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Family Fun Magazine Craft: Sweet Mice Valentine’s Day Treat Craft

February 11, 2014 by Momstart Leave a Comment

I know I’m throwing crafts at you guys but I also know that I’m not alone when it comes to doing Valentine’s Day cars with the kids. We just started doing ours last night. We started with pencils and store bought ones just in case we don’t have enough time to finish hand made ones. This craft is straight from the FamilyFun Magazine.

“Sweet Mice”

Description:

Made of two Hershey’s Kisses and a heart-shaped set of ears, these tiny critters are almost too cute to eat.

Materials:

Ear and foot template (from familyfunmag.com)
Card stock paper
Hershey’s kisses
Tacky glue
Gray yarn
Googly eyes
Markers
Glue Dots

Directions:

Print the ear and foot templates on cardstock and cut out the shapes.

Remove the paper flags from two Hershey’s Kisses.

Fold the feet where shown on the template, then use tacky glue to sandwich the feet and ears between the Kisses.

Glue a 4-inch length of gray yarn to the underside of the back kiss.

Add googly eyes.

Attach the mouse a cheese-shaped piece of card stock with a glue dot, then write a note.

Suggested messages: Mice to Know You! You’re Really Mice!

A Pencil Valentine’s Day Craft

February 10, 2014 by Momstart 4 Comments

Glue Dots sent us samples

As a mom, I’m really not big on candy as a gift. So finding other gifts for my kids to give not only saves other parents more candy but also gives me something fun to do with my kids. This craft was inspired by something I saw on pinterest combined with supplies I found in the dollar bin at Target.

I made two different kinds of Pencil Valentine’s. I made some that just look like a lollipop having a red doily and a white doily on the other side. Then the other pencil Valentine I created is more like a pinwheel because it has four sides instead of two.

A Pencil Valentine’s Day Craft

Supplies:

Glue Dots
Glitter Pencils
heart doilies

Directions:

Place a glue dot on the metal part of the pencil or the heart doily

Then attach the doily to the end of the metal part of the pencil firmly

Then repeat until you have as many doilies on the pencil as you desire for a single heart or a pinwheel heart.

What do you think?

Glue Dots adhesives offer a completely mess-free, easy-to-use, no-dry-time solution to everyday bonding needs and they offer endless opportunities for creative parent/child activities. You can feel good about letting your children work with Glue Dots. They are acid-free, archival-safe and non-toxic.

Valentine’s Day AT&T Pink Otterbox Defender Case: Defend Your Love One’s Phone Giveaway

February 7, 2014 by Momstart 25 Comments

We love working with AT&T here at MomStart, they keep the products coming for review and never forget to include my readers which I love, especially on the holidays. Just in case you haven’t gotten a Valentine’s day gift yet we have something you might want to consider.

I have an Otterbox and I love it. I dropped my phone in a puddle of water last summer during a down poor of rain. As is sank to the bottom I was so scared that it was done for, but the Otterbox protected it. So why don’t you give your Valentine’s phone protection this year with the Pink Otterbox Defender case for iPhone 5 from AT&T.

OtterBox Defender Series encases your device in a high quality, tough protective solution. Every feature of the device is fully accessible while it is completely enclosed in rugged protection.

The innovative multi-layer design protects from bumps, drops, scratches and dust while keeping it like new.

Case Components:

Screen protector
Polycarbonate inner layer
Silicone outer layer
Belt-clip holster

It really is a great gift idea.

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Dress Up Your Popcorn For Valentine’s Day Recipe

January 29, 2014 by Momstart 2 Comments

Popcorn is so easy to make and so easy to enhance. I like to make popcorn as an after school snack and for Valentine’s day all you need are marshmallows, sprinkles and maybe some red hots.

This recipe is quite easy and perfect for Valentine’s Day.

So you can use plane popcorn, for some reason I chose to use Extra Butter popcorn.

Ingredients:

Bowl of popped popcorn
Pink Sprinkles
Marshmallows
Red Hots

Directions:

Mix in all the ingredients together and then serve.

See super simple and a crowd pleaser

Making Valentine’s Day Fun Foam Glasses

January 20, 2014 by Momstart 1 Comment

This is a craft that we did with Zoe’s friends as a birthday party activity. I found some glasses that would be easy to make on your own. You just need some foam paper, and scissors to cut out the holes for glasses and make hearts. Then of course stickers, marker and glitter gem.

The ear sides can be made out of paper or out of more foam paper your choice. These are made from paper.

Supplies:

Foam paper (or precut foam glasses)

Glitter Gems

Glue

Directions:

These were really easy so we had girls from 5 – 7 working on them.

The glitter gems had sticky backs so all they had to do was decorate the glasses.

This is a picture of all the girls wearing their creations.

And we used these to make personalized Valentines.

Personalized Crafts: DIY Photo Valentine’s Day Cards With Zink hAppy

January 14, 2014 by Momstart 2 Comments

Using technology reminiscent of the old Polaroid, the ZINK hAppy smart app printer makes personalized Valentine’s Day cards easy as one two three.

Supplies needed:

Zink hAppy printer
Heart cut outs
cell phone

At my daughter’s birthday party we decided to make some crafts, one of the crafts we made were personalized Valentine’s Day cards. I had each girl let me take a photo of them with my cell phone.

Then using the app on my phone I sent the photo to the printer and printed the photo. The Zink prints onto sticker paper. If you have an android you need an app, if you have an iPhone all you need is to connect your phone to the zink’s own wifi and choose print photo.

Fast, full-color, ink-free printing in one zRoll, using ZINK Zero Ink® Printing Technology
Wireless connectivity to your smartphone or tablet with a built-in Wi-Fi hot spot. Or connect to any home Wi-Fi network.
Built-in automatic cutter for kiss and full cuts.
Uses ZINK zRolls, available in 3/8 inch, 1/2 inch, 3/4 inch, 1inch and 2 inch widths.
Compatible with AirPrint enabled apps and Google Cloud Print apps

Photos easily go onto the hearts and look an instant Valentine for mom, dad, teacher, or a grandparent. If you take photos of friends it’s also a great way to remember fun times together.

Thank you to Zink hAppy for supplying a printer. ZINK hAppy™ is the only portable, Wi-Fi enabled, app-accessory that allows you to print directly from smart phones and tablets – in full color and without ink! Design and print tags, stickers, labels, photos and more. Download the free ZINK Design & Print Studio™ app and design directly on a smartphone or tablet, load a ZINK zRoll™ (ink-free ZINK Paper^® in roll form), and wirelessly print to the hAppy. It’s that simple! You can also print to the hAppy from thousands of other print-enabled apps already on your smartphone or tablet or available in your favorite app store.

Valentine’s Day Gifts at the Disney Store Giveaway

February 13, 2011 by Momstart 277 Comments

Last week, I really needed to get out of the house so I took Miles to the mall. The first store I saw had dresses on sale for 7.99 and lower and I wanted to go in and they them on, well Miles had another idea. He wanted nothing to do with the dress store so we went walking in the mall. We walked past the Teddy Bear store (aka Build-a-Bear) and he had to go in. So, we went in there and I was ready to go. He didn’t want to leave, so I enticed him with words like Mickey Mouse, Buzz Lightyear and Cars 2. He said, ummm The Mickey Store?

Yes let’s go to the Disney Store…..

He jumped up so fast and said, let’s go mommy, come on!

We can’t have a family trip to the mall without visiting the Disney Store and what did we find, LOTS of cute stuff for Valentine’s Day.

Miles of course loved all of the Cars toys he found along with the new Woody, Jessie and Buzz Lightyear plush. Can a kid have too many versions of Buzz and Jessie?

Mickey and Minnie Mouse are as cute as can be with these soft pie-eyes gazing out at you while holding a Valentine pouch that your loved one can put a special love note in for you to find. Valentine’s Day Mickey and Minnie Plush retail for 14.50. Dumbo can also be found in the Valentine’s Day plush set holding his own Valentine’s day pouch.

I love to drink coffee and I’m always looking at coffee mugs. So I was excited to see this pair of mugs for Mom and Dad with these Valentine’s Day Minnie and Mickey Mouse Mugs. By placing them side by side they create a picture with Mickey taking aim with Cupid’s arrow on one and Minnie is love-struck on the other. These are ceramic mugs that retail for 14.50.

Also merchandised for Valentine’s Day are Sweetheart Minnie and Mickey Mouse PJ Pal sets for girls and toddler girls. Each PJ set retails for 14.50. They are all-cotton and Disney authentic as they feature a pretty scallop-edged neckline accented with a satin bow. The contrasting cuffs and heart print pants make for pretty cute little girls PJ sets.

To keep up with all things relating to the Disney store and fun new Disney products sold in Disney Store check out The Buzz, the Disney Store’s blog.

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Mars Needs Moms Free Valentines for Valentine’s Day

February 13, 2011 by Momstart 1 Comment

Disney’s new movie Mars Needs Moms is coming to a theater near you in 3D March 11th, 2011.

Produced by the team behind “Disney’s A Christmas Carol” and “The Polar Express,” “Mars Needs Moms” showcases nine-year-old Milo’s (Seth Green) quest to save his mom (Joan Cusack) from Martians—a wild adventure in Disney Digital 3D™ and IMAX® 3D that involves stowing away on a spaceship, navigating an elaborate, multi-level planet and taking on the alien nation and their leader (Mindy Sterling).

To begin the Martian celebration, Disney has created these free Valentines for your kids to use, so feel free to take these and print them on your printer. These are free Valentines for your kids to use on Valentine’s Day, and yep, that’s tomorrow friends.

I’ve already screened this movie and I can’t tell you any of the details about it. Except there is a boy named Milo who’s played by Seth Green, and he reminded me of Miles my own little red headed boy.

Check out this Mars Needs Moms movie description from Disney:

Take out the trash, eat your broccoli—who needs moms, anyway? Nine-year-old Milo (Seth Green) finds out just how much he needs his mom (Joan Cusack) when she’s nabbed by Martians who plan to steal her mom-ness for their own young. Produced by the team behind “Disney’s A Christmas Carol” and “The Polar Express,” “Mars Needs Moms” showcases Milo’s quest to save his mom—a wild adventure in Disney Digital 3D™ and IMAX® 3D that involves stowing away on a spaceship, navigating an elaborate, multi-level planet and taking on the alien nation and their leader (Mindy Sterling). With the help of a tech-savvy, underground earthman named Gribble (Dan Fogler) and a rebel Martian girl called Ki (Elisabeth Harnois), Milo just might find his way back to his mom—in more ways than one.

Then be sure and print your free Mars Needs Moms Valentine’s Day cards!