Chocolate Covered Pretzels

Today Busy Bee and I whipped up a quick last minute gift for hubby - some homemade chocolate covered pretzels! We had all of the ingredients on hand and had them made in a matter of ten minutes!

Our secret ingredient was pink icing that we melted in the microwave for 20 seconds and then drizzled on top of the oh-so-sweet treats! Hubby raved about them and was nice enough to share!

Bee Happy,

Trail Of Hearts

Busy Bee woke up to a trail of craft foam hearts, each one with a special message detailing something that I LOVE about her! It was so easy to fill them up with sweet messages and Busy Bee enjoyed reading and rereading them all day long.

Along the trail we put some of her smaller treats and surprises and they all led to her larger ones!

I plan on binding the hearts into a book for Busy Bee- more on that later!

Bee Happy,

Heart Hand Prints

If you are in a pinch for a cute Valentine's Day project, card or gift idea (this would be adorable framed!)... here's a perfect one for you!

Pick two complimentary colors and paint each of your busy bee's hands a different color. Have them place them on the paper in the shape of an upside down heart. Turn it rightside up and you have a heart made from your little one's handprints.

I defined the shape more by writing a special love note message around the edges!

Super simple, yet super sweet!

Bee Happy,

Potato Printing

With a simple heart cut from a potato we created three fun projects.

A Valentine's Day turtleneck.

Heart notecards to give as gifts.

Simple Valentines!

Bee Happy,

Heart Crayons

This is another oldie but goodie! Remember those trays that we used for our homemde gummy candies? Well, I got a second set so that we could whip up some heart shaped crayons.

The first time that I tried this project, I didn't think it was worth the hassle - but I've since learned a timesaving secret... soak the crayons in ice cold water first. Some of them peeled themselves!

Simply take your broken crayon pieces (I save restaurant ones for this purpose) and put them into a muffin tin or candy mold. Put into a 275 degree oven and remove when melted. Let cool and pop them out!

Stop back later for adorable bag toppers that you can print to share your crayon masterpieces with all of your busy bee's friends!

Bee Happy,

Root Beer Floats

Hubby treated Busy Bee and me to root beer floats last night! This is an easy treat for Valentine's Day! We found the cute honeycomb straws at Target. So fun & yummy!

Shrinky Dink Heart Pendant

This is another oldie but goodie!

Materials:
-One sheet of poly shrink
-rubber stamps and inkpad *OR* permanent marker
-markers
-decorative scissors for edging (optional)
-hole punch

Busy Bee made shrinky dink heart pendants today and it was not only super fun, but also a blast in the past for me! We simply stamped a heart stamp with a black inkpad and then colored them in with markers. We used decorative scissors on the edges and finished it off with two holes with our adorable heart punch! Simply add string or ribbon for a fun necklace!

Note: Our designs shrunk to about a third of the original size and took about 7 minutes in a 270 degree oven.

Bee Happy,

Heart Shaped Brownies

Grammybee and Busy Bee whipped up some brownies today, so we decided to surprise Hubby with some heart shaped brownies. Sure, they aren't perfectly heart shaped - but Busy Bee is super proud because she did it herself. We plan to serve them up with hot chocolate for a perfect after dinner desert date with daddy.

Bee Happy,

Free Printable: Owl Treat Bag Topper

Here is an adorable treat bag topper that you can print yourself! It is sized to fit a sandwich bag and perfect for school treats! Contact me if you are interested in a personalized version!

Printable Owl Treat Bag Topper PDF

Bee Happy,

10 Things I Love About You Album

Materials:
-Shabby Shoppes Ten Things Piece Of Cake Album
-8 x 8 scrapbook album

I made this adorable album for my busy bee in under 45 minutes. It highlights 10 things that I love about her.

Simply purchase the album from the link above and then add your own photos and journaling. I printed my pages as 8 x 10s and had the photo lab trim them to size.

My busy bee loves to look through these albums made especially for her!

Bee Happy,

Create an I LOVE... Mini Scrapbook

Materials:
-Mini Scrapbook (we got this one for $1 at the Dollar Spot at Target)or as an alternative trim some scrapbook or construction paper to the same size and staple them together
-Crayons or markers
-Valentine's Stickers or letter stickers (optional)

Create a darling mini scrapbook of things that your busy bee loves! Create a cover with alphabet stickers or scrapbook embellishments. On each page, ask your busy bee to draw something that they love. Then create a title for that page with your alphabet stickers.

This is a quick and easy way to create a keepsake that you'll cherish forever! Be sure to inscribe a love note on the inside to your busy bee!

Bee Happy,

Make Your Own Gummi Candy

Ingredients
-2 boxes of flavored gelatin (we did Cherry for Valentine's Day)
-3 packets of unflavored gelatin (1/4 oz each)
-1/2 cup of water
-candy molds or silicone ice cube trays (we got ours at the $1 spot at Target for $2.50)

Pour 1/2 cup of water into a small saucepan. Add both the flavored & unflavored gelatin. Over medium heat, stir for about 5-7 minutes until you no longer hear the granules and it's become a soupy mixture. Pour into a pitcher, such as a pyrex. Pour into the candy molds. Refrigerate for 20 minutes. Pop them out of the trays!! You can stretch them to remove them and they will still keep their shape.

Enjoy!

Valentine's Day Crayon Shaving Hearts

This is an old school craft that will add some festive Valentine's Day decor to any window in your home!

Materials:
-Wax Paper
-Crayons (we chose Valentine's Day colors: red, pink, purple, white, gray)
-An iron

Create crayon shavings with a pencil sharpener or with a paring knife (be careful!)


Use a spoon to spread the crayon shavings on top of a piece of waxed paper. Put another piece of waxed paper on top. Place an iron (on the lowest setting) on the top sheet of waxed paper for a few seconds only.
This should melt the crayons and create a large puddle of color for you!

Allow to dry. Trim to heart shapes and attach a colorful ribbon. Hang in a window and enjoy!