Holidays

Thankful from A to Z: A simple Thanksgiving alphabet activity to encourage gratitude

Get your kids thinking about the many things they have to be grateful for with this simple printable Thanksgiving alphabet activity!

As we head into the holiday season, it’s the perfect time to teach our kids the importance of gratitude. If your kids are like mine, they have OODLES of blessings to count. They’re really good at naming the obvious ones: family, friends, teachers…and those are good! But it can also be helpful to push kids beyond their first ideas and challenge them to think outside the box when considering the things they’re thankful for.

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20+ fun ways to play & learn with conversation hearts this Valentine’s Day

Whether you use them at home or for school parties, these simple Valentine’s Day activities for kids will get kids laughing and learning in no time. One bag of conversation hearts…so many ways to play and learn!

Conversation hearts…whether you love them or hate them, you’ve got to admit they are an iconic part of Valentine’s Day.

Even though I think they taste kind of like chalk, I love that you can do SO many simple and fun activities with them. Whether you want to practice preschool math skills, plan a classroom party, or have a raucous night of family fun, you can do it all with one little bag of colorful hearts.

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Fun printable Valentine’s postcards for kids you can actually send in the mail

Send some love the old-fashioned way with these cute printable Valentine’s postcards that your kids will love!

Child writing on a printable Valentine's postcard. One side has a heart and the words "special delivery" and the other side has lines for writing a personalized message.

Did you know you can make your OWN postcards? It’s true! As long as you meet the post office’s guidelines, you can print your own custom postcards and send them in the mail! Fun, right?!

Inspired by this fun fact, I made some cute printable Valentine’s postcards so we can spread some love through snail mail as part of our Valentine’s Day kindness countdown.

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No-stress Valentine’s Day traditions for families to help spread the love

Make Valentine’s Day special this year for your family without spending a lot of time or money with these simple Valentine’s Day traditions for families. No stress…just lots of love!

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Valentine’s Day is coming! Have you thought about how you’re going to celebrate?

Often people focus on romantic love on Valentine’s Day, but I also like to use the holiday as a way to shower a little extra love on my kids…and to encourage them to spread love to those around them.

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Valentine’s Day Kindness Countdown: teach your family to love a little better

Get the whole family involved in spreading love this February with this simple and meaningful tradition…a Valentine’s Day Kindness Countdown for kids!

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Valentine’s Day is a great opportunity to talk to our kids about kindness…and put those words into practice, too!

If your family is like mine (please tell me it is!), reminders to be kind are always welcome…and needed. Despite our best efforts, family life is not ALWAYS peaceful and harmonious. We absolutely love each other, but we’re also very human.

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8 last-minute, easy New Years Eve ideas for kids

You don’t have to put in a lot of work to make New Year’s fun and festive! Here are 7 New Years Eve ideas for kids to keep the celebration simple and memorable!

You don't have to put in a lot of work to make New Year's fun and festive! Here are # New Years Eve ideas for kids to keep the celebration simple and memorable!

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Most people have plenty of Christmas traditions, but what about New Year’s Eve? How does your family celebrate?

Do you stay up till midnight? I’ll admit, we never do. Starting out the year with cranky, sleep-deprived kids just does NOT work for our family, so we celebrate early and tuck everyone into bed at a semi-reasonable time.

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Free Printable Easter Activity Pack…4 games in 1!

This free printable Easter activity pack will give your kids hours of entertainment and learning as they wait for the Easter bunny to arrive. Print it once…and play four fun Easter-themed games!

This free printable Easter activity pack will give your kids hours of entertainment and learning. Print it once...and play four fun games!

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Easter is just a few weeks away! Around our house, that means it’s time to pull out the Easter egg activities!

Let’s be clear, though. I have no time (or patience) for elaborate activities. If you’ve been here long, you know I’m all about simple kids activities that can be ready to go in less than five minutes.

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Festive Printable Christmas Gift Tags that Kids Can Color!

Get your kids involved in wrapping gifts for family and friends this year by inviting them to color these fun printable Christmas gift tags!

Printable Christmas gift tags with colored pencils for kids to color.

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I’ll be honest. I’m not usually one for fancy gift wrapping. I love it, I admire it, but as the mom of three young boys…I don’t have time for it. I do almost all the wrapping of gifts around our house, so I usually buy a pack of the sticker-style gift tags and call it good.

But this year I got inspired to do something a little different.

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A simple way to “Give Thanks” this year (+ Free Printable Thanksgiving Gift Tags to help!)

This year, help your kids turn their gratitude into action by giving thanks (literally) to the people your family is thankful for with these printable Thanksgiving gift tags!

There are many messages in the world that teach our kids to chase after more, more, more and focus on “What’s in it for me?”

I want to counter this message with my own: that we are already living in abundance and that when we look for ways to give to others, the world as whole becomes a little better and brighter.

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Cranberry Orange Irish Soda Bread

Irish soda bread is an iconic St. Patrick’s Day recipe, and this sweet version is perfect for cooking with kids: it’s simple, quick, and delicious!

St. Patrick’s Day is kind of a random holiday to celebrate in the United States. Still, I’m all for a simple and fun day of celebration when we’re coming off a long winter and could really use a little pick-me-up. So, bring on the green food and the Celtic music; we’re celebrating St. Patty’s around here!

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