I Love You Valentine

Trace and cut out child's hand. Tape to heart. Bend fingers to make "I Love You," in sign language. (Add treat.) Let your child decorate to personalize them for friends, family and teachers.

This is one my daughter decorated for her teacher. (Her teachers/babysitters get full size Belgium chocolate ;) )

A place to store hair bows

Items needed: 16x20 artist canvas, fabric, chicken wire, staple gun w/staples, ribbon.

I got this idea from: http://beingcreativetokeepmysanity.blogspot.com/search/label/Crafts
I changed mine from wood to canvas so it would be lighter, the 16x20 size also made it so that I only had to cut one side of the chicken wire. Mine is attached to a hook that goes over the door and hangs down almost to the door handle, so my girls can reach it.

Step 1: Cover canvas in fabric and staple on the back (make sure it is pulled tight).
Step 2: Cut chicken wire so it hangs over about 1 1/2" on each side (use a wire cutter).
Step 3: Bend chicken wire around edges of canvas so that it it lines up straight on all sides.
Step 4: Staple chicken wire to the back.
Step 5: Staple ribbon to the back, so you can hang your board.

Potato Stamping

Materials Needed: Paint, paper, potatoes, knife, plate.

Cut potato like this to make a handle.

Cut shapes out of the opposite side. Make sure you cut down at least 1/4" so the image gets paint, but the rest of the potato doesn't.

For our Valentine's potato stamps we did I, <3 and U

Dip (leaving not a lot on the potato).

Press

Fill the paper :)