19 of the coolest, non-candy Valentine’s Day gifts for kids | Valentine’s Day Gift Guide 2017
It’s February, which means a lot of us are spreading a little extra love in the family with Valentine’s Day gifts for kids. We’ve tracked down some favorites that are sweet — but also candy-free. So in this year’s Valentine’s Day...
16 creative, inexpensive Valentine’s Day gifts for him, all under $35 | Valentine’s Day Gift Guide 2017
Looking for ways to spoil your guy rotten this February 14, without breaking the bank? Lucky for you, we’re kicking off this year’s Valentine’s Day Gift Guide with some really cool, creative, and inexpensive Valentine’s Day gifts for him. Even...
Now that’s the power of love!
Whether you’re a fan of Valentine’s Day or not, what can we say — we’ll always take the chance to put a little more love out there. Or you know, just to get a Huey Lewis earworm in our readers heads for the rest of the day. Whether you’re...
Last-minute Valentine’s gifts you can still get for your sweetheart: Because we think thoughts count, whenever you come up with them.
So we’ve officially hit last-minute Valentine’s gift territory, which is something I know well. Whether you’ve been busy, stuck for ideas, watching a little too much Netflix, tight on budget, or, like me, spending all your time coming up...
12 romantic Valentine’s gifts for him under $50 | Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas 2016
We love the idea of romantic valentine’s gifts for him that don’t break the bank, which is why we scoured the web for some of the coolest ideas for the lucky man in your life that all happen to be under $50. Of course, we won’t discourage a bigger,...
17 wonderful DIY Valentine’s Day gifts that the kids can make | Valentine’s Day Gifts 2016
I love looking for crafty DIY Valentine’s Day gifts that my kids can make, and I hope you like when I look for them for you. Because my criteria, I think, are fairly straightforward, and ones I bet a lot of you can relate to as well: 1) Do I own any of that...
21 cool Valentine’s Day gift ideas for kids of all ages | Valentine’s Gift Guide 2016
We always have the best time looking for cool Valentine’s Day gift ideas for our kids, whether they’re toddlers, tweens or teens. Hey, it’s not like they’re expecting spendy chocolate truffles or diamond jewelry! Of course not every family...
11 of the cutest Valentine’s Day gift ideas for babies and toddlers | Valentine’s Gift Guide 2016
It’s February, yay! And that means it’s time for our annual series filled with Valentines gift ideas of all kinds. Starting with those littlest loves in your life. So take a peek at all the cute Valentine’s Day gift ideas for babies and toddlers...
Happy Valentines Day, from Liz, Kristen, and Huey
Hope that whatever you’re doing today, whomever you’re with, and whatever you’re listening to right now makes you very happy. No judgments. [Valentine’s Card: Debbie Draws...
12 ideas for fabulous last minute Valentines gifts you can still get in time. Procrastinators, this one’s for you.
So yes, of course you can brave the crowds, hit the store, and track down something perfectly lovely as a last minute Valentines gift this week. But should you have actual kids to wrangle, or you know, job responsibilities or Netflix to catch up on, I could see where...
Last minute Valentine’s Day help: Printables, crafts, gifts, and recipes. We have you covered.
If somehow Valentine’s Day snuck up on you–or oh, say, you’ve spent the last month tracking down cool Valentine’s picks for your readers and totally forgot to do anything about it yourself (ahem)–fear not! We have hundreds of resources,...Father’s Day is Coming!
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