Kinsey, Brielana and I participated in a Valentine's Day blogger exchange this year and I have had so much fun crafting it up. Kinsey has been the best helper and I got to get lost in a cutting-assembling craft, so life is good ;)
Kinsey has been on a letters kick lately (yay!) and to further that natural curiosity I figured we would make Tic-Tac-Toe valentine's (and also because X's and O's= kisses and hugs!) I also lucked out when it came to having materials on hand, Aunt Cindy had just sent us a boxful of scrapbooking supplies and ribbon and Valentine's themed paper was included!
I cut down the 8.5 X 11 printed sheets into four's until I had the desired amount (we made 20) I did the same process with the white paper but cut an extra inch from the top/bottom and sides so it had a patterned paper border. We typed and printed our Valentine's message and glued, glued, glued.
And because I have an obsession healthy appreciation for my laminator, I sent the valentine's through for protection and to act as a "white board", just write then wipe! You can use anything for the X and O markers (I purchased jeweled hearts from the Dollar Tree but I saw the cutest erasers at The Dollar Spot that would have worked great. And there's always candy!) just make sure there are two distinct colors/patterns for distinguishable game play. And there you have it: Tic-Tac-Toe Valentines!
And here are the adorable Valentine's we got:
Nothing is as special as receiving letters in the mail. But the best part is opening them. And then eating them!!!
Thank you blogger friends from Kinsey and Brielana and I for the lovely Valentine's and making this holiday extra sweet!
Participants:
Tawnya, Scarlett & Bodhi @ All of Life's Little Adventures
Jen & Hattie @ And Hattie Makes Three
Ashley, Waverly & Avalon @ Being Brickner
Jess & Abbie @ Being Mrs. Beer
Elizabeth & Mason @ Chasin' Mason
Liz & Jude @ Ellie and Addie
Crystal & Mason @ Hall Around Texas
Desiree, Marcus & Julia @ Macke Monologues
Sara, Mac & Mim @ Running From the Law
Jess, Cameron & Louise @ Scott Family of Maine
Jessica, Cameron & Emerson @ Secrets of a Stay at Home Mom
Sarah, Brantley & Holden @ Seeing All Sides
Karli, Kaye & Sawyer @ September Farm
Chrissy & Elin @ Simple Joys Blog
Courtney & Aria | Sweet Turtle Soup
Meghan & Noah @ The Adventure Starts Here
Stephanie & Connor | Wife Mommy Me
Whitney, Kinsey & Brielana @ Work It Mommy
And if you need more Valentine's Day ideas, check out this Pinterest Board! It won't disappoint!
Linking up with Beth.
I was so excited when I saw your valentine! Such a great idea. Can't wait to play with Cam. Course it'll have to be during nap time or little miss will try and help which means eating the hearts. :)
ReplyDeleteHow very cute! And usable too!
ReplyDeleteYours was one of Noah's favorites! He loves playing tic tac toe with me, even though I'm not allowed to block him and he tells me where to go ;)
ReplyDeleteTic-tac-toe!!! So fun and creative. I know my girls would love this one. Maybe I will make up a Valentine like this for them :).
ReplyDeleteWe love tic-tac-toe! Hattie loves the sprinkles - aka sparkles....hehe!
ReplyDeleteThis was so cute and creative!! I have seen so many ideas on Pinterest but I had not seen this. Elin LOVES it!!! She calls the hearts, "her jewels" haha!
ReplyDeleteI adore this idea! Brantley had never played tic-tac-toe...until we got your Valentine! And now he is obsessed! Needless to say, this was a pretty big hit in our house!
ReplyDeleteThis is such a cute idea! I'd never played tic tac toe with Mac and it's now a big hit at our house!! Thanks so much for the Valentine!
ReplyDeleteAria opened up yours took one look at it and said...I don't like this one. lol. Right to heart, huh? I'm not sure why because when we finished opening and taking pics I asked if she wanted to play with it and was super into it. She also wanted to take out all the confetti and make a mess. We played it over and over and over until mom had enough.
ReplyDeleteWhat an awesome idea! I love these!
ReplyDeleteThis was such an adorable idea!! Mason and I have had fun playing tic tac toe (even though he tries to cheat!!). What a fun swap.
ReplyDeleteThis was so fun!!! Yours were ADORABLE!
ReplyDeleteI loved your Valentine! And I have a secret love for laminating things! :)
ReplyDeleteWe loved your tic tac toe valentine! Mason is a little too young to really understand (we've tried and he just walks away lol) but Seth and I had fun playing!
ReplyDeleteLaminating them is a great idea!! This way they will stay in tact for longer which means more fun!
ReplyDeleteAw, they are all so adorable! I'm a bit relieved that I passed on this exchange though after hearing everyone talk about the shipping costs!
ReplyDeleteYours was such a great Valentine! Marcus had never played tic tac toe before, and now we are always playing. So fun. Thank you!!
ReplyDeleteSo many fun valentines! Looks like a lot fun!
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