Making Valentines for the Daycare Class (B)

The special little guy in my life attends daycare daily.  So, now that it's February, that means we get to make Valentines for him to give to his classmates.  We don't HAVE to make them, but it is usually more cost effective (if you don't count labor, ha), and Hubby and I really just enjoy doing this sort of thing with little Hubby Jr. 

I saw some cute ideas on Pinterest featuring one of Hubby Jr.'s favorite snacks- Goldfish.  I liked the idea since Valentine's Day is one of those days that just overload the kids (and the grown ups, AKA me) with sugar. Bonus, most of the Pins featured a cheesy saying that was right up my alley: "I'm so glad you're in my school."  The problem I had was that they all involved putting loose fish in a cellophane bag.  We have done things involving unwrapped foodstuffs in the past (and likely will again), but if I can avoid it, I try to.

I went with the 9-packs of snack-sized, individual servings.  Two boxes covered the whole class:

I made a pretty basic backer for the actual "card" part of the Valentine- prominently featuring the hilarious (IMO) saying at the top.  Then I printed my template on a variety of sea colors plucked from the card stock I had on hand.  Yes, I keep card stock on hand (I used to be an avid scrap-booker prior to discovering the awesomeness that is photobooks via Shutterfly, and I have found a host of other uses for it since).  I cut each page into thirds between the printed lines; I just used a scissor freehand since there were not that many:

Here is a link to a PDF of the printable if you are interested.

I happen to own a slew of different style "pinking shears" and used the scalloped one to slice off the top in a wave pattern, but that step is completely unnecessary:

Finally, I used two small glue dots (I had some Zots already; you can find them at any craft store... and yes, I already happened to have them on hand- from when I made the little guy a shadow box after our trip to Disney last spring), but double-sided tape or photo stickers would probably work just as well. 
And there you have it:

I felt like it needed a little something extra, so I added a tiny heart to each bag of fish.  Hubby thought it was unnecessary, but Hubby Jr. loves to put stickers on just about anything! I should probably note that he (HJ) vetoed the large pink and purple hearts in favor of the little shiny red ones pictured: