We love eating Wonderful Halos, but we especially love using them to make adorable crafts. I have shared many of those crafts with you on my blog. And this year I am sharing with you these adorable valentines with Wonderful Halos. I hope that you like them and have as much fun making them as we did!
Valentines with Wonderful Halos
Celebrate this Valentine’s Day with your loved ones and with Wonderful Halos mandarins. I will be sharing three adorable, easy, and delicious valentines. I want to start off by thanking Wonderful Halos for sending us this Valentine’s Day gift set.
It had everything we needed for these crafts and so much more!
Let’s start with the fun.
Cupid’s Bow
By Jodi Levine (@supermakeit)
Supplies
1 wonderful halos mandarin
1 can of vanilla frosting
Serrated knife
Cutting board
Toothpicks
Heart sprinkles
Instructions
1. Peel a Halos mandarin and separate it into segments. Place two segments onto a cutting board facing in opposite directions to create a ‘V’.
2. Use the knife to cut a small piece on each end of the segment, at an angle of about 1/3”. Slide the two halves together to make a heart shape.
3. Push a toothpick through the two halves, diagonally, until it is sticking out a bit on both ends.
4. Repeat the steps above 3x.
5. Use a new toothpick to apply a little frosting to each end of the toothpicks inserted into the heart-shaped mandarin segments to act as glue. Place a heart sprinkle on top of each end, with the point facing towards the left.
*Make sure to remove the toothpick before serving it to children.
Chocolate-Dipped Hearts
By Jodi Levine (@supermakeit)
Supplies
1 wonderful halos mandarin
12oz bag of chocolate chips (white, dark, milk, or semi-sweet chocolate)
Serrated knife
Cutting board
Two small microwave-safe bowls
Wax paper
Sprinkles
Instructions
1. Peel a Halos mandarin and separate it into segments. Place pairs of segments onto a cutting board facing in opposite directions to create a ‘V’.
2. Use the knife to cut a small piece on each end of the segment, at an angle of about 1/3”.
3. Place the chocolate chips into a bowl and heat in the microwave for 30 seconds. Stir and microwave for an additional 15 seconds before stirring again. Repeat until the chocolate is melted.
4. Dip the Halos mandarin segment pairs into the melted chocolate and place them onto wax paper to form hearts. Add sprinkles before the chocolate hardens.
Heart Balloons
By Jodi Levine (@supermakeit)
Supplies
1 wonderful halos mandarin
Serrated knife
Cutting board
Bakery or kitchen twine
Instructions
1. Peel a Halos mandarin and separate it into segments. Place two segments onto a cutting board facing in opposite directions to create a ‘V’.
2. Use the knife to cut a small piece on each end of the segment, at an angle of about 1/3”.
3. Slide the two halves together to make a heart shape.
4. Cut a string and place one end under the heart to make a balloon.
5. Repeat the steps above 3x.
*Make sure to remove the string before serving it to children.
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Wonderful Halos are an excellent source of Vitamin C. One serving (two medium mandarins) contains 50% of the recommended daily value. Halos are also a great source of fiber and provide a natural energy boost.
