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Date Night Ideas – How We Do It With Five Kids!

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February 29, 2020 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Baby, Facebook, Instagram, Kids, Parenting, Pinterest, Social Media, Valentine's Day 1 Comment

We do it! We have weekly date nights even with five kids. Take a look at these Date Night Ideas for the home, for free, or even for special occasions out of the house. Where to find a babysitter, why date nights are important and more!

Date Night Ideas

This post isn’t late. I know Valentine’s Day has come and gone, but having a date night is more important than just on February 14th. When my husband and I first got married, date nights were not very important to me. I know that sounds silly. Honestly, coming from being a single mom, I was just grateful to have a partner to sit at home with me at the family table. I had had my fair share of dates during that time I was a single mom.

My husband, however, he wanted to court his wife. That reads incredibly sweet but it was a bit of a stressor to me. So I didn’t initially view it as sweet. I viewed it as adding something additional to my plate, I viewed it was having to get dressed and put on makeup, I view it as work to prepare the kids and try to get out the door… you get it moms, right? The perfect date for me was more like April 25th – not too hot and not too cold! Haha!

However, he was right. It wasn’t a date on the calendar, it was what we invested in each other. The more infrequent our dates become, the more I can feel the stress on our marriage. We needed to invest at least a few hours of alone time in our marriage without the distraction of kids, tv, chores, etc in the home.

Thus, began, our weekly date nights.

Date Night 101

When you need a date night, but don’t know how to go about it, you may need Date Night 101. Dating your spouse is important, especially if you have kids. It’s easy for your relationship to fall to the wayside. Focusing on each other for a certain amount of time each week can really help your relationship grow. I’ve tried to cover every aspect of a date night to help make it successful for you and your spouse.

Date Night Bucket List

What if you have a sitter but you don’t know where to start with WHAT to do? I want you to check out my Date Night Bucket List. This is a list of items will help you narrow down exactly what you want to do! It’s fun to get ideas from a bucket list and then execute those ideas.

Free Date Night Ideas

What if you have a sitter but need to stay on budget? There are lots of free date night ideas out there. Some ideas that I have for a free date night is making dinner at home, taking a walk at the park, taking a hike in your favorite park, head to a local book store and look at the books, go to a free museum, head to the beach, play a sport together, or just sit and talk!

You can see more free date nights in our Date Night Bucket List.

Elaborate Date Night Ideas

Sometimes you need a fancy night out. Maybe you and your spouse haven’t been out in a while and you just want to do something fun together without worrying about money. We do a date like this at least once every few months.

Do a weekend away
Wine tasting
A night out on the town
Go to a fancy restaurant
Ballroom dancing

Date Night at Home Ideas

A few truths. It’s possible that you won’t be able to find a babysitter, but you still need that quality time with your spouse. Go ahead and look into date night ideas right at home. Dating your mate is important, and it doesn’t need to be difficult.

Here are a few date night ideas at home to help you out:

Have a BBQ after the kids go to bed
Cook a dinner together, right at home
Have a dessert night where you eat your favorite desserts
Have a game night at home
Order takeout
Have a movie night
Have a game night together
Sit on the patio and have cocktails
Tell Alexa to play romantic music.

If you are feeling the love, try a Date Night Box Subscription or Date Night Cards.

Some of these Date Night at Home Ideas are creative and fun, also make an effort to go out. I really fought my spouse hard to have more date nights at home, but he was right in his rebuttal. I exclusively focus on him if I am away from my home. I am tried at home, I have a long list of things to do, and the kids will all fight for my attention. While, on the occasion or even season, it is okay, hire a sitter to help you get out of the house.

Where to Find a Babysitter

Finding a babysitter can be well… interesting. We have had a few that clearly were not a fit. You have seen that Luvs Second Kid Babysitter commercial, right? On some nights, this was me!

If you don’t have family close and can’t rely on someone you know to watch your kids, this can be hard! There are some solutions to finding a babysitter.

Split Your Kids Among Friends: It may be hard for one friend to take on all of your kids, so split them up! All the kids don’t need to be together in order for the parents to getaway.

Trade Babysitting Nights: Trade babysitting with another mom. While this can be harder, it is possible to make it work.

Word of Mouth: You can ask friends for a referral to one of their favorite babysitters. Word of mouth is always the best way to hire someone. I have also asked around and found babysitters in church nursery and have even found some on local Facebook groups.

