Happy Valentine's Day!

For Valentine's day...we made cards...and a pinata! We also used hearts cut out of our children's artwork to decorate things.

The cards were simply, cut by me. Any pasting done together. And colored by the girls. My oldest can write her initials now so it was especially fun to have her sign all the cards.

The pinata we made using these materials: a balloon, solution of equal parts water and flour, shredded newpaper, cray paper (colorful streamers), glue, scissors, and string. First we blew up the balloon. Then we covered with a layer of newspaper that we dipped in the flour-water mixture. We let that layer dry overnight. We did about 2 1/2 layers. Every video I watched about making pinatas suggested "at least" 3 layers. I wasn't so sure since we were making our for a group of toddlers, but I didn't want the candy to just fall out on its own either. In the end, I should have done 1 layer, lol. The poor kids never did break it open. We poured it out instead. Then my husband whacked it one good hit and it finally cracked, but still probably would have required more to have candy fall from it. So, definitely one coat only. After the newspaper coat drys. Glue streamers on how ever you like. An easy way is to wrap it around. A more fun looking way is to rip or cut the streamers into squares, cover over a pencil end, dip it in glue then stick it on. We tried both ways. When you're done decorating, pop the balloon and remove it. Then cut or hole punch two holes on either side near the top for the string. String some string through. Fill with candy, toys, and more paper if desired. And voila!