I have always said I am CREATIVE not crafty. And this particular day was requiring both. First off I decided to get the kids up and moving around...working as a team. (They had bickered a time too many for Mama and it was teamwork time). So I looked around at things that I seemed to have a lot of and decided we would walk the entire house and see how many of these items we could find. With Valentines coming...Hearts were on my mind. My photography business is HEARTSTORIES, my heart collection is large...but I never realized I was really even collecting them. So we went around room by room and found hearts in each room.
(wow - need to clean that mirror!)
It was a lot of fun for the kids and we noticed that my love for hearts has carried over into Katherine's room too...
Doing this little 'scavenger hunt' got our bodies moving and our minds working. The kids were very aware of all the little details and how much Mama loves LOVE. :) I decided our next project would be to DECORATE for Valentines Day!!! Normally we only decorate for Halloween, Christmas and Easter. While I try to make a big deal out Valentines Day - being one of my top 3 holidays...I haven't decorated for it?!?! Maybe its because I have hearts all over and am not sure how much more I can do. ha
So Connor decided some heart beads should line the mantle...and Katherine and I made a chain of hearts to hang from the light over the table. Then I was inpired to frame the Valentine card I created for family with a fun background. I used a gift bag that I loved as the matting and attached ribbon. It turned out pretty good. (sorry about the heart 'wreath' photo...was taken with a cell phone for quick posting to share on facebook).
I started to think that maybe I enjoy CRAFTY!!! So today we had ANOTHER snow day...and we worked on Valentines gifts. We put together gifts for friends, teachers and each other.
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