Stalk the Park: Don’t think I am kidding. My kids were playing at the park one day and I observed a babysitter with another child. She was doing great and I thought, she would be a perfect fit for my kids. She was with a a year before going to college!

Care.com

Sometimes the best way to find a babysitter is to head to Care.com to find one. If you don’t have family in the area, it’s best to choose a platform like this that can help you find someone that fits your style. Not all babysitters are easy to find. Care.com will help cut out the middleman and help you find a babysitter that can make those date nights a reality.

Care.com is how we found our Nanny. We had a nanny for two years before our three boys were old enough to attend preschool. For us it was more affordable than full time preschool. She also was so incredibly helpful by making dinner, running errands, doing small chores, etc.

Have you heard someone say, we or I don’t have time for that? The truth is as moms, there are some things we really don’t have time for, but we do have time for what we put first. My advice to you is to make date night a priority. If you don’t, they will never happen. When they have time to happen (like the kids are all finally out of the house), you might look at your spouse and think – who is this man? Don’t let that happen. Don’t grow part, make your marriage first.

Whether you do date nights at home or hire a sitter, use these tips to help you date night happen with your spouse.

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Love Shack Valentine Gingerbread House

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December 28, 2019 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Recipe, Social Media, Valentine's Day 1 Comment

Don’t toss that Christmas holiday candy. Save it for this Love Shack Valentine Gingerbread House. Adorable ideas to create the most adorable February food craft for kids!

Love Shack Valentine Gingerbread House

Love shack, baby love shack!

Don’t toss that Christmas Gingerbread House Kit! Whether you are headin’ down the Atlanta highway or nesting in the coziness of your own home, we have the most adorable DIY Valentine Gingerbread House. We were inspired by Wilton’s Valentine Gingerbread House.

If it’s the end of Christmas, don’t toss that Gingerbread kit. I have done that. December 25th rolled around, we never made our gingerbread house and my first though was “this won’t make it until next year!” Well the truth is, it will. It will make it to February of next year with the creation of a Love Shack Gingerbread House for Valentine’s Day.

You might like: Take a look at this Valentine’s Petite Hugger Gingerbread House Cutter. Adorable with some winter hot cocoa!

Valentine Gingerbread House Ingredients

A few ingredients make this Valentine Gingerbread House. Your candy ingredients can vary, but we listed what we used.

Graham crackers
Vanilla frosting
Gummy hearts
Valentine M&M’s
Valentine heart sprinkles
Valentine nonpareil sprinkles
Mini Starburst Reds

You will also need:

Decorating bags
Small star decorating tip
8” round cake platter or plate
Spatula
Plastic knife

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Love Shack Valentine Gingerbread House

Author: Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living

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Ingredients

Graham crackers
Vanilla frosting
Gummy hearts
Valentine M&M’s
Valentine heart sprinkles
Valentine nonpareil sprinkles
Mini Starburst Reds

You will also need:

Decorating bags
Small star decorating tip
8” round cake platter or plate
Spatula
Plastic knife

Instructions

Lightly frost your cake platter or plate with a spatula.
Break three graham crackers in half width wise.
Fill a decorating bag halfway with frosting and another one half way but with a star tip in the end of the bag.
Frost the two longer sides and the bottom of the four graham cracker pieces and stick them to the frosted cake platter in the shape of a house.
Frost the other two graham cracker squares on the two longer sides and stick them on top of the house for the roof.
Carefully cut two triangles with a plastic knife to fit inside the front and back of the roof.
Frost the three triangles sides and stick them onto the frost and back of the roof.
If you want, this is a good time to set your house in the refrigerator.
Use the star decorating tip to make a ruffled border on all the edges and top with sprinkles.
Use the frosting to stick a heart gummy to the front and back of the love shack.
Use the mini Starburst to make a path to the love shack by sticking them to the cake platter.
Frost your roof and tile it using the mini Starburst.
Fill in the triangles with frosting and coat with candy heart sprinkles.
Use the M&M’s to decorating the edges of the house.

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Valentine Love Shack Recipe Directions

These recipe directions can be adapted to your own style. We are sharing how we decorated our Gingerbread Home, but style to your own taste.

First, lightly frost the cake platter with a spatula.

Break three graham crackers in half width wise.

Next, fill a decorating bag halfway with frosting and another one half way but with a star tip in the end of the bag.

Frost the two longer sides and the bottom of the four graham cracker pieces and stick them to the frosted cake platter in the shape of a house.

