Web coolness: Last minute Valentine’s ideas, marriage truths, and dolls you have to love,
Here are some things we’ve liked reading around the web this week. We hope you like them too. The ultimate list of last minute Valentine’s Day ideas: Recipes, crafts, treats, gift ideas, printables and more. Funny Valentines ecards that it’s not...
7 sweet, non-candy Valentine’s Day treats for Candy Meltdown Avoidance. (C.M.A.)
Valentine’s Day doesn’t have to be all about sugary sweets, of course. Though kids do clamor for those conversation hearts and pink jelly beans, they may get enough of them elsewhere this week. So I’ve put together ideas for non-candy Valentine’s Day treats that...
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,...
3 adorable free Valentine’s printables that let kids make their own Valentine’s gifts.
I’ve noticed that old school “Cootie Catchers” have been making a comeback lately, but I particularly like the rebranding of them as Chatterboxes. After all, that’s a little more palatable than the idea of picking bugs off of your friends,...
The Hottest Tech Posts You May Have Missed This Week
Here are the hottest tech picks on Cool Mom Tech from this week. Look what you might have missed! 1. Ooooh, gorgeous USB jewelry for Valentine’s Day or any day. 2. You won’t believe what gadget this awesome fridge comes with built right in. Whoa! 3....
Designer LEGO jewelry for the kid at heart.
We’ve been fans of jewelry designer JacQueline Sanchez‘s Forever Young collection of LEGO jewelry since, well, forever ago. The artist makes rings, necklaces, earrings, bracelets, and more with LEGO bricks that are more like designer pieces than a craft...
12 of the most fun, easy Valentine’s crafts for kids that we’d like doing too.
With Valentine’s Day less than a week away, I’m going to take advantage of this weekend with the kids to finish up their printable Valentine’s Day cards and make a few yummy Valentine’s food gifts to hand out to all our favorite people....
3 ideas for family-friendly Valentine’s Day dinners: How to adapt them from kid-friendly to adult-friendly later on.
Every time we parents make dinner, family cooks work to strike a balance between what the kids are willing to eat and what the grown ups actually want to eat. Sometimes holidays make this balancing act even harder. Ever make a heart-shaped pizza and call it dinner on...Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz!
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