So far we have been doing lots of decorating for Valentines Day and I’m sure there will be more by the time February 14th rolls around. It’s basically my goal to only decorate my home for the holidays with homemade decorations. Of course Pinterest gives me a whole bunch of ideas and in my mind it’s a win-win because I get to enjoy a fun activity with the boys and then I get beautiful decorations as well. So, here are some of the things we’ve done so far.
Wax Crayon Hearts
Liam (2) was very good at twisting the crayons through the pencil sharpener to make our wax crayon shavings and Sam (4) carefully helped me use the hot iron to melt the wax.For this craft, you simply place a thin layer of wax crayon shavings between two pieces of wax paper with the edges folded over. I used thick paper towel but you can use a cotton dishtowel as well to put on both sides of the wax paper.
Run the iron over the towel to melt the wax. Keep checking on it and gently push the melted wax out to the edges to create a thin layer of blended colors. Let cool and cut out your shapes. I used a needle and thread for hanging them.
Heart Flower
Pretty self explanatory, nice and simple.
Color Filters
Super simple! Water colors and coffee filters. Away you go. It was also a great craft that Liam could do well for his age. It’s not messy and once they are dry you can cut them out into hearts. We used washable white glue to glue them to the windows.
Window Painting
We just used washable Crayola paints. You can add a tad of dish soap to them if you wish but it’s not necessary. Wash it with a slightly soapy wet rag and then glass cleaner for the final touch and your window will be nice and clean again.
Lego Letters
How sweet. It is so wonderful that you are creating this blog that you and your kids can enjoy forever. You are an AWESOME mom :-)
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