HOLIDAYS Merissa Breen HOLIDAYS Merissa Breen

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!

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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!

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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!

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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.

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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!

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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.

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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!

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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.

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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!

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