Today, I decided to throw away all my prejudices against this sappy day, and dive in head-first. I dyed my pancake batter a lovely shade of Valentine pink and did my best to fashion hearts out of the batter on the griddle. (The secret is in the "V.") We spread the most delicious chocolate peanut butter (yep, you read that right) on them before dousing them with warm syrup, and the girls were in pink valentine heaven! If only I could've lived in that moment all day, but alas, Mike was gone to meetings and I had to make up for the time spent making pink pancakes as I rushed to ready everyone for church all by myself. It's usually not a pretty picture. The spirit of the day was redeemed after church when I set up this little scavenger hunt for the girlies.
Do you believe in magic wishes?
Head to the place that cleans your dishes.
Next is the place where fingers fly
Up and down keys, so don’t be shy.
Look through the mess, if you dare
The next clue’s waiting at the bottom of the stair.
Now I know that you're no fool,
This is where your drinks keep cool.
Are you having fun with all these clues?
Look in the place that Mom keeps her shoes.
Maybe you have super powers
The next clue will be where Dad takes his showers.
Piles of these that Mom has to fold,
Like to be washed here, or so I’m told.
This is a place to rest your head.
Look right inside the smallest bed.
Congratulations! You’ve found the last one.
Now run to the place where we have FHE Fun!
Head to the place that cleans your dishes.
Next is the place where fingers fly
Up and down keys, so don’t be shy.
Look through the mess, if you dare
The next clue’s waiting at the bottom of the stair.
Now I know that you're no fool,
This is where your drinks keep cool.
Are you having fun with all these clues?
Look in the place that Mom keeps her shoes.
Maybe you have super powers
The next clue will be where Dad takes his showers.
Piles of these that Mom has to fold,
Like to be washed here, or so I’m told.
This is a place to rest your head.
Look right inside the smallest bed.
Congratulations! You’ve found the last one.
Now run to the place where we have FHE Fun!
I left Hershey's Hugs & Kisses with each clue, then left one of those giant Kisses at the end. Their squeals were priceless. I can't say that it ranked any higher in the holiday category than before, but the girls sure had a blast, and I actually got a nap today, so I guess it was pretty successful.
2 comments:
That's awesome. My mom always did scavenger hunts like that for us on Valentine's day.
You are such a great mommy.
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