Happy Valentine's Day!

This year, I was really trying to stretch a dollar, but still make cute and festive Valentines. Here are a few we made this year.

There ain't "MUFFIN" I don't like about you!

For Charlie, we decided to use bubble gum. He picked it out at Sam's; where a big bucket of 380 pieces costs less than $7. We took the phrase, "i chew-se you" found in this month's Living magazine and online at Marthastewart.com. Here is our finished product.

Later, I thought of the phrase, "Friends Stick Together!" this would be really cute with stickers or bandaids too.

For Hank, I took bubbles that I bought in Target's clearance section this summer (.30 for a pack of 4) and paired them with Hershey kisses. The saying we attached is "Blowing you kisses!" Here's our finished product.

My niece Kensington is taking handwriting tablets and festive pencils with the phrase "U R WRITE 4 me!'. Way to go Gaga and Ashley

Here are a few more ideas.

Rice Krispie Treats - "It's a real TREAT being your friend!"

Fruit by the Foot - "You really MEASURE up to be a great friend!"

Cookies - "We're smart cookies because we're friends!"

A beach ball or bouncy ball - "Its a BALL being friends!"

Bubbles - "I feel bubbly around you!"

Frisbees - "Friends go the distance!"

Popcorn and/or ring pops - "My heart POPS for you!"
(This was our Valentine last year.