Valentines Boxes

Here is a cute idea for valentines gifts to make with kids or by yourself. Yesterday at work I decorated little pre-cut boxes with some of the children. After we had decorated the boxes we wrote little love notes, rolled then up and tied them with ribbon and a bell, then put them inside the boxes. Today I'm going to use little round boxes with lids. I'm going to take along some potpourri so they can make the boxes smell good. Will be working with the older children some hopefully they will have some great ideas.

Playing dress up

Yesterday was the Wearable Arts day at work and it went really well. For some reason everyone loves playing dress up, including me. The older girls were great making themselves complete outfits all by themselves, I was very impressed. Anyway we made some really cool masks, I love mine. Got a pack of 12 party masks from a $2 shop, they are great because they have elastic and are a good size for kids. Here are some of the materials you can use to decorate a mask of your own:

• Coloured paper (looks great if you curl it)
• wrapping paper
• tissue paper
• ribbon
• sequins
• glitter
• feathers
• cellophane

Go on, have some fun and play dress up!