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Watercolor Hearts for Valentine’s Day

February 7, 2017 by crayonsandcroissants

Valentine’s Day is right around the corner – what better way to celebrate than with a kid-friendly craft! Little M, Baby M and I made these beautiful heart cards using a few simple materials – watercolor paper, paints and spray bottles. Here are our step-by-step instructions so you can design your own watercolor Valentines with your little ones. First gather your materials: Watercolor paper Watercolor paint Spray bottles A drop cloth for covering your work area (believe me, this can […]

Categories: Craft, Motherhood • Tags: Crafts, Kids, Valentine's Day, Watercolor

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Valentine’s Day Play Dough

February 10, 2016 by crayonsandcroissants

We recently made Valentine’s Day Play Dough using all natural ingredients – read on to find out the secret behind the deep pink color! Play dough is so easy to make at home and it’s an ideal craft for little ones. They love to help measure the ingredients, stir everything up and knead the dough. Playdough ingredients ½ cup of flour ½ cup of (dyed) water ¼ cup of salt ½ tbsp of cream of tartar 1 tbsp of cooking oil We […]

Categories: Craft • Tags: Children, Valentine's Day

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Kid-Friendly Valentine’s Day Ideas

February 3, 2016 by crayonsandcroissants

Little ones are so fascinated by the idea of Valentine’s Day! Hearts, candy, chocolates – what’s not to love? Here are some of our favorite, kid-friendly ways to celebrate Valentine’s Day! We are such big fans of Tinkerlab, which is a wonderful source for children’s art projects and science experiments. We recently got the Tinkerlab book and use it almost every day to find new projects and ideas – We are all set to tackle building a drawbot (a drawing machine) next! But first, I’m […]

Categories: Bites, Craft • Tags: Children, Valentine's Day

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Kid-Friendly Valentine’s Ideas

February 11, 2015 by crayonsandcroissants

Kids love to be involved in Valentine’s festivities, whether it is working on a craft, whipping up a treat in the kitchen or even unwrapping a special gift! Try these sweet Valentine’s ideas to bring a smile to your little one’s face this February 14th. What better way to celebrate Valentine’s Day than crafting with the kids? This Tree of Hearts from Ideas from the Forest is cute and easy. Be creative! Let kiddos help as much as possible, they can make hearts from paper […]

Categories: Craft • Tags: Children, Crafts, Food, Holidays, Valentine's Day

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“I Love You” Valentine Bookmarks

January 28, 2014 by crayonsandcroissants

Little M and I decided to make Valentine Bookmarks this year to send to our loved ones on Valentine’s Day. After all, who doesn’t love to use bookmarks, especially ones that look this adorable. First we started with some heavy cardstock paper, red of course! I used my new handy dandy paper cutter to cut the paper into a convenient bookmark size ( 2″ x 8″ strips). Then Little M helped me to punch holes into each bookmark for the ribbon […]

Categories: Craft • Tags: Activities, Children, Crafts, Paint, Valentine's Day

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A Valentine’s Day Party

February 15, 2013 by crayonsandcroissants

Although I have always enjoyed Valentine’s Day, this year has been extra special because I was able to share it with Little M. If you have little ones, you know that Valentine’s Day with a toddler is a wonderful experience. We decorated with hearts and flowers, did crafts with  glitter, play dough and cards and indulged in cookies and cupcakes – in short, we went all out! I made these heart and envelope garlands and put them up on the […]

Categories: Craft • Tags: Activities, Children, Crafts, Family, Valentine's Day

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Sweet Valentine’s Day Ideas

February 4, 2013 by crayonsandcroissants

It’s hard to resist the excitement of celebrating Valentine’s Day. Hearts, flowers, cards and sweets – what’s not to like?  I have been feeling particularly inspired by Valentine’s crafts, decorations and recipes this year and I’d like to share some of my favorites with you. Keep little hands busy with these adorable, easy and creative Valentine’s salt dough hearts from the blog, George’s Haus. Decorate with stamps and use as necklaces, garlands or even gift tags! Bring a smile to your little […]

Categories: Bites, Craft • Tags: Children, Crafts, Food, Holidays, Valentine's Day

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