I have always liked Valentine's Day. ....Exchanging paper Valentines, eating candy, and cupcakes, classroom parties, heart crafts......it is just fun. As a kid I loved it, as a teacher I loved it, as an aunt I loved it and as a mom I love it!
Although oddly enough, Chad and I don't do anything special for Valentine's day. (Maybe it's b/c we show our love all year round <3 )
Anyways.....
Our homeschool group always has a HUGE Valentine Day party (like 60 to 75 kids plus adults! think, ultimate classroom party on steroids plus some then some more)
But we were also invited to a Valentine Tea party with some homeschool friends from church. Even though they were on different days, in my on going quest to not to be over scheduled, I decided we should just do ONE. I let Rose pick, and she picked the Tea party :)
I had already purchased the 100 Valentine bookmarks for the big party and we hole punched them and tied on ribbon to fancy them up a bit.
But now we needed 11, not 100. So we got to mail some out to some special friends and family members as well. (and just fyi, if you received one this year, you just may receive another next year! b/c we have lots left)
Rose got to sign the back. Some she did some cursive, some manuscript, some vertical, some messy, some neat, some with extra drawings. .... It was a lot of writing for a little girl.
I had cut out and stamped these cute milk carton thingees when we were visiting my crafting/sewing friend in Fargo. They were so cute. Rose helped assemble them, then we filled them with conversation heart candy.
Rose was pleased to hand them out at the party.
Here the girls are making Valentines.
Then they had snacks and tea and played downstairs and outside. It was a very fun Valentine Tea Party!
I mentioned earlier being at Sara's house doing some Valentine crafting and sewing.....well she is quite the seamstress and I learned SO MUCH! We made Valentine coasters......aren't they too cute?
And a Valentine table runner! Oh my! She is an excellent teacher!
Thanks Sara!
I miss you and your family, but not the blizzard! We are having 70 degree temps right now :)btw, isn't Sara's sewing room just too cute!
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