I’m excited to be sharing my first craft project of 2015! Christmas is over and soon it will be time for all things Valentine’s Day. To kick off my Valentine’s Day crafts, I’m sharing a Scratch-off Valentine’s Day Lunch Box Jokes Printable. Pack these Valentine’s Day jokes in a lunch box, hide them in their backpacks, or any other spot to give your kids a fun surprise.
Valentine’s Day Lunch Box Jokes
Supplies:
Cardstock (white)
Valentine’s Day Lunch Box Jokes Printable
Scissors
Red metallic paint
Dish liquid
Paint palette or disposable dish for mixing paint
Sponge brush
Tape
Scratch-off page
Scratch-off heart template, jokes, word scramble, I SPY, and coupons
To create these fun scratch-off Valentine’s Day lunch box notes, print out both pages of the Valentine’s Day Lunch Box Jokes on white cardstock. 
To make the scratch-off paint, mix together 1 tablespoon red metallic paint with 1 1/2 teaspoons of dish liquid (I used Dawn) in the paint palette. 
Place contact paper over the heart template and cut along the heart template lines. Set aside the template. Next, with the nonadhesive side facing up, tape down the corners of the paper to the work surface (I painted on a piece of parchment paper). Paint on a thin layer of paint with the foam brush and let it dry. Paint on two more layers of paint, letting the paint dry between coats.
Alternative – If you don’t want to paint, try using washi tape over the contact paper and using it as a peel away.
Take the heart template and place on top of the painted contact paper. Use four small pieces of tape and attach the template and contact paper together at the edges. Following the template, cut out the hearts. 
Once all the hearts are cut out, peel off the backing of the contact paper and place over the lunch box note hearts. 
Using a scissors or paper-cutter, cut out all the note cards. Once completed, you will have 10 scratch-off Valentine’s Day lunch box jokes*, 3 coupons(use for special treats or free chore days), 2 mini games, and 3 additional lunch notes.
*Scratch-off Valentine’s Day Lunch Box Jokes can be scratched off with your nail or any flat hard surface.
Now, you have 18 different ways to pack some fun into your Valentine’s Day lunch boxes.
Happy early Valentine’s Day crafting! What will you be packing in your Valentine’ Day lunch?
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Ronda says
January 29, 2015 at 7:50 AMComing by from #theWeekendSocial on KitchenDreaming.com to let you know your Scratch-off Valentine’s Day Lunch Box Jokes are being featured this week at the party. Hope to see you there.
Sarah Nenni Daher says
January 27, 2015 at 1:25 PMI had absolutely no idea these were so easy! Erlene – I’m definitely going to do this for some older girls we know – so much fun!
Thank you for linking up at the Thank Goodness it’s Thursday party! Pinned!
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Ronda says
January 26, 2015 at 11:44 AMThank you for stopping in and linking up with us this week on #TheWeekendSocial. We love your ideas and hope to see you again this weekend on KitchenDreaming.com. We have pinned, stumbled & shared your recipe across our Social Media, FB, G+ and Twitter.
Meaghan | Cook. Craft. Love. says
January 22, 2015 at 4:22 PMOh my goodness these are so cute! I’m pinning these for sure and I would love for you to link up with us at Talented Tuesday!
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Meg says
January 21, 2015 at 6:58 PMThese are so cute! I can’t wit for my little guy to be older to do stuff like this for him, but these would even be a fun way to celebrate in the office! Thanks for sharing at A Little Bit of Everything link up!
Kim~madeinaday says
January 21, 2015 at 4:38 PMOOOH love these!! I hope you are doing well! I’ll be sharing Friday on the P3 Features!!
Kim
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Lauren @ Mom Home Guide says
January 21, 2015 at 8:22 AMCute idea! These look like a lot of fun!
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Erlene at My Pinterventures says
January 19, 2015 at 6:44 PMAudrey this would be so much fun to do for a class project. The kid could use the paint to make Valentine’s Day cards for mom & dad.
