Valentine Parties

Grace made these Valentines for her class. After last year, I was concerned that they would take days and much prodding to make, so we started last weekend. I cut the card stock, and we used the Cricut to cut the hearts out - the rest Grace did by herself. She made 14 Valentines all in one evening!
Thursday, while Grace and I were at work and school, David and Tristan baked cupcakes. After supper, Grace and I got busy decorating them.

She placed the heart and wings on each one.

The final result - 12 cute cupids

I wish I could say I came up with this idea all on my own, but I didn't. You can find this and many more very cool ideas at http://familyfun.go.com/. A site/magazine that I think I will find very handy through the years as I have a little girl who loves to do creative things (and I don't have a very creative brain very often).

This is one of the cupcakes I did for Tristan's class

Tristan's class during their party. He went from being the only boy in the class to being one of six three days a week! The girls still love him though - especially the ones on either side of him. One of them is always at his side...

Grace was so very proud of her cupcakes! Her teacher allowed her to serve them to everyone. Of course, the cupid concept was lost on all of them, but they did think they were cute - and delicious!

Grace with her Valentine mailbox.

She drew a picture of two people kissing on it with the words "I Love You" written above them. I got a kick out of that and just kind of rolled my eyes when I saw it that morning because everything is about princes, princesses, and happily ever after with her. It wasn't until after her party that she explained it all to me. "Mommy, this is a picture of you and daddy on Valentine's Day, and here are me and Tristan with you too." The man had dark hair, the woman and two children (which I had not noticed before) had blond hair. That made me feel pretty good at that point, and I told David later that night that we must be doing a good job of showing our love for each other if Grace would draw a picture like that!