Then frost the other two graham cracker squares on the two longer sides and stick them on top of the house for the roof.

Carefully cut two triangles with a plastic knife to fit inside the front and back of the roof.

Frost the three triangles sides and stick them onto the frost and back of the roof.

Use the star decorating tip to make a ruffled border on all the edges and top with sprinkles.

If you want, this is a good time to set your house in the refrigerator.

When then decorated our house. You can follow our steps.

Use the frosting to stick a heart gummy to the front and back of the love shack.

Use the mini Starburst to make a path to the love shack by sticking them to the cake platter.

Frost your roof and tile it using the mini Starburst.

Fill in the triangles with frosting and coat with candy heart sprinkles.

Finally, use M&M’s for decorating the edges of the house.

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No-Bake Edible Valentine’s Day Crafts with Food

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December 22, 2019 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Recipe, Social Media, Valentine's Day 2 Comments

Classroom Ideas and Valentine parties, we have the best No-Bake Edible Valentine’s Day Crafts (that incorporate food!) These Valentine’s Day recipes are perfect for little hands and older hands alike!

Edible Valentine’s Day Craft

Year’s ago we shared with you our Valentine’s Day Food Crafts. We decided it was time to revamp that post. To step it up. To find some newer Valentine Recipes that you want to make. That are easy and fun for little and big hands!

These Edible Valentine’s Day Crafts can be used with a preschool or elementary school classroom or can be created in your own kitchen – call it your very own Family Valentine’s Day party.

First up, graham cracker love shacks? Yep! Perfectly acceptable in February too! Try these Valentine’s Day Gingerbread Hoses (aka love shacks!) | Frugal Coupon Living

No ingredients involved in these Love Bugs Fruit Cups. So Easy for little hands, you will need some glitter pipe cleaners, foam hearts and wiggly eyes (you can switch out the fruit cups for apple sauce.)| Frugal Coupon Living

We don’t recommend this one for the classroom, but maybe a sweet breakfast treat for valentine’s Day morning; Tic-tac-toe Conversation Heart Toast with peanut butter (or use another spread for allergies!) | Frugal Coupon Living

Sign, sealed, delivered! Have stations at your Valentine’s Day party? While one group is handing out valentines, another group can be making these edible Valentine’s Day cards. | Frugal Coupon Living

We have fun (free) printable to go with these Valentine’s Day Rice Krispies Treats – I Only Have Yes for You! | Frugal Coupon Living

OREO love bugs? I mean, who can say no to an OREO. Makes me like any bug! | Sarah’s Bake Studio

See the full list of supplies you need for these Edible Valentine’s Day Robots – perfect for a preschool craft! | Crafty Morning

Of course you can make this heart Valentine craft for the birds, but it’s also edible for young mouths too. | Natural Beach Living

Love bug juice jugs – an adorable craft for the kids with a sweet after taste! | The Gifted Gabber

These energy bears are a cute, fun and healthy treat, perfect for Valentine’s Day or any day! (Caution if you have a nut allergy.) | Haute and Healthy Living

Get pierced with love. These cupids arrows are so incredibly easy. Salty and sweet. | Craft Create Cook

Make the Valentine’s Day fruit wands. A healthy alternative to a day filled with sugar! | A few Short Cuts

Aren’t these love bugs made from apples the most adorable Valentine’s Party Snack. | Eats Amazing

Turn cutie oranges into Conversation ~~hearts~~ oranges. | Mom Always Finds Out

Valentine Candy Arrows – easy peasy and so cute! | A Subtle Revelry

Who doesn’t love a Twinkie? Two tasty Twinkies create these yummy heart treats! | Smart School House

Icing and graham crackers make these cute edible Valentine envelopes. | The Simple Parent

Icing, string and conversation hearts make this easy Valentine’s Day Necklace craft. | Cute Food For Kids

This heart man snack feels like a winner – strawberries, pretzels and marshmallows. We are in love! | Crafting Chicks

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Teddy Grahams Valentine Conversation Heart Cookies

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December 21, 2019 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Printable, Recipe, Social Media, Valentine's Day Leave a Comment

Bear Hug Valentines: This easy Teddy Grahams Valentine Conversation Heart Cookies require only three ingredients. If you want these to be your valentines, we also included free printable bear hug gift tags. Enjoy!

