Yes, Sean, Christmas is over. New Year's Eve has come and gone. And January always tends to drag by with no holiday to celebrate. Unless you want to count Martin Luther King Day and I don't think a 2 year old is capable of understanding that one.
So, we've officially moved on to Valentine's Day in this household. It's always perfect timing too. Scott and I were crazy enough to pick January 24th as our wedding day almost four years ago. So, it's extra fun to have all of our "love" decorations up for Valentine's Day during January so we can combine it for our anniversary too. I pulled together all our random Valentine's Day decorations that we've accrued over the years and added a few new pieces this year from HomeGoods.
And of course, the ever exciting decision of what to make for the daycare treats weighs heavily on my mind. This year I will have to come up with something for Sean's classroom, Evan's classroom, and six daycare teachers. Oy! And to add to that, they attend a center that proudly serves only organic food and has a strict no outside food policy. So much for all those cute ideas of goldfish crackers that say, "Will you o"fish"ally be my Valentine?"
A quick search on Pinterest and I easily found Sean's treat.
This is meant to be. Hot wheels are occasionally on sale for .88 cents at Kroger. I already found a PDF file of the cute bag topper on the internet for free and saved it to my desktop. Now all I need is to wait for the hot wheels to go on sale, buy some treat bags from Michael's, and he's good to go. My only concern is how Sean will manage with giving away all those cool hot wheel cars...
For Evan, I knew I had to pick something that was age appropriate. When I saw this pin on Pinterest I knew this would be perfect for the upcoming Spring months outside with babies!
Again, the PDF file for the tags was easy to find online for free. All I need is a quick trip to the dollar store down the road for some bubble wands or bubbles and I'll grab some ribbon while I'm at Michael's getting Sean's treat bags. So excited!
Now, for the teachers I had originally thought I'd buy them each a single rose. But, the thought of getting up any earlier in the morning to go out first thing and get some fresh roses was enough to stop me in my tracks. Instead, I saw this cute pin on Pinterest and while I was making a quick stop at a small grocery store by their daycare I saw the cans of tuna on sale for .89 cents! We aren't tuna fans in this house, so I plan on just dumping out the tuna and letting the cans air dry and get that scent out for a few weeks.
I plan on using it for the plant option instead of the candle. I'll just grab some mini plans from Home Depot the weekend before and I already have a heart shaped die cut for my scrapbooking. Hopefully, the ladies will appreciate a small plant that will say something along the lines of, "Thank you for helping me grow! Happy Valentine's Day!"
I'm looking forward to having next Monday, MLK day, and next Friday off of school so I can get a jump start on some of these projects! Now if only it were this easy to think of something for Scott...
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