I woke up this morning thinking, "Crap!!!! Ridge's Valentine's Day party is tomorrow!"
Kids are supposed to bring in their own decorated Mailboxes and Valentines to share. Of course, I immediately went to Pinterest to find a cool inspiration for a box. I fell in love with an R2-D2 design right away... and then reality hit. I had 3 hours until I was supposed to pick Ridge up from school, a baby that likes to be constantly entertained or attached to mommy, and a "to-do" list a mile long that had nothing to do with Valentine's Day. So I decided to keep it simple. I forgot about being a Pinterest super mom and scavenged around the house to see what I already had that would work.
Shoebox
Wrapping Paper (tape and scissors)
Sharpie
Stickers
Knife
The above resulted in this:
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| On Valentine's Day, a long time ago, in a heart box far, far away... |
Not the most amazing, but Ridge loved it. I did everything (which included simply wrapping the shoe box, cutting the small slit with a large knife, and writing the words that made my Star Wars obsessed 4 year old giggle), but I saved the stickers for Ridge to apply. I thought he'd enjoy feeling like he was "crafting" with momma. FYI, we don't really craft together. I get too stressed out, but he loves it... so I try. But hey! We should all recognize our flaws, right?! I digress. Valentine's Day. You'll find out about the large hole at the top in a few...
I then began on the actual Valentines themselves. I saw a friend post the Valentines she made her son on Facebook a few days ago and asked if I could steal the idea. She very kindly told me where she found it on Pinterest and sent me the link. So Cassie, THANK YOU! And here's the original link in order to give credit where credit is due... Original Blogger of the Race Car Valentines
But the whole point of writing this post isn't to say, "Look how cute my *copied* Valentines are." It's to share the ideology that you perfect as a teacher... Stop re-creating the wheel! During my original freakout this morning, I kept trying to think of my own creative idea. I felt like a failure for not being original. Did that matter to my ecstatic 4 year old? NO! He LOVES his Valentines! He giggled at the use of the word "wheelie" for "really" and immediately started telling me which car he was going to give which friend. So to him, I'm amazing. And that's all that matters to this momma!
Without further adieu, the *unoriginal, yet perfectly awesome* Valentines:
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| I am "wheelie" glad we are friends! |
My husband grabbed a pack of 20 matchbox cars for $20 at BJ's and everything else we had. To make these, you'll need:
Cardstock
Printer/ printer paper
Glue Gun/ Sticks
Marker
Matchbox Cars
You can find a single image of the card print out on the original blogger's link above if you'd like. I put the pieces together and had Ridge sign his cards. I then realized that his Valentines wouldn't fit in his own box... so I had to cut a second, larger hole incase anyone else had big Valentines like us. (I'm crossing my fingers for chocolate!) And now we're ready for tomorrow's Valentine's Day party with a "wheelie" we didn't reinvent, but made work for us! Until next time...
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