A yummy and semi healthy treat.
I found my inspiration from here.
I used a boxed brownie mix and did not use the suggest cream cheese spread.
St. Valentine’s Clips
My girls are out growing my bows. I think I may have burnt them out. I couldn’t resist, they had a head full of hair since birth.
They both are fond of a decorative clip. I made a version of a decorative felt clip for 4th of July and decided to recreate the clip for St. Valentine’s Day.
The girls can now make their own decorative clips. They will be making the basic heart clips as an early St. Valentine’s treat for their friends. Their friends will be able to take the clips home to embellish on their own, in time for St. Valentine’s Day.
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Supplies:
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felt
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clip
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scissors
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paper template
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hot glue gun
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embellishments (decorative scissors, embroidery thread and needle, saint medals, stickers….)
Directions:
Create a heart template out of cardstock.
Cut your felt to the desired sizes. I fold my heart and felt in half when cutting.
Tack the hearts together using a hot glue gun.
Embellish!
Hot glue the heart onto the clip.
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Sparkles chose a glitter-puff sticker of Christ the King for her heart clip. I reinforced the sticker with hot glue. The clip can be put everywhere.
Sweetie chose to adhere heart to a headband. It can also be clipped to a shirt.
I clipped it to the ribbon that was attached to this basket.
ALL FOR JESUS TROUGH MARY!
Love of God Bracelet
These bracelets were made for our last Little Flower’s meeting ~ St. Agnes & Love of God. The girls were thrilled to have an edible craft and motivated* to find new ways to show & grow in their Love of God.
I found my inspiration from Brown Paper Packages.
SUPPLIES:
- candy hearts ($1.99/bag. ea bag yields 4 – 8 piece bracelets)
- dental floss ($0.88/55 yards of floss. 55 yards yields 30+ bracelets)
- needle, with large eye ($0.97/18 needles)
- ribbon ($0.57/yard. 16 yards needed for 30 bracelets. 8 – 3in ribbon cuts/bracelet)
- scissors
$0.88 per bracelet
DIRECTIONS:
1. cut a long piece of floss. thread the needle.
2. insert the threaded needle into the heart at the widest part of the candy. these candies are firm and it takes some effort to push the needle completely through the hearts. push the needle down on the table to fully insert it through the candy. continue to pull the needle completely through and push the candy further down the floss. don’t worry about the floss and needle getting sticky. it’s all part of the fun.
3. repeat the above step until there are enough hearts threaded for the desired length. be certain that the bracelet will be able to fit over the hand once tied. girls 5-7years old needed 8 hearts on each of their bracelets. 
4. tie the two ends of floss together to make a bracelet. trim the ends. 
5. tie short pieces of ribbon in between the hearts. 
each girl was encouraged to wear their bracelets often.
*they were instructed to complete an act to show their Love of God, before eating a candy (and checking with mom).
By charity, we love God above all things and our neighbor as ourselves for love of God. Charity, the form of all the virtues, "binds everything together in perfect harmony" (Col 3:14). ~ CCC 1844
Pre-Lenten Festivities
This post is out of sequence but better late than never!
Mardi Gras Celebration ~ L’Angelus Concert
Father’s Birthday Dinner
Annual Home Educator’s St. Valentine’s Day Bowling Party