Teddy Grahams Valentines

You guys. I have a confession. I am not really a Pinterest mom. I am just a creative mastermind behind the moms who really are Pinterest moms. I come up with some really creative ideas but I never implement them. I hate mess and most Pinterest crafts and recipes lead to messes. This. This, however, is something I will implement. It is so easy and takes two seconds. I also can hand all the supplies to my oldest kids and say, “have at it!” And then I feel like a winner because they feel like America’s Next Top Chef. We both win.

Teddy Grahams Valentines

These Teddy Grahams Valentines are easy. So easy, they have only two ingredients – if you even call them ingredients. I say they are ingredients because that whole America’s Next Top Chef thing.

Teddy Graham Valentines Ingredients

… and the secret ingredient is Teddy Grahams! {Bet you had no idea!} Really the ingredients include three things.

Teddy Grahams
Conversation Hearts
Vanilla icing

You will also need:

Decorating bag
Parchment paper

Teddy Grahams Valentine Conversation Heart Cookies

Author: Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living

Ingredients

Teddy Grahams
Conversation Hearts
Vanilla icing
Decorating bag
Parchment paper

Instructions

Carefully pour your Teddy Graham’s our onto a piece of parchment paper.
Fill a decorating bag with vanilla frosting and cut a small tip off the end of the bag.
Squeeze a small amount of frosting onto the belly of each Teddy Graham.
Stick one conversation heart onto each Teddy Graham.
I suggest you place them in the freezer or refrigerator to harden the icing and secure the conversation hearts on your Teddy Graham bears.

… and now you have a no-bake bear hug!

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Conversation Heart Cookies

These conversation hearts are really simple. I am sure you can quickly figure out the steps, but for those that are still reading…

First, carefully pour your Teddy Graham’s our onto a piece of parchment paper.

Next, fill a decorating bag with vanilla frosting and cut a small tip off the end of the bag.

Squeeze a small amount of frosting onto the belly of each Teddy Graham.

Stick one conversation heart onto each Teddy Graham.

I suggest you place them in the freezer or refrigerator to harden the icing and secure the conversation hearts on your Teddy Graham bears.

… and now you have a no-bake bear hug!

Bear Hug Valentine

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Date Night Bucket List

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December 19, 2019 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Printable, Social Media, Valentine's Day 2 Comments

Date Night Bucket List. Get organized with this full list of 25 unique date night ideas at home, out or even for free.

Okay, so honestly, a date night for me is in my PJs having all the kids down (and luckily my kids are on Babywise schedule, so that can be as early as 7:30 PM if we do the bedtime routine right!)

For my husband, however, a date night at home will not cut it. He has the desire to get out of the house. In his defense, we both put the computer down, eat a meal that isn’t prepared by us or warmed up in the microwave, and we go over many things we don’t get to discuss in the passing of day. You can see how we sometimes get around this with these free, cheap and memorable date night ideas (with a home full of kids.)

We have five kids, we both work well over 40 hours a week, and we both juggle a lot. We purposely have to carve out time and for us that is each Thursday evening. This is a night we put everything aside. Even though we have made it a point to do this weekly, it still find us in the same routine. We go to the same restaurant, over and over… until the Date Night Bucket List!

Care.com Date Night Babysitter

When we moved from Florida to DC, we didn’t now a soul. I lived in Florida for 30+ year and always swore I would never hire a stranger on a website to watch my kids. Don’t you find when you swear something into existence the most, it just does the opposite. (For example, I always said my child wouldn’t never have a paci – all five did, wink!) Anyhoo, the best thing that happened to our family was our Nanny from Care.com. If you need a nanny or a babysitter for date nights with your spouse, be sure to check out Care.com. We are very pleased. You can interview the person, get recommendations and even do background checks including driving records if your sitter plans to drive!

Date Night Bucket List

We have a list of Date Night Bucket List Ideas to extend the excitement of your nights out with your spouse. In fact, in our bucket list we have 25 ideas! This would give you half a year of date night ideas if you go out weekly. Some of the ideas can even be combined if you find yourself going out less frequently. Or flip the printable over and add your own ideas!

