Are you looking for a set of Valentine’s Day printables? These seven Valentine’s Day free printable coloring pages and activities will keep your kids or students festively busy! When you download this free printable activity packet, you will get a PDF that includes: 4 Valentine’s Day printable coloring pages 1 Valentine’s Day printable word search 1 Valentine’s Day fill-in-the-blank story (like Mad Libs™) 1 Valentine’s Day printable activity sheet Valentine’s Day Printable Coloring Pages This set comes with four Valentine’s Day themed coloring pages: A heart with whimsical decorations inside, including a flower, rainbow, and crown Four “talking hearts” with empowering and encouraging phrases, such as “Be Kind,” “Be Brave,”…

If you struggle with your kids’ school morning routine, you’re not alone. It’s not easy getting everyone dressed, presentable, fed, and out the door with appropriately-packed bags every morning – especially not without nagging, whining, or a sense of impending doom. But having a smooth morning helps set everyone up for a successful day, so here are a few ideas to help you get on your way to a stress-free morning routine.  At the end of the post, I’ll share the tool that helps my second-grader and kindergartener to get everything done, often with time to spare, in the mornings. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links, meaning if you click…

Ever since she was in preschool, my oldest daughter has said she wants to be a pizza maker when she grows up. Therefore, it seemed fitting to throw her a pizza party this year for her eighth birthday. There are local pizzerias that offer make-your-own-pizza parties for kids, but we decided just to have a few friends over at home and let them top their own personal pizzas. It turned out to be quite a fun evening for our daughter and her friends, even though it was not much work for us! Here is our blueprint for a simple, inexpensive pizza party for kids. Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links.…

New Year’s Eve offers a chance to look back and plan ahead, to have fun, make noise, stay up late, and celebrate with family and friends. Memories of New Year’s Eve with my family’s traditional chips, dip, and board games stay with me to this day! You can easily create a fun, exciting, memorable traditional New Year’s Eve with your family. Here are some simple ideas of New Year’s Eve traditions your kids will look eagerly forward to each year. Choose a few ideas (small or big!) and make it a point to do the same thing annually to solidify the New Year’s Eve traditions for your kids. Disclosure: This…

We have an elf who visits our house each year leading up to Christmas, popping up in a different hiding spot every morning. His name is Jon Snow. (We were in the thick of Game of Thrones the first year he arrived, but it just sounds like a wintry name to our kids!) We tell our kids he is here from the North Pole, reporting back to Santa about their behavior. No, we are not one of the families whose elf causes all kinds of meme-worthy mischief and shenanigans, but my kids have so much fun looking for him first thing in the morning. For us, it adds to our…

Guest Post by Ashlee Gecewich I grew up going to the beach each year and knew I wanted my own children to have the same experiences I had as a child. However, living in Central Ohio, there isn’t exactly a beach close by. Knowing I wanted my kids to get to the beach and create their own memories, I knew we had some long road trips with kids in our future. Road trips get me excited! A dream of mine is to take my family of five on a cross-country drive. I want to see everything, and I want my kids to see everything! I want to drive from coast…