When it comes to Valentine's Day cards, we think the best ones are those handmade by our kids. So how exciting that we teamed up with Rachel Faucett of Handmade Charlotte (love her!) in a DIY Valentine's Day craft video series brought to…
Last week I discovered the adorable world of finger puppets from Lindy Brown of Stay Awake when I included her adorable finger puppets in our round up of awesome hedgehog toys and gifts. But it turns out, the Ontario artist is pretty goo…
With Valentine's Day coming up, many of us are frantically searching for free printable Valentine's cards to get our kids ready for the Annual Valentine's Day Card Exchange that's a tradition in so many schools. Get ready with this caref…
If you like your Valentine cards less frilly pink and more, uh, dark, then would you perhaps consider these Hunger Games Valentines? French graphic designer Yenniper has created these Hunger Games Valentines as free printables, which mea…
It used to be that Valentine's Day meant a romantic breakfast in bed with my husband. These days, we're lucky if we wake up without a sneaky child nestled between us. And by nestled I mean sleeping perpendicular to us with with his heels…
Red may be the official hue of Valentine's Day, but you don't have to give red roses or wear a splash of red to get in the official Valentine's Day spirit . You can also whip up something red. Red velvet, to be exact. Using a simple red …
Gift baskets have a bit of a bad reputation. Most of them reek as corporate or impersonal, which are the last things you want your sweetie to think about your gift on Valentine's Day . But then there's New York Mouth , which is doing suc…
Next in our series of Valentine's gift ideas, ideas for gifts you can make yourself . Whether you're super crafty, a maestro with the convection oven, or just handy with construction paper and the kids' leftover glue sticks, here's a gre…
For those boys--and girls--who prefer bugs and dinosaurs to pink doily hearts, we've rounded up some of our favorite Valentine's cards for the kids to hand out to their classrooms. After all, I tell my kids that love comes in all forms; …
We're excited to present our first gift guide series of Valentine's Day gift ideas, with lots of goodies for all the loves of your life, starting with gift ideas for kids . It's brought to you by The U.S. Postal Service's new limited-edi…
When you combine gorgeous letterpress with Star Wars and Deathcab for Cutie, you get a lovely Valentine's Day card for your favorite chic geek. This Darth Vader Letterpress Valentine Card from Dingbat Press on Etsy combines three of our …
Here are a few of our favorite transformative tech picks from the last week, just in case you missed them. 1. See that gorgeous Epiphanie bag? It is going right onto your want list, especially if you're a shutterbug. Plus you have the ch…
If you are one of those crazy cupcake baking parents (you know who you are. Own it! Wear it proudly!) then you probably have your secret sources for everything decorative. Here's one more to add to your list. Dress My Cupcake has everyth…
Last week, we shared an adorable DIY Valentine Card Kit and--wow!--so many of you wanted to grab a set, the artist had to temporarily shutter the shop while she made more. Happily, there are now a few more kits back in stock, but we also…
Watch out, world. (Ha, get it? Yeah, sometimes we can't resist.) Whether you're a hip mom, a cool dude, or someone with metal allergies, we bet you'll groove on these natural wooden wristwatches, and the fact that each watch purchase fun…
I'm never going to be the mom who looks at the DIY Valentine's craft project for kids on Pinterest --the one that requires a Cricut and a hot glue gun and six trips to the craft store--and says aha! That's the one for us! But still, I'd …
I'm always on the lookout for cute Valentine's Day gifts for kids that aren't of the sugar-packed variety. Not that there's anything wrong with a little candy, but I know they're already getting plenty of it from friends. And uh, Daddy. …
You've officially got one month til Valentine's Day. And the word nerd in your life is going to adore this free DIY Valentine's Day message that takes a little bit of scrabbling to puzzle out. The clever folks at Oh Happy Day have a deli…
The only thing cuter than adorable baby feet is adorable baby feet wearing sweet little baby booties. And if you're planning some Valentine's Day photo ops, we've got the shoes for you. These lovely little Valentines Baby Booties from Go…
Don't panic, mamas, if you realize you've forgotten cards for the sitter, or the teachers or uh...your actual Valentine. We've got you covered with some last minute crafts , recipes and more that you can have done before the kids get hom…
Other than wearing hearts on their clothing and looking at us with love in their eyes, our babies are still a little young to be celebrating Valentine's Day with lollipops or big messy chocolate hearts. But since we love red all the time…
Why is this new SIGG bottle awesome for Valentine's Day? Because no one can live without water