Valentine Hugs

Here is a quick review of this past week's class:
First, I shared one of our fave treats-Pretzel Hugs!  There are only three ingredients:
M&Ms

Square pretzels-the only brand I have found so far is Snyder's of Hanover Snaps.

 

and Hershey's Hugs.

 

 Put all the pretzels on a cookie sheet or pan that has been lined with parchment or aluminum foil.
Then put an unwrapped Hug in the center of each pretzel.  Put into the oven at 200 degrees F. for about 5 minutes, or until the Hug is soft enough to push flat.
 

Put an M&M in the center of each Hug, pressing the melted Hug flat as you do so.  Let them cool, or if you are impatient like me, and it's winter, put them outside for a few minutes.

That is it!  Three ingredient crack.  Seriously, these are very addicting.  You can't eat just one.  Or twenty.  The worst part of this recipe is unwrapping all the Hugs.  And waiting for them to cool.  And this is a treat you can do every season because the M&M colors change!  Also, it is good with Rolos in the middle instead of Hugs.





We also made some super easy valentine projects:

This picture is from everydaysavvy.com and includes a tutorial if you need to review.  Also, she has a free template printable on there for the wrapper.  The only thing I did different was make the edges straight and tape them instead of cutting a slit and making a tab.  You can find the post HERE

You can go HERE, to one of my favorite blogs, simpleasthatblog.com, for a roundup of creative Valentine's using an EOS lip balm.  

And I found a great roundup of free printables and cute ideas HERE on positivelysplendid.com.  Enjoy!

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How to Give a Missionary a Heart Attack

Not a real one of course.  That would be crazy!  But I am always trying to think of ways to brighten our missionary's day, and since Valentine's Day is coming up, we sent him a heart attack!  Even though I am pretty sure they don't celebrate Valentine's Day in Uruguay.  It's a great excuse for chocolate.  Right?

 Step one is to cut out a bunch of paper hearts.  Any size, any shape.  I advise having your three daughters do this.  If you don't have three daughters, look around.  Someone does.  You can borrow mine.  Then, write some sweet nothings on your hearts.  Or sweet somethings.  I think we wrote things we love about Andy, and also Valentine's wishes.  I use the term "we" loosely, because I was so busy getting everything together, that I didn't write on one. single. heart.  *sigh*  What kind of missionary mom am I?  Anyway, he still got lots of love from the girls and dad, and schlepping the package to the post office and filling out the customs form should get me some props, right?

Step two.  Throw in a whole bunch of candy.  We did hugs, kisses, and peanut butter hearts.  I would do whatever your missionary/recipient likes.  Sprinkle liberally over the hearts. 

Step three.  Since we are sending this to a boy, I always try to include some kind of toy that can be thrown, flipped, or bounced.  For some reasons, missionaries never get tired of those kinds of things.  Jumping frogs are perfect.  Plus, I figure he can always give them away to little Uruguayan kids.  

That's it!  Super simple and guaranteed to make someone's day!  And way more fun than a real heart attack.  Also, a lot less serious.  

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Look What I Made!

I feel like one of my kids, showing my art project to someone!  But I love this wreath that I made last week!  It was super easy to make and made me feel all Valentinesy!  You can find the tutorial here at mine for the making.  It was so fun, I just might make another for someone else....

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