r the
cut-out with enough border for glue. Now it is ready for the kids.
You should have a piece of cardstock, plain; one piece of cardstock with
acut-out; one piece of clear plastic; and one piece of board with a cut-out for
each child. Let the kids decorate the 2 pieces of cardstock with crayons,
markers, stickers, lace, ribbon - whatever you have. When they are done, glue
the plastic to the wrong side of the cardstock with the cut-out, then glue the
2 cut-out pieces together, lining up the cut-outs. Put a small handfull of
metallic confetti - this one had multi-colored hearts - or anything else you
might think of in the "window". Glue the back piece on to seal it in,
and trim the edges if needed.
Fabric Paint (in tubes or bottles)
Picture of child
Cut out a bigger heart and cut a heart
out of the LEFT.Then write, I love you mom and dad or whatever you want. Use my
tubes of fabric paints to decorate them. Then when they are dry, put the
picture in the LEFT.
Two pieces of red construction paper of equal size
Pen or pencil
Decorations for front of card
(stickers, confetti, lace, buttons, sequins, etc.)
Markers, paints or crayons
- Take the two pieces of paper and fold both in half
widthwise. Set one aside.
- Place one piece with the folded edge on your
- Fold the top corner to make a large triangle.
- Fold back the triangle.
- Draw the top part of half a heart from the folded
edge to the triangle fold.
- Cut the top part of the valentine, stopping at the
triangle fold mark.
- Open the card and pull the valentine toward you.
- Press the fold lines so that the valentine points
forward and color the heart.
- Apply glue to the outside of the card and to the
paper you put aside. Do not apply glue in the area of the pop-up heart.
- Decorate the front of your card.
Red construction paper
4 Large rubber bands
- Cut two hearts of the same size from red
construction paper. Make them bigger than your hand. Cut 4 1 inch hearts from
the red paper for the puppet's hands and feet.
- Cut each of the rubber bands so that they form
elastic strings. Glue the rubber bands to the sides and bottom of one of the
large hearts to form the arms and legs of the puppet.
- Glue the tops of the two large hearts together with
the ends of the rubber bands between them. Leave the bottom part open to slip
your hand in.
- Glue a small heart to the end of each elastic arm
and leg. When the puppet has dried completely, draw a face with markers.
Valentine's Romantic Dinner Ideas
Mushroom Appetizers Recipe
Tomato & Herb Salad Recipe
Brandicot Chicken Recipe
Beef Wellington Recipe
Rice Pilaf Recipe
Asparagus Maltaise Recipe
Decadent White Chocolate Cheesecake
1 lb Very Fresh Mushrooms
4 oz Softened Cream Cheese
1/2 of a 4 1/2 oz Can Deviled Ham
1 tb Chopped Stuffed Olives
Rinse mushrooms well. Remove the stems.
Mix the cream cheese, deviled ham, chopped olives and the seasonings. Spoon or
pipe the cheese mixture into the mushroom caps. Garnish with pimento. Place on
platter, wrap and refrigerate until serving time. These may be made a day in
Tomato & Herb
6 sm Tomatoes; peeled
1 1/2 ts Oregano
1 tb sugar
4 tb Malt vinegar
1/2 ts Seasoned salt
1/4 ts Pepper
1 c Lettuce leaves; torn up
Chop 1 1/2 tomatoes fine; comine with
oregano, sweetener, vinegar and salt. Slice remaining tomatoes, place on top of
lettuce leaves; top with vinegar mix; refregerate until ready to serve.
2 ts Cornstarch
1/4 c Soy sauce
1/4 c Apricot preserves
2 tb Sugar
2 tb White vinegar
1 Garlic clove, minced
1/4 ts Ground ginger
Salt and pepper
1 tb Orange juice
1 tb Brandy
3 To 4 lbs chicken pieces
Preheat oven to 375F. - Stir together
cornstarch and soy sauce in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add apricot
preserves, sugar, vinegar, garlic, ginger, salt, and pepper. Cook until thick
and bubbly, about 2 minutes. - Remove from heat. Add orange juice and brandy. -
Place chicken in large baking dish. Pour sauce over top. - Bake for 30 minutes.
Turn, baste, and bake 30 additional minutes.
1 3/4 lb Beef fillet, tied and larded -
at room temp
1/2 lb Mushrooms, finely chopped
1 tb Unsalted butter