We have a short school week due to a vacation, so we decided to put away our formal studies and focus on St. Valentine for a couple of days. Contrary to popular belief, Valentine's Day is not a made up Hallmark holiday, although like many other holidays it certainly has been secularized! I have to say I think Valentine's Day is one of my very favorite feast days.
We started out our day reading our favorite St. Valentine book.
Then we had some fun with conversation hearts.
Stacking them isn't as easy as you might think!
We used a sheet found here to record some data about our particular candies.
Who knew the kids would have so much fun with the conversation hearts??
Next we pulled out the crafting supplies. I had some leftover doilies from our valentine craft last year, and the kids got to work making new creations.
I have more ideas on my pinterest board, and I will update the post tomorrow with a photo of our St. Valentine's Day breakfast.
Update: Our St. Valentine's Day breakfast. I was supposed to have made heart shaped cinnamon rolls, but I think I should have purchased the "grands", these were too small to unravel. I did make Strawberry Milk that the kids enjoyed. I put 3 cups of frozen strawberries in the Blendtec with 24 oz of Flax Milk {you can use any kind of milk} and a bit of stevia, hit the smoothie button and it was good to go.
Hope you were able to enjoy some sweet treats today.
Happy St. Valentine's Day!
16 comments:
what fun! I have some ice cream flavored candy hearts in the pantry that I will need to get out this afternoon - lots of bad moods around here and this might help!
Thanks for linking, Jen!
Happy St. Valentine's fun to all of you! We love that book too:) It will be fun to compare notes...We are having a St. Valentine breakfast tomorrow as well. I'm planning Sunshine Toast and hope it turns out with the heart shape egg!? Your crafts are adorable!
Happy St. Valentine's Day to you and your family! I love your activities. I am going to look up that book for next year. :-) If you would like, when you add your breakfast, you can link up to my blog. I'm hosting my first linkup called "Try a new recipe Tuesday" and your Valentine breakfast would be a great addition, I'm sure. :-) God bless!
Love the crafts! Happy St. Valentine's Day! Have a wonderful vacation!!
Oh, ice cream flavored candy hearts sound yummy!
If we're talking about the same thing, I made that last week and it's always a hit. Enjoy!
Sure Lisa, thanks!
Thanks Robin!
We love this book too! Love all your fun photos! Happy St. Valentine's Day! I really need to learn Pinterest so I can link up ideas on my board! :) Have a great day tomorrow! :)
We will be reading that same St. Valentine book tomorrow morning! Enjoy your vacation friend-- it is well deserved!
Cute activities! Have a wonderful, well-deserved trip!
Happy St. Valentine's Day to you and your family, Jen!
I hope you'll join in for my new link-up this would work just fine! http://bit.ly/KidsNtheKitchen
Love all of your photos, Jen! Looks like you had a great time. I hope you had a wonderful St. Valentine's Day. Enjoy your vacation!
a lovely day. Jen, you can make even love heart candies into an educational tool~!~!
What a sweet Valentine's day! Once again, blogger does not seem to be showing all posts- I was just thinking that I had not "heard" from you in a while, so stopped by to check in. You have been up to all sorts of fun stuff!
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