A friend sent me this. It is a very cute idea. Great project for kids. I have no idea where she got the idea from. But I thought it was so cute I had to share. So if anyone knows please post it so I can give proper credit to the creator or publication.
A Sweet Shovel
What's the scoop? Just a sweets-laden toy shovel that's perfect for a kid's sandbox pals.
Materials:
- Small bag of candy
- Twist tie
- Ribbon
- Toy sand shovel
- Paint pen
Instructions:
Close a small bag of candy with a twist tie. With a ribbon, tie it to the handle of a toy sand shovel.
Use a paint pen or permanent marker to write your message at the base of the shovel, just below the candy bag.
Message Ideas
I dig you!
Here's the scoop on Valentine's Day
It's Valentine's Day--dig it!
You've got the scoop on me!
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17 comments:
This is so cute! I just clicked over from CraftGossip. What a darling idea. I would love to link to this if you didn't mind.
Find your blog today, and really love it.
Thanks for sharing.
Oh this is just magical! so cute!
I love it! Very cute!!
Adorable! Was this from Family Fun?
Too clever! Mentally filing this away for the kiddos' Valentines. Love it.
I'm SO going to do this for my boys for V-day...it's just too cute! Great idea!
This is such a cute idea! Thanks for sharing.
This is awesome! I'm going to use it for my 5 year old's valentines this year. BTW, I believe it was in the Family Fun Magazine February 2004.
Thanks for all the great comments and the info where this craft came from.
Love the idea! Any tips on where to find cheap shovels at this time of year?
hello!! so cute! found you from crafty crow ...
just did a google search for "toy shovels" and this craft came up on family fun
http://familyfun.go.com/crafts/a-sweet-shovel-669977/
thanks for sharing, love it and using it! ;)
I got the shovels from our local Dollar store. The came with a pail and shovel.
Try IParty (hit the shop online link) and do a search for plastic sand shovel. I found them there for .40 each in red, pink, blue,green and white.
so cute=)
love the shovel idea for co-workers on Valentine's Day. Thanks
I love this idea!! got hot pink, red and white sand shovels at scoops-scoops dot com.... under $2 bucks too!
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