Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day from all of us here at Childish Things! Here are a few ways to spread the love this holiday weekend!

With some beautiful weekend weather coming our way, you and your family can get out of the house and enjoy some Valentine's fun.

  

Cupcakes from Whole Foods! 

Valentine’s Day Block Party, Saturday, February 12^th. Old Town Lafayette is celebrating the holiday weekend with free truffles, $10 bracelet making, free soup or ice cream with purchase and much more. Take advantage of the nice weather with your kids at this fun event. Visit this website to see a list of all the things going on this day.

This weekend visit WOW Museum in Lafayette and make Valentine’s cards and crafts with the kids. Hurry in while supplies last. Check their calendar out here.

If staying in is more your style, here are some fun crafts to do with your kids!

Valentine's Heart Wreath

Make this fun and simple Heart Wreath to get in the Valentine’s Day spirit. You probably have most of the supplies at home already! I used colored construction paper, Clementine Art glue, Melissa and Doug scissors, glitter and press-on hearts. Feel free to use whatever art supplies you have at home like crayons or markers. Gather up the kiddos and get crafting!

To start, I folded the construction paper into fourths and cut four equal sized hearts with both the pink and red construction paper. Those 8 hearts will become the base of the wreath.

Second, I used the Clementine Art glue to glue the hearts together in a circle.

Once you have the base of the heart wreath done, you can get creative and decorate the hearts however you want! I spread glitter on the hearts and used press-on heart stickers to add extra flare.

Finally, just punch a hole in it and hang with ribbon or string. It’s that simple!

Enjoy your handmade holiday decoration!


Lollipop Valentine Flowers 

First, you need to cut out your hearts.  These can be any color and size that you want!  To make mine, I folded a piece of construction paper into quarters, and cut along the crease. This created four equal size hearts.  I did the same on a smaller scale for my leaves.

 

Write a sweet Valentine's message or decorate!

Glue the lollipop in the center of the heart. Let dry.

Glue the green hearts on the lollipop stick to complete the flower.

Voila! A homemade bouquet of flowers for your Valentine! 

Inspiration for Valentine's Wreath & Lollipop Valentine Flowers!

Childish Things will be open Valentine's Day so come in for a special treat!