http://www.tjhirst.com/2008/02/13/contributing-to-a-candy-culture/ Illuminate Everyday Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:13:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://www.tjhirst.com/2008/02/13/contributing-to-a-candy-culture/comment-page-1/#comment-36 Michelle at Scribbit Fri, 15 Feb 2008 16:35:39 +0000 http://www.tjhirst.com/2008/02/13/contributing-to-a-candy-culture/#comment-36 Maybe I'll have to work up some Valentine dragon flies in honor of the boys out there. For next year :) Maybe I’ll have to work up some Valentine dragon flies in honor of the boys out there. For next year

]]> http://www.tjhirst.com/2008/02/13/contributing-to-a-candy-culture/comment-page-1/#comment-33 DO Thu, 14 Feb 2008 16:50:52 +0000 http://www.tjhirst.com/2008/02/13/contributing-to-a-candy-culture/#comment-33 You don't think your son wanted to give out those cute little mice. This year my kids also made their own valentines that we affixed dove chocolates to. We demonstrated where they should cut and fold, gave them a nifty pen, and sent them on their way. Well, they turned out about how you would expect homemade valentines to turn out when created by a 7 and 9 year old. I had to laugh when my wife reported that my 9 year old son got more creative in his messages then his cutting. He wrote to his teacher, "I hope you don't get a virus for Valentines Day" along with his best drawing of said virus. I'm sure there is some influence from his 16 year old sister in that one. Another card read simply , "not hate, love" You don’t think your son wanted to give out those cute little mice. This year my kids also made their own valentines that we affixed dove chocolates to. We demonstrated where they should cut and fold, gave them a nifty pen, and sent them on their way. Well, they turned out about how you would expect homemade valentines to turn out when created by a 7 and 9 year old. I had to laugh when my wife reported that my 9 year old son got more creative in his messages then his cutting. He wrote to his teacher, “I hope you don’t get a virus for Valentines Day” along with his best drawing of said virus. I’m sure there is some influence from his 16 year old sister in that one. Another card read simply , “not hate, love”

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