4 Creative ways to make cute Mother's Day Cards with Kids Handprints!

Children's Handprints are so adorable! 

Here are 4 fun and easy ways you can use your children's handprints to make cute homemade Mother's Day Cards for Grandmothers, or any special Moms you know with some cute scrapbook paper, and Finger Paints 

**(Tip: I've tried several different brands of finger paints, and Crayola Finger Paints are definitely the best. I highly recommend them for crafting with kids!)

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Valentine's Day Game! - Heart Toss

We love to play games. Here is a quick and fun little Valentine's Day game you can whip up for your little ones! ♥ It's an easy activity for kids all ages and would even make a great game for a Valentine's Day party! 

♥ Supplies:

• 1 piece of 12x12 scrapbook paper (Check out our post about some awesome deals of scrapbook paper packs on Amazon!!)
• Scissors
• Yarn
• Hole Punch
• Tape
• 3 pieces of pink construction paper

♥ Prep Work:

1. Fold your 12x12 piece of scrapbook paper in half. Cut out a heart shape:

2. Then, about 1.5" inside that heart, cut another heart shape out:

3. Unfold it and you've got your Heart!

4. (**Set that inside heart aside for another craft we'll do next week!)  :)

5. Using a hole punch, punch a hole through the top of the heart (on both sides):

6. Cut 2 long pieces of yarn and tie them each through the holes:

7. Then tape the yarn onto the top of a doorway so that the heart hangs at a good height for your kids to be able to toss into:

8. Next, get 3 pieces of pink construction paper and cut them into 4 squares each.

9. Scrunch each one into a ball (or you can let your kids do it. Kids are master-paper-scrunchers.) :)
10. (**Set 2 of these aside for a craft coming up next week!) Now you have 10 paper balls, ready for tossing!

♥ Time to PLAY!
Playing is easy and fun.
Hand the paper "balls" to your kids and have them take turns tossing them into the heart!

We each took turns and tossed all 10. As we tossed we counted up how many each of us got through the heart. LL(2) had fun just tossing them all over the place. :) LB(4) got pretty good at it and even got 7 out of 10 one time!

♥ HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY! ♥

(originally posted 1-31-14)
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Christmas Games with Bows!

This was one of our activities for our "Presents" - themed week. Was so easy and fun, just like our Candy Cane Hunt, and 

And don't forget to check out this post where we show you how to use practically any Christmas wrapping paper to make cute file-folder Christmas games for kids!

Keep reading to find out how you can create some super fun and easy games with gift bows! 

These Christmas games would be great for parties or even as Birthday party games! All you need is a bag of bows and kids who like to have fun. 

You will need:

• A bunch of gift bows (You can buy them fairly cheap this time of year. I actually bought this big bag of bows 3 years ago and have barely made a dent in using them---so finally I can put them to good use!)
• 2 big bowls or buckets or bins.
• A child or children with lots of energy!

Here are a few easy game ideas:

1. Bow Run:

• Place 2 buckets each at opposite ends of the house. Fill one of the buckets with the bows.
• Have the child pick up one bow at a time and run it to the other bucket, then run back to get another one. Continue until all the bows have been transferred. Then do it again!
• OR you can have the child place a bow on their head and walk slowly to the other bucket and drop it in.
• OR you can have them balance a bow on their arm(s).
• AND/OR you can have them find 2 matching bows at a time and take both of them. (Here's LB(3) playing):

2. Bow Pick-up Race

• Have your child grab handfuls of bows and throw them up in the air. Then time them to see how fast they can pick up all the bows and put them back in the bucket.
• OR you could choose a color and have them just pick up bows of that color. (Here's LB in action!):

3. Bow Hunt

• Just like an Easter egg hunt---only with BOWS! Hide all the bows in a room, or all around the house and have your child(ren) search for them.

4. Bow Fight

• Place a long jumprope or string or line of pillows in the middle of the floor to section the room into 2 equal halves. Have team A on one side, team B on the other.
• Each team starts with an equal number of bows. Set a timer for 2-3 minutes and say "go!" Everyone picks up the bows and throws them to the other team's side of the room! 
• When the timer beeps everyone drops all the bows and counts how many bows are on their team's side. Whichever team has the least amount of bows wins.
• Then play again!

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originally posted 12-3-12