My 5 year old daughter is not a procrastinator.   As soon as she finds out that she’s been assigned to do something at school, she does it.  Getting ready for Valentine’s Day has been no exception.  She is in Kindergarten and has never shared Valentine’s that she made before so she’s very excited about Valentine’s Day and couldn’t wait to get to crafting when we had a few extra hours yesterday.

We have an HP Photosmart Premium Touchscreen printer that allows us to print activities, coloring pages, writing paper, and craft templates right from the printer.  My kids love to go to the printer and browse the latest activity pages and coloring pages.  My Mom has the same printer and actually found the Valentine’s Day icon on the touchscreen and printed a few Valentine’s Heart Clasp Box templates out for my daughter and I to try out.  I spent the next hour cutting the box templates out after printing them on cardstock.  We settled on making seven boxes.  One for each of her teachers and an extra in case one of us messed up.

Here’s the Valentine’s Day Heart Clasp Box template:

You can print the Valentine’s Box template here.

Supplies needed:

• A printer
• Paper – white cardstock is best but not required
• Scissors
• Double sided tape or glue stick
• Candy

Steps:

• I cut the template out.
• My daughter folded along the dotted lines
• My daughter put double sided tape on the box where the instructions call for glue.
• We folded the box together.
• Each box took about 10 minutes from print to fold.

After putting the boxes together, we dropped a few Hershey’s Kisses and SweetTarts in them.

I hope you enjoy this Valentine’s Day craft as much as my daughter and I did!  These make great gifts for teachers and friends!

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Valentine’s Day is coming up and if you’re like me you are hustling to come up with something creative and unique for your child to give his/her teacher.  Kleenex is making it easy for kids to share an especially useful gift with their teacher, with the Share Pack program.  Of all people, teachers need Kleenex, right? Help spread cheer, not germs by sharing a Kleenex Share Pack with a teacher.

Softness Worth Sharing – Send a free Share Pack and get free Kleenex Cool Touch tissues for yourself!

Kleenex brand is giving consumers a chance to try new Kleenex Cool Touch tissues, the only tissue that actively releases a cool sensation to soothe a sore nose on contact, for free when they sign up to send a Share Pack to a friend or family member on Kleenex.com/SoftnessWorthSharing.

I participated in the “Softness Worth Sharing” campaign last year.  I sent a friend a Share Pack and I got free Kleenex just for sharing!  In fact, a million people jumped at the opportunity to send a free Kleenex Share Pack to a friend or loved one.  Now you can enjoy the opportunity to share and try out Kleenex Cool Touch tissues while supplies last!

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Let’s face it: men certainly have their quirks. I’ve seen plenty of strange behaviors exhibited by my husband, son, and their friends. BallPark Franks is currently running a campaign called “Men. Easier Fed Than Understood” and I can totally relate.  Here are a few examples:

Guy Time

Sports Mania

Meat Lovers

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Work your way through the 55 challenging levels of Peggle as you bounce balls off different pegs within the courses. With each level you pass in Peggle, you’ll feel an ounce of stress from the day melt away. You can even make Peggle a way to interact with your kids by playing in Duel Mode and gloating when you outscore them.
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Meanwhile, have you heard about Downy Unstopables™?

Downy Unstopables™ is an in-wash scent booster that adds a boost of freshness that stays “feisty” until the next wash.   Don’t you hate it when you buy a detergent that you think smells amazing, in hopes of your clothes actually smelling good beyond the initial wash, and then the smell dissipates by the time you hang the clothes up? As Amy Sedaris says in the Downy Unstopables™ demo video, Unstopables work in any type of washing machine.. front load, top load, back load, side load.. ok, I think she’s kidding there at the end.   You simply add the Unstopables directly to the washing machine (not the detergent dispenser).  You use Unstopables along with your regular detergent and fabric softener.  The Unstopables scent stays strong throughout daily activities and keeps clothes fresh in your closet until you wear them – up to an astounding twelve weeks in your closet.

I will be using the more masculine scent of the two Unstopables scents on my 12 year old son’s clothes.  He can’t seem to get the whole washing his clothes thing down and I’ve hit the point where I refuse to do his laundry for him every week.  Downy Unstopables™ will help his laundry smell fresh and clean for up to 12 weeks.  I won’t tell him that though, or he’ll never do laundry!

Downy Unstopables™ adds a feisty, fresh twist to Super Bowl Sunday with their pre-game ad

Downy is going to shake up Super Bowl Sunday by recapturing the magic of the past and freshening up one of the game’s most memorable commercials – Coca Cola’s 1980 advertisement featuring the legendary “Mean” Joe Greene of the Pittsburgh Steelers.  This time around, 22 years later, Greene joins Downy Unstopables spokesperson, actress and author Amy Sedaris, to bring a new and fresh meaning to the ad.  The 1980 commercial brings a smile to my face.

Get a sneak-peek of the commercial before it airs, as well as outtakes from the shoot,  by visiting the Downy YouTube page.  Downy’s remake of the classic Super Bowl advertisement will air on Sunday, February 5th  between 5:30 and 6:00 pm.

Downy Twitter Super Bowl Sunday Giveaways!

Each time a team scores a touchdown, people who tweet the hashtag #TouchDowny at the Downy Twitter account (@Downy) will be eligible to win Downy products and Unstopable Fan Packages, so be sure to follow @Downy Tweet as those touchdowns are scored!

Disclosure: This is a sponsored post.  Downy product and additional incentives were provided to me.  All opinions stated are my own.

Be sure to store Unstopables out of reach of children.

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The Apple iPad is among the most popular electronic product in history.

Apple enthusiasts, workers and students love their iPad for what they can do on it.  However, some iPad users are bothered because other people can easily see everything that’s on their iPad’s screen.  For example, mothers playing Words with Friends might not want their kids to get interested in the words they use in the game, and commuters might want to check their stocks while riding on a train. Young adults might want some privacy while they chat with their significant others. Airlines are another place where iPad privacy is difficult to achieve. For example, a passenger might want to watch a movie that a neighboring passenger might find offensive.

All these activities are impossible to do privately on an iPad without the 3M Privacy Screen Protector.The 3M Privacy Screen Protector for the Apple iPad is a remarkable accessory that protects iPad owners from prying eyes and their iPad screens from dirt and grime. The 3M Privacy Screen Protector limits the viewing angle of the iPad without adding any cumbersome attachments to it. With the screen protector in place, people to the front, sides and rear of an iPad user cannot see what’s on his or her iPad’s screen.

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