{"id":8547,"date":"2013-02-13T22:56:42","date_gmt":"2013-02-13T22:56:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/?p=8547"},"modified":"2015-02-02T10:33:06","modified_gmt":"2015-02-02T09:33:06","slug":"no-monkeying-around-this-valentines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/54.155.211.39\/blog\/2013\/02\/13\/no-monkeying-around-this-valentines\/","title":{"rendered":"No Monkeying Around this Valentines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Valentines doesn&#8217;t have to be a commercial time of year &#8211; it can be a time when you show someone how much you care about them. One year I filled a tin full of heart shaped paper with words on them &#8211; they were all words describing how wonderful my husband is &#8211; and he still has that tin.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 15px;\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Img_8375.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Img_8375-300x224.jpg?resize=300%2C224\" alt=\"Img_8375\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0So this is what I got my husband this year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/tissuebox.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/tissuebox-300x196.jpg?resize=300%2C196\" alt=\"tissuebox\" width=\"300\" height=\"196\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">So I took a tissue paper box and some red paper.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/redbox.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/redbox-300x224.jpg?resize=300%2C224\" alt=\"redbox\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Covered it up<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/handbox.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8548\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/handbox-300x141.jpg?resize=300%2C141\" alt=\"handbox\" width=\"300\" height=\"141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/54.155.211.39\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/handbox.jpg?resize=300%2C141 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/54.155.211.39\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/handbox.jpg?w=435 435w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>And glued on my <a href=\"https:\/\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/?p=8207\">Your Hand in Mine<\/a> craft<a href=\"http:\/\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/redbox.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/paintinghands.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/paintinghands-265x300.jpg?resize=265%2C300\" alt=\"paintinghands\" width=\"265\" height=\"300\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nNext my son&#8217;s favourite activity &#8211; painting himself lol<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/brownpaper.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/brownpaper-300x295.jpg?resize=300%2C295\" alt=\"brownpaper\" width=\"300\" height=\"295\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Meanwhile, me and my 5 year old painted some white paper and a toilet roll holder brown.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/template.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/template-212x300.jpg?resize=212%2C300\" alt=\"template\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Then on my computer I made a Monkey face template<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">if you want a copy just e-mail me on pinkoddballs@hotmail.co.uk<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/monkeyface.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/monkeyface-300x189.jpg?resize=300%2C189\" alt=\"monkeyface\" width=\"300\" height=\"189\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We cut the circle head and the eyes out of the painted brown paper, and the rest from the paper we usually use to send off parcels.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/gluingmonkey.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/gluingmonkey.jpg?resize=297%2C262\" alt=\"gluingmonkey\" width=\"297\" height=\"262\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We then glued the pieces together.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/monkey.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/monkey-207x300.jpg?resize=207%2C300\" alt=\"monkey\" width=\"207\" height=\"300\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">And glued it onto the toilet roll holder.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/trhmonkey.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/trhmonkey-224x300.jpg?resize=224%2C300\" alt=\"trhmonkey\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/bananasaboutyoum.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/bananasaboutyoum-300x266.gif?resize=300%2C266\" alt=\"bananasaboutyoum\" width=\"300\" height=\"266\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Then again I went onto my computer and made this little heart to attach to the back of the monkey.<a href=\"http:\/\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/valentinespressies.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/bananasaboutyou.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8552\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/bananasaboutyou-227x300.jpg?resize=227%2C300\" alt=\"bananasaboutyou\" width=\"227\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/54.155.211.39\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/bananasaboutyou.jpg?resize=227%2C300 227w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/54.155.211.39\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/bananasaboutyou.jpg?w=303 303w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 227px) 100vw, 227px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Then I put the bags of sweets at the bottom of the box. 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One year I filled a tin full of heart shaped paper with words on them &#8211; they were all words describing how wonderful my husband is &#8211; and he &#8230; <a title=\"No Monkeying Around this Valentines\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"http:\/\/54.155.211.39\/blog\/2013\/02\/13\/no-monkeying-around-this-valentines\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about No Monkeying Around this Valentines\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8551,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2846],"tags":[2105,1021,2106,3500,1802],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/54.155.211.39\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/valentinespressies.jpg?fit=488%2C333","uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/54.155.211.39\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/valentinespressies.jpg?fit=488%2C333",488,333,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/54.155.211.39\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/valentinespressies.jpg?resize=150%2C150",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/54.155.211.39\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/valentinespressies.jpg?fit=300%2C205",300,205,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/54.155.211.39\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/valentinespressies.jpg?fit=488%2C333",488,333,true],"large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/54.155.211.39\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/valentinespressies.jpg?fit=488%2C333",488,333,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/54.155.211.39\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/valentinespressies.jpg?fit=488%2C333",488,333,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/54.155.211.39\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/valentinespressies.jpg?fit=488%2C333",488,333,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"pinkoddy","author_link":"http:\/\/54.155.211.39\/blog\/author\/pinkoddy\/"},"uagb_comment_info":5,"uagb_excerpt":"Valentines doesn&#8217;t have to be a commercial time of year &#8211; it can be a time when you show someone how much you care about them. 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