Valentine BUCKETS

I picked up these buckets at the Dollar Store for my preschoolers to collect their Valentine's in. 

My husband was laughing & couldn't understand WHY in the WORLD I would get a big black gardening bucket for their Valentines?:)

Well..I admit, they weren't ideal, but I figured I could work with them...

I sponge painted some RED POLKA DOTS onto them & then tied some HEART RIBBON to the handles...

I cut out their names in RED VINYL-CENTURY GOTHIC FONT & they worked out GREAT to collect their Valentine's in at their class party today!!!

I figure the kids can take them home and use them for toys & make them useful, instead of just tossing out the Lunch Bags we have decorated in the past!