February's theme was easy to come up with. Valentine's Day presents the perfect opportunity for kids to create special gifts for their loved ones, so I supplied stickers, construction paper, glitter glue, ribbon, and stamps, and I let the girls create on their own. There were many evenings spent making secret Valentines for family members rather than the usual free-play. They were very proud of what they came up with. They even decided to wrap presents to go along with their Valentines, which usually meant wrapping an object each person already owned and surprising them with it on Valentine's Day. Although Elliot took it upon herself to cut a Box Top off of a cereal box and wrap it for her big sister, whose school is collecting them. So thoughtful! Here are a few examples of what they came up with:
Then for the girls' school Valentine exchanges we used a project from www.artfulparent.com using melted crayon shavings with watercolor paints. Superbowl Sunday provided the perfect afternoon to complete this project, which turned out beautifully.
Now I just have to figure out what March's craft table will look like. Perhaps something having to do with the garden we will be planting soon? Stay tuned!
