs. I love that you put the heart crayons on papers that list reasons why you love someone. That is great!
    Jen

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  2. Rachel Avatar
    Rachel

    Okay, so this post popped up on Google Reader this morning and I came over to comment, but realized that you had just posted it so I held back until now. I LOVE THOSE VALENTINES! Seriously, so adorable. I’m impressed with you for letting her do it and her for doing it so well. So much fun. I’m hoping to do some on Saturday…if Hailey starts feeling better.

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  3. heidi Avatar
    heidi

    those homemade crayons are so cool!

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  4. Becca Avatar
    Becca

    What a fun idea!
    I remember when I was little I used my mom’s Primary clipboards any chance I could get–I felt so grown-up with a clipboard, I guess. 😀

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  5. cindy Avatar
    cindy

    What a fun way to spend time together, and make memories.

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  6. Romie Avatar
    Romie

    Oh I remember that thumb pain! There’s got to be an easier way to peel those crayons!
    So cute!!! We started to make our valentines, then E declared she was “tired” and wouldn’t personalize them…she said she’d let me. We are still battling that one out! Parents will love you for not giving candy!!!

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  7. jill Avatar
    jill

    that crayon idea is so cool!! I’ll have to remember that one for next year.

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  8. shan Avatar
    shan

    so cute! We loved the card from Lily and it is hanging on our fridge.
    Those crayons look so fun . . . and my goodness, A LOT of work for an entire Kindergarten class! We peeled a few crayons the other night to get enough shavings to make stained glass hearts (the kind where you melt the crayon inbetween sheets of wax paper). And that was enough peeling for me!

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  9. Maddy Avatar
    Maddy

    Those are so cute. I am now at the too lazy to hand make 3 sets of V-day cards, so I only hand did Sadie’s this year.

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  10. Saundra Avatar
    Saundra

    I was going to do those crayon hearts! We have PLENTY of small crayons already with the paper peeled, thanks to the kids. They just can’t seem to color with the papers on, and then they break so easily. But, I didn’t have the heart mold. I am going to try to find one after Valentine’s Day on sale to use for next year. They turned out so cute!!

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  11. teresa Avatar
    teresa

    Oh how fun and what a great MMM {memory making moment}
    The home made crayons are adorable.

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  12. Melissa W Avatar
    Melissa W

    Yes, peeling crayons is definitely rough work. But they turned out adorable! How fun! And I bet you made some delicious valentines treats, too.
    BTW – did I tell you I used your Good Reads site to find recommendations for my mom? She has been having a hard time finding new, good books to read. So where did I go? Right to Lisa’s site to skim through all your suggestions. It sure was fun. I have a long list for myself now, too.

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  13. Angela Avatar
    Angela

    You’re so creative! I love the homemade crayon idea. We have the same heart molds from Target, but all we did with them was make jigglers and pink ice cubes 🙂

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  14. Rachel Avatar
    Rachel

    Here is the Cheesecake Recipe
    2 cups graham cracker or chocolate wafer crumbs mixed with 1/3-1/2 c melted butter or margarine. Mix in plastic bag and press into the bottom of round pan. Freeze 10 min.
    FIlling: All ingredients need to be at room temp.
    Melt 12 oz white chocolate in microwave at 50 % power 1 min then stir another min
    3 8oz pkg cream cheese
    3/4 c white sugar
    beat above together until smooth.
    3 eggs
    add one at a time and with the last egg add 3 T flour and 1 T vanilla.
    pour half batter into pan.
    pour half melted chocolate over first mixture. Fold the other half into cream cheese mixture and pour over chocolate.
    Bake in 325 F oven for 45-55 min until no longer jiggles in center. cool 1 hour then refridgerate for 2 hrs or up to 3 days.
    Thanks for a great weekend
    Rachel

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