9 easy, Valentine’s Day heart crafts for kids we totally love
Valentine’s Day is already upon us and we’ve found some of the sweetest Valentine’s Day crafts for kids from some of our favorite bloggers, DIY-ers, and clever makers. Whether you want to embrace the mess with your preschoolers, or you’re...
Condoms for Valentine’s Day that give in (ahem) more than one way
You could buy the special man in your life a traditional romantic gift on the 14th. And hey, we have tons of creative and inexpensive Valentine’s Day gift ideas for him that we bet he’ll love. But if you’re looking for something to really spice...
Spicing things up this Valentine’s Day with…a box.
Sometimes it can be hard to think outside the box when it comes to date nights for me and my husband. Actually, as busy working parents of four kids, it can be hard to even think outside the house when it comes to date nights. Netflix and wine, anyone? So, when...
Free printable Valentine’s Day cards for the classroom that celebrate friendship, not romance. (Phew!)
Valentine’s Day will be here before we know it, and I’m excited to share these brand new free printable Valentine’s Day cards and treat bag toppers from Free to Be Kids — a site we already love for their adorable, empowering t-shirts —...
Cute photo Valentines that make up for the fact you forgot to send holiday cards.
In the 10 years my husband, kids, and I have been a family, I’ve managed to send out holiday cards exactly three times. These are not good odds. Like, if I were a team in the Super Bowl, bookies would strongly advise against betting that I would even remember to...
Flowers that live on, long past Valentine’s Day
While I’m not big on fake flowers (sorry fake flower fans!) I am big on real flowers, especially when they’re used in a way as gorgeous as the modern, made-to-order resin floral jewelry spotted at Modern Flower Child on Etsy. Each piece from this Oregon...
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...
Where to find 20 of the best romantic movies streaming for Valentine’s Day
We get it: Valentine’s Day with kids means you may not be headed out to some big concert, to the opera, to Paris (hey, we can dream, right?) or even to a local joint for dinner. So if your plan, by preference or by necessity, is to spend Valentine’s night...
Web Coolness: Everything you need for Valentine’s Day, modest Barbie, and Frozen coming to Broadway
Here are lots of links we’ve liked reading around the web this week. We hope you like them too. Get ready for the 14th! We have tons of Valentine’s Day printable cards and over 120 easy Valentine’s Day recipes, drinks and last-minute DIY treats...Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz!
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