Valentines You Can Feel Good About: Recycled Cards for All Occasions

Jamie Ervin — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 17:46:22 +0000

I’ve mentioned before that we aren’t big into Valentine’s Day around this house. That said, we aren’t fun killers either and our children do fully participate in the Valentine fun at school. (I’m the Mom signed up to bring a fruit tray to the party… any ideas on making a super fun fruit presentation, please share!)

Recently I visited with Oregon’s own Kate Rosenthal, owner of Stubby Pencil Studios. She started Stubby Pencil out with these amazingly adorable, DIY, Color N Kids Cards. (Shown here with a set of Soy Crayons, 8 count for $1.00.) The Valentine version of the cards come in a set of 12 for $7.95. I adore that these cards come in a variety of images and sayings so there is something appropriate for everyone in class, a “love ya” for the BFF and a “cool dude” or “smile” for less close classmates. I’m a firm believer in taking a Valentine for each child in the class (it’s part of our “love for all” family promotion).

Gift Ideas for Kids: Craft Your Holiday Season

Jamie Ervin — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:00:38 +0000

The best way to save money this Holiday season is to keep things simple and homemade. This causes us to ponder how to make the Holidays fun and exciting for kids. Most kids LOVE crafting, homemade craft kits are inexpensive and sure to score big points with the younger set.

Read on to discover some awesome homemade craft kits to gift the kids with this Holiday season.

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Valentines You Can Feel Good About: Recycled Cards for All Occasions

Gift Ideas for Kids: Craft Your Holiday Season

The best way to save money this Holiday season is to keep things simple and homemade. This causes us to ponder how to make the Holidays fun and exciting for kids. Most kids LOVE crafting, homemade craft kits are inexpensive and sure to score big points with the younger set.