Kiki Love's Loveys for Little Ones

There's something wonderful about children... well many things really! But I absolutely love how happy they can get by the smallest things! I think us adults forget to take a step back and appreciate the small things in life. Life is so fast paced and so much is expected of us, its very hard to even think of small joys.

Take a moment here.... whats the first thing you think about if I were to ask you about your day....
I'll wait.....

Ok, now tell me, was that memory good or bad? I tend to think about the bad... rough day at work, car wouldn't start, dinner burned... Then I ask my oldest child what his memory of the day is, and its always exciting! He built something amazing with his legos, he read a good book, he got to eat a huge chocolate chip cookie....

You get the idea!

As adults, it's hard to change our thinking, our habits. We've had years of being like this. Our children, and I say that meaning any child in your life whether your a parent, relative or friend of the family, our children deserve so much happiness!! And that's where Kiki Love Creations comes in!

Does your child ever get a letter in the mail? It makes their day!! And we'd like to send out some care packages! Below you will find a picture of 2 loveys! We want both to go to deserving children!

Dino and Teddy Bear Lovey
Patterns by One and Two Company

And we'd like YOU to nominate those children!

RULES:

To nominate a child, please email us at kikilovecreate@gmail.com 
Please put the name of the lovey as the subject of the email 
Nominations will no longer be accepted after February 3, 2013

Please include first name and age of child, along with a brief explanation of why the child should get the Lovey.

(DO NOT include any mailing information. That information will be asked for when the child is picked!)

1. ANY child under 13 years of age can be nominated within the continental US. Nominations may be made outside of the continental US but original emailer must pay entire shipping.
2. If multiple loveys are being given away on a single post, you can only submit the same child for one lovey. You may submit up to two different children.
3. We will hand choose the recipient(s) will be chosen within one week after ending. We will then contact the original emailer asking for further information on where the Loveys should be sent. Loveys will be addressed to the child.
4. The original emailer will have 72 hours to reply to us with the appropriate information or another child will be selected. Same rules will apply.
5. An unborn child may be nominated if the mother is 20 weeks for further along.
6. All loveys are not for resale.

Loveys are made in a smoke-free, cat-free home. By submitting to us, you are also giving us permission to use what you write about as to why the child should be chosen for later posts. No identifying information will be given out.

And if you don't get an email from us, don't worry! There will be plenty more 'Loveys for Little Ones' in Kiki Love's future!

Happily giving...

KiKi Love's Friday Foods ~ Peanut Butter Blossoms ~

Welcome to Kiki Love Creations first of many Friday Foods! Every friday we will be posting a recipe we LOVE! And we hope you will too!

This week I'm sharing my favorite cookie recipe. It was given to me by my grandmother. I tried many of these recipes and it never turn out the same as my grandmothers. Finally I gave in and asked her for her recipe and so very glad I did!

Peanut Butter Blossoms

1/2 cup peanut butter

1/2 cup butter, melted

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 c brown sugar

1 tsp vanilla

1 egg

1 3/4 cup flour

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

Mix together first 6 ingredients. Blend in next 3 dry ingredients. Shape into little balls and roll in extra sugar. Place on a ungreased cookie sheet approximately 2 inches apart. Bake at 375 for 8 minutes. Remove from oven and press a Hershey Kiss in the center of the ball. Bake for another 2-5 minutes.

Place on a wire rack to cool and enjoy!!

You can never go wrong with peanut butter and chocolate!! If you'd like to see a recipe featured, or a type of recipe, feel free to leave a comment or email us at kikilovecreate@gmail.com  At the end of the year we will be releasing our first yearly 'Cooking With Kiki Love Creations 2013' in PDF format!

Happy Cooking!

Dad's Treasure

Hi Everyone! Like many households, we're preparing for Father's Day! It's great day to celebrate all the little things, and big things, that my children's father does for them and me!

My son loves to paint! From sun catchers, to figurines, plain paper and even a treasure chest, he can sit for hours and continuously paint! Good thing for me because I'm running out of ideas of what my husband would want for any holiday! A treasure chest from my son is perfect though, and let me tell you why. When Ethan got old enough to learn about hiding and finding people or things, my husband started playing the treasure game with him. And I'm sure he will carry on the tradition of playing with our youngest son when he's old enough.

Just before Ethan's bed time every so often, my husband finds Ethan's little treasure chest and fills it with mini M&Ms and finds a hiding spot. After he found a good spot, my husband asks if Ethan want to go on a treasure hunt! He is always excited about this! With all the lights turned out and flashlight in hand, they go searching. They run into scary bears (stuffed animals) and wolves (stuffed dogs) and every now and then a scary mommy gets in the way!! In the end, the treasure is always found with a happy little boy emptying the treasure into his mouth!

With this, we decided to give daddy his own hand-painted treasure box! We also added a few special things...

Ethan painted wooden circles yellow for gold, a key to keep the 'key to mommy's heart' safe, a mirror that says "Best Dad in the World," a small bottle with 'love' confetti, a painting made by Ethan and a few other fun things!! This treasure chest can be personalized for the 'dad' in your life, and so much fun for the kids to do! For the older kids, a wood burning kit would be a great opportunity to learn something new as well as be creative!

Until next craft...
Crystal