Throw a Last Minute Galentines Party!

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Valentine’s has never been so fun for me until I became a mom and then suddenly it became the cutest occasion to embrace all things pink and red, decorate and dress up, make heart shaped EVERYTHING and host a ton of themed playdates and parties.  I now freakin’ LOVE Valentines.  And my daughter does too.  If you’ve been following our Instagram stories, you know, we’ve been celebrating with weekly activities, new crafts and recipes all month!  With Galentines coming up February 13th, we wanted to throw an early Galentines party to inspire you and show you how you can throw a last minute one too.   Thanks to Joseph Stella Studio for collaborating with us on all the event photography so we could share with you all the lovely details!

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On the menu were heart-shaped sandwiches for the kids, a charcuterie cheese platter for the adults, and lots of tasty nibbles for the littles to snack on.

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The girls enjoyed clinking their fancy teacups for a collective cheers and giggled the whole day through.

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The moms enjoyed their drinks too!  Champagne glasses were made to feel special by dipping the rim in honey and dipping into sprinkles.  Add a rasberry, place on or near a letterboard with a cute Valentine’s message and cheers!

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Do you like the crowns I crafted by simply adding a cut out heart to ready-made crowns I re-purposed from another party?  Easy peasy, matchy matchy party decor!
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Other party decor included garlands from the Target dollar bin and leftover striped ribbon I already had.

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Thanks to Wall Decor Plus More who sent us these sponsored black heart decals!  They are so cute, aren’t they?  They immediately transformed my living room from its everyday look into a festive venue for our galentines party!  And the girls loved it!

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Every Galentines party needs a great photo backdrop.  This served as the perfect spot!  You can create one too by simply focusing on decorating and styling one wall.  Make it feel special with garlands, photo props, balloons, coordinated fabric, decals or whatever you happen to have at home to go with your party theme.  We draped matching fabric over our makeshift backdrop and added some pom pom garlands for yet another photo opp.  See below for inspiration.

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Bonus points if you can get your guests to come dressed in your party’s color theme!  Look how cute these minifashionistas were!!  We didn’t look so bad ourselves either.  The mommies enjoyed coordinating too!

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That’s it!  I hope you make time to celebrate the everyday, and I hope this post inspired you to somehow show your girlfriends how much you love them this Galentines!

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For more galentines party inspiration with a pink and gold theme, click here!

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Valentine’s Pop Tarts That Even a 5 Year Old Can Make

pop tarts, how to make pop tarts, heart shaped pop tarts, valentines dessert ideaI heart Valentine’s as a mom.  Making memories with my little one is one of my favorite mommy responsibilities.  And I use every holiday season to do just that.  For Valentine’s, we pick out mommy and me matching outfits, we decorate, we host Galentine’s parties, and bake fun treats together.  And every year, I like to mix it up and do something a little different.  This year, our Valentine’s inspired baking session involved heart-shaped, homemade pop tarts.  And they were so easy to make that even my 5 year old could make it!

Here are the 5 easy steps so you can try this at home too:

  1.  Prepare the dough (while your oven is preheating at 350 degrees).  We saved time and cheated by buying a frozen pie crust dough.  It had 2 rolls which made us 7 pop tarts.  Tada, that was easy!  Just pop it in the microwave for 40 seconds, unroll and carve your favorite shape or use a cookie cutter like the heart one we used.  Click here to buy a cutter like ours.  It’s great not only for these pop tarts but also heart-shaped sandwiches, pancakes, and cookies too! 
  2. Make the filling and swipe it on one side.  Fillings can be pretty much anything you want.  We used a mix of nutella and rasberry jam but any jam, any chocolate filling, a mix of nutella and peanut butter, or brown sugar + cinnamon and flour would be great! Mix in a bowl and spread it on evenly leaving the perimeter clear for sealing. 
  3. Place a plain cover on top and fork the edges around a cm in height.  This will seal the two sides together.  Because some of our covers cracked and had filling seap through, my daughter thought up the brilliant idea to add extra dough to the top in the formation of a face.  We had so much fun making and adding silly faces if you can’t tell!
  4. Whisk an egg to create a quick egg wash to paint over the cover and allow sprinkles to stick on top.  We added clear/white sugar crystals but you could add any Valentine’s colored sprinkles on top. 
  5. Refrigerate for 20 minutes. Bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown. If you plan to ice the pastries, cool them completely before doing so. Store pastries in an airtight container at room temperature for up to one week.  Share with a Valentine and enjoy!!  Pictured below is the Valentine’s pop tart we created last year in the traditional rectangular shape with a heart cutout of the top! valentine's day treats, valentine's party ideas, valentines food, valentines pop tarts, pop tart recipe, homemade pop tart

 

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