Valentine's Boxes

you can't really see, but she (the pig) has cute purple polka dots ( I think I made one similar in like 5th grade)

had to get a little creative for the male teacher...

Just as I suspected, we finished the paper mache Valentine box project, the night before the kids Valentine parties. Actually London found out that her class wasn't supposed to make a box (didn't they know she had been planning since October?) but eventhough she was disappointed about that, she decided to still finish it so she could have her own mailbox in her room....fantastic. They turned out very cute, and yes it was a long project, lots of drying stages, but finally they are done. The kids also made some cute personalized sanitizers for their teachers. (Thanks for the link on that Jess!) We just can't get enough crafts around here...it seems like I'm still cleaning up one and the kids are asking to start another.

On another side note, Cade doesn't like to stand out from the others in his class. Today he asked if everyone else was bringing Valentine's, because he didn't want to be the only one. The other day I asked if he wanted to bring some cookies in to his teacher, since London was, and he said "No, mom, no one else does that except me." I tried to explain that his teacher would like it and it is good to be nice and different, etc....whatever. So tonight, I gave him a forewarning that I didn't think anyone else in his class would be bringing in a huge alligator Valentine box.....