Giant rice krispie "Kiss"

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http://katiedail.wordpress.com/2012/02/13/hersheys-kiss/

Eight years ago today was mine and my husbands very first Valentines Day together as a couple. In the gift basket he had made for me was a giant Hershy Kiss. As kids we use to both always want them. Even after getting one is sat on a shelf and moved from apartment to apartment with us until about 4 years ago (gross, I know).

Anyway I saw this pin and thought immediatly of that Valentine's day 8 years ago, I thought I'd make him one out of rice krispie (which I knew would be eaten).

Start by making rice krispies ( I did half a recipe of: 1 1/2 TBL spoons butter, 2 cups mini marshmallow and 3 cups cereal). I let it set for a few minutes and then got ready to form the kiss. I don't actually have a funnel, but even without one I was able to shape the rice krispie into the "kiss" form by buttering my hands.

Then I wrapped it in plastic wrap, and again in foil. Using tissue paper I wrote "Happy Valentines Day" and used it as the tag for the signature look.

MORE VALENTINE IDEAS:
Valentine Day to show care
Card for family from kids
funny Valentine Card for Serious relationship

Valentines Day

I'm not actually big on Valentines day. all I really want is a heart shaped pizza & to relax in my pj's and watch a movie. True story. My girls are still little and they are really into all Holidays. I wanted to surprise them this year with something small and handmade.

Attack of the Hearts
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Typically, this is called a "Heart Attack" but because we take that a little too seriously in our house (too many people passed away from one). We called it "Attack of the Hearts". Last week I cut out a bunch of hearts in various colors and sizes. In a sharpie I wrote a bunch of different things that I liked about each girl. (Great Artist, lovely smile, I like how you find the good in everything, caring, intelligent, beautiful, funny, etc..)  I never specified who was what. Except for the "Best (childs name). Ever" heart. This morning while they were sleeping I taped them to the door and closed it so that when they woke up in the morning they would have to open the door to see it.

Setting the scene
http://stylishlyeverafter.blogspot.com/2011/02/happy-valentines-day-caramel-apple.html
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 I saw that one mom had taken and set their gifts up so that would be the first thing her kids saw and thought that was a really cute idea. I blew up the balloons with the left over helium from my daughters birthday party and tied them to the chair. They each got a bag of candy they really like to share.

 

 I made them each a pet bed for their American Girl Doll pets



Breakfast awaits

 
When they came out to the kitchen, they had their special breakfast of Crepes and hot cocoa.
OTHER BREAKFAST IDEAS:
Valentine Pakecakes
Egg on a Raft


Kid Hairstlye
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We are known at our school for doing crazy festive hairstyles. It only seemed fitting to make my oldest daughters hair into a heart this morning...the picture is bad, I'll have a better one later