Valentine's Day

I Love You Quotes (From Children’s Books)

This Valentine’s Day share with your children and all your loved ones these I Love You quotes from favorite tenderhearted children’s books. I Love You Quotes (From Children’s Books) 1. Todd Parr’s The I Love You Book Most of all, I love you just the way you are. – Todd Parr, The I Love You Book […]

Children’s Picture Books About Love

Do you talk about love with your kids? Do you say ‘I love you’ and encourage them to say it back? Of course, you do! Perhaps these sweet picture books add to your meaningful conversations about what love is–what it means to you, your children, the world, and in your faith tradition. Children’s Picture Books […]

Free Printable Valentine’s Day Treasure Hunt

Add reading and rhyming to your Valentine’s Day activities with kids with this free, printable Valentine’s Day treasure hunt! Free Printable Valentine’s Day Treasure Hunt Click on the image to get download the printable clue cards. Each clue ends in a blank so that kids can think of the rhyming word and hunt for the […]

Beautiful Valentine’s Day Books for Kids, 2018

Valentine’s Day clearly is over commercialized with romantic love but many of this year’s children’s books focus on friendship and familial love — at least I’m including them in the Valentine’s Day roundup because I think any expression of love is a nice tie-in with the holiday. Especially for kids. Beautiful Valentine’s Day Books for […]

Best Children’s Books for Valentine’s Day Reading

With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, now is the perfect time to get special children’s books to give and read. From sweet to silly to yes, even gross, find the best kids’ books for the holiday. I’ve divided the books into board books for babies and toddlers, picture books for preschool age up to upper […]

Valentine’s Day Picture Books 2016

Valentine’s Day doesn’t just mean candy sales and romance, it’s really about friendship, kindness, and love. These themes are all in abundance in these captivating Valentine’s Day picture books your children will love to read again and again. (And books are great non-candy gift ideas!) Valentine’s Day Picture Books 2016 I Love You Already! by Jory John and […]

DIY Flaxseed Aromatherapy Warming Pillow

I just started a month-long liver cleanse. And yes, I feel horrible as I thought I would — but I hope that’s a good thing. My naturopath is helping me get rid of all the toxins that are preventing my body from absorbing vitamins and nutrients (among other issues). So while I was watching a video on […]

DIY Heart Book

I’m loving Making Books with Kids: 25 Paper Projects to Fold, Sew, Paste, Pop, and Draw by Esther K. Smith with illustrations by Jane Sanders and typo-o-graphics by Dikko Faust which will be published 2/1/16. I adapted one of the book’s projects to make a found-object heart book for kids for Valentine’s Day or any day. […]