Included in our Date Night Bucket List are the following ideas…

Unique Date Night Ideas

Visit a Festival
Take a Road Trip (even if 30 mintues away)
Play Mini Golf
Go Dancing
Go Antiquing
Visit a Winery
Go See a Local Band
Visit the Planetarium
Go to the Arcade
Go Bowling
Go to a Paint Night
Go Ice Skating
Rent Your Dream Car and Go for a Ride
Go to a Comedy Club
Take a Dance Class
Go to a Karaoke Bar

Date Night at Home Ideas

Play Board Games
Take a Cooking Lesson (on YouTube!)
Make a Bonfire and S’mores
Have a Living Room Picnic
Stargaze in the Backyard
Take-out by candlelight
Play a Board Game
Do a Puzzle
Plan a Vacation

Free Date Night Ideas

Watch the Sunset
Visit Another City and Get Out and Explore
Go to a Museum

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Galentine’s Day Ideas for your Girls Valentines’ Day

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December 15, 2019 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Social Media, Valentine's Day 2 Comments

Happy Valentines’ Day or Cynical Schmalentine’s Day! Whether you have a love or hate for February 14th, we have something creative and fun to look at the glass being half full in the middle of February – Galentine’s Day Ideas for your Girls’ Valentine’s Day celebration on February 13th!

Girls Valentine’s Day

If you ever wonder who is the queen of Galentine’s day the answer is Amy Poehler. Why? Well she is planted all over the internet with Galentines day quotes and memes. Even her quotes can be found on Galentine’s Day cards.

She is the queen, she is everyone’s G-Day queen (of hearts!)

What is Galentine’s Day?

“Galentine’s Day” is Seasons 2, episode 16 of the American comedy television series Parks and Recreation. Fictional character, Leslie (Galentine queen, Amy Poehler) throws her annual “Galentine’s Day” party for her female friends, celebrated the day before Valentine’s Day. Since then, Galatines day has taken off being celebrated by girlfriends, BFFs, mom/daughters, and friends around the world. This celebration turns every sad Schmalentine’s Day into a festive Girls’ Valentine’s Day celebration!

When is Galentines’s Day

Galentine’s Day is for the single lady and the taken lady. As shared above, Galentine’s Day is celebrated on February 13th. That leaves room for the girls who (dare) have a husband and/or boyfriend to still celebrate February 14th.

To further explain, this Galentine’s Day Quote form Leslie explains it best…

“Every February 13, my lady friends and I leave our husbands and our boyfriends at home, and we just come and kick it, breakfast-style. Ladies celebrating ladies.”

Have Galentine’s Day brunch, breakfast, or even a Girls Night Out. Just remember when you celebrate, just like our Galentine’s Queen, have waffles. In her quote …

“Friends, Waffles, Work or Waffles, Friends, Work. Doesn’t matter. Work is third!”

Bring. The. Waffles.

Galentine’s Day Ideas

Gather your lady friends and get ready to show the love! Below are some fun and exciting Galentine’s Day Ideas for you and your girlfriends! Happy G-Day!

Before you get started, you have to get your Galentine’s Day cards. We love this Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler) Parks & Recreation Greeting Card. Quote: Happy Galentine’s Day – Uteruses before Duderuses. (Boy my spell check went crazy with that one!)

Before you do anything, you need to jam. Get the party hoping with this Galentine’s Day Playlist. We run this world – girls! (Free Trial of Amazon Music Unlimited.)

Your Best Friend Forever better like you a lot, like a real lot! This double-header Heart Breaker Galentines day gift will have her feeling warm inside.

Hosting a Galentine party? Look over a few of our Bachelorette Party ideas and see what you can incorporate into your Galentine’s Day. We are a huge fan of this Adult Drink Piñata | A Beautiful Mess

Make it a night in with the ladies! Celebrate Galentine’s day with a tasty and festive Galentine’s Day dessert charcuterie filled with chocolate, cookies and red and pink candy! Isn’t Megan a genius!? | Strawberry Blondie Kitchen

This was one of our Christmas ideas. Instead of a cookie exchange, host an Earring Exchange. If the holiday season was too busy for you, move this over to a Valentine Earrings Exchange. | Frugal Coupon Living

Speaking of dessert, take a look at this kiss me cake – pucker up! We think this Galentines’ Day Cake goes great with GALlon (notice the pun – wink) of ice cream! | Studio DIY

It doesn’t matter your age, we can all take advice from Seventeen Magazine like what are the All-Time Best Girl Movies. Gather your Girl Movie DVDs and get ready for a girls night in. PJs required. (Photo Source Unknown)

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Speaking of Slumber Parties, Studio DIY has all the tips including the most amazing BFF cake and a printable game of Mash!

When gathering together the troops, add this Galentine’s Day Meme to your email evite!

