Monday, January 25, 2016
How To Make Easy Minecraft School Valentines
....buy them.
I am not a big crafter. I know there are other people who aren't big crafters. So. This is a post for you. It's even a post for crafters who aren't in the mood to make Valentines.
To make the card for a Valentine's Day party at school, go to Tiny Prints. Oh, and no, this isn't a sponsored post, nor am I getting paid for any affiliate links. Click here for the Minecraft options. You'll see the one Natalie has. I picked the 25 cards option since she has 24 people in her class. They are under $20. Then I personalized them with her name, put in my credit card info, and I was done.
Then I decided, hey, let's get the kids chocolate too because I love chocolate. We kept with the Minecraft theme and found a woman on Etsy who made chocolate Minecraft wrappers. She's called TheWrapperPress and the Minecraft wrappers were found here.
I admit, when they arrived I thought I wouldn't be able to wrap the chocolate properly. I thought I'd mess it all up. I won't lie, I didn't wrap them as nicely as I should have. I sort of slapped everything together. But they still look fine!
And now we're done. The teacher says NOT to label them with children's names AND Natalie doesn't have to sit and sign 25 Valentines now since they're personalized. This means I don't have to hear her whine about having to sign 25 Valentines like I did last year. ("My hand hurts." "My fingers are cramping." "Can you just finish?" "Maybe I'll sign it with a N and leave it at that.")
I didn't leave the teacher out. She'll be getting this:
I figure her students will be hopped up on sugar because of the party, so she could use her own chocolate to cope.
Do you go for easy Valentines?
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you had me at easy. i do not get minecraft! how is it fun? or do i need to be 8?
ReplyDeleteI love those wrappers! Etsy is the best. I could spend all our money shopping on Etsy. The teachers gift is awesome.
ReplyDeleteYes, Etsy gets me in trouble. It's like Target but in the internet world.
DeleteWhat a great idea, and the kids will love getting chocolate! BTW love your description of Etsy -- and I agree. :-) Trish
ReplyDeleteNeat Idea! My boys would love this :-)
ReplyDeleteHAHA! I love that. Yes, buy them. I'm all for easy. And chocolate.
ReplyDeleteLook at you, overachiever!! :) Are we seriously getting ready for valentines already.. whaaa!! I still have Christmas candy. Valentine's Day means... I'll have a 14 YEAR OLD soon!!! YIKES!!
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How to make Minecraft Valentines... buy them.. <-- that is the best! Zoe will be lucky if we remember to buy them two days before her school party. Last year Sam forgot until the night before.
ReplyDeleteThis was perfection!!
These are so cute! I don't usually make Valentines either.
ReplyDeleteHAHAHAHAHA, perfection!
ReplyDeleteHAHA awesome! I'd whip out my credit card too!! They did turn out great though!!
ReplyDeleteEasy is good! Pinning. :)
ReplyDeleteOh you are totally speaking my family's language here! These are adorable! Totally just pinned!
ReplyDeleteLuckily when my boys were little, everybody bought their valentines at the store. I am not creative, even a little bit. These are really cute!
ReplyDeleteThat's so cool! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome!
DeleteOkay, for not being a crafty person, these are pretty darn fantastic!
ReplyDeleteWay to go!
Thanks for sharing.
xoxo
These were so cute!
DeleteI'm so glad you shared at the #SHINEbloghop.
Wishing you a lovely day.
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Shoot, I'd totally do that for all of my friends... forget that I don't have a child to create them for. ;) These are too cute and so up my own geeky alley. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteYou should :) I'd be happy to get chocolate!
DeleteThose wrappers are awesome. My son loves mine craft.
ReplyDeleteHow cute. You are one nice mom. I love that they are made and not generic.
ReplyDeleteA woman after my own heart...LOL. I am all about easy peasy with V-day gifts for school. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteThis is so cute and to make it as one of the best games out there is even better... even with chocolate!
ReplyDeleteI love that you really don't have to do anything for this project! Reason why...I'm just not much of a DIY obsessor. This is super cute and I love the idea.
ReplyDeleteThese wrappers are really cute ^^ I'll have to share this
ReplyDeleteI am not a crafter myself but I am gonna try this. You made this project looks so easy, hope I can do this. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThese wrappers are definitely easy to do. The kids just bring in simple Valentines and have a party so we don't go all out for the Valentines.
ReplyDeleteThe Minecraft is an awesome wrapper! So creative.....I love it.
