Have A Wild Valentine's Day

Well, it's that time of year...Valentine's Day parties at school!  In the past, parties have been on Fridays.  It's nice that way because we can sugar the kids up and then send them home to settle down over the weekend.  This year is different.  Valentine's Day parties are tomorrow!  It should make for an interesting week to say the least.  I'll use any excuse to make fun crafts, so Valentine's day was the perfect oportunity for me to try out some new ideas.  See what you think!


First, I made these "dynamite" valentines.  They are super cute and easy to make.  I wanted to use Rolos candy, but I was unable to find single packs of them.  I settled with Mentos.  I covered them in red card stock first.  Next, I hot glued the three rolls together.  After that I wrapped black pipe cleaner around the three packs and added a short piece at the top.  Lastly, I attached a piece of card stock with the saying, "You're the Bomb." They only took a few minutes to create and are super cute!

Next, I made treats for the students in my after school group.  I found this idea from a blog, thegunnysack.com, and fell in love! It was awesome because there was a template of the tags that just had to be printed.  This project was also pretty simple.  I did have my mom help me hold the balloons open so I was able to stuff them with candy easier.  I think they turned out pretty awesome :)

the finished product <3

i had to use pink balloons too :)

Finally, I made treats for my co-teachers.  I used to make these pretzel cookies for Christmas with regular Hershey Kisses and M&Ms.  For a creative twist, I used the Hugs & Kisses Hershey Kisses for a "wild" themed treat.  

Simply place a kiss on top of each pretzel.  Place in an oven heated at 300 degrees until the kiss begins to melt.  Press an M&M into the center of the kiss.  I placed mine in the refrigerator so they would cool more quickly.  After they cooled, I placed them in snack bags that I had decorated with homemade tags.

so cute!

finished product :)

I used Elmer's dot runner glue to attach the labels to the baggies.  My friend, Julie, introduced me to this AMAZING craft tool, and I can't believe I crafted before without it!  They run about $3.00 at Wal-Mart and are awesome!

I hope you all have a great Valentine's Day <3