Valentine’s Day Swap and Homemade Cards

jus — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:12:59 +0000

For the last couple of years our kids have been making their own Valentine’s Day swap cards. This year we decided to do a google search for some cool ideas. And this what we decided to create:

Heart elephants and butterflies.

We found the idea for this one at Disney’s Family Fun. Be sure to check out this Valentine craft and more! Then there’s the box…

The Little Kitty Valentine Box

We found this craft also at Family Fun. The kids were excited and we all had a lot of fun making it!

Here are more ideas for homemade Valentine swap cards and boxes:

Wild Hearts
How To Make a Robot Valentines Box
Lots, and lots of hearts from Preschool Playbook

Good news for Valentine’s Day (and chocolate lovers)

JSM — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 20:02:49 +0000

Like most things in moderation, a little chocolate can be good for you. Yay! Of course, the good news comes with some caveats: dark chocolate is full of heart-healthy ingredients, but the more fat and sugar, the more the benefits are outweighed. So the Reeses on my desk left over from my son’s class Valentines, sadly, don’t count.

But you can do yourself a favor with an ounce of dark chocolate every day. And, as my favorite nutrition blogger reminded me today, cocoa powder is good too (though she points out dutch-process processes out the bitterness and the health benefits). I started adding cocoa powder to cookies and shakes, and it works really well as an inexpensive, easy nutrition addition.

If you’re looking for non-candy supplements to your Valentine’s celebrating, we have some great ideas.

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Valentine’s Day Swap and Homemade Cards

Good news for Valentine’s Day (and chocolate lovers)