banana valentines ...

I have one last Valentine printable to share with you today.  My friend Kersey gave me one of these rad banana pens, at Alt Summit a few weeks back.  I tracked them down because I knew they would be a perfect little something for my kids to give to their friends at school for Valentine's day.

You will need:

Yellow Cardstock paper

Scissors

Banana pens or favors (I found some cute banana candies from Oriental Trading that we also gave out, you could also give out real bananas for a healthy option!)

Washi tape (optional)

Lip and tape cellophane bags

1) Print the free PDF download for the Banana "I like you a BUNCH" Valentine onto yellow card stock paper. Click here to download.  (please let me know if you are having trouble downloading the printable)  -Just a reminder that these Valentine Printables are for Personal Use only.  You may not sell these for money or alter.  Copyright Armelle Blog 2015.

2) Cut out the Valentines.

3) "Pair" it with your favorite banana item.

Like I said, these banana pens and candy are just adorable, but you could easily give a real banana to your Valentine, easy as that!

I love these little cellophane bags with the lip with tape that seals in the back, I sealed it, then added a little washi tape back there. (all sources in items list)

Hope you enjoy!

I just love putting together class Valentine's for my children!  And, having non-candy options is always fun!

{all photos by me}

slam dunk basketball valentine's ...

This post contains affiliate links.

We are in Valentine mode over here at our house, and I wanted to share with you some Valentine's I'm putting together for my children to pass out to their friends at school.  

My oldest Ezra is quite the sports fanatic, so I knew that anything to do with sports, he would be in!

I saw some cute basketball Valentine's over on Minted, but of course didn't get my act together to get them ordered in time, so I put together my own version of the Slam Dunk Valentine!

I also came across these fun basketball pens over on Oriental Trading.  I knew my Ezra would be obsessed with them since they resemble one of his favorite toys, the Kendama (He also sells Kendama's, he's quite the little business man)

There are so many little basketball items you could use instead out there.  Small foam balls, dollar store balls, basketball stickers, basketball chocolates, basketball bouncy balls.  Just browse your local dollar store or party store, and I'm sure there will be a lot of choices.

I tried to make these simple with just black ink so anyone could print them off, and not need a color printer.  The key is to use orange card stock paper to print them on so they resemble little basketballs!  I think the textured orange card stock is cool since it looks kind of like the texture of a real basketball!

You will need to download the free printable, and print it onto orange card stock paper.

Download the free printable, by clicking here.

I also just need to remind my readers that when I offer free printable downloads, it takes me a long time to create, and it is my property.  I am allowing you to use them for your personal use only.  It is not ok to alter, or sell this file or use for commercial use in any way.  I feel bad that I have to point this out, but recently it came to my attention that someone was selling my free printables on Etsy using my photos and downloads.  I can't imagine why people would think that it is ok to steal someones work to sell?  But, just don't do it.  Because the internet is a small world, and people always find out.  Plus, my lawyer husband will have to write you a letter, and let's just not have to do that, ok? Anyhow, moving on..

After you print out the PDF onto orange card stock, cut out the basketballs.

Address the basketballs to your favorite friends, and attach the pen to the paper basketball with a little tape.  I like to use washi Japanese tape.

Hope you enjoy!

Let me know if you have a problem downloading the basketball PDF download.

If you end up using any of my Valentine printables, I'd love to see!  Tag me on instagram @armelle_blog and hashtag #armellevalentines

{all photos by me}

a-"maze"-ing valentine + printable ...

I was debating on making some new Valentine's this year, since things have been so crazy.  But, I decided to make some easy ones.  I've seen a few Maze Valentine's around the web, but I wanted to design one for my 1st grader that fit him better.  

I found these little maze games at my local party store called Zurchers.  I liked them because they reminded me of little Lego men, and my little guy just saw the Lego Movie and loved it.  Plus, if I can do a non-candy Valentine, then I usually do.  They usually get plenty of candy as it is.

I decided to print it out on kraft paper card stock for more of a custom look!

I found a pack of the heart mazes too at the party store, and my son decided he would give them to the ladies in his class, LOL! (Future heartbreaker!)  I thought it gave it a nice touch, and could work well for either boys or girls!

