hearts & crafts for valentine's day
For Valentine’s Day this year, I set up a little “Hearts & Crafts” party to spend the afternoon making crafts, eating chocolate, and heart-shaped sugar cookies! We made heart collages with doilies, streamers and fun bits like buttons, gems, and ribbon — perfect for kids’ Valentine creativity!
DIY Berry Valentines with Free Printable Cards
The easiest last-minute Valentines ever! Download your own BERRY printable valentine cards — just print on 8.5”×11” paper, cut them out, fold, and attach to your favourite fruit snack like Welch’s “Berries ’n Cherries.” These fun “I’m so berry happy we’re friends” cards are perfect for giving to classmates or friends!
you are the highlight of my day!
I love doing a non-candy Valentine, and these cute highlighters + notepads make the cutest combo (my 4th-grader loved them!!). Click the link below to download your own “you are the Highlight of my day” printable Valentine cards — perfect for gifting highlighters and spreading smiles without sweets!
valentine's day tea party
A little Valentine’s Day tea party was the perfect way to celebrate heart day with my little loves! With pretty pink and red linens, dreamy balloons overhead, and satin‑tied candles, the table felt festive and cozy. We enjoyed heart‑shaped strawberry scones, mini cupcakes, fresh berries and a delicious peach‑raspberry tea together.
STARBURST classroom valentines
I love designing my kids’ classroom valentine cards! This time - I went against my normal candy-free valentines, and did a “starburst” theme for Lauren’s classmates. You can download the printable sheet below to make your own!
valentine's day ice cream party
For Valentine’s Day this year, we celebrated with a cheerful ice cream party! I made a pink and white striped awning and a sign that said “We All Love Ice Cream,” added light pink balloons and heart‑lettered mylar balloons, then set out bowls of vanilla and strawberry ice cream, fresh berries, sauces, sprinkles, and cherries — plus little surprise balls hidden in cones for a playful twist!
gem valentines
This year’s classroom valentines are extra sparkly! I created free printable “You’re a Real Gem of a Friend!” cards, which pair perfectly with small crystals or acrylic gems. They’re easy to print at home or a print shop and make handing out Valentine’s Day cards extra fun for kids.
little love letters for valentine's day
we had a simple and sweet “little love letters” party for Valentine’s Day this year. We each wrote special notes to our family members telling them what we loved about them! It was so fun to read our letters out loud and eat cookies and as always - throw confetti!
classroom valentines - dinos and cars
Download these dino and car valentine’s to print your own cards to hand out to classmates!
crayon heart class valentines
homemade heart crayon valentines for your friends that make like colourful!
love baskets for my littlest loves!
I think i’ve started like 3 blog posts with “I love putting together gift baskets” … but i TRULY do! I love picking a colour scheme and finding little items that go together to create a fun little collection of goodies! I just love watching my kids pull everything out and get excited about each item too.
all the L O V E for this pink hearts valentine's day party!
A fun little all-things-pink-hearts Valentine’s Day party with my 2 little loves! Let’s eat yummy treats, drink strawberry milk, make a donut craft and celebrate love day!
i heart valentine’s day
Here are a few things I am loving this year for Valentine’s Day - and what I am planning for a little party at home!
tic-tac-toe cookie valentines
Lauren needed some valentine cards to share with her preschool classmates, so I made these little cards for her to pass out, and packaged them up with these sweet tic-tac-toe cookies from Blueeyed Baker!
valentine's day gift baskets
I loved putting these baskets together for Valentine’s Day! Some cute snacks, pajamas, an outfit, socks, a book, and a few fun little things to play with all tucked into some useful crates that we will be able to use again and again!