For My Sweet Little Boy with Love

I am not normally the crafty mom. It takes great effort and mental preparation for me to craft. But this year I really wanted to do something different for Valentines day. My son has such a small class, I felt like making the Valentines cards should be so simple.

So away we went to the Dollar Tree to buy simple craft supplies. It took me over thirty minutes to select items that would work with the picture in my mind.

As you can tell, it was pretty basic. For me this was a HUGE undertaking. I decided that the sparkly hearts would have a pencil attached and the same of the receiver and sender and a sticker. My Dad came over with a hole punch and even he got into the idea. He was so particular about the hole placement and the attachment of the pencils. He even made extra hearts should I need them. It is always good to include someone OCD on your craft.


 

  Once the Valentines cards were tackled it was time for the Valentines Day box. I selected a shoe box and some shiny red wrapping paper. The paper was difficult to work with because it was foil.

My three year old daughter also decided that she should get in on the fun. Her brother, who the box was for, happened to be in the other room. Desiring the box, but not wanting to mess with the glue.

My daughter made her own creation.

 

 

  While I am struggling with the wrapping of the box she is happily gluing. After everything was glued and his name was crudely painted on the box, my son arrived to put stickers on the box. As you can tell, we won't be winning any creativity awards. I was still quite proud of the box.

 

                                                                                                        It was now time for the final undertaking of the perfect Valentines Day Party. I had to make cupcakes. He was very adamant on this point.

 This is what I came up with. They were a simple cupcake mix found on Pinterest. I even made the icing myself. None returned home. My son was happy, my sister and her family who received the extras were also happy.

 

I felt quite proud of myself and think that I shall do this again next year.

 

 

 

 

 

For God so Loved the World that he should give his only begotten son so that we could have everlasting life.

 

February 14, 2016