Valentine Idea

A few years ago, I stole saw this great idea for my kids' Valentine cards. (on Becky Higgins' blog)  I've heard from the parents of Ryan's old classmates that kids in his pre-school class still have their Valentines, even 4 years later!  So I keep duplicating the idea.

I start by adding text to one picture...

Then I create duplicates to print to give to classmates...

Last year, Hobby Lobby had a huge sale after Valentine's day and I picked up a bunch of goodie bags.  Of course, this month I've spent $10 on candy to fill the bags, but that's another story.  So much for trying to be frugal! Kaylin and I had fun putting them together for Ryan's and her class.

Last year, our computer died after I made Kaylin's Valentines, but before I had the chance to print them.  Once we finally got access to all of the information on our old computer, I didn't want the cuteness wasted, so I printed out a 5x7 copy of the picture to frame.  This will come out each Jan/February and be stored with our {limited} box of Valentine decorations.

Oh - and I had the greatest "wish I would have thought of this sooner" idea while filling the goodie bags.  All of the Christmas-colored candy was on super-sale after Christmas, right?  Next year, I'm going to load up on Hershey's Kisses and M&Ms, then separate out the red ones for Valentine's day and the green ones for St. Patrick's Day.  Because they all taste the same!  Hopefully, I'll remember next year.  And I hope you will, too!