Category: Holidays

Here are some fun St. Patrick’s Day coloring pages.
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March 8th marks a big day in history for women. I thought it would be fun to do some research on International Women’s day to help celebrate and honor women, as well as take the opportunity to teach our children the importance of women. Here’s a bunch of great information I found.
International Women’s […]

Tomorrow is the U.S’s National Reading Day! It’s a fantastic day to spend together as a family exploring the joys of reading! Grab the family, head to the library, and pick out some good books. Let’s see if we can set aside the TV, video games, and other distractions for a day […]

Here’s a fun coloring page for your Leap Year festivities! Click for it here.

Our oldest son is in kindergarten and is always full of questions regarding the holidays and why we have certain things on our calendar. This week the topic has been leap year. He couldn’t quite understand why every four years, February has an extra day. He’s not one for simple answers, so […]

Here are some fun facts about Valentine’s Day.

73% of people who buy flowers for Valentine’s Day are men.
About 1 Billion Valentine’s Day cards are exchanged each year, making it the second largest occasion for cards. (Christmas is the first)
3% of pet owners actually give a Valentine to their pet.
About 110 million roses are sold each […]

Cut out several hearts of different colors and sizes. Lay them out on the table and let the kids be creative by making different pictures with the hearts.
Two hearts placed together with the tips touching is the start to a butterfly. A large heart turned on it’s side is the body of a […]

This is a great Valentine treat that’s healthy. Your kids will have fun making them, and you’ll be okay with them eating as many as they want!
You need:

Watermelon slices
Orange slices
Bamboo kitchen skewers
Heart cookie cutter

Use a heart-shaped cookie cutter on watermelon slices. Poke a bamboo kitchen skewer through each heart, then complete the arrow […]

I’ve done this activity too many times to count.  The kids always love it, and it’s great for encouraging communication skills.  Our favorite time of year for this activity is Valentine’s Day because it’s a day for love, but we have done it throughout the year too.
Cut out a large heart from construction paper. On […]

Yesterday was our daughter’s birthday, and although she is three, I had her sit down with me this morning and tell me what she wanted to write in her thank you cards. As a young child, my siblings and I were instructed to write our thank you cards after receiving gifts before we played […]