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Hearts
Use leftover candy canes from Christmas
to make Hearts! Put the two canes facing
eachother on an aluminum foil lined baking
sheet. Bake at 350 degrees until slightly
melted and they stick in a heart shape.
Size of cane will depend on how long to
bake. (Donna Heiterer)
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Brownie Hearts
Here's a quick, whimsical
valentine idea. (For best results, follow
directions for pan size and timing. If
your cutter sticks, lightly coat it with
nonstick spray.)
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Lightly coat two 9X3 in. jelly roll pans
with nonstick spray. Mix 1 box low-fat
brownie mix and 3/4 cup water until no
dry lumps remain. Divide batter equally
between pans and spread evenly. Bake 10
min. or until there's no shine to the
batter and the edges slightly pull away
from the sides of the pan.
Cool briefly, no more than
5 minutes. Cut with cookie cutters. Remove
cookies from tray when they lift easily
with a spatula.
Decorate with tubes of frosting
or decorating gel.
(Use left-over brownie pieces as dessert
or sundae toppings.
Serving count depends
on size of cutter
(Nita
-organizetips.com)
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Poem and Hand Gift
Once Upon A Time
Not so long ago
I was small and that is so
Tiny fingers, little feet
Marching to a musical beat
Humming tunes, exploring the world around
Sleeping sweetly with hardly a sound
Screaming, crying, learning from falls
Playing with toys and baby dolls
And as I grow you will remember and see
That Once Upon A Time, these prints were
me
Poem by Lori A. Henson
Place handprints made from
colorful non toxic hand paint on white
poster
board paper of your choice of size. Write
poem to one side of poster board before
you put the prints all around it. Or you
may choose to put the poem in the middle
of posterboard. Let masterpiece dry overnight.
Have fun and give as a gift to a mother,
father, grandparent. Be sure to put childs
age on paper and their full name.
Write with typing or your own handwriting
for a special home made touch. (Lori)
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Heart Pencils
This year my son is going
to paint clothes pins (the type that clip)
red. Then glue a foam heart, with
his name in 3-d foam paint, onto each
clothes pin. We found a store that
had pencils with hearts so then each clothes
pin will "clip" onto a pencil. Simple
and easy for most age groups. (Allie)
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Heart Sucker
For my son's pre-school
class we cut hearts out of fun foam.
Then he applied glue and sprinkles glitter
over the heart. We then attached
a sucker to the back of each one.
Simple and easy for most all age groups.
(Allie)
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Valentine Shaped Cupcakes
VALENTINE SHAPED CUPCAKES.
To make Valentine shaped cupcakes, place
a MARBLE in between the paper liner and
the muffin cups. This makes the
V-shape. (Phyllis A.)
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Valentine Big Card
I am writing to share with
you an idea that I actually made up myself
for Valentine's Day. It's actually
for couples but I guess you could make
it for children as well. You buy
a regular size piece of posterboard and
fold it in half so that it looks like
a giant sized card. You'll need
other items such as candy bars and markers
and any other decorative items like glitter,
etc... You basically write your own Valentine's
day card putting candy bars into your
sentences. For example: To
my SUGAR DADDY for Valentine's day, or
I love you to REESE'S PIECES. You
just place the candy bar in place of the
word. I was looking for a new idea
for Valentine's Day and your website really
helped. (Tara)
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Valentine Heart Pillow
You'll need: felt or material
, scissors, lace, fabric paint, sewing
supplies, and stuffing.
Cut 2 heart shapes out of
felt or fabric and decorate with lace.
Use fabric paint to write "I Love You"
on one side. Sew the two pieces together-before
you finish leave a gap to stuff.
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Lace Heart
You'll need: lace, florists
wire, and a bow.
Thread one inch of lace
on florist's wire 14 inches long, then
bend in the shape of a heart and add a
bow.
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Valentine's Day Card
Make a card with doilies,
construction paper, glitter, markers,
etc. Fold a piece of construction paper
in half and cut a half heart with the
seam being the middle. Open and you have
a perfectly even heart which you can decorate
and put a love or friendship message
in.
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Heart Pencil Tip Decoration
You'll need: pencil, scissors,
plastic canvas, yarn and big needle.
Cut 2 small heart shapes
out of the plastic canvas-about an inch
big. Thread with yarn. When done connect
the two with a gap big enough at the bottom
to fit on top of the pencil.
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Heart Puzzle
You'll need: construction
paper, glue, cardboard, markers.
Make a heart out of construction
paper. Glue it onto a piece of cardboard.
Write a message or make a picture. Cut
out the cardboard the exact size of the
heart into various puzzle pieces.
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