Hope you have a Sweet Valentine's Day Printable

 Hope you have a Sweet Valentine's Day Printable,

Every year I like to do something for my kids cousins for Valentine's Day. Usually, it's just something small, but something to let them know that we love them bunches! This year while at the dollar store I found the cutest lip suckers, kind of like ring pops, but lips instead of rings. I also found these yummy heart suckers. 

Brighten Someone's Day by Decorating Their Door with these Adorable Valentine's Day Door Decorating Printables

Brighten Someone's Day by Decorating Their Door with these Adorable Valentine's Day Door Decorating Printables,

At Christmas time and last Easter we went and decorated doors. My kids loved it!! It was probably their favorite thing they did at Christmas time. My middle kiddo said it was so much fun and my youngest wanted to do it to everyone's doors. The thing about service is that it comes full circle. It blesses the lives of those you serve as well as your own life.

Color and Play Valentine 4 in a Row Bingo

 Color and Play Valentine 4 in a Row Bingo,

If you haven't guessed, I love making Bingo cards & I love playing Bingo!! At the end of this post I'll share the different Bingos I have available here on the blog! 

Kindness Punch Cards Printable

Kindness Punch Cards Printable, great for school groups or classes, church youth groups, or do it as a family!!

I have the opportunity to work with a group of teenagers at the local junior high school. It is the funnest thing! Our goal is to make the school and community a better place. So, when we were thinking about what to do for the month of February, I came up with these Kindness Punch Cards. The purpose is to focus on building healthy relationships and focus on spreading kindness.

10 Super Fun Valentine’s Day Coloring Pages You Must Have

10 Super Fun Valentine’s Day Coloring Pages You Must Have,

Valentine's Day!! What do you love about it? What do you not love about it? For me, I think Valentine's Day has always been a day of excitement. I remember as a child getting a special knock on our front door, with Valentine's with each of our names laying on the doorstep. Both my grandparents and my parents tried to make the day special. I have strived to carry this tradition on with my own kids! Who doesn't love a surprise on the doorstep?!?

How to Make a Paper Mailbox out of 2 Sheets of Card Stock!!

How fun would these be for Valentines Day?!? Each family member could make one and you could leave each other little messages and treats! Or you could use it for March Week 1 Primary Sharing Time!  Or what a fun thing to make for the kids at school and have them decorate them, the options are endless....

Ninja Turtle Valentine's Day Box

This year I only had to help make one Valentine's Day box, it was for my youngest and it was his first.  We decided on the Ninja Turtle, Raphael.

Here is how we put it together :)

Good Friends "Stick" Together Valentine's Day Printable

This year I found the cutest boxes of stickers and thought they would be a fun thing for my kiddos to give to their classmates for Valentine's Day.  I made this fun little printable to go along with it.  Printable can be fastened to stickers with glue or double sided tape.

Valentine's Day Free Printables and Crafts....

When February hits, the snowmen get put away and out come the hearts.  With a home full of boys it is probably the only time you will see so much red an pink in my home!  I think it is just a fun holiday. I day to show the people we care about that we love them.

Here are some fun Valentine's Day printables... best part, they are FREE!

Click her for this fun Bee Craft: Bee Printable

Smiley Face Valentine's Day Craft Printable

Each year I love to come up with some little craft that my kids can do for Valentines Day.  I thought these smiley faces would be super cute and fun to make.

Felt Flower Hair Clip Tutorial- Perfect item for the Easter Basket!

What girl, big or little, does not like flowers?  Here is a tutorial to make the perfect hair clip for any girls Easter basket!  These hair clips are easy enough that they could also be used for an Activity Days, Relief Society or Young Women Project!

Supplies Needed:

Felt- Either one color or two coordinating colors

Matching thread

Embroidery Needle

Button

Hot Glue Gun and Glue Sticks

Hair Clip

Scissors

 Instructions:

Step One:

 Cut out  12- 1 1/2 inch squares out of felt
If doing two colors of felt, put them in a pattern, alternating colors.  The bottom layer of the flower will have 6 squares, so will the top layer.

 Step Two:

Thread the thread through the needle.  I like to pull my needle through so it is at the half way mark of the thread. This makes the thread doubled, so it will be less likely to break.  Tie a knot at the end of the thread.  Then weave the needle in and out through the first square, then the second, and so on until all six squares are on the thread. See figure to the right.

 Step Three:

When all six pieces are strung onto the thread, you will pull the thread tight.  So it forms the shape in the picture to the left.  Needle back through the first felt piece and tie both ends of the thread together. Making sure it is knotted and secure.

Step Four:

Do not cut the thread.  You will then begin stinging on the second layer onto the same string.  Still alternating colors.  When the six pieces of felt are strung on you will secure the same way as you did in step three. Now you will want to sew threw the two layers, near the center in a few places, until the two layers are secured together. You will finish it off at the bottom, tying it off with a knot. Cut your thread ends.

Step Five: 

You will now round each petal of your flower with scissors.

