I was so excited to celebrate Valentine's Day this year. Usually, my hubby and I enjoy a nice date without the kids. He often gives me flowers and we might buy the kids some special candy as a small token of love to them. I have always mostly celebrated Valentine's Day as more for my husband and I. This year I found several great ideas I wanted to try!
I love ice cream and I love ice cream sandwiches even more! This recipe I found online was exactly what I was looking for. Although it called for strawberry ice cream and I was only able to get vanilla, they were still YUMMY!
The kids really enjoyed them and I was even able to give some of them to each of our church people and to some ladies when we got together right after Valentine's Day.
One thing that I had wanted to try to do this year and now that we have moved into the new house is to spend more time "doing" things with our children individually. This idea that I shared with you in a previous post was a perfect way to give the kids Valentine's cards that include an activity to do with Mom and Dad each month.
I used the DIY scratch off Valentine's Day card idea from Come Together Kids. We decided to do things a bit differently and give the kids one card each month to scratch off revealing this month's special activity. This way the kids look forward to receiving a new card each month and Momma didn't have to make 36 cards before February 14th! Now do you understand me?
The kids LOVED this idea and were so excited to scratch off the cards!
So, for the month of February, Rebekah gets a movie night with Mom.
Ryan will enjoy lunch with his Dad. (He is voting for trying out the new Papa John's that just opened in town! Can you believe it?)
Timothy was SO excited to see that he had a "date" to read some books with Mom. He can read on his own but since he has to do this every day in school, he was very excited about the idea of snuggling on the couch with me so that I can read to him.
This Valentine's Day turned out to be very special and I am so thankful for the "Valentines" in my life to celebrate it with!
I love ice cream - and ice cream sandwiches - too! Those look delicious, and I'm sure your little Valentines loved them. I did something similar to your Valentine's cards one year for my children at Christmas. I made a "Jar of Love" for each of them, and each week they could draw out one strip of paper, on which was written something I would do for or with them that week. Most of them were things like "Mom will give you a back rub" (they loved back rubs and still do!) or "Have your favorite dessert", but there were a few 'big' things like a date with mom. My kids loved it, and it was fun for me too!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great idea, Susan! Maybe we will try that one year! I am sure no one would object to Momma giving them a back rub! I wouldn't either! ;)
ReplyDeleteYou are such a fun mom!!!
ReplyDeleteAw, Jolene! You are such a sweet friend! :)
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