lip and moustache lollipops
Around the end of January, my girls catch the Valentine's Day bug. They love the holiday as much as I do, especially their class parties with homemade mailboxes stuffed full of notes and treats from friends.
For their class treats, we always try to come up with something different each year. Last year, we filled glassine bags full of their favorite Valentine's candy and affixed cute foldover labels printed with their picture and a Valentine's message. My friend, Jennie, made clever ones last year.
This year, however, Charlotte informed me that she absolutely did not want a photo of herself on her treats for school. Trying to convince an almost-7-year-old that there is nothing cuter than her photo on candy was fruitless (evidently some teasing boys got the best of her!). We needed an alternate idea that was equally as clever. Thanks to an idea from Family Fun, this year's treats are sure to be a hit.
This project became a family affair. My husband traced the templates (click on the link below for your own) onto the red and black foam paper and the girls cut out the lips and moustaches. I was in charge of affixing the labels to the lollipop sticks (click on the link below to print your own labels on adhesive paper).
I hope you enjoy!
02.3.2010
Reader Comments (56)
Love these! What is it about mustaches right now? they are everywhere and yes, I am giving in to the fad.
Love the mustache fad myself, maybe it's because my husband has one :) Cute suckers!
i am never disapointed when i come and visit your blog
i love this :) precious idea! saving for future kiddies valentine parties, heck i may even make some for my friends this year!
Brilliant! These are perfect for the 20-something crowd too. My friends will love these!
I love this idea and luckily my daughter does too! Thanks so much.
How cuuuuuuute!! Can't wait to try this idea... I might re-post (in Spanish) congrats on such a lovely blog! :)
I'm so doing this. Thanks, Ang!
awesome... there are going to be lots of mustaches and lips around this valentines for sure!
as a newly married - - i love seeing such fun inspirational ideas from your blog to help make fun holidays come to life! I love the recipes you share and thanks for the awesome mustache and lips cutout! hubs and i just might have to take a picture with ours.
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This is such a cute idea!!!! Adorable.
love this idea! great for any age! thank you for sharing your find!
Thank you, Thank you for this idea. I have been wanting to do something special for my daughters class. especially since this is her first year.
super-cute! will have to remember this idea as The Toddler gets older and needs a treat/valentine combo. Interestlingly we, too, were bitten by the valentine bug and spent a few hours printing/stickering our own for classmates, teachers and family earlier this week. the Toddler is super-excited about passing them out!
What an adorable idea, thanks so much for the pdf so we can create it too! My 13 yr old is so excited to make these for her friends.
What a brilliant idea! I am going to do this just for my own amusement :)
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Love this idea! SO much better than storemade, and fun! How do you make your templates for the wording and other printing projects, what program? Thanks!
Kristin and I use the design programs QuarkXpress and Adobe Illustrator. –Angie
THANK YOU! We made homemade suckers for our treat this year and your labels template was just what we needed. I will email you a photo of the finished product.
Those are so cute! I really like them. I came here through a link for the oversized envelope. I love that idea! I'll have to get some good big scallopped scissors so I can make it as cute as yours. PS: My nearly 7-yr old is also named Amelia. Love the name!
We did these a few years ago and I think they are still my favorite Valentine ever! We have also morphed the idea to suit other party themes, such as an elephant trunk and leprachaun beard.
Sooo much fun and the possibilities are endless!
super great
Thanks for the sweet idea and patterns!
http://papercookies.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2010/02/14/happy-heart-day/
Great idea, I saved this in my bookmarks and today it is featured on the Birds of a Feather Blog for themed party ideas! Thanks!!
http://birdsofafeathergirls.blogspot.com/2010/07/lets-have-party.html
LOVE THESE! Is it wrong that I totally want to make these for MY friends, not my son? :)