Valentine's Love Cookies: DIY Craft

I found this adorable craft at Babe Of My Heart. I fell in love with it because it was something that I felt like spoke truth into my children on a holiday when the world is consumed with fakeness and fleeting "love". It's also something that you can keep and use year after year!

These are Valentine's Day "Fortune" Cookies! I made 14 for each of my children. They will each be able to open one every morning from Feb. 1 - 14. I hope that this will start their day off better and fill them with words of love from their parents and the Lord. I think this would be an awesome thing even for spouses to do for one another!

Things to Gather:
felt sheets (enough for each child to have 14 circles - I got 6 circles out of each of my sheets)
pencil
circle (something you can trace around - I used my Pampered Chef Prep Bowl and it was perfect!)
hot glue gun
wire (florist wire or pipe cleaners)
scissors
printer

Step 1: Trace 4 inch circles on your pieces of felt.



Step 2: Cut your circles out.

Step 3: Cut wire (I used pipe cleaners) in the diameter of your circles.

Step 4: Hot glue your wire (florist wire probably works better, but pipe cleaners work fine...) across the center of your circle.

Step 5: Print out (or write out) words of affirmation and love for each of your cookies. I used the following verses (provided by Andrea), and then wrote little love notes to each of my children. Each of my children will receive 7 love notes from God and 7 from Lincoln and I.

You are a child of God. (John 1:12).

You are a friend of Jesus. (John 15:15).

The disobedience of the past no longer matters! You get to start fresh with Jesus! (Romans 6:6).

Your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit and lives in your heart! (1 Corinthians 6:19)

Because of God’s mercy and love, you have been made alive with Christ. (Ephesians 2:4-5)

You are God’s creation made to produce good things! (Ephesians 2:10).

You have boldness and confident access to God through faith in Christ. (Ephesians 3:12).

God will supply all your needs. (Philippians 4:19).

The peace of God will guard your heart and mind! (Philippians 4:7).

You have been chosen of God, and you are holy and beloved. (Colossians 3:12).

God loves you! He chose YOU! (1 Thessalonians 1:4).

God loves you and the world! If you believe in Him---you will live forever with Him! (John 3:16)

If you make Christ is your life, then you too will be with Him in heaven. (Colossians 3:4).

You are chosen, holy, and blameless before God. (Ephesians 1:4).

Step 6: Fold your words of love inside.

Step 7: Fold, pinch, and you've got your Love Cookies!

Let me know if you do this craft with your family, I'd love to know how your children or spouse respond to it!!!