Pinterest tempts me with zillions of cute ideas for homemade Valentine's to bake and make. But the truth is, I don't really want to spend much time or money on this middle of February holiday. So, here's a rundown of how to make Valentine's treats to pass out to your kid's class with virtually no effort. No homemade Valentine's whoopie pies or heart shaped melted crayons from this chick. At least not this year.
Step 1. Buy Hershey's kisses on clearance after Christmas (40 cents a bag after clearance and coupon. That's the way I roll. I bought 12 bags. That's also the way I roll. But I only used 5 bags for this project - more for me to eat.)
Step 2. Separate the red and silver wrappers (aka Valentine's colors) from the green wrappers (save them for Saint Patrick's Day? Or a Baylor game party?). Ideally, your cushions should be off of your couch for this step, but if not, you may proceed as you see fit.
Step 3. Bribe your cute 4 year old with a snack to get him out of his bad mood and willing to participate in your fun activity.
Step 4. Get said cute 4 year old to put 5 red kisses and 5 silver kisses in each Ziploc snack size baggie. Take a picture of him (another one).
Step 5. Print off a cute free printable from online (mine is from Living Locurto). Hopefully your printer will be almost out of ink, so the black will show up as gray. This is a plus, because you know you're getting every last drop out of that ink cartridge (and you are cheap - see step 1).
Step 6. Get your 4 year old to sign his name to the back of each one. Take breaks and bribe with candy as necessary.
Step 7. Take pictures of the way he signs his name, because it's so darn cute.
That's it! Valentine's treats for hardly any money!
So cute and they look great!
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