Hi Think::
Valentines day is just right around the corner, that is if you are crazy and have to make all your kids Valentines yourself. (one year I just want to buy that box for $2.99 and be done with it)
So, I thought I would share this great idea that my friend Sonja, shared with me a few years ago. She has her girls write one special thing about each kid in their class on their Valentines. I thought this was brilliant and is a great way to teach our kids to look for the good in others.
Then I realized that Valentines is just not for kids. The past few years I have sent Valentines to my friends and it has made me feel so great and not focused so much on what my Valentine is doing for me but what I am doing for the ones I love.
Above is a sample card that can be made along with a little bag of treats and a plastic shovel. Get it what I "dig" about you.
I purchased the shovels from here(Iparty) for $.40 each, but I just saw them today at Michaels for $.59 each and they say in white lettering what "I dig about you". Mark my words, they will sell out of these so buy them now. Iparty sold out of these one year when I wanted to make these, so if you see them get them!!! Here is another photo of how to package them.
Valentines day is just right around the corner, that is if you are crazy and have to make all your kids Valentines yourself. (one year I just want to buy that box for $2.99 and be done with it)
So, I thought I would share this great idea that my friend Sonja, shared with me a few years ago. She has her girls write one special thing about each kid in their class on their Valentines. I thought this was brilliant and is a great way to teach our kids to look for the good in others.
Then I realized that Valentines is just not for kids. The past few years I have sent Valentines to my friends and it has made me feel so great and not focused so much on what my Valentine is doing for me but what I am doing for the ones I love.
Above is a sample card that can be made along with a little bag of treats and a plastic shovel. Get it what I "dig" about you.
I purchased the shovels from here(Iparty) for $.40 each, but I just saw them today at Michaels for $.59 each and they say in white lettering what "I dig about you". Mark my words, they will sell out of these so buy them now. Iparty sold out of these one year when I wanted to make these, so if you see them get them!!! Here is another photo of how to package them.
So here is a few things I dig about you!
- that you stay after a movie to watch/read the credits because you like looking at fonts
- you always seem to own a pair of Mary Jane's
- your hands could model for Harry Winston
- you actually play the boxed board games with kids and not just look at them on the shelf
- your Valentine is the most important person in your life.
Happy Valentineing
Pink::
Pink :: Just had to add this idea to this post
One of Little Think's grandmothers send her a full size plastic toy shovel. (See them at dollar stores all the time.) She just slapped an address sticker on the shovel part and sent it straight through the mail. No box. No nothin'. I'm sure the post office loved it. She wrote the "I dig you" with a sharpie right on the shovel too. Little Think thought it was hilarious and used it in our yard until it fell apart.
I'm loving the idea to personalize your valentines too. So personal. Which is what I dig about you Pink! Your remember things about people. You get to know everything about a person which makes them feel important and loved. You have no fear of asking questions. And then you listen to the answers. You show love so easily.
I dig it :: Think
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Pink :: Just had to add this idea to this post
One of Little Think's grandmothers send her a full size plastic toy shovel. (See them at dollar stores all the time.) She just slapped an address sticker on the shovel part and sent it straight through the mail. No box. No nothin'. I'm sure the post office loved it. She wrote the "I dig you" with a sharpie right on the shovel too. Little Think thought it was hilarious and used it in our yard until it fell apart.
I'm loving the idea to personalize your valentines too. So personal. Which is what I dig about you Pink! Your remember things about people. You get to know everything about a person which makes them feel important and loved. You have no fear of asking questions. And then you listen to the answers. You show love so easily.
I dig it :: Think
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What did you put inside of the "Dig" bag??? I am curious.
What a SWEET idea .. I might have to get shovels to send to te kiddos on our street!!!
Kiss your brain for that idea!!!
Posted by: Mary Elizabeth | January 22, 2009 at 08:16 AM
I found heart shaped boxes at k-mart that year that were full of skittles. The plastic boxes were so cute and on sale that week for only $.50 so I used those.
Brain kissed. Thanks so much for your kind words.
Posted by: Think & Pink | January 22, 2009 at 08:21 AM
Such fun ideas! I dig them. I'm going to have my daughter start now on the kind thoughts for her class mates.
Posted by: Hilary | January 22, 2009 at 10:15 AM
yes! take back the day!!
you may remember how much i love VDay so i am thrilled with these posts.
i kicked off the big day prep on jan 14 over at my blog...
who doesn't love to do up L.O.V.E??
Posted by: carlo | January 22, 2009 at 06:59 PM
The best thing about this post is the things you two dig about each other! Wonderful.
Posted by: michelle | January 25, 2009 at 01:06 AM