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Fun Valentine’s Day Projects for Kids

If you are looking for an affordable gift to give grandma and grandpa this Valentine’s Day, these kid-friendly crafts are right on target. Gather your children around the table and have them make these homemade hearts out of everyday items. Kids ages 6 and up can craft these hearts with little adult supervision. With preschoolers you may want to help with the cutting and gluing, and with toddlers, consider doing the cutting yourself and let them have fun with the pasting. PAPER MOSIAC HEARTS Materials: Poster board or card stock Construction paper Old magazines or catalogs Scissors Glue stick Directions: … Continue reading →

Frugal Valentines Blogs

Happy Valentine’s Day! I hope your day is filled with lots of good things. Here we are battling lots of snow. Yesterday, I paid a group of kids $15 to shovel the walk, and it was not very frugal. They did a very poor job. So, I was very resigned to having to shovel the rest of the snow today. Wow, as I was writing this, my very great neighbor knocked on the door. He offered to move my car so he could use his snow blower on the street. He already did our walk and the sidewalks on the … Continue reading →

Last Minute Decorating Ideas for Valentine’s Day

It only takes a few moments to change the mood of any room. So, even if tomorrow’s date sneaked up on you and you still have things to do to get ready, you can squeeze in a few simple, last minute touches to help make any space say Happy Valentine’s Day. Heart Placemats Michele had some cute ideas for decorating and for heart-shaped food, so what better way to serve such items than on Valentines themed plates atop heart-shaped placemats? You’ll need twelve hearts for each placemat. Cut them about 6” high by 6” wide. You can use fabric, lace … Continue reading →

St. Patrick’s Day: Four Leaf Clover Badges

This craft project is so simple and inexpensive to make that your children can make four leaf clover badges for the entire family and all their friends. Items Needed: Heavy Paper or poster board (preferably green) Crayons, markers, colored pencils Glitter, glitter glue, paints, *optional School glue or glue stick Stapler and staples Green pipe cleaners Wire cutters Scissors Double-faced foam tape or pin backs 1. Start by cutting out four hearts for each clover from green construction paper or poster board. You can use the image below as a pattern. If you don’t have green, any paper or poster … Continue reading →