A Fashionable Hostess would have some of the cutest ideas for throwing the Best Galentine’s Day Party. Grab these cursive love stirs or cocktail picks.

These are sold out, but I bet you could make a special order of these Anti-Valentine’s Day Conversation Hearts from Milk & Honey.

Who doesn’t love chocolate on GALentine’s Day? These delicious pretzel bites are surrounded in a bed of chocolate and topped with a cute little heart! Send them to the ones you love – your girlfriends! | Wilton

Set up a Waffle Bar like this idea from Veronica. “We need to remember what’s important in life: friends, waffles, work. Or waffles, friends, work. Doesn’t matter, but work is third.” Parks & Rec Galentine’s Day Quote.

Is coloring relaxing? Grab these Galentine’s Day: 20 Hand-Drawn Cards to Tear, Color and Share with Your Favorite Ladies.

All the foil Galentine’s Day balloons you could use for your gal pal celebration!

Hosting Galentine’s day brunch? Ladies breakfast, brunch or lunch, add this Mimosa Bar from Take Time for Style.

Randi at Randi Garrett Design hosted a Galentine’s Day breakfast and had calligraphy lessons for the girls. Isn’t’ that so creative? Grab your Hand Lettering book!

Bulls-eye. Follow the steps of this DIY Balloon Pop (Carnival Style!) from Handmade Charlotte.

Sweet LemonMADE founded the cutest napkins “Fries before guys!” (Similar Fries Before Guys napkins here.)

Who cares if no one is getting married – there are plenty of girl inspired ideas in this Bachelorette Party list. Pin to Pinterest.

It doesn’t have to be a sleepover but you can channel your inner girl self with these Slumber Party Ideas – some overlap with our Gal-entine’s Day Ideas. Pin to Pinterest.

What’s Up Pudding Cup Valentine

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December 13, 2019 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, DIY, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Printable, Social Media, Valentine's Day Leave a Comment

What’s Up Pudding Cup Valentines for Kids. Easy to make with a simple download, scissors and tape. Add a spoon and snack cup and you are all set for these DIY Valentine Ideas.

What’s Up Pudding Cup Valentine

Valentine for Kids

I am all about the at home printable to make things simple for Valentines Day. When preparing Valentines for kids, I always look for a printable that pairs well with something I can pick up from Amazon or even my local grocery store. That is why we love our Popcorn Valentine, Sharpie Valentine for Teachers, and Goldfish Valentine.

Visit our printable Valentines for kids!

If you are trying to perfect the perfect Valentine for the kids, try this What’s Up Pudding Cup Valentine. On your next grocery run, pick up enough pudding cups for the students in your child’s class and pair with our printable gift tag. Tie off with twine and a spoon!

Pudding Cup Valentine Supplies

Like I said above, very few supplies are needed for this Pudding Cup Valentine.

Pudding Cups (get enough to match the number of students in the class)
Pudding cup printable (see below)
Scissors
Cardstock
Tape
Optional: spoon (we think pink or red is adorable!)
Optional: ribbon or string (we love red and white baker’s twine)

What’s Up Pudding Cup Directions

Not too many directions and probably a very straight forward process.

First, print the valentines on cardstock

Second, lay your pudding cup over the gift tag, tracing the shape of the pudding cup to the gift tag. Cut out around outer edge.

Fill out each to and from before the next step.

Next, tape the valentines on top of each pudding cup.

We like to tie a spoon with twine or a ribbon to the back of the cup and tie a bow around the center of the cup (optional).

I would attach a piece of tape in the pack of the pudding cup to hold the twine/ribbon in place.

Gift your What’s Up Valentine Pudding Cup and enjoy!

Our Pinterest community and I would love to see how this worked out for you. Share your final Pudding Cup Valentines. Leave a comment and/or add a photo here on Pinterest!

Pudding Cup Valentine Download

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How to Print Valentines at Staples

Have your PDF, Word Document or printable saved to a folder on your computer.
Sign in or create a Staples account.
Return to the Staples Printing Service Page.
Scroll down to Self-Service printing.
Go to Start Project.
Go to Documents Printing.
Select Browse.
Select the Buy Now Button under color.
In the left column, choose add file(s).
Select upload files (to upload a file from your computer).
Add more files or select the blue upload button.
Select done.
Give your job a name in the top left column.
Choose color or B&W.
Make sure your project is single sided. (You can choose double sided if you need.)
Choose the correct orientation of your project – landscape or portrait.
I changed my media to 8.5×11 67 lb card/coverstock (I prefer a card stock feel over printer paper feel. It makes the paper very durable and sturdy.)
Save your product to Staples or select add to cart on the bottom right.
Proceed to checkout.

