Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas: 17 sweet gifts you can make yourself
Next in our series of Valentine’s gift ideas, ideas for gifts you can make yourself. It’s brought to you by the US Postal Service’s new limited-edition Sealed With Love Stamp–because what’s Valentine’s Day without Valentine’s...
8 Valentine’s cards for boys (and girls!) that aren’t too sickly sweet
For those boys–and girls–who prefer bugs and dinosaurs to pink doily hearts, we’ve rounded up some of our favorite Valentine’s cards for the kids to hand out to their classrooms. After all, I tell my kids that love comes in all forms; why...
Death Star for Cutie: A very Star Wars Valentine card
When you combine gorgeous letterpress with Star Wars and Deathcab for Cutie, you get a lovely Valentine’s Day card for your favorite chic geek. This Darth Vader Letterpress Valentine Card from Dingbat Press on Etsy combines three of our favorite things: Star...
9 DIY Valentine card kits for crafty kids
Last week, we shared an adorable DIY Valentine Card Kit and–wow!–so many of you wanted to grab a set, the artist had to temporarily shutter the shop while she made more. Happily, there are now a few more kits back in stock, but we also decided to find some...
DIY Valentine card kits for the semi-to-not-very crafty
I’m never going to be the mom who looks at the DIY Valentine’s craft project for kids on Pinterest–the one that requires a Cricut and a hot glue gun and six trips to the craft store–and says aha! That’s the one for us! But still,...
Dinosaur Valentine’s gifts that kids will rawr for.
I’m always on the lookout for cute Valentine’s Day gifts for kids that aren’t of the sugar-packed variety. Not that there’s anything wrong with a little candy, but I know they’re already getting plenty of it from friends. And uh, Daddy. I...
5 of our favorite Pinterest pins this week
Obsessed with Pinterest as we are? Follow us for cool finds like these every day. 1. Really interesting children’s room inspiration. Love the pillows. 2. Cool Valentine’s Card Printables for kids that even rough and tumble boys will dig. 3. The phone...
Last minute Valentine’s Day ideas. As in, super last minute.
Don’t panic, mamas, if you realize you’ve forgotten cards for the sitter, or the teachers or uh…your actual Valentine. We’ve got you covered with some last minute crafts, recipes and more that you can have done before the kids get home from...
Why French paper dolls are superior for Valentine’s Day
I adore paper dolls, probably because I used to hand-draw them for hours as a child, but have to admit that the lovely vintage style paper dolls from French-website and CMP favorite TinyUs is way better than anything I drew. Especially when they can turn your very own...Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz!
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