Stella is a anything but boring or ordinary.
She likes to look on Pinterest with me. When she sees something she likes, she runs with it and she won’t quit until she’s satisfied.
Normally this wouldn’t be a big deal except that Stella is only nine years old, doesn’t have any real money of her own and no means of transportation. In a nutshell, I am taking her to the store and supplementing her craft/engineering/art endeavors. Don’t get me wrong, when she does get money, she spends most of it on supplies. None of her materials go to waste, she finds a use for all of it.
For Valentine’s Day, no ordinary Valentine was going to do. She goes big or goes home.
We were going through Pinterest and there were butterfly bags, Ziplock bags with M & M’s or Skittles in them with a clothespin in the middle. She liked those…but that wasn’t quite good enough.
Being Stella, she had to tweak it a bit.
She got the Skittles Valentines and used that instead of the Ziplock bags. And why just use glitter glue on the clothespin when you can paint each one individually?
She spent one evening painting each clothespin, each one looking a little bit different. Instead of gluing googly eyes, she painted them on.
The next night she glued on the antenna, pipe cleaners that she cut to size (with my good sewing scissors).
The Skittles came with sticker labels. She cut out just the name part to make a little tag and if the class member had a special nickname, she put that on the label.
She put so much though and care into her Valentines. She doesn’t do it for recognition or praise, she just loves it. I hope her class appreciates it.
I LOVE these. We aren’t allowed to send food into the schools here in my town otherwise I would have been able to get A LOT more creative with mine!
We’re not supposed to send in food but Stella didn’t care.
Now that is a really cute idea! I wish I would’ve seen this before today. I think this would’ve been a fun project to do for Valentines for the kiddo.
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This is a really fun idea! My kids would love these for their Valentine’s Class party.
That is a super cute idea! I love to make little things like this for my kids, even if they are all tweens now. LOL
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Those clothespins are really special I would want that by itself. The butterfly idea is fun and sweet treats on Valentine’s is always nice.
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How lucky of you to have such an amazing daughter! I wish if I have one in the future she will be ask crafty and generous like Stella.
Wow! I am impressed. I wish that I would have thought further ahead as I would have asked my girls to create something similar. Great job!
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These are such cute Valentine’s. I love how simple they are to make too.
These are adorable!! What a great idea for Valentine’s Day! I know a few kids who would love to make and receive them!
Oh now these are such a cute Valentine’s idea and delicious too! I bet they went down so well with the people they were given to 🙂
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OMG they are adorable, what a cute idea and I am sitting here smiling thinking of the kids as they receive them
What a cute Valentine’s Day idea! I have done this for other holidays!
Those are so adorable! I’m sure the recipients loved them. I totally would do this with my grandchildren!
This is a really great idea! My nephew would love these for his Class party!
Wow! She really went all out and they look great! My sister was like that as a kid – everything was a craft supply – and every bit gets used. Now, she runs her own craft business! Watch Stella fly!
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Those are so adorable! What a simple but super cute idea. I am pinning this for next year.
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That’s a cool idea to give on valentines day! the kids surely love it! That butterfly chocolate is indeed super fun!
Kudos to you for encouraging your child’s artistic visions! I love that she saw this idea on Pinterest and put her own touch to it!
It’s an adorable gift for her classmates this Valentine’s and I think she did an amazing job. I’m sure her classmates will appreciate it.
Such a cute idea! I know my little one would enjoy making these too. She loves doing crafts with me.
Awe how cute! I love how creative this is. Will have to keep it in mind for my kids next year.
These little butterflies are the perfect Valentine gift to hand out in a class. How creative! I remember just giving out cards back in my day – now it seems like everyone goes all out!
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These are so cute! I definitely agree these would be a perfect gift to give at a school’s Valentine’s Day party.
I love how simple and cute these are. I will try this next year for my kids school classes
What a fun, creative way for kids to give valentines. Those butterflies are absolutely adorbs.
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Awww these are so adorable. Valentine’s Day is a bit different in Japan where I live so less snacks and more cute lunches.
Those are so cute! And I love how this simple craft gets the child involved in making their own Valentine’s!
I love Valentines Day DIY projects little ones can get involved ins this one my grandson could do.
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This is so adorable. I love kids that loves to give and take time to make something handmade. This is just awesome.
I am like this too. I gotta customize my own stuff plus these Valentines will stand out and be more memorable and made with love!
What a cute and unique idea! I’m embarrassed to say your daughter is more crafty than me and I’m 27 haha.
that is a clever use of clothespins! I wish I was that creative!
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Stella has such a creative mind and I like how she fused the pegs with the skittles to turn them into original Valentines presents. I do hope that her class appreciates all her hard work and effort!
Awww, those are so adorable! Those are perfect for classroom parties!
I love this idea, not only is it cute but it is extremely creative as well. I think kids would love this.
I LOVE THESE BUTTERFLIES! I wish I had gotten one 🙂
These are so cute! Can’t wait to do these with my daughter.
That’s a lovely idea for kids.. All kids will love it..
These are so adorable!!! Much better than those little cut-out cards I used to hand out back in the day. Skittles are a fave candy for a lot of people, and then they have a super cute (fully functional) clothes hanger when its all said and done!
Awww this is so cute! Its awesome that she tweeked and gave it her personal touch! Happy valentines ❤️❤️ Im sure her class loved it!
Ohh such a cute presents! No need for additional wrapping or ribbons. Those googly eyes gives instant OMG!
Yay! Skittles + Valentines! I love them both! 🙂