ReplyDeleteThis is so cool. I think the kids will love them. Minecraft is so in vogue right now. I had to admit that I would just give chocolate and be lazy about it :))
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun idea. My 3rd grader might be doing this for his class this year :)
ReplyDeleteIt's a lovely idea. I really appreciate when someone puts some effort into the gift, it's so much nicer to get something like this.
ReplyDeleteThis is such a sweet idea! I've never been into this game much but I know there's a lot of young people who do. I'm all up for detailed little ideas!
ReplyDeleteThis is going to make me a pretty cool freaking teacher. I have a kiddo who is obsessed with Minecraft. I'm so excited to give him a Minecraft Valentine!
ReplyDeleteI love that they are personalized. I can totally picture my niece complaining about signing 25 cards lol
ReplyDeleteWow. Now if I could only wrap my mind around the whole minecrafting concept.
ReplyDeleteOMG So Cute! Minecraft is so popular among the youngins. This is such a fun idea. I will pass it onto my nieces and newphew :)
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LOVE it! Called my daughter in to check them out and she's thinking she wants to do something like that this year even though they don't usually do a big exchange in her grade anymore.
ReplyDeleteI don't have a little one at home any longer, but I have seen the craze with minecraft. I bet there are a lot of kids who would love this!
ReplyDeleteHaha! Love it. These are adorable. This is our first year doing valentines (it's my oldest's first year in school), so I'm not sure what we're doing. He said he was going to make valentines, but I have a feeling that won't happen.
ReplyDeleteSuch a lovely idea. "I am glad you are a friend of MINEcraft". Kids will definitely love this.
ReplyDeletePretty idea and sweet! Chocolates will aleays be a lovely Valentine presents and not too exclusive.:)
ReplyDeleteThese are such a cute idea. They are also so easy for anyone to make love it.
ReplyDeleteIt is amazing to me how long this game has been popular! My son played it and he is in his 20's now!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea for Valentine's Day!
This is such a cool idea! My 2nd grader son would love this.
ReplyDeleteThis is so cute Valentine's DIY! I'm sure kids are going to love this!
ReplyDeleteI'm sure your kids loved this. Minecraft is super popular there days!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea, I will do it for sure if i had kids :) may be in the future
ReplyDeleteThis is such a cute Valentine's Day craft. Although I do not have little children anymore, I will share this with a friend who owns a pre-school. She and her little students would have lots of fun with this.
ReplyDeleteThis is such a lovely idea for the kids! I think it's super easy as well. It would be nice to make this even at parties as a giveaway to the guests.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea and really sweet that they get presents for all the kids in the class! Thoughtful of you to think of the teacher too!
ReplyDeleteVery popular game, my grandson plays it. I'm sure he'd appreciate this.
ReplyDeletepinned this post! it's actually my kind of thing! minecraft fan! :) i like the idea!
ReplyDeleteThis is so cute!! i love this idea <3
ReplyDeleteROFL, maybe also include one of those travel sized bottles of alcohol, for after school of course. The Minecraft candy wrappers are cute too. :)
ReplyDeleteThis sure does look easy. I'm all for the printouts, however, I would have still had her sign her name. Our daughter is almost five now, but after Christmas, my wife sat down with her and had her write out thank you letters to practice her writing. I practice writing with her almost every day too. I guess I also didn't catch how old your daughter was either, but learning to serve others is still a great way to teach compassion and giving! Love the minecraft theme as well though!
ReplyDeleteHahaha, you make it look so easy! I have to try :-)
ReplyDeleteOmg this is so precious! What a wonderful, unique touch to Valentine cards. I would love to receive one of these.
ReplyDeleteThis is a good idea to give you Valentines day card.I love DIYing with Rai
ReplyDeleteWhat I really like is you try your very best to let the children enjoy these activities. I know it's not easy always
ReplyDeleteOur kids LOVE Minecraft so these would be perfect. I'm quite the crafter but it still doesn't stop me from finding things that can save me time. I love that you have something for the Teacher too.
ReplyDeleteMy son is a certified minecrafter. I'm sure he'll only be so thrilled to help out if I ask him to help me do this.
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This looks so fun and easy!
ReplyDeletehow super cute and creative.i love it.it looks so easy and fun
ReplyDeleteLove the idea!! My 5-year-old nephew once showed the game and told me "This is how you play Minecraft PROPERLY." He would be asking why this should be used as Chocolate wrappers, lol.
ReplyDeleteThis looks really nice and pretty at the same time. I would love to do something like this with my boy.
