Wrapping up the week with two ideas I hope you'll LOVE.
You've got Mail.
When I taught school I loved the month of February. I created a post office in our classroom. The kids would write letters to each other and the "postman" would pass them out into their mailboxes each day. When I became a mom I wanted to carryout that same idea in our home. I found mailboxes at Target and we started the tradition.
Each year about a week before Valentines day I set out the mail boxes along with some stickers and paper and we write little notes of LOVE, thanks for a kind deed, or something we noticed that was great, to slip into that siblings mailbox. Ty was an emergent writer last year, and his notes were darling...if you could phonetically sound them out:) This year I was in need of another mailbox and couldn't find one anywhere... so we are switching it up.
I found little pails for .75 cents at the party store and used stickers to put each persons name on their pail. I set it up yesterday and the kids were excited. Brooklyn is the emergent writer this year and is anxious to prove she can write notes all by herself! This is a super fun and easy idea. It's only good for about a week though, so you still have time...let me know if you do it and what you think!
Cupids Arrow.
This is a game I came up with to play during Ty's classroom Valentines party last year. The kids absolutely loved it and it's now a family favorite in February. If you are in charge of a game for a classroom party, this is what you'll need.
1 box of wide straws. (the basic grocery store straw with stripes.)
I box of Q-tips
2 large bowls (heart shaped are cute, any dollar store has plastic heart shaped bowls right now)
Masking tape
Divide the group, or family up into teams. Place a heart shaped bowl in front of each team and place some tape about 2 feet back from each teams bowl. Each team member needs a straw and the team needs a large pile of arrows (Q-tips). Tell the "Cupids" they have one minute to get as many "arrows" into their heart as possible. To do this you must place the straw in your mouth, load it with an "arrow," and then blow the "arrow" out the end of the straw towards the heart bowl. The team with the most arrows through the heart wins.
I promise you will LOVE this game, but Good Luck you might not LOVE the headache from all the blowing:)
Have a happy weekend.
Darci
Darci,
I didn't know you had a blog. See what facebook does. I love both ideas. I got asked just yesterday to do a game for my daughter's valentine class party. Check.
Thank you!
Tiffany
Posted by: Tiffany | 02/04/2011 at 12:40 PM
I love the note writing idea. Cute game idea too.
I have a stash of those little mailboxes from Target...I know it's a little late, but I'd be happy to share one with you, if you'd like.
Posted by: Amy K | 02/05/2011 at 02:52 AM
seriously what a cute Valentine's game -- I'm going to do this for FHE.
Posted by: stacyj | 02/05/2011 at 08:34 AM
Hey Darci what a fabulous idea - I love love this and will definately be adding this to our "family traditions" once my little ones get a tiny bit bigger! Thanks for sharing - too cute!
Posted by: Narelle | 02/07/2011 at 04:22 AM
Ooo, oo. I so needed this today! I wanted to bring a party game to our homeschool group of largely tweens & teens. They are beyond most party games. But I think they might like the shooting things with straws one!
Posted by: Misty Murphy | 02/11/2011 at 09:29 AM
Fantastic ideas! I'm room mom for the kindergarteners, and we will definitely be doing Cupid's Arrow! Thank you -
Posted by: Lain | 02/12/2011 at 06:51 AM
I just had my 4th grader try the Q-tip arrows to see what he thought (after I tried it). The verdict for both of us - FUN! My husband and I may use the Q-tip arrows game for our adult Valentine's party at church, too.:)
Posted by: Cynthia in IN | 01/14/2012 at 08:51 AM
Target has those little mailboxes again. I got one shortly after I married my husband. I leave him love notes year round. <3
Posted by: Kristie | 01/24/2012 at 10:31 AM
I am my sons room mom and am definitely using this idea! Fabulous post! Thank You!
Posted by: Alicia | 01/24/2012 at 02:48 PM
I love it!! Using it tomorrow!!
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I love this game! I so need to try in at playgroup on Monday!
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