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Posted on Feb 8, 2016

14 Ways to Rock as the Laziest, Most Awesome Room Parent Ever on Valentine’s Day

Tried and tested by the laziest but most well-intentioned room parent ninjas out there, you too can rock the Valentine's Day classroom party with these 14 hacks if you've been tapped (at the very last minute!) to bring a snack, a craft or just your fabulous self.

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14 Ways to Rock as the Laziest, Most Awesome Room Parent Ever on Valentine’s Day

1. Everything looks cuter with a few googly eyes. Buy the ginormous bag at Michaels; you won’t regret it.

2. Snag a box of chocolate graham crackers and a few bags of candy on your way to the school to build these kid-friendly Love Shacks.

3. You’ve totally got the song Love Shack stuck in your head now, don’t you? (We lived through the 80's. We get it.)

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4. Grab a stapler and bedazzle boring snack bars with printable wrappers and ribbon (#barbedazzling – yep, totally a room mom thing now).

5. Swipe a handful of pink paint swatches from the paint store to make these frugally fun bookmarks.

6. Or blow Q-tips out of straws in this fun Cupid’s Arrow class party game.

7. Fancify a cheap pink or red plastic tablecloth with just a few nips and tucks.

8. Grab a few rolls of pretty duct tape to make these cute Valentine’s bracelets.

9. If you’re fancy (here’s lookin’ at you, fancy pants) you can easily prettify plastic Dollar Store cups with washi tape.

10. Got markers and a budding talent for stick figure drawing? Do a quick Crayola rendition of your teacher for a game of Pin the Lips on the Teacher.

11. Bake heart shaped cupcakes in a pinch (literally) with a marble.

12. A cheap roll of wrapping paper makes a super simple DIY photo booth back drop. No kissing, kids!

13. Throw a boatload of Hershey’s kisses into a jar and have kids guess how many kisses are inside (no one will know if you stole a few on the car ride over...)

14. Wipe out your pipe cleaner supply with this heart-shaped ring craft.

14 Ways to Rock as the Laziest, Most Awesome Room Parent Ever on Valentine’s Day

1. Everything looks cuter with a few googly eyes. Buy the ginormous bag at Michaels; you won’t regret it.

2. Snag a box of chocolate graham crackers and a few bags of candy on your way to the school to build these kid-friendly Love Shacks.

3. You’ve totally got the song Love Shack stuck in your head now, don’t you? (We lived through the 80's. We get it.)

View this video on YouTube

4. Grab a stapler and bedazzle boring snack bars with printable wrappers and ribbon (#barbedazzling – yep, totally a room mom thing now).

5. Swipe a handful of pink paint swatches from the paint store to make these frugally fun bookmarks.

6. Or blow Q-tips out of straws in this fun Cupid’s Arrow class party game.

7. Fancify a cheap pink or red plastic tablecloth with just a few nips and tucks.

8. Grab a few rolls of pretty duct tape to make these cute Valentine’s bracelets.

9. If you’re fancy (here’s lookin’ at you, fancy pants) you can easily prettify plastic Dollar Store cups with washi tape.

10. Got markers and a budding talent for stick figure drawing? Do a quick Crayola rendition of your teacher for a game of Pin the Lips on the Teacher.

11. Bake heart shaped cupcakes in a pinch (literally) with a marble.

12. A cheap roll of wrapping paper makes a super simple DIY photo booth back drop. No kissing, kids!

13. Throw a boatload of Hershey’s kisses into a jar and have kids guess how many kisses are inside (no one will know if you stole a few on the car ride over...)

14. Wipe out your pipe cleaner supply with this heart-shaped ring craft.

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