I heart January

Well.
That’s not true.
I don’t love January.  Especially when I have to deal with this..

There is so much snow…EVERYWHERE.
And word on the street is…we are getting more on Monday.
So no, I don’t heart January. But my Weekend Warrior gals and I have come together to give you some great ideas.

But I do love February! And Valentine’s Day is my FAVORITE holiday (My husband says I say that about all the holidays).

I love the candy, treats and most of all the love!!  But, although I love Valentine’s Day…I don’t have a single picture of my classroom set up on V-Day.  I have no idea why…but I’ll be sure to take tons of pictures this year.

My most favorite part of celebrating V-Day with the kiddos…is how excited they are to share their cards and treats with all their friends and loved ones.  Since I started teaching, I always struggled with how to help my kiddos store all their goodies.

I’ve used tissue boxes.
I’ve used cereal boxes.
I even got desperate one year and just used Ziploc bags.
I just couldn’t get it together.

And finally one year it clicked…
I’m not sure if I saw the idea online or if a friend told me about it but…
I started using gift bags.

But they have one rule:

You CANNOT decorate over your name.

The kids do a great job passing out treats with these bags.  They simply slip in their treat and move on to the next bag.

Then, at the end of the day I staple the bag shut and have them place their bags in their backpacks.
Easy peasey clean and easy.
I find the Kraft bags at Michaels for 12 for $6.99.

And if you’re like me you download ALL the coupons you can before you go.

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