The Better to See You With! Valentine Crafts
ByTake a look at this silly Valentine craft idea! We’ll be making 30 or so pairs of these glasses to give out as Valentines at our homeschool Valentine party Friday.
On the side of the glasses we’ll write something like, “The better to see you with, My Dear Valentine!” or “Here’s Looking at You, Valentine!”
The kids insisted that I try them on too. Boy could I whip up some mean Valentine treats in these, oh yes I could.
You know you all want to have a chance to look like that. (Why do I do this to myself?)
Click here to download the pattern for these glasses. Simply fold a big piece of heavy paper in half and place the pattern along the fold…then trace and cut.
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Now, if we get tired of cutting out the heart shaped spectacles, we’ll spend some time making something a little prettier (and a little chocolatier).
You’ll find the directions for making this Valentine Flower here. It’s got a chocolate peppermint pattie in the center…which got me to brainstorming for a clever little Valentine wish to print on the center heart.
Something like “We were mint to be together, Valentine” or “Have I mintioned how glad I am to be your friend?” Seriously, I got caught up in the momint and laid in bed one night thinking of way too many mint-y puns that just didn’t work for one reason or another. Mostly because I think first graders are too young to make a commitmint. And also because there’s not enough space in that little heart to write something like, “Roses are red, Violets are blue, There’s always lots of merrimint, When I’m with you!” Yes, I almost went mintal on you this time.
So I settled for boring old, “Happy Valentine’s Day!” What a complete dissapointmint! Ah, but it’s the sentimint that counts.
Okay, I’m done now.
Let’s not mintion this again.
But please feel free to leave a commint. ;)
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Read more Works for me Wednesday posts here. And please stop by JessieLeigh’s and Money Saving Moms to learn more fun Valentine ideas!
LOL! The valentines are adorable! The mint talk was just hilarious!
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Both of these ideas are so cute! I was thinking of ditching our party, but these look like so much fun that they might just get me to go! :)
Happy Valentine’s Day!
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You are so cute! I love both of these ideas.
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Such cute ideas!! We will use these for our homeschool valentine’s party too!! Thanks for sharing.
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I love the flower and the mint! :-)
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LOL my kids will be very entertained by these ideas. Thanks!
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Great idea! BTW I loved your blog carnival over the weekend. I entered it late, but it was nice telling everbody about the love of my life!
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ROFLOL. Oh, that is SO something I would do late at night. Except at the momint I can’t think of anything original. Duh.
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You so crack me up!!
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Love the heart glasses! I think I’ll work on those with my son today. The cutting will be fantastic fine motor exercise for him and I’m sure he’ll get a kick out of me wearing the glasses, too!
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LOL! Too cute! :D
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Thanks for making me laugh!
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You can’t go wrong using peppermint patties! Thanks for sharing.
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What fun ideas! I love all your mint-y pun-iness. So fun! That’s the kind of thing I’d totally do too… lay in bed thinking about these things.:)
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lol, love the mint puns. :P
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You are so fun. I am so glad that we are related.
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Super cute, they are so you Laura… seriously, you need to change your sidebar pic! Plus it gives you an level of mystery!
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Those glasses are cute! When my boys see them, they might just have to make some for their friends. Of course, theirs will probably say something like,”Look out for Yucky Valentines!”
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Awesome! My boys would love those :)
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I was lost on what to do for valentines for our homeschool party and the flower is perfect!!! Thanks for the idea! Much better than the boxed cards!
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Hee hee! Love the glasses…just made the SAME ones tonight in the number 100 for the 100th day of school (tomorrow)! Great idea!
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my bf and i have only been dating for a month, so i don’t want to do anything overboard for vday. i love the idea of the mint flower! it will be a cute thing to make and a tasty treat for him! hugs!
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Too funny… :) Wish I could stay awake for even a couple minutes once my head hits the pillow…maybe that’s when all the creativity hits! Boy, I’ve been missing out lately! ZZZZZZzzzzzzz……… :)
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Not fair Laura. All of the cute ideas you have, I cannot steal, as I will go to the same valentine party that you do. I finally came up with book marks, and then I found out that Susan did them last year, so it wasn’t even my idea. My boys hate to craft, so after about the first 10, I was left doing them. I think store bought valentines are great.
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you’re so funny! I’m so glad I found your blog! You’ve got great ideas! Thank you!
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I have a co-worker who would get a kick out of these glasses. We may have to make a few pairs!
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hahahahahahahaha
love the latenight mint-al breakdown ;-)
Any clever Valentine sentiments to go with the set of Rook cards I bought my DH? Pretty sweet, eh? I’ll be making him something like choc-covered nuts as well.
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Love the puns!Amen to all!
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