Valentine's Day - The Sweet Treats

For not liking Valentine's Day very much at all, I do like to do a lil' something special... like heart pancakes, or cookies, or just a little sweet treat or handmade trinket or thoughtful 'something' for someone. So, I started out collecting my inspiration on my Valentine's Day Pinterest board, most of which ended up being baked goods, printables and easy crafts.

Brownie Bag & Pom-Poms
When I saw these kraft bag printables from Twig & Thistle, it was game on for brownie bags. I found kraft sacs instead of the cookie-type bags, so I adapted the size and layout of the original to fit my bags, and they turned out adorable! Bake brownies, instant adorable. I also made pom-poms with a tutorial from Creature Comforts - literally a 5 minute or less pom-pom, I made a gaggle of them and have no idea what to do with the left overs!

Printable Cards & Bear Hug Baggies
The best thing about having Lilly has been coloring. She's obsessed with it, so I was thrilled when I found these printable-colorable cards from Prudent Baby. They're so adorable, and I clipped them with pinking shears and had Lilly color them in over her breakfast pancakes. The Bear Hug bag idea came from FamilyFun. There's a bag full of Teddy Grahams and gummy bears, with cute tag that says "Bear Hugs for Aubrey ♥ Lilly" tied up with pink & red ribbon. They were a hit with my niece and nephew, not to mention Lilly!

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Baking for Valentine's Day!

Each major (or minor) holiday, my sister-in-law Sharon, myself, and all 3 kids get together and bake things and have a little family memory makin'. It started with Christmas before the kids came along, and I always look forward to it. We have this obsession with cookie cutters from the Target dollar section, so it makes holiday cookie baking that much easier. Today we got together to have a little Valentine Soiree!