Lagniappe Links: Christian Valentine Ideas

{I am a New Orleans girl, and lagniappe simply means "a little something extra".}

We've never done a particularly Christian Valentine's before, so I am so excited to find all of these resources and use them with the kids this year! If you know of others, feel free to leave ideas or links in the comments! 

Print this wonderful John 3:16 template from DLTK Bible Crafts for Kids. They also have a great story for kids about Valentine's Day and love.

Here is a great craft, also found at DLTK Bible Crafts.

JOYFilled Family has some Christian images that would make for good Valentine's that were found at Holy Reflections.

Ministry-to-Children also has the 3:16 valentine, but in a coloring page version. They also have a Bible lesson about love.

Catholic Icing used the RSV Bible verses rather than the KJV. {Honestly, I didn't know there was more than one wording for John 3:16!} and made it into a cute kids craft.

Also at Catholic Icing, find Bible verse Valentine's that use a play on words to go with different kinds of candy. So cute!

Speaking of Bible verses, Family at the Foot of the Cross has a great post on how to make a Bible verse Valentine wreath!

Kalei at That Resource Site wanted to make valentines that were uniquely Catholic, so she looked up truths about God in the CCC for her valentines. Check out how she did it and the truths she used at the site.

You can find a file folder game about love at Bible Story Printables.

Familia Catolica has several ideas for celebrating Valentine's Day as a family. The site is in Spanish, but when I visit a translator pops up to change it to English. Its a great site, full of wonderful resources, so its worth the effort!

Have a fun Valentine's weekend!

Easy Valentine's Cookie Fun and Another Valentine Idea for Boys

Okay if you don't feel like messing up your kitchen and/or making Valentine's goodies from scratch, here is a good way to let the kids have fun anyway. I bought some chocolate chip cookie dough, ready to bake:

We took each one and flattened it a bit (just with the palms of our hands) and cut them out with heart cookie cutters:

After we baked them, I melted some white baking chocolate (in a bowl in the microwave), stirred in a few drops of red into one batch to make pink, a lot of red into another batch to make red, and none into one batch to leave it white. Then we poured the chocolate into decorating bottles (You can find these in the baking section of any craft store; I bought mine at Wal-mart for $1 each!) and the kids used them to decorate the cooled cookies! No mess, easy peasy, and fun for the kideos!

ANOTHER VALENTINE IDEA FOR BOYS!

I previously found the cutest idea for making Valentine cookies with boys: use heart-shaped cookies to make Spiderman cookies. Well I just found another idea from Sugar Swings: chocolate lego men! You can buy lego-men ice or candy molds and use candy melts to make Valentine-colored lego guys, then use them to make cards for your boys to give out!

Lagniappe Links: Valentine's Ideas

Photo: Jill and Little Bill are making heart-shaped pizzas for Valentine's Day, I made heart-shaped pancakes on the griddle for breakfast, and there are all three kids with their valentines from me. Mardi Gras and Valentine's were close together that year, thus the Mardi Gras decorations.

Here are a bunch of fun ideas for this Valentine's day that I have saved in my Evernote folder:

What a fabulous idea for boy valentine cookies! I can't wait to make these with Little Bill! Find out how to make them at The Sweet Adventures of SugarBelle.

I filed these cuties into Evernote from See Jane Cook, but can't find the exact page anymore! Well, the "cherry" is a red gumball, and ya can pretty much figure out the rest. But take a peek at the blog for great recipes & fun ideas!