Valentine’s Day Archive

Pool Noodle Confetti Popper

We are still obsessed with our pool noodle pom pom shooters.  We get them out on days mommy needs a minute to get stuff done or we can not get outside…  The older boys 6yr and 3.5yr are really good with them.  Baby brother

Superman Valentine Card Box Holder

  “I wrote this post as part of a paid campaign with Plaid Crafts  and Blueprint Social. The opinions in this post are 100% my own.”   I am so excited about today’s post.  I made a Superman Valentine Card Box Holder for my

Fizzy Heart Valentine Science

   We LOVE baking soda and vinegar science.  Such a simple experiment that my kids love each time we do it.  I love mixing it up by creating a themed or holiday experiment from time to time.  Also having 3 kids all different ages

Catapult Science for Kids

  What better way to explore  science than with a DIY catapult?  The catapult is a great way to talk about trajectory and projectiles with kids. Trajectory- the path followed by a projectile flying or an object moving under the action of given forces. Projectiles- a

Love Bird Footprint Art

 I was surprised how much I loved this print craft.  When we set out to make “Love Bird Footprints”  I was not sure how it would turn out.  After making footprints with baby brother I did not like the placement.  I wanted the birds

Non-Candy Valentines for Kids

 We do eat candy but I try to limit how much my kids eat.  My first son is not big on it, thankfully, my second son loves it too much, oh no, and the third son is still getting his feet wet with candy.

Love Bug Pom Pom Craft

It is exciting to get out craft supplies and make crafts with my kids.  Even though I have all boys they like to craft just as much as I do.  I know as they get older we might not craft as much so I

Valentine’s Day Sensory Bottle

Things have been so crazy over here at my house the last month.  With sick kids, doctor appointments, family events… I had hoped to share this activity with you weeks ago and never had a chance to find the time to do it with

Heart Crafts for Kids

I have already started to think about Valentine’s Day.  We have so much fun with Valentine inspired fun at my house.  I could not wait to get started this year.  I set out to find the best Heart Crafts for Kids to get me

Fine Motor Skill Heart Craft

We love simple torn paper or scissor skills crafts at my house.  With young kids tearing paper is a fun way to work on those tiny hand muscles.  Since my kids are different ages sometimes the older kids enjoy cutting up their paper for

Strawberry Pops

We love trying fun new treats.  Especially holiday treats. With Valentine’s Day coming up we tried turning some of our yummy strawberries into strawberry pops.  We have made banana pops before and the kids loved them so I was sure these would be a hit

Cherry Rose Clean Mud

Ok, so if you follow along with the play ideas I share on FSPDT, you know I have a thing for clean mud.  The name just sounds awesome and still messy. I played in the mud often growing up.  A little messy play is

Fine Motor Heart Drop Activity

  We bought little clear red plastic hearts before and the kids loved them.  I had no clue where I had put them.  On a trip to the store I came across more and picked up a pack for a $1.  I brought them