At the end of January, I generally go on a quick Valentine’s Day shopping spree for my girls. I look for small, useful items that I know will appeal to tween/teen girls that I can put into their Valentine’s Mailboxes. Part of the tradition is making a little card to go with the little gift….
I give cute valentine socks to my girls for Valentine’s Day every single year. In the past I’ve always used the saying “You Knock My Socks Off!” but this year I felt bored of it. I thought about it for a while and finally came up with “We Make a Great PAIR!” I just love…
When I do these Valentine printables for my kids every year, I hate to give them gifts that are just going to add to the clutter. I like to give them things that are practical that I know they will use. So, I generally wander around the store and find things that are useful that…
It’s February 1st, and at our house, that means we break out our traditional Valentine Mailboxes. A few years ago I purchased some cute mini-mailboxes and a new tradition was born—every day from February 1-13, the girls get a small gift from me in their mailbox. I put the flag up when I fill it so…
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Play the M&M gratitude game around your Thanksgiving table and focus on your blessings this holiday! When I was growing up, one of our Thanksgiving family traditions was to go around the table during dinner and say what we were grateful for. I have tried to continue that tradition with my own kids in various…
I’m not really sure when Easter started to be almost as big as Christmas, but I don’t love it. Sure, I’m all for doing a basket filled with some candy and a couple fun things for the kids, but lately I’ve seen things that are completely over-the-top. Not only are they elaborate, they are expensive….
I fully admit that we don’t really do St. Patrick’s Day at our house. It’s really just a day to wear green and maybe pinch a few people, and otherwise I don’t think much of it. Don’t believe me? Well, there was that one time my husband and I drove to Chicago over St. Patrick’s…
I made this Valentine love list printable for my Girl Scout Troop, so they could each make an easy Valentine’s Day project for someone they loved. Many of them chose parents and siblings, a couple chose friends, and one girl even chose her elderly neighbor (but she crossed out “love” and wrote “like,” which I…
I made this “just write for me” valentine printable for our Valentine’s Day Mailbox tradition. I used these mini composition books (but they are so much cheaper at WalMart or the Dollar Store, FYI) to go along with this printable, but you could use it with any size and style of notebook or journal that you…
Today’s Valentine printable for our Valentine Mailbox Tradition is designed for use with hair elastics. As the mom of three girls with tons of hair (and having a ton of hair myself), I can testify that we always need hair ties. I don’t know where they all go, but I buy them fairly often throughout…
Today’s Valentine printable is designed for use with a bath pouf. I try hard not to give too much candy in my kids’ Valentine’s Day Mailboxes, because they are getting plenty of that elsewhere. Instead, I try to give them things they already need or are otherwise useful and just make them look really cute…