Glue sticks, googley eyes, and glitter

It's been a while since Ian has been in school.  5 weekdays to be exact.  We had 3 "snow" days last week (Wed-Fri) and scheduled Teacher Workdays this Monday and Tuesday.  OMG!  It wouldn't be so bad if we actually got enough snow to warrant a big extended break, but I am pretty certain I could've gotten Ian to school safely and in one piece on Wednesday and Friday.  :)

And of course, every time Fairfax County Public Schools close due to the weather, so does Sam's preschool.  Really?  These kids aren't even coming close to needing to wait for a bus or use sidewalks to walk to school.  I can say with a 100% confidence that I could definitely make the trip to take Sam to school without any problems.  :)  I joke that the preschool makes sure its always open when it is time to collect tuition.

How did we spend our 5 day break?  Besides going to the gym and a few playdates, we tackled Ian's school project for Valentine's Day with gusto!

The instructions were for each student to bring in 24 Valentine's day cards and make a mailbox to receive Valentine's day cards from others. The teacher specifically requested that each child write the name of every student on their own.  And since this would take some time, make sure to start early and plan to do only 4 to 5 a night.

I came up with a crazy idea that we would make our own cards.  I know it would've been super easy to buy pre-made cards at Target (they have soooo many wonderful character ones too!), but what better activity for a SAHM to do with her children when you have pretty much nothing else going on.  FOR. FIVE. DAYS.

Here is our work:

Front of card



Back of card

Ian's Mailbox

Ian is very proud of his box.  I am very proud of him for writing the names of all the kids and not complaining once.  We even made two extra and wrote one for the teacher and the teacher's assistant.  This was Ian's idea.  On those the Valentine's message says, "It's great being your student."

We finished the project in plenty of time for when it is due at school.  Now we just need school to be open to bring it in.