Using a hot glue gun, glue the button or jewel into the center of the flower.
                                                                             

Step Six:

Cut a circle out of the felt. Fold the circle in half and cut a small slit towards one end. Insert the hair clip and glue the top of the hair clip to the felt.  Using the hot glue gun put glue all over the felt circle, then place the circle into the center of the back of the flower.  Make sure no glue gets in between the two sides of the clip. You don't want to glue the clip shut. 

You are FINISHED! 

You Are Dynamite Valentine!

Last minute Valentine post!  I made these little dynamite valentines for my kid's teachers and my nieces and nephews.  Super easy and super cute!

Wrap the roll of Rolos in red paper.  I used a glue gun to glue down the ends.  Then cut off a piece of black pipe cleaner and hot glue it to one end.  Then write your little "Dynamite" sang to your Valentine. Hopefully, your Valentine will "explode" with excitement!

Minion Valentine's Box

It was crunch time...my son had to have his Valentine's Day box made to take to school tomorrow. We decided to do "Minion Dave from Despicable Me". After, some glue gun burns here is the finished product.

We used:

-An empty fruit snack box (For Body)

-Yellow paper (to wrap body and arms)

-White paper (used this first to wrap the body, so you couldn't see through the yellow paper)

-Card Stock (for the teeth and eyes)

-Two baby food lids (goggles)

-Paper towel roll (Legs and arms)

-Black Felt (goggle strap, shoes, wrap outside of goggles, gloves)

-Brown paper (eye color)

-Black Paper (pupil of eye)

-Old pair of kids levi pants (for the overalls)

-And of course a glue gun!

Fun Valentine's Day theme Bulletin Board: Bee-Mine

In one of my previous posts, I posted some printables that my son's class was going to use for an art project. The cut, colored and glued these cute bees.  Then I used them to decorate the school's board at a local grocery store.  It was fun! I think it turned out pretty cute.  Here is the finished project:

My son's teacher used the below printables. She printed page one (the page with instructions) on white paper and page two on yellow paper. 

Page one

Page Two

Valentine's Day Bee Craft Printable

As being a member of the PTA for my children's school, I had signed up to do a bulletin board at a local grocery store.  My turn has come up for February.  That means I had to come up with a craft that one of my kids classes could do, that I could use to decorate the board with.  I thought the theme: BEE- MINE would be a fun one for February.  So, I came up with these little bees that the kids could color, put together and write a little message on.  When I get the board done, I'll have to post the finished project.  This would be a fun activity for kids at home, school groups, preschool, etc. Here are the two pages of printables.  

Here is it just as a color page:

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2x4 Heart Picture Holder: A Great Gift For Valentine's Day.

This is a very simple craft that even the kids could help with.  Cut your block of wood 5-6 inches long.  Lightly sand the edges.  The one above, I was in a hurry so I did not sand it at all (it just gives it a rustic feel).  Now, paint the back and all of the edges and about 1/2 inch onto the front in a color that coordinates with your scrapbook paper.  After the paint dries, cut a piece of scrapbook paper to the size of the block.  I did mine a little smaller than the block.  Then mod podge the scrapbook paper onto the front of the wood.  Next, cut out your heart.  I just did the good old fold the paper in-half and cut out half of the heart on the fold.  Then I cut a smaller heart out of the middle.  Then you crumple the paper up, un-crumple it, and give it a distressed look using ink.  Apply mod podge onto the back of the heart & put it in the center of the block. I let it have kind of a bubbly look by not letting the whole thing be glued down flat.  Next, you will distress the edges of the scrap paper with sand paper or emery board, then ink them.  Next step is to poke a hole in the top of the block. To do this use a ruler to find the middle and mark with a pencil.  Now, you will either need to drill the hole with a very fine drill bit, or you can do what I did and put a push pin in an pull it back out.  For the holders for the pictures you will need to cut some wire and twist it with some small pliers.  Then you will insert the straight end into the hole you poked into the top of the block.  If it does not fit securely then add some glue.  Spray the entire thing with clear coat.  Lastly tie a bow out of ribbon or a strip of fabric and hot glue it onto the block, close to the wire.  Secure a picture in the wire holder and there you go a simple easy gift to give to your special someone.  These also work great as teacher gifts or gifts to grandparents.

If you have any questions about this project, please leave me a comment below. Or you can email me at lifesjourneytoperfection@gmail.com.

Free Valentine's Day Printable- "Hope your Valentine's Day is full of Laughs"

You are welcome to pint these out, cut them apart attach a treat and give them to your special someone. One of my favorite candies are "Laffy Taffy" candies so, of course I would want to do a Valentine printable that they could be attached to, right? All you have to do is just add your personal touch of who it is to and who it is from and tape the candy on the back or attach it to a fun little gift. These could also be used for anything that has to go along with a good laugh. Why not attach some silly putty or punch a whole in the card and tie it onto a bottle of silly string. The ideas are endless!