Feel free to download my You are A"maze"ing Valentine by clicking here! 

(Be sure to click on the "click here to start download from sendspace, like the link circled above to download the PDF.  Make sure you are able to download PDF files)

Enjoy, and Hope you have a great Valentine's week!

{all photos by me}

team usa- olympic art ...

I can't believe the 2014 Winter Olympic games start today!

My kids are excited to root for Team USA!

 

I have a fun free Olympic art printable coloring page download for the kids that I made during the London games.

Print some out for your kids, and cheer for Team USA!

Click here to download the "TEAM USA" PDF coloring page.

Happy Olympic Games!

"colorful" valentines + printable ...

My cute little Ezra was worried that his little lady friends in kindergarten wouldn't like the army valentines, so we came up with some "colorful" valentines for them!

You can find these darling mini-watercolor sets on Amazon (direct link, Affiliate).  They were perfect!

All you have to do is download the free "colorful" valentine printable here!

After you print them onto thick white cardstock paper, cut them out and gather your paints, and some glue dots to secure them to the card.

Have your little Valentine fill out the to, and from, and you are all set!  These would also be darling with some crayons taped in the middle with washi tape like Danyelle did here.

I also put together these "colorful" valentine markers for my daughter Norah's pre-school class.

I found these darling markers in the dollar spot section at my local target, and I made a print out that fit right into the packaging!

If you would like to download this printable, go ahead and click here!   They would also be darling with crayons in a little bag, and you can staple the printable on!

I hope you can use these for your special Valentines coming up!

Happy Valentines Day!

{all photos by me, Caroline Armelle Drake}

army valentines + free printable...

My little Ezra is really excited to give all his little friends in his kindergarten class a little Valentine.

I wanted to do a non-candy Valentine this year, because they will already get so much candy.

We decided to give his little friends a little toy army guy on a card that says, "I am so glad we are in the same troop!"

To make the army valentine cards, you will need to download the army valentines by clicking here.
Please note that this free printable is for personal use only, please do not sell my printables or use my photos or alter them in anyway for monetary gain.

Please email me if this link isn't working.

Print them off onto thick cardstock paper. (I chose kraft cardstock paper because I liked the look of it, but white is also fine!)

After you click the link to download the file, and be sure to click on the blue box that says, "Click here to start download from sendspace."  (please email me if you are having a problem downloading it, you will need the latest version of Adobe PDF)

After you download and print the card, cut them out.   Next, gather your army men, twine to tie them on, (or glue dots work).

Tie on your little army man in the middle of the card, but punching two holes from the back, and stringing the twine through and tying it off.

This would also be fine to glue on with glue dots if you don't want to tie them on!

Have your little one address them to their Valentines, and they are all set to pass them out to their little friends!

Enjoy!  Happy Valentines Day!

{all photos by me, Caroline Armelle Drake}

bubble valentine's cards ...

My almost four year old Ezra is in preschool this year, which means we had to come up with a fun Valentine for his class mates.

I decided to go with a candy-free valentine, and came up with this little card with mini bubbles attached.  The card says, "Being your friend make me BURST with joy!  Happy Valentine's Day!"

ezra had a great time writing "love" ezra on the back of each card.

then, he helped me attached all the bubbles to the card, and package them up in clear packages for all his friends.

I'm happy they are all ready to go for his Valentine's Day party coming up!

and, guess what?!

I've decided to give some of you a break, and offer a free Valentine's download if you are scrambling for an idea for your little one's Valentine's card's this year.

Download the valentine's card free pdf here.

and, Download the valentine bubble free pdf stickers here. 

Here are some supplies you'll need to make the cards: (affiliate links are used in this post)

• card stock
• full sheet sticker label paper
• mini 2 inch celebration bubbles 
• cellophane bags (optional) - i used the clear self sealing lip bags that were 4" x 6" 
• color printer

All you need to do is print out as many of the free pdf downloads as you need, then cut them out. (i used a paper punch corner rounder on the cards)  

print the cards on card stock, and the stickers on the full sheet sticker label paper.  

have your little one sign the back of the card.

label all your bubbles, then glue or tape them to the card, and place them in the clear bags.  

Good luck!!

Let me know if you have any questions.

And, feel free to share this link with your friends!