It is not too late!

That's right. I am convinced that it is not too late to make a goodie for Nicholas' Valentine's Day party at school...which is TODAY. Why can't I plan ahead?
I love Crafty Crow website. She finds the best kids craft ideas on the blogs. Like this one we are doing today.

By the way, this is my 100th post! Most bloggers celebrate with some giveaway. Not me, not today, at least.

Now, on with the craft!

9:00am- See THIS awesome alternative to paper valentines. His classmates can't read anyway.
9:12am- Run to get "ready" to go get the supplies. (After him-hawing around about this for 12 minutes.)
9:18am- Driving to Hobby Lobby. (I know. I can get ready FAST. That included face, teeth, clothes, and printing off a coupon. Did not include contacts or hair.)
9:45am- Drive home from Hobby Lobby with heart pan, card stock, and 192 Crayola crayons.
9:55am- Started running blog post on this.
10:05am- Began to convince N and S that peeling and breaking crayons is WAY more fun than watching Kai-Lan!
10:35am- Had to wait until Kai-Lan was over to start. FYI: Crayola work the best for this craft.
Step 1: Peel and Break up crayons into small pieces.
Step 2: Put small crayon bits into silicone baking pan (muffin-type pan).

11:00am: Step 3: Bake at 250 degrees for 10-15 min.

11:25am- Second batch ready to melt. Waiting for first batch to cool and set. We will be doing this four times today.
11:31am- Snack then headed to back yard!

2:05pm- Last batch of melted crayons comes out of the oven. Avg. cooling time has been about 30 min. Good thing, because the party starts at 2:45!! Will we make it?!?!
We have also had lunch, put Stella down for a nap, received our big orders from Old Navy.com and LandsEnd.com. Lots of crayon peeling and breaking. And we made up the little cards and taped on the already cooled crayon hearts. See?

And my lovely assistant...


3:33pm- Home from the party. Whew.