ReplyDeleteVery cool idea. My 10 year old LOVES Minecraft, so I am sure these are the ones he will want to hand out to his class this year.
ReplyDeleteI laughed out loud when I read "buy them." I totally agree. I'm not that crafty either and most of the time it's cheaper to buy the thing already made than buy the mile long list of supplies you need to make it. Love the cards!
ReplyDeleteThose Valentines are cute! We've never played Minecraft here but I do know that it's very popular so these will surely be well received. We do easy, we buy premade cards.
ReplyDeleteEasy is the big key word here in a moms life. No little ones here to have to make valentines anymore. Sure many moms will be doing this with their kids.
ReplyDeleteThose are super cool. My son used to love LOVE LOVE minecraft and that is all I ever heard him talk about. Then it went to Pokemon and then I bought earplugs.
ReplyDeleteBut these are wonderful! Go Mom!
I've always been a huge fan of handmade Valentine's like this! I love the idea of wrapping it around chocolate, how clever.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love the personalized wrappers. I think it's a very neat idea! I should try them soon.
ReplyDeleteMy nephew is obsessed with minecraft, so these would be super cute for his class! I planned on getting some cheap candy from the local store, but these are much cuter!
ReplyDeleteThe boys I nanny used to LOVE minecraft, but have grown out of it. This looks fun and though! Pinning :)
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ReplyDeleteMy daughter isn't a fan of Minecraft, but her friends are. This is such a cute idea!
ReplyDeleteThat's a great idea. My daughter wants to make little gift bags, but doing the candy bars would be much easier (and probably cheaper). I've got to check out Esty.
ReplyDeleteI am not paying attention that much about the dates. Till recently, I read a lot of fun ideas about Valentines Day. Time move so fast, but I like the idea of flowers and chocolates on Vday.
ReplyDeleteI love it. Those are my kind of Valentine's. Personalize, enter credit card info and done!
ReplyDeleteMinecraft Valentines are perfect for so many ages! I love your creativity.
ReplyDeleteMy kids always need easy, cute Valentine's Day ideas. I love these minecraft ones so much. They look really fun. I totally need to recreate these!
ReplyDeleteI remember having to do all those Valentine's when my kids were in school. This is such a cute idea!
ReplyDeleteAww this is such a cute idea. My little cousin is obsessed with Minecraft.
ReplyDeleteThat's so cute! My boys love Mine Craft, they play any chance they get. I think these wrappers are so cute. It's amazing what you can find on Etsy.
ReplyDeleteI think that's a very cool concept! Lovely idea!
ReplyDeleteThis is such an awesome idea. I love this cute valentines day gift idea. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteMinecraft is huge with my kids! I just got the classroom lists for two of my kids from school and realized I need to start getting organized to have all of their Valentines ready to go. I love this idea!
ReplyDeleteLove is in the air as we fast approaching to Feb. 14. I like all the ideas I am learning at from each post.
ReplyDeleteThese are so cute. While I am not an artsy craftsy person, this took me back to my school days when it used to be so much fun making cards. It was so beautiful to receive handmade cards. I wish someone would still give me one.. hehe
ReplyDeleteI love how cute these are! The slogan made me laugh out loud too. "Keep Calm and Mine On" That should be the game's catchphrase.
ReplyDeleteThis is awesome! I love it. Thanks for showing me this. Arts and Crafts has always been an interest of mine.
ReplyDeleteThat's a really neat set of ideas. My girls would so love this as they are huge mine craft fans.
ReplyDeleteOh the kids are going to love this one! They lose their minds for Minecraft.
ReplyDeleteYes thank you! My son has actually wanted these.
ReplyDeleteWe make easy Valentine's gifts and cards too. When my kids were little, they loved making paper hearts and decorating/personalizing them for each and every one in their class. The minecraft idea looks really cool!
ReplyDeleteSuch a cute idea for Valentine's gifts for children. I am sure your daughter will have a great time handing these gifts to her classmates and teacher too.
ReplyDeleteWow you are so thoughtful to prepare these goodies for her classmates and teacher. Will you be making these again this coming Valentine's Day?
ReplyDeleteSuch beautiful post. I particularly love the words. It fosters relationships and team building! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteSuch a great and informative post. Loves the ideas because my son is a huge minecraft fan. ty :)
ReplyDeleteThey are so cute! I find this as a great present for my son's teachers this Valentines Day. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThey are so cute!! I was just telling my husband we should have Valentine's day cards for our toddler to give to his grandparents.
ReplyDeleteGreat idea, Im sure my nieces would love this! very informative thank you
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