Yesterday was a new stat holiday for those of us in B.C. – Family Day! We had a great P.J. day together and just took the day to build Legos, read books, and hang out. I took advantage of the extra time in the morning and put together an early Valentine’s Day brunch for the boys.
I decorated the table with some various Valentine’s decor that I had out around the house and used these cute bird candle holders to hold a little bit of Valentine’s Day candy.
{you can find tutorials for the pomander balls and ruffled balls HERE and HERE}
I used some washi tape to decorate up the paper cups and straws and froze some pink milk in heart ice cube trays to add to the milk.
I also made this Valentine’s mailbox and filled it with activity coupons for the kids {such as a family game night, dinner of their choice, trip to the wave pool, etc.}. They took turns picking their “letters” out of the mailbox and have already started planning when they want to do their activities.
Breakfast was heart pancakes and strawberries {and my favorite hash browns for Dave and me} with some Valentine’s candies thrown in there for fun! 🙂
And most importantly, there was lots of time to just sit down and enjoy. Definitely a nice way to spend our family day!
{Okay, not one of my kids’ most photogenic moments but I still think they are pretty cute.}
If you are looking for more Valentine’s Day breakfast ideas, you can find the quick and easy version here. 🙂
I have one more Valentine’s project to show you and then I have some catching up to do on my February tasks for The Household Organization Diet!
Have a great week!
I decorated the table with some various Valentine’s decor that I had out around the house and used these cute bird candle holders to hold a little bit of Valentine’s Day candy.
{you can find tutorials for the pomander balls and ruffled balls HERE and HERE}
I used some washi tape to decorate up the paper cups and straws and froze some pink milk in heart ice cube trays to add to the milk.
I also made this Valentine’s mailbox and filled it with activity coupons for the kids {such as a family game night, dinner of their choice, trip to the wave pool, etc.}. They took turns picking their “letters” out of the mailbox and have already started planning when they want to do their activities.
Breakfast was heart pancakes and strawberries {and my favorite hash browns for Dave and me} with some Valentine’s candies thrown in there for fun! 🙂
And most importantly, there was lots of time to just sit down and enjoy. Definitely a nice way to spend our family day!
{Okay, not one of my kids’ most photogenic moments but I still think they are pretty cute.}
If you are looking for more Valentine’s Day breakfast ideas, you can find the quick and easy version here. 🙂
I have one more Valentine’s project to show you and then I have some catching up to do on my February tasks for The Household Organization Diet!
Have a great week!
those pancakes are adorable! I’m planning a little breakfast on Thursday but I’m sure it won’t be as awesome as yours.
I know this isn’t what I’m supposed to be taking away from this post, but I LOVE the idea of having a national family day! It sounds like it used it to the fullest!
Your table is GORGEOUS and that breakfast looks amazing. What a wonderful way to celebrate a family day 🙂
Your kids are so lucky! I think toast shaped like a heart will be the full extent of our Valentine’s breakfast on Thursday 🙂
Angela
http://www.atypicalenglishhome.com
That breakfast is so adorable! And your kids are even more adorable!
Great Valentine table. The pancakes are perfect for the day and cute pics of your kids.
What a cute breakfast! Looks like fun!
KC
Fun! We do the same thing but the past two years I have done cereal with pink milk to make my life super easy. Its so fun to make it seem festive with paper plates and a cute tablecloth and for us all to exchange valentine’s at breakfast to start the day off right. you can see ours from last year here:
http://www.remarkable-home.blogspot.com/2013/01/hearty-valentines-day-breakfast-super.html
not the best pictures because i wasn’t planning to blog about it and we didn’t have all the valentine’s on the table but you get the idea.