Valentine’s Day is coming up in just a few weeks. Soon, parents will be presented with a list of the names of all the children who share a classroom with their child, and expected to provide valentines for each and every one of them. Instead of buying those pre-made valentines that have cartoon characters on them, wouldn’t it be more fun to make handmade valentines this year? You can save on craft supplies that are perfect for Valentine’s Day at Michaels.
While I don’t know exactly how much money I have spent at Michaels over the years, I am certain that it would total up to quite a lot. I majored in Art Education in college, and this meant that, for several years, I was in constant need of art supplies of all kinds. I learned that Michaels sold the exact same art supplies that the university store did, but for a much lower price. Since then, Michaels is the first place I go when I need a new paintbrush, another sketchbook, or anything else art related.
Valentine’s day used to involve handmade valentines, long ago. Somehow, over the years, it has become much more common to just get a box of pre-made valentines from the grocery store, and cajole your child into writing the name of each classmate onto the back of them. Younger kids may find it an incredibly tedious task to have to do so much writing. Instead, why not make handmade valentines this year? Kids of all ages can have fun with this creative project. If you start this weekend, you can work on them a little at a time, and still have them all done in time for the Valentine’s Day party at school.
Michaels has some sales on craft supplies that are perfect to make valentines with. Save 30% on the Martha Stewart Crafts for Valentine’s Day collection. This collection includes a Ruffled Heart Punch that punches the shape of a heart with ruffles around the edges into a paper. It also produces a small heart, that can be used on another valentine. There are also Key and Heart Foam stickers, Lace Heart stickers, Foil Heart Epoxy stickers, and a set of Heart and Key Acetate Diecuts.
You can save 40% off of Jolee’s and Sticko stickers right now. These come in heart shapes, in a variety of colors and styles, and are easy to quickly stick onto a paper heart. Save 30% off their entire stock of clear and rubber stamps. You can find several that have a heart incorporated into the design of the stamp. Very young children love making marks with stamps, and you can usually find ink pads that have ink that is designed to wash off easily.
It appears that you have to shop at the Michael’s stores in order to take advantage of these deals, (and not from their website). Make sure you print out this coupon before you head out to their store. The coupon will save you 40% off any one regular price item. I would suggest using the coupon on a package of construction paper. All those pretty decorations are going to need to be stuck onto a paper heart.
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