Welcome to day 13 of Toys In The Dryer 14 Days of Valentines! From January 25 through February 7 we'll be posting non-stop Valentine's posts to celebrate this lovely holiday.Like most Holidays, Valentine's Day has some awesome treats associate with it. Once again, we've scoured the internet in search of some unique morsels to share with your kids.1. Just For You Giant Valentine Cookie--Who doesn't love cookies? Giant ones are even better!2. Love Potion #9--Considering raspberries are my favorite fruit, I'll take this potion any day!3. Valentine Play Dough Cookie Pops--They're actually made from cookie dough but you roll it and shape it like Play Dough.4. Heart Shaped Pizza--Almost all kids love pizza. Add a Valentine twist by shaping it into a heart.5. DIY Personalized Valentine Treats--These are sure to make any kid feel special.6. Love Shack--The only thing I can say is that this is WAY too cute!7. Shirley Temple--Typically a summer drink, this will add a refreshing … [Read more...]
Pin the Heart on the Love Bug–FREE printable!
Welcome to day 12 of Toys In The Dryer 14 Days of Valentines! From January 25 through February 7 we'll be posting non-stop Valentine's posts to celebrate this lovely holiday. Do your children have Valentine Parties at school? Do you have to help plan the games for the party? Though I was not involved in planning my daughter's Valentine party this year, I did come up with a great game to help fill some time. It's a spin off of the old classic "Pin the Tail on the Donkey" but this time it's "Pin the Heart on the Love Bug!" If you want to play Pin the Heart on the Love Bug at your school party or even at home with your kids, you'll need: 4 pieces of white 8.5 x 11 paper 1 piece of pink or red paper A bandana to use as a blind fold Tape Scissors Start by clicking each quarter of the love bug photo above to download all of them. Make sure to click on this download button and this one only or you'll get a bunch of ads and junk! The button is just below each … [Read more...]
Cooper & Kid A Valentine Gift for Dads and Kids
Welcome to day 10 of Toys In The Dryer 14 Days of Valentines! From January 25 through February 7 we'll be posting non-stop Valentine's posts to celebrate this lovely holiday.Do you buy Valentine's gifts for your husband and your kids? Do you struggle with what to get them? We've got the perfect gift for BOTH of them! Cooper & Kid is a new start up that has a mission to be the first retailer for today's modern, engaged dads. How are they going to do that? With boxes of fun!Today's fathers spend 3-7 times more hours per week with their kids than their fathers did with them. The term Stay-At-Home-Dad is no longer un-heard of, and dads are proud to spend quality time with their children. Cooper & Kid wants to create a year of monthly boxes that are fun, but also help dads tap into their inner child as well as their power as a man to raise the next generation.Cooper & Kid recently completed a Kickstarter campaign but still have some fundraising to do before they get completely off … [Read more...]
Valentine Inchworm Semi-Failure
Welcome to day 9 of Toys In The Dryer 14 Days of Valentines! From January 25 through February 7 we'll be posting non-stop Valentine's posts to celebrate this lovely holiday. I saw the most adorable Valentine Inchworms in the Oriental Trading catalog. The problem was, I didn't need to make 24 of them, and I really didn't want to pay for the kits when I had most of the stuff to make them at home already. So I went to the craft store and bought 1 piece of pink foam paper (is that what that stuff is called?). The google eyes, jewels, pompoms, and pipe cleaners I had already. The above photo is from the Oriental Trading website and what I wanted our inchworms to kinda look like. I started by cutting the foam into 3/4 inch strips (the short way). Then the girls folded them accordion style. I thought our worms would stay folded. I guess I haven't worked with the foam stuff enough. No fear, we would glue it to make it stay! Um, yeah, even with the rubber band to hold … [Read more...]
Valentine Fortune Teller–FREE Printable!
Welcome to day 7 of Toys In The Dryer 14 Days of Valentines! From January 25 through February 7 we'll be posting non-stop Valentine's posts to celebrate this lovely holiday. Who remembers paper fortune tellers from when you were younger? My friends and I used to spend hours making and playing with them. I was trying to come up with something unique to do for Nutty's Valentines this year and thought Valentine Fortune Tellers would be perfect! I made them, printed them, and showed them to Nutty. She LOVED the Fortune Tellers and can't wait to give them to her friends (classmates) for Valentine's Day! I you want to give these unique Valentine's to your child's classmates for friends for Valentine's Day just click on the template to download. Make sure you click on this download button and this one only!! It is small and below the photo. It fits on an 8.5 x 11 in paper and makes four at a time. Click on the button below to see all of our past Valentine's … [Read more...]
Picket Fence Valentine Magnet
Welcome to day 4 of Toys In The Dryer 14 Days of Valentines! From January 25 through February 7 we'll be posting non-stop Valentine's posts to celebrate this lovely holiday.Need something to make for the Grandparents for Valentines? These picket fence Valentine magnets are super cute, fun to make, and are perfect as a gift from the kids to the Grandparents! To make them you'll need:8 Craft sticksScissorsGlueWhite paintValentine and flower related foam decorPink or red markerSmall photo of your kidsMagnetsStart by using your scissors to cut points on one side of 6 of the craft sticks.Next, have your child line up the 6 pointed sticks evenly across the 2 un-pointed sticks. Have your child put glue dots on the un-pointed sticks where the pointed sticks meet them. (Yes, Tottie is putting glue dots on the wrong sticks in this photo. She got the first one right though).Now glue the sticks together like the photo shows. Make sure you leave a little more room on the top than on the bottom … [Read more...]