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Erlene at My Pinterventures says
January 19, 2015 at 6:42 PMI’d love to see what you create. Let me know if you make them.
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Elizabeth says
January 19, 2015 at 6:26 PMHa, Erlene, serves me right for multi-tasking! I was looking at your’s and Barb’s site at the same time and my brain didn’t put in the right name! So sorry. Many apologies! I dislike it when people call me the wrong name!
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Erlene at My Pinterventures says
January 19, 2015 at 6:24 PMThanks for pinning Stella. I hope you try it.
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Erlene at My Pinterventures says
January 19, 2015 at 6:24 PMThanks Wendy. I hope they like it.
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Erlene at My Pinterventures says
January 19, 2015 at 6:05 PMThanks Judy 🙂
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Erlene at My Pinterventures says
January 19, 2015 at 6:04 PMI know right?! It’s like a mini surprise.
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Erlene at My Pinterventures says
January 19, 2015 at 6:04 PMHave fun!
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Erlene at My Pinterventures says
January 19, 2015 at 6:03 PMThis is a great project to do with kids. They can help paint or even make their own cards.
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Erlene at My Pinterventures says
January 19, 2015 at 6:02 PMI hope you try it Jamie. It’s really easy to do and fun too.
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January 19, 2015 at 6:00 PMThanks Missy.
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Sharon - Her Organized Chaos says
January 19, 2015 at 4:42 PMThis is s great!! Omg, I love these! I am going to pin to refer back for when I make these for my daughter. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for linking up to Totally Terrific Tuesday last week. Our party is going LIVE tonight at 9pm CST. Hope you see you again!
Sharon
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Erlene at My Pinterventures says
January 19, 2015 at 4:27 PMMy youngest had lots of fun with these. I plan on making more scratch-off cards for other holidays too.
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Erlene at My Pinterventures says
January 19, 2015 at 4:26 PMIt’s super simple to make. You can even write your own card and use the paint for your own personalized scratch-off.
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Erlene at My Pinterventures says
January 19, 2015 at 4:25 PMIsn’t it fun?! I loved making these 🙂
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Erlene at My Pinterventures says
January 19, 2015 at 4:25 PMThanks Cristy. I’m happy you liked it.
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Erlene at My Pinterventures says
January 19, 2015 at 4:24 PMThanks Elizabeth. I had fun making these.
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Erlene at My Pinterventures says
January 19, 2015 at 4:23 PMThanks Lisa for visting and hosting Together on Tuesdays.
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Erlene at My Pinterventures says
January 19, 2015 at 4:04 PMThank you 🙂
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Erlene at My Pinterventures says
January 19, 2015 at 4:03 PMThanks for visiting. I’ll try to link up again.
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Erlene at My Pinterventures says
January 19, 2015 at 3:11 PMThese are super easy to make. The hardest part is waiting for the paint to dry.
Erlene at My Pinterventures says
January 19, 2015 at 2:07 PMThanks Meagan. Now you can make your own personalized cards for them 🙂
Erlene at My Pinterventures says
January 19, 2015 at 1:53 PMHi Elizabeth,
I think you mixed me up with someone else…lol.
Lou Lou Girls says
January 19, 2015 at 12:18 PMHello cute lady! So stinkin cute. Pinned and tweeted. We appreciate you taking the time to stop by and party with us. It wouldn’t be a party without you! I hope to see you tonight at 7 pm. Lou Lou Girls
Elizabeth says
January 18, 2015 at 3:55 PMBarb, so glad to see you at Snickerdoodle Sunday! I love this idea (as I previously told you!) Sharing for sure!
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Meagan Paullin says
January 18, 2015 at 2:05 PMI LOVE this!! I bought the kids a bunch of scratch off craft stuff from Oriental Trading company a while back and they thought it was SO cool. I didn’t know you could make scratch off paint like this – totally trying it 🙂 Also – thanks for linking up to the #pinit party or I would never have known about this!
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Miranda G. says
January 17, 2015 at 8:41 AMWow these are amazing and look super simple to make. Thanks for sharing at the Valentine’s Day blog hop.
Ali the Skinny GF Chef says
January 16, 2015 at 4:14 PMThis is the cutest thing I ever seen! We loved that you linked it up to Savoring Saturdays and hope to see you again this weekend. Thanks!
Erlene at My Pinterventures says
January 14, 2015 at 10:29 AMHave fun making these and let me know how your kids liked them.
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Erlene at My Pinterventures says
January 14, 2015 at 10:27 AMThey’ll have so much fun making these!
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Erlene at My Pinterventures says
January 14, 2015 at 10:27 AMI love them and I’m all grown-up…lol. I plan on using the remaining paint to make big Valentine’s Day card too.
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Giveaways 4 Mom says
January 14, 2015 at 4:04 AMThis is such a cute and fun idea.
Lisa Ehrman says
January 13, 2015 at 7:08 PMThis is a wonderful Valentine’s Day craft 🙂 Thanks for sharing at Together on Tuesdays!
Elizabeth says
January 13, 2015 at 3:27 PMLove, love, love! How fun is this? What a great, creative idea. Pinned!
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Cristy Mishkula says
January 13, 2015 at 1:25 PMAdorable idea for Valentine’s Day!
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Lacy says
January 13, 2015 at 11:41 AMSuper cute! I might have to adapt this for my toddler’s class valentines. They can’t read yet, but I bet they’d LOVE to scratch!
Audrey says
January 13, 2015 at 8:57 AMLove it! Pinning!
These might be cute for us to do as class Valentines.
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Stella Lee @purfylle says
January 12, 2015 at 7:25 PMThis is brilliant! I had no idea you would make your own scratchies. pinning.
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WendyKate says
January 12, 2015 at 6:46 PMThese are awesome! I’ll totally have to put some in the girls’ lunch bags.
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Judy@ImBoredLetsGo says
January 12, 2015 at 6:25 PMHow clever, love it!
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Leslie says
January 12, 2015 at 6:24 PMThis such a fun idea. Who doesn’t love a scratch off?
Nadine Renee says
January 12, 2015 at 6:17 PMCute ideas! About to get crafty with pink hearts.
Granite State Mommy says
January 12, 2015 at 6:16 PMThis is an amazing idea. I was looking for a cheap worthwhile option to do with my son to bring to school #ibabloggers
Jamie says
January 12, 2015 at 5:54 PMHow cool – I never knew how to do that before. Might be using this one!! 🙂
Missy says
January 12, 2015 at 5:39 PMThis is just adorable! What a fun and creative idea!
Barb @ A Life in Balance says
January 12, 2015 at 6:04 AMSuch a fun idea! I didn’t know I could make homemade scratch off items for the kids.
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Erlene at My Pinterventures says
January 12, 2015 at 4:19 AMThanks Amy. I had so much fun creating these cute note cards and I’m hoping to use the scratch-off paint to create some cards too.
Amy | Canary Street Crafts says
January 12, 2015 at 3:23 AMI didn’t know it was possible to make your own scratch offs! Such a neat idea, and I love the Valentine printables!
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Aimee @ Captivating Corner Blog says
January 11, 2015 at 11:02 AMSo fun! It looks simple to make as well so that is always a good thing!
Ally's Sweet & Savory Eats says
January 11, 2015 at 8:21 AMGolly….who knew you could make your own scratch-offs?! Very neat!
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Michele Ash says
January 10, 2015 at 6:15 PMThanks so much for the Scratch-off Valentine’s Day Lunch Box Jokes Printable! This is such a cute idea! I really love it! My kids are 6 and 9, I think they’d get a good laugh out of finding these in their school lunches! I’m going to have to give these a try! Thanks for sharing this with all of us! I really do appreciate it! Thanks again, Michele 🙂
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Nadine Renee says
January 10, 2015 at 3:28 PMCute idea to do with my kids this Valentines day.
Jennifer Wolfe (@mamawolfeto2) says
January 10, 2015 at 2:45 PMThat’s a really cute idea! My kids would have loved these when they were little!
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