Two Days Worth of Fun !

I didnt get to blog yesterday.  I was speaking at a ladies ministry event at church last night and getting things ready for that instead of blogging.  Sometimes it is just too difficult to get everything done I need to accomplish in  day .  If they ever offer a few more days in the week – SIGN ME UP!

We are having all kinds of Valentines Fun.  We painted, sorted hearts and had our normal fun !

We also started a special Valentine that will go home tomorrow.

Today was a great day too.  As a present our wonderful preschool parents have given us a couple days off.  They come in and take over and we leave for the day.  Today, Randy and I took off to Tulsa to the Apple store to have his laptop checked out.  We also had a nice relaxing meal at Carrabbas.

Thank you to all those that made today possible !

While we were out playing in Tulsa, the kids were playing here.

There were mommies everywhere making their day as fun ( possibly more fun ) than when we are here !

While gone Dallas sent me a video of these precious little girls pretending they were on a ” dragon ride” . Cutest thing ever !

One of the activities today was color mixing. The kids took white and red paint and made PINK!

Why waste all that pinkilicious fun?  After making the pink paint they made a group Valentines mural

Circle time was looking at pictures of our heart… our real heart.  We say ” I love you with all my heart” but where is our heart and what does it do ?

It was a good day. Tomorrow will be a fantastic day too!

From motherhuddle.com

Displayed on a shelf in the entry way of my mother’s home is a book entitled To A Child Love Is Spelled T-I-M-E.  I have often thought about that statement and how much truth it holds.  It’s easy for us to say “I love you” but those three words, devoid of action and the gift of our quality time, are simply that—just words.  As we celebrate this season of sentiment and affection, let us show our littlest valentines just how special they really are.

40 simple ways to show your child love:

1. Take them to a movie they want to see.
2. Go on a treasure hunt (collect all the loose change around the house/car) together and then make a trip to the arcade with your findings.
3. Take a long nature walk together, at their pace.  Let them lead the conversation.
4. Find qualities about them that you genuinely love, and compliment them in front of others.
5. Frame a photo of the two of you, and display it in their room.
6. Put a few Hershey’s Hugs in one of their coat pockets, and Kisses in the other.
7. Play a game with them.
8. Let them win.
9. Make bath time special.  Add lots of bubbles, colored soaps, maybe you could purchase a new tub toy or let them play with things found around the house.  I let my kids play with things like colanders and funnels from the kitchen—they love it.  Don’t forget to warm the towel!
10. Send them a handmade card in the mail with a coupon to go get ice cream with you.
11. Gather all the home movies that feature them as the “star” and have a movie night complete with popcorn and treats.
12. Using blankets and chairs, or a card table, build a clubhouse together and have a picnic inside.
13. Read “I love you” books together.
14. Let them stay up past their bedtime with you and watch cartoon classics together.
15. Do a chore that is normally reserved for them.
16. Tuck an encouraging note inside their lunchbox.
17. Give them your full attention.
18. Tell them some of the ways they make you happy.
19. Make them laugh.
20. Laugh with them.
21. Make their favorite treat to welcome them home from school with.
22. Show them your joy when they arrive.
23. Ask for hugs and kisses.
24. Listen, and let them make their own decisions whenever possible.
25. Make them a coupon book filled with things they’d enjoy doing, or things they’d like toget out of doing.
26. Take a day off from everything: work, household duties, technology, etc. and focus entirely on them.
27. Cook together.
28. Write them a poem using the initials of their name.
29. Decorate their room for no reason.
30. Create a sign that lavishes them with praise.
31. Kidnap them from school and take them out for lunch.
32. Make home a fun place to be.
33. Make a treasure box from an old shoe box, fill it with “gold” (chocolate coins) and make an official looking treasure map with clues for them to locate the hidden treasure with.
34. Go to the store and let them pick out all the ingredients to make banana splits.  Make and eat them together.
35. Wrap up in a warm blanket together and take turns making up stories to tell each other.
36. Make a list of things you love about them and put it on their pillow before bedtime.
37. Talk about what they did in their day at dinnertime.
38. Sit down together and write a list of fun activities to do in a day.  Write each idea on small slips of paper, roll up the papers and stick them inside balloons.  Blow up all the balloons and then pop one balloon at a time until you’ve completed all the activities.
39. Play back rub/tickle games—ie; Spider crawling up your back…
40. Make a CD with all their favorite tunes and have a dance party.