Valentine's Day: Best of Parent Hacks
Valentine's Day should be a sweet and simple affair. Handmade cards, a chocolate heart or two, and lots of love -- that's all anyone really wants, right?
A special Valentine's Day does not have to mean complication, fussiness or a sugar coma. Here's some heart-shaped inspiration to get you going:
Homemade Valentines
- Make personalized Valentine photo stickers
- Free-form painted hearts
- Fingerprint heart prints
- Make a last-minute Valentine t-shirt
- Collective valentine-making, and a great photo card idea
- Torn paper valentines
- Add a little "homemade" to boxed character Valentines
- Turn catalog pages into homemade Valentine stickers
- Photo valentine saves kids from having to sign each card
Valentine's Day treats
- How to make heart-shaped cupcakes without a special pan
- Homemade chocolate roses are easier than you might think
- Pancakes with powdered sugar hearts
Valentine's Day crafts
- Sweet and simple Valentine gift wrapping
- Heart-shaped pasta bracelets
- Turn valentines into placemats
- Turn fabric scraps into heart-shaped window decorations
- Cut out magazine "lipstick lips" to make a kissy collage
- Valentine's Day "mistletoe"
- Clear Valentine clutter by making a collage
- Heart-shaped cookie cutters are useful for more than cookies
Valentine's Day is for parents, too!
- Celebrate with your spouse the weekend after
- Lighthearted, inexpensive valentines will still do the trick for your sweetheart
- My suggestion for the Valentine's gift every parent wants more than anything.