Make your own Valentine Mailbox with these DIY Ideas. Pin to Pinterest.

Also take a look at these Frugal DIY Kids Valentine Ideas. Pin to Pinterest.

Valentine Wreath | Valentine’s Day Decor for Your Door

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December 8, 2019 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Social Media, Valentine's Day 2 Comments

DIY Valentine Wreath Crafts – Adorable Valentine’s Day Decor Ideas for Your Door.

Valentine Wreath Ideas

Nothing welcomes a guest more than the front door. The front door is the first impression visitors get to your home. While the inside might be quite chaotic (mine is), while every closet might be stuffed to the brim with “stuff” (mine are), a wreath states “I am merry, welcoming, and this house is festive and fun.” It truly can tell a false story and is the number one reason I swear by a holiday wreath on my door – false impressions.

Boy I sound like I carried some of Grinch with me over from Christmas! It really is my dry humor… read on…

Consider these Valentine’s Day Wreaths to be the Facebook post that gives the social media facade. My home is beautiful. My home is kept. Let me invite you into my home.

Wise tip for keeping a false impression: You never have to open the door more than a crack.

Whether you have a February wreath for a false sense of what is inside or you have a heart wreath because you are the hostess with the mostess (yes, we know you), follow these Valentine Wreaths for inspiration this February.

… and thank you for staying with me this far!

Valentine’s Day Wreaths

We could not find the source of this Valentine Wreath, but we simply love it. Pink roses, eucalyptus, black and white buffalo check ribbon (wire is best) and pink gingham ribbon.

Add some cheer to your front door with this pretty love notes DIY Valentine’s wreath. Not only is it easy to make the supplies only cost about $30 – far cheaper than a store-bought wreath!

See how easy it is to create a simple and elegant Valentine’s Day Hoop Wreath that can be quickly transformed for every holiday and season! | Lydi Outloud

We have a classic Valentine Wreath made with a clothes hanger – yep! Your everyday, dry cleaning hanger!

This handmade felt heart garland has been used to decorate the entire home for Valentine’s Day including the front door valentine wreath! | Bless this Mess

At first, I thought these were cotton balls, but nope! This is a Pom Pom Heart Valentine Wreath. Get the hot glue gun! | Honey Bear Lane

Candy. Heart wreath form. Curling Ribbon. These supplies equal a Candy Valentine Wreath. | Crazy Little Projects

Doesn’t this round wreath with a heart wreath inside look beautiful on a red door? | The Speckled Dog

Not interested in making and want to buy? This Etsy Valentine’s Day Wreath is cute. | Ashley Nicole Designs

Speaking of Etsy, we really loved this Boxwood Heart Wreath (Privileged Door) but were a little sticker shocked. Since this is Frugal Coupon Living, we managed to find another green Farmhouse Heart Wreath for Valentines’ Day.

Michelle is such a crafty queen! When I saw her Fabric Strip Valentine Heart Wreath I thought it would be challenge. You guys… It isn’t! | Crafty Morning

See, I told you Michelle was a rock star. That wreath got your attention, how about this Dollar Tree and Dollar General Valentine Wreath. | Crafty Morning

We tried to find the tutorial for this Boxwood Wreath tutorial with hearts, but we could not. What we suggest you do is purchase a boxwood wreath you can keep year around and then use Dollar Tree glitter hearts and insert the sticks into the base of the wreath. Easy. Peasy.

Loops, loops and more loops make this Dollar Tree Valentine’s Day wreath. Make sure your ribbon is wired! | My Pinterventures

The name of this blog is How to Make a Burlap Wreath – of course, they would give us a cute Valentine Burlap Wreath!

Scarp cardboard from a shipping box and red card stock paper make this Valentine Wreath! | Blooming Homestead

Make a statement or have a conversation with this Conversation Hearts Valentine Wreath. A lot of conversation hearts needed. | Crafts by Amanda

Use a grapevine wreath form and chevron fabric to make this festive Valentine Wreath. | Tatertots and Jello

DIY Reversible Valentine’s Clothespin Wreath – an easy do-it-yourself wreath made with clothespins, festive colorful paper, and beautiful Valentine’s Day embellishments. | Kitchen Cents