I was challenged by an older and much wiser mom recently to institute regular family nights into our routine. It's not a new idea, rath...

Hello! Nothing like a cute and completely Hallmark-ized holiday to draw me back into blogland. I'm still here, but have been spending m...

My daughter is attending a Valentine party for the little girls in her preschool-homeschool co-op today and needed a card and treat for each...

Technically, it's still Friday, and I said I'd post the last part of our Valentine garland sampler today. I'm counting the hang...

My final garland this week is made from cardboard cereal boxes. I love the bold colors, graphics and unexpected quality of this garland. N...

Another common, but always special, garland is a fabric heart garland. For mine, I created 3 different cardboard heart templates, traced th...

Two for one today. Stuffed paper hearts and candy cane hearts. First the stuffed heart: We made it with patterned and solid paper, shredded...

We've been making a variety of Valentine garlands here. Some the kids have been able to help with, like this one, and some I've mad...

A few of our holiday highlights: those super-easy Pretzel Buttons ( previously mentioned ), cupcake crayons (also previously mentioned), an...

So, this afternoon we'll be making some Valentine cards with our playgroup. This morning, though, we had the important task of making a...

This is my Valentine Garden. I had originally planned to grow some wheat grass in a longish planter then plant my "flowers" in a ...

We're making little Valentine booklets instead of cards this year. I assembled the booklets and the kids will draw and put stickers ins...

Bracelets for Valentine's Day! The daisy bracelet is more springish, but I couldn't resist trying a flower. I think I would like t...

I've made another Valentine gift bag/card holder thing. This would be fun for doorknobs, pegboards, mantels, whatever. If you attach 2...

This is our last (3rd) installment in the place mat series ( 1 , 2 ). These were created by the kids for their grandparents. The poster bo...

I can't explain why I should be so into making Valentine thingys, but couldn't really get in gear for Christmas. Oh well. This is...

For six years, my friends Mandi and Jess and I have thrown a lovely Valentine tea party. Each year, we go about it in exactly the same way....