I mentioned I have been in a crafting slump so I’m going to shamelessly steal my child’s crafty accomplishments for the blog–because sometimes it is about doing nothing and seeing what your kids come up with.
Our homeschool group had a Valentines Day party at Charlie’s house (My God she is a saint!) and the kids brought valentines to exchange with eachother and brought boxes of some kind to collect their valentines. Usually I offer up at least some interest, assistance, materials—something—to aid in this endeavor. This year, my kids were completely on their own.
Jordan googled and found a cute origami winged heart and decided to create valentines out of them.
Click to go to the instructions
She even made boxes for both her and her brother (do you think he appreciates her? Do 13 year old boys appreciate anything that doesn’t include food or a screen of some sort? I think not)
Yes that is a Minecraft creeper because nothing says romance to a 13 year old boy than anything from Minecraft
Anyway, they turned out pretty cute and we arrived at the party with enough valentines and completely adequate boxes. Consider this advice to neglect your kids sometimes just to see what they will come up with on their own.
I will take your advice, and hold it close to my heart
Some advice is easier to follow than others!
oh yes. And that would be one of those for me
I love all the awesome stuff they made, and hope the day went well for you 
They had fun! And I got to relax and not worry about a thing.
I let my kids make theirs on their own as well this year. Lily’s was made a week ahead with lots of thought and Jude was finishing his quickly as we were walking out the door.
Alex would have been the same way—luckily we only had to bring one valentine for each kid from our family so he got to be a complete slacker.