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Happy Valentine's Day From Your Friends At
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Valentine's Day is a great time to have a themed party! Fun and vibrant colors, tasty treats, and plenty of warm fuzzy feelings make for a great get together. Have your kids help prepare treats as well as assist in the decorating process – they'll have a ton of fun just getting it all set up!
Festive Invitations: The colors for this holiday are traditionally red, pink and white. However, we've also seen purple and even pale blue enter into the picture recently. Whatever color you choose, pick a fun card stock or colorful construction paper to make your invites. Be creative by cutting out hearts from patterned paper or using holiday heart stickers to decorate your invitations. You can get some ideas from our Easy Homemade Valentines or just let your child's imagination run wild. Valentine's Jokes and Riddles | Valentine's Story Fill in the blanks below to help write your own Valentine story. When you're done, click on the "Read Your Story!" button to read a very special Valentine story - starring you! 
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| A Message From The Craft Lady... To keep up with the latest trends, cut out appealing displays and designs from magazines and catalogs. |
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| VALENTINE SUN CATCHERS Make these fun, personalized Valentine Sun Catchers for Valentine's Day Note: Because you will be using a hot glue gun, parental supervision is required. What you Need: - Hot Glue Gun
- Glue sticks [colored optional]
- Waxed Paper
- Liquid Dish soap
- Acrylic paints
- Paint brushes
- String or fishing line
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Place a piece of waxed paper on sturdy surface. Spread a thin layer of liquid dish soap on waxed paper. Warm up glue gun with glue stick inserted. On waxed paper, create outlines of hearts and other Valentine shapes with hot glue. You can also do words or names. Work slowly. Make sure outline is thick enough, you may have to go over the outline twice with glue. Allow to dry. | Once your outlines are completely dry paint with acrylic paints in Valentine colors. You can paint each outline one color or add different colors to each outline. Allow to dry. This step can be ignored if you are using colored glue sticks. Once the paint is completely dry, carefully remove the outlines from the waxed paper. They may appear stuck, however they can be gently pulled off from the greased waxed paper. | Trim any excess glue strands from the outlines. Glue your outlines together with hot glue. Use your creativity to create different designs layered together. Allow your project to dry thoroughly. Tie a string or fishing line to top of your design and hang in a window. The sun shining through your sun catcher will bring out the different colors. You can also add more hot glue to the back of the design to create a stained glass effect. To do this, float your design upside down in a bowl of water and add hot glue to back of your project. Allow to dry, then hang. |
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Chocolate Heart Cookies
SUBMITTED BY: T Moore "For a dramatic presentation, I dust dessert plates with cocoa powder and drizzle on a bit of melted raspberry fruit spread. I place a couple of these melt-in-your-mouth cookies in the center, along with some fresh raspberries, lemon zest and a sprig of mint. Preparation time is 30 Minutes. Cook time is 10 minutes. 24 cookies are ready in a total of 40 minutes. In a microwave-safe bowl, heat vanilla chips and 1 tablespoon shortening until melted, stirring frequently. Dip both sides of cookies into melted mixture. In another microwave-safe bowl, heat the chocolate chips and remaining shortening until melted, stirring frequently. Drizzle over the cookies. Place on wire racks to dry. Submit Your Favorite Kitchen Talk Recipes
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