Don't Break My Heart

I've been running a little Valentine sweat shop these days. First, Steve made 50 cute little lollies out of clearanced mini candy canes purchased in January. Well, actually I made the first 4. Then, Steve critiqued my process, came up with a much better one, and so was rewarded with the task. That'll teach him!

Next, I wrapped them up and added pretty ribbon. Then, the buddies wrote their names on stickers and attached them to the lollipops. Voila! Pretty little Valentine treats for all our little friends.

We distributed them with excitement at our playgroup party. And then, I discovered that very few made it to their recipients' homes in one piece. The pretty little things are fragile, unfortunately.

So, today, we busied ourselves reinforcing the ones for the preschool class with card stock hearts decorated with more stickers. Ben even cut out a few of the hearts for me. I think I like them even more now.



Hopefully, a few of them will survive the beating they'll surely take as the 4 year and 5 year olds trek from school to their moms' cars to their homes. If not, at least we have some pictures of the cuties!