Valentine’s day

Cute little Valentine’s Day crafts are so fun. We like crafting around Valentine’s Day in this household. I guess the month of love brings out the crafty side of us. A…

It’s funny. Luke and I don’t really celebrate Valentine’s Day much. We me working in a restaurant so Valentine’s Day was always just an insanely busy night with the possibility…

With each birthday or holiday with treats we celebrate at school I try to make out treats food-free. I’ve heard all the “but it’s just one piece of candy/cupcake/cookie,” “kids…

Obviously Madeline is my favorite school-aged valentine. She was on the lookout for Love in every meal today. This morning scrambled eggs and heart-shaped peanut butter pancakes topped with strawberries…

I love holiday lunch and snack packing. Holidays are a great excuse to think creatively about what I’m packing in Madeline’s lunch box or bento box and hopefully give Madeline a…

I love turning cute little kid handprints or footprints into cute little keepsakes. Our Handprint Bats, Fall Handprint Wreaths, Candy Corn Footprint Cards, Ghost Footprint cards and Handprint Four-Leaf Clovers…

It’s pretty well documented that crafting plays a large part of the mother daughter bonding ritual around here. Obviously cooking is the other major bonding time activity. Luke generally does…