I am such a sucker for the pink and red. I walk into stores in January and February and I am consumed with the urge to grab everything Valentine’s Day-related and throw it into my cart without even evaluating whether or not I need it or even want it!
(This is why I’ve only been in grocery stores so far in 2012!)
So I love the Valentine’s Day goodies and, while I can avoid the stores, I can’t avoid my favorite blogs, Etsy sellers, or Pinterest.
My friends at Sweet Birdie’s Nest have created the cutest Valentine’s Day printable collection and it is geared toward school children. I am so excited that Hudson can pass out Valentine’s at school this year. I’m in charge of the Valentine’s Day party, so I’m really excited about this printable cupcake toppers and goodies for treat bags. They created a boys’ collection and a girls’ collection. Aren’t they cute?
The whole collection is just $5.00!
My favorite fine paper resource, Minted., has some gorgeous Valentine’s Day paper this year.
Minted Classroom Valentine’s Day Cards
The classroom Valentine’s Day cards are small and meant to be handed out. So they actually cannot be mailed.
These Williams Sonoma X and O S’mores are just so cute. If they showed up on my door step around Valentine’s Day I’d be pretty excited!
And these Heart Pie Pops? I love them! They’re just so sweet– and no doubt tasty. These are perfect for a Valentine’s Day evening spent at home.
My blog friend, Sarah, created this printable that I just love! You print it, frame it, grab a dry erase marker, and put it somewhere in your house for you and your honey to write little notes to each other. And it’s FREE!
The link to the printable is on Sarah’s blog!
(if you want to *pin* this, please do it from Sarah’s blog)
I love these personalized pajamas from Chasing Fireflies for a little girl.
Cute pictures – love Valentine’s day! Thanks for sharing! Love your blog!
Aww, what cute finds! I love all the hearts, pink/red, and sparkles (and candy!) that this time of year brings! Have a lovely weeekend! Xoxo
I love Valentine’s day for kids! Those notes are too cute. Maybe I will send them to my almost 1 year old’s daycare!
I love Valentine’s Day too but mainly because my birthday is just days before! I’ll admit though, it has been fun putting together Kaden’s and Logan’s little candy gifts for their buddies at daycare. Oh and I love the frame idea so I will jump right over to Sarah’s blog, pin it, and print it! Thanks!
these are such cute ideas! i was literally JUST brainstorming about valentine’s day. i’m newly married (valentine’s day will be our one month anniversary!) and was trying to come up with fun crafting projects i could do with my new step daughter. i think i’ll make two “i love you because” printables – one for both my husband and my new step daughter. step parenting is such a tricky job and i’m a BIG fan of reinforcing positive behavior with praise. what a wonderful way to do that! it will also help ME to stay focused on the positives – and on why i love them both – in those moments when things get difficult.
i also need to take a moment to thank you for your blog. i’ve been reading it for years now and think i may have only commented once or twice. let me share a bit about myself. after the flurry of activity involved in planning a wedding in only 8 weeks (!)….which happily culminated in a wedding day that i absolutely loved (like – loved EVERY single second of the day -loved), i crashed…both physically and emotionally. all the pre-wedding stress caught up with me and i got really sick about a week after we were married. really sick. coupled with not feeling well physically, i also hit some emotional lows and periods of deep doubt. it was brutal. i thought…uh oh…i’m seriously NOT trying to pull a kim kardashian here. i’m joking now, but it’s been a tough10 days or so. though i never doubted by husband’s love for me or that he was the right man for me, i did begin to doubt that i was up to the task of creating a blended family and all it entailed. step parenting is full of unexpected joys and challenges and the whole endeavor suddenly seemed like a lot. anyway, i’m rambling, but i wanted to tell you that on some of my darkest days, it was all i could do to check in here to see what you and hudson and hayes were up to. i should mention that reading blogs can be a risky endeavor when you are not feeling your best. it’s so easy to get down on yourself when you haven’t washed your hair in a week and can’t seem to get off the couch. all you see staring back at you from your computer are people’s perfectly coordinated homes and outfits of the day and tables and families…and lives. one of the things i love about your blog is that you keep it real. you share trials as well as triumphs. i knew i would be uplifted and inspired. and i was. thank you!
i was reading archived entries last night and came across one from when you were pregnant with hudson and ran into an ex-boyfriend while out with your father and fiance (now husband). you went on to say how lucky you felt that neither of you continually ran into exes or had to muddle through those awkward moments of being cordial. it spoke to me. it made me realize that my feelings (about the challenges my situation presents) are valid and real. it helped me not to judge myself so harshly because those moments are hard. and not to judge myself that i literally breaks my heart…as in: brings me to tears as soon as i have a private moment… that the step daughter who is normally loving and affectionate toward me does not look at me, touch me, speak to me nor respond if i speak to her when she is in her mother’s presence. it’s like i’m invisible. it breaks my heart that those moments (where she must feel that to show she likes me would be disloyal to her mother?) are as difficult for her as they are for me. i’m still rambling. sorry.
what does this have to do with valentine’s day? i guess the point i’m trying to make is that i’m not there yet…not 100% of the time… but that i know that all things are possible with God’s grace. i wrote vows to my new step daughter which i said to her during the wedding ceremony. this valentine’s day i’m going to look at them again and renew the commitment i made to her and to her father/my husband. i’m going to pray and continue to ask for the Lord’s help and guidance. and His grace. though my heart is breaking, i’m going to keep walking in love.
i’m going to continue to show love and be positive by making valentine’s day fun and meaningful for our new family.
thanks erin.
p.s. please excuse any typos and grammatical errors…
yikes – i made you seem like an unwed mother (no judgment to unwed mothers). i meant your HUSBAND at the time – not fiance as i had written.
These are all awesome!!! Thank you for sharing!!! I am definitely printing the printable from Sarah’s blog!!!
I’m so not allowed to come to your blog when I’m on a spending freeze. I’m so getting those printables and pjs!!!
Love, love, love the “i love you because” idea….I have already done it for my husband!!! 🙂