Valentine's Day Touches

 I almost didn't share this since things are so similar to last year's post BUT it's the first week of February and not everything has to be brand new to be special so here we go ;) 

I have had this wooden tray for years and use it for festive charcuteries for my kids and throughout the month have it on this little plate stand on the counter and think it's so cute!

Printable Valentines

     My Valentine printable post is one of my most viewed and most requested posts every year and I love that the post just continues to grow!   This year I haven't had a chance to create any new printables as life has just been SUPER full and busy - but if I do I'll let y'all know and will add them to this post.  The great news is I have DOZENS shared below ;)

When I design printables I create them in a 4x6 format that you can right click, save to your desktop, upload to a photo printing service (I use Walgreens) then fold in half and staple to the top of a  cellophane bag with a treat inside or directly to the top of a snack (you can find the cellophane bags that I like  HERE or pick them up at Hobby Lobby).  The kids write their names (and the names of their classmates if the teacher prefers that) on the cards with Sharpie and we're done! 

It's the norm at our school to do little "favor bags" instead of just a card or candy.  Any of the ideas that I share today would totally work as a card if attaching a little favor isn't what your family or school does!

Pop-its are EVERYTHING right now and this would look cute with a large pop-it in a cellophane bag or with one of the little key fob ones looped through a hole punched in the card.

Friday Favorites

Happy Friday, friends! Erika and I are so excited that lots of y'all are linking up with us every week.  Make sure that you're grabbing our graphic, linking back to us and sharing your own Friday Favorites post ;)

Well.... last week I said we were bracing ourselves for a winter storm and we're officially on the other side of it and while we've been stuck at home for pretty much a week we didn't sustain any damage and had power the entire time which I'm so grateful for!

House Game - Medieval Noodle Battle

Today I'm sharing my "game of the year".  Students have LOVED this, it involves a bunch of kids, and once you have the noodles it's pretty much zero prep.  

What's Up Wednesday

     Today I'm linking up with  Shay and  Sheaffer to talk a little bit about what's been going on around here! I missed out on this last week when I was in DDC with Luke, but wanted to share anyway ;)

What feels like anything and everything ;) We've been iced in at home since Saturday and this cold not be more true!

Teacher Tuesday: Stickers

 

You wouldn't necessarily think that stickers would be a big deal in middle school but let me tell you.... you'd be wrong ;). Stickers are, in fact, a big deal and I LOVE me some stickers so it works out well.

Today I thought I'd share some of my favorite and most economical sticker options in case you're a teacher looking for some solid options that won't break the bank. I prefer stickers on a roll and the bigger the better in my book ;) 

These smileys are a FAVE amongst my students and I've actually started reserving these for yearbook signing.

 

Valentine's Day Peanut Butter Cookies

I made these cuties last weekend and they were delicious and were aesthetically PERFECT! If you need to bring a treat that looks professional and tastes great these were EASY!

Friday Favorites

Happy Friday, friends! Erika and I are so excited that lots of y'all are linking up with us every week.  Make sure that you're grabbing our graphic, linking back to us and sharing your own Friday Favorites post ;)

We're bracing ourselves for a crazy winter storm over here and I am PRAYING that it's way milder than they're saying. Being cozy at home is my FAVORITE but being at home without power is NOT my favorite so I'm hoping that we have an uneventful weekend in terms of outages and ice!

Kicking off this week's FAVORITES with this picture of Griffin that Mason snapped of her singing at youth on Sunday.  AMEN.

House Game - Pizza Box Balance

Pen This week's house game was a big hit and one of my very favorite things - FREE!  Dave stopped by Domino's on his way home from work and asked them for 24 pizza boxes.  They were happy to oblige and that was really the only prep I needed to do.  Once I got the stack of boxes to school I assembled the boxes (took hardly any time at all!) and we were ready to go. 

Five Follows Part IIX

Back with five more fun IG follows that I've been loving so far this year.  I love filling my feed and algorithm with funny, fun, uplifting and POSITIVE accounts and all of these make me smile on the daily.

Terry and Kaniyia react to music and I LOVE THEM SO MUCH!!! Their reactions are so much fun and while I don't always believe they haven't heard the song before (WHO HASN'T HEARD 9-5?!?!?!) I love their reactions and energy and the music is always great.

Valentine's Day Festive Finds

 

Valentine's Day is around the corner and I always feel like going from Christmas decorations to no decor cold turkey is a bit harsh so I love having a few little heart items around to keep things festive and fun.  I rounded up some recent favorites until you're wanting to add some festive touches to your home as well!

This heart baking dish is DARLING and is from one of my favorite brands.  The price is awesome and I'm obsessed with the color.

Back Tomorrow ;)

 Enjoying our long weekend a little too much and so I'll be back in this space tomorrow! 

;) Andrea