30 Days of Valentine’s Fun: Smarties Mini Parfaits

These mini parfaits would be such a fun dessert for a Valentine’s party.  The secret ingedient is powdered smarties in the yogurt.  Yummy!  Thanks to Rachel at Bubbly Nature Creations for the recipe!

Here’s what you need to make these:

  • 7 rolls of Smarties Love Hearts
  • 1 cup Vanilla Yogurt (sweetened)
  • whipped cream in the can
  • red or pink food coloring
  • 8-10 plastic “shooters” which I found at Party City
  • 6 strawberries chopped
  • coffee grinder
  • hammer or mallet
  • Ziploc bag
  • piping bag/ coupler and any medium sized decorators tip (this is not necessary, but very helpful for filling the cups)

Here’s how to make them -> Mini Smarties Parfait Tutorial

 

30 Days of Valentine’s Fun: Glow Stick Valentine’s

If you are looking for low cost, non-candy related Valentines for your child to hand out on Valentine’s Day, here is a really cute idea.  You can buy the glow sticks at the dollar store and then there is a template you can print and attach for the tag.  Thanks to Lindsey at The Teacher Wife for the idea!

Here’s how to make them -> Glow Valentine Tutorial and Printable Tags

 

30 Days of Valentine’s Fun: Tic Tac Toe Valentines

These Tic Tac Toe Valentine’s are a cute alternative to the standard Valentines.  I like that they can be for both boys and girls.  Assembly is also very minimal which is quite nice.  Thanks to Shim and Sons for the great idea!

Here’s where to go to find out how to make these -> Tic Tac Toe Valentines Tutorial

 

30 Days of Valentine’s Fun: Heart Shaped Cupcakes

This is an awesome tip  for all of us out there that would love to make heart shaped cupcakes for Valentine’s Day but we don’t want to buy special tins just for that and then have to find a place to store them the rest of the year.  Thanks to Apartment Therapy for this great tip!  All you need are some marbles or rolled up balls of foil.  Simply place them between the muffin tin and muffin cup before pouring the batter and baking.  What a great idea!

 

30 Days of Valentine’s Fun: Felt Fortune Cookies

This would be a really sweet gift to give family members with little personalized fortunes inside. Usually Martha Stewart crafts are fairly involved but this one is actually quite simple.

Here’s the directions for how to make these -> Felt Fortune Cookies Tutorial