ACTIVITY: Valentine´s Cat Mailbox

You will need:

Red posterboard

Scissors

Black Marker

Shoe Box

Pink or white wrapping paper

Glue or scotch tape

Wrap shoe box in wrapping paper. Cut, from the red posterboard, two large hearts, six medium hearts and six tiny hearts. Arrange to form a cat as shown in the image: the large hearts are head and body; the medium hearts form the ears, hands and feet; the tiny hearts are all lined up to form the tail. Use the black marker to add eyes and nose in the shape of a heart too. With the scissors or with a paper cutter, cut a rectangular slit for the mouth making sure you go all the way through the shoe box. This is the opening for the valentines to go in. When ready, open the shoe box and hand out the valentines!

DAILY RECIPE: Salmon Pasta

1 small pkg smoked salmon, cut into bite size pieces
1 500 gr pkg of pasta
1/2 stick butter
1 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp finely chopped onion
2 tbsp finely chopped parsley
2 cups heavy cream
garlic salt

Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large pot, melt butter over low heat. Add olive oil, onion and parsley and cook well. Season with garlic salt. Add smoked salmon and cook 5 minutes more. Add heavy cream and check for seasoning. Add cooked pasta and toss well.

TIP OF THE DAY

Place a metal spoon in the fridge. Quickly tap under your eyes to get rid of those "I was up all night with the baby" eyes.