Spontaneous Vday Brunch

I decided about a week ago to host a Vday playdate/brunch for my boys and couple of their friends. I didn't want to go out of control (who, me?), so I limited myself to only purchasing food. All the decorations had to be made from things I already had on hand. I did end up spending $2 on the hearts I hung from the ceiling. But I had all the other paper in my stash. I made these little mailboxes. So cute!! The kids were all excited to take them home and play with them. Now I need to remember to make some 'mail' to put in Hank and Atti's!

Preschool Valentines

For the boys, I'm making these adorable Valentines.

Here are the crayons we've made!

Valentine's Day "Decorating"

I have traditionally turned my nose up at Valentine's Day. I think it is a holiday with a lot of potential for disappointment. Not to mention the abundance of yucky roses at $50/dozen, expensive cheap chocolate and impossible dinner reservations. But, I'm softening. I still don't want any cheesy gifts or an expensive dinner out. It IS a holiday, though and I really love celebrating holidays. I did a teeny tiny bit of decorating today. Who doesn't love little hearts?

Valentines

Looking for some good ideas for Valentines for the boys' school exchange. Last year I bought a pdf on etsy and loved having something unique! The year before, I made these.

Here are some contenders for this year:

from BunnyCakesBlog on etsy

From tinyprints

Also from tinyprints

From Martha Stewart