Thursday, February 14, 2008

Happy Heart Day


With a child in school, Valentine's Day has become a significant holiday. We started off with having to make valentine's treats for dance class at the last minute. And then remember some kind of valentine gift for the teachers and of course friends and classmates. WOW. Luckily, I had an idea in my head that has been there for almost a year and I finally got to do it.

Hannah and I made these cute oreo lollipops. I dipped them and Hannah sprinkled them. They are so cute and actually pretty easy. The hardest part was tying the bows. Hannah was a real trooper. She wrote her name on each tag... all 28 of them. I thought I would get 5-6 out of her, but she did them all. Oh, and the tag says "I am a sucker for you. Happy Valentine's Day"

Side note - I had to write numbers at the top of each tag to help her with spacing. She would run out of room on the first "n" and write the rest of her name filling in the blanks. So, it would look like "h - n - a - h - n -a". But with a little guidance, she did them all perfectly.

The lollipops are for her friends and classmates and the mailboxes are for her teachers. They have yummy treats inside.

With only having to do this for one child. This is a great holiday. We will see what I think about it 7 years from now.

Hope everyone has a great happy heart day!

6 comments:

Laurel said...

OKay, that's just cute. I try to make V-day treats every year....still...talk about a SUCKER!
Looks like next year all my co-workers will get dipped oreos.
You are one cool mom!

Jill Manning said...

What a great and easy idea...I am going to store that one away for any YW handout or if I remember, when this little one is finally in school! I love the story about how Hannah tried to right her own name on the tag, that is great!

Anonymous said...

Same here - way cute idea and Hannah is a winner!!!

Dad & I have our 24 hr. Leadership Seminar for our Zone leaders. I put together some Valentine table favors for them and although they aren't homemade like yours, they are cute. The missionaries will be thrilled with the festive decorations and treats.
MOM

Heather said...

Thanks for the yummy goodies!!! The kids LOVED the oreos and Doug and I loved the chocolate!! You are so sweet and thoughtful!!! Ren missed seeing Hannah!

Brett and Amy said...

Very cute, kid friendly project. I love the fonts on the tag -especially Hannah's. I'm totally copying next year.

Lolo said...

i'm totally stealing the idea for easter this year. it is so cute and simple. thanks for always sharing!