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M&M Pretzel Kisses for Valentine’s Day

M&M Pretzel Kisses make the best Valentines! We love to throw these sweet treats together for just about every holiday. They are so easy to make and are always a crowd favorite. Package them in a cellophane bag and add my “I’m Sweet on You, Valentine” free printable to make the perfect Valentines!

M&M Pretzel Kisses for Valentine's Day | Vicky Barone

Ingredients: Pretzel Snaps (make sure you don’t get the butter flavored ones!), Hershey Kisses, and Valentine’s Day M&Ms.

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 200.
2. Arrange pretzels on a cookie sheet and place Kisses on top.
3. Bake at 200 for 5 minutes.
4. Remove from oven and carefully push one M&M into each Kiss.
5. Place tray in refrigerator or freezer to set about 5-10 minutes.
6. Store in an airtight container or wrap in individual bags as Valentines!

Enjoy!

 

 

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Holidays Recipes Things I Love

Things I Love: Heart-Shaped Food

1. Hard-boiled eggs | 2. Bacon | 3. Roasted Potatoes | 4. Ravioli | 5. Donuts | 6. Brownies

Heart-shaped food is, hands down, the best way to celebrate Valentine’s Day. Here are six tasty ideas to fill your Valentine’s Day (and your meals) with love!

P.S. These milk cubes and chocolates are heart-shaped too!

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DIY Valentine’s Day Garland

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Here’s our first Valentine’s Day decoration of the season! We love how colorful and happy this garland is and we’re excited for Valentine’s Day already!

DIY Valentine's Day Garland | Vicky BaroneMaterials: scrapbook paper, adhesive chipboard alphabet letters (similar), mini clothespins, a paper cutter and/or scissors, and twine. You can find all of these materials in your local craft store!

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Directions:
1. Using a paper cutter, cut scrapbook paper into 2.5 x 5 inch rectangles.
2. Cut a triangle out of the bottom of each paper rectangle using scissors. We made a stencil out of scrap paper to make sure each triangle cut was the same.
3. Remove the backing from the adhesive letters and attach to each paper flag.
4. Cut three long pieces of twine and attach each flag with a mini clothespin, leaving equal space between the flags and extra twine on each end for hanging.

DIY Valentine's Day Garland | Vicky Barone

If you like this garland, be sure to check out our Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Eve garlands as well!

Follow Vicky Barone on Pinterest for even more great Valentine’s Day Ideas!

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DIY Holidays Things I Love

Things I Love: DIY Valentine’s Day Gifts

1. Coordinates Print | 2. Heart Soap | 3. Snow Globe | 4. I Love You Cards | 5. Painted Heart Bag | 6. Special Dates Print

Looking for the perfect gift for a loved one this Valentine’s Day, but don’t want to break the bank? The most thoughtful gifts can be handmade! Here are six ideas for DIY gifts that are sure to put a smile on your Valentine’s face.

Follow Vicky Barone on Bloglovin’ to keep up with all of our Valentine’s Day ideas!

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Things I Love: Free Printable Valentines

1. Eyes for You | 2. Monster Push Pops | 3. Love Bugs | 4. Gummy Worms | 5. Super Fly | 6. Aim | 7. Sweet on You

Here are seven printable Valentines that don’t cost a dime! You can get creative and add whatever treats and trinkets you think work with each sentiment. We hope these inspire you and your kids to make extra special Valentines this year! Enjoy!

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Holidays Kids

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Little baby cupid wants to wish you all a very Happy Valentine’s Day!

We hope it’s full of love and chubby babies flinging arrows.

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Freebies Holidays Kids Printables

I’m Stuck On You, Valentine – Free Printable

Looking for a quick and easy alternative to candy Valentines? These free printable Valentine tags make it easy to send your child to school with a creative (and sugarless) treat for his or her classmates! The “I’m stuck on you, Valentine” tag goes great with stickers, temporary tattoos, and even band aids. They work well for both girls and boys – include a couple Spiderman stickers/tattoos and boys will love them too!

Click on the image below to open the PDF:

stuckOnYouPDF

For those of you who don’t believe in a candy-free Valentine’s day (who does?!), the next option is for you! I also made a “I’m sweet on you, Valentine” version that makes it easy to divvy up some bulk candy and save a little money!

I'm Sweet on You Valentine | Free Printable by Vicky Barone

What you need:
1. A free printable from Vicky Barone!
2. Cellophane flat bags. We ordered a pack of 100 3×5 bags from here, but you can find them at any craft store.
3. Stickers, temporary tattoos, band-aids, or candy
4. A stapler and scissors

Here’s the “I’m sweet on you” version: (click to open the PDF)
sweetOnYouPDF

Have your child write their own name in the space provided to make it even more fun!

Make sure you check out our Valentine’s Day Pinterest board for more great Valentine ideas!

Enjoy! And Happy Valentine’s Day!

(*for non-commercial use only, not for distribution or resale!)

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Valentine’s Day Greeting Card Giveaway!

THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED! A big thank you to everyone who participated with your entries on Wordpress, Facebook, and Twitter! We can’t wait to host our next giveaway so stay tuned!

We are hosting our very first giveaway! For the next 24 hours, leave us a comment on this post to be entered into a drawing to win a pack of 24 Valentine’s Day Cards designed by Vicky Barone!

To enter this drawing more than once, like this post on our Facebook page and/or retweet this tweet on Twitter!

We will close the comments on this post tomorrow, February 8, 2013 at 12:00 p.m. and announce the winner shortly thereafter! We know you’ll want to send your Valentines out as soon as possible, so we’ll overnight your prize anywhere within the United States!

We’re looking forward to even more giveaways in the future so please leave us suggestions for other products you’d like to win!