Valentine’s Day is only two short weeks away. My kids and I have been reading valentine-themed books since the beginning of the year in preparation for the holiday. Many of our reads have come from the library, but we also have an ever-growing home library. I am always happy to add a new book to […] More
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner! While I love the autumn season and the Christmas holiday, I love making valentine-themed crafts with my kiddos even more. With a few hearts cut from colored paper, my children and I have made all sorts of adorable valentines. What better way to celebrate Valentine’s Day with children […] More
All three of my children love books. My oldest daughter has been reading independently for two years now. My preschool son and infant daughter both love hearing me read books aloud. Our home library continues to grow because you can never have too many books, especially personalized books. When recently offered the chance to review […] More
Valentine’s Day is only two weeks away! To prepare for the upcoming holiday, my kiddos and I have been making some heart-inspired crafts. I love using paper plates as an inexpensive base for craft projects, so my daughter and son recently helped me make some adorable heart fish. Both my children had a fantastic time […] More
I love craft time with my kiddos. With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, we have been busy making crafts made from hearts to hang around the house. Using pink, purple, and blue hearts, my children and I crafted some adorable heart-inspired hippos. My daughter cut and glued her hippo all by herself. My preschool […] More
My kiddos and I love making crafts for each holiday of the year, and Valentine’s Day is right around the corner. Using white and orange hearts on a black oval, my children and I crafted some adorable heart-inspired penguins. My daughter cut and glued her penguin all by herself. My preschool son also glued his […] More
Valentine’s Day is the next big holiday! To prepare for the big day, my kiddos and I have been making some heart-inspired crafts. My mom loves pink flamingos, so my children wanted to make her some special flamingo valentines. My daughter cut, glued, and drew her valentine all by herself while my son once again […] More
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner! To prepare for the upcoming holiday, my kiddos and I have started making some heart-inspired crafts. I love using paper plates as an inexpensive base for craft projects, so my daughter and son recently helped me make some adorable heart pandas. My daughter cut and pasted her hearts […] More
Valentine’s Day is almost here! For each holiday and season of the year, I hang handmade wreaths on my doors and sometimes throughout my house. I have been absolutely obsessed with making wreaths since last summer. As soon as Valentine’s Day décor arrived at the dollar store after Christmas, I immediately stocked up on craft […] More
I surprised my mom this past holiday season with boxes full of handmade wreaths for her to hang around her house throughout the year. Valentine’s Day is the next big holiday that my kids and I celebrate together, so I made sure to make my mom a Valentine’s Day wreath. Using some heart washi tape […] More
My kids love to read. My daughter has been reading independently for over a year now. I made a resolution last year not to buy any new books, but I failed miserably. Our home library continues to grow. But can you ever have too many books? My kids and I say no — especially to […] More
My kids and I have been getting crafty in preparation for Valentine’s Day. Last year my daughter and I made heart snails and heart butterflies. For a fun animal-themed craft this year, my kids and I made heart peacocks using green, blue, purple, yellow, and pink construction paper and wiggle eyes. My son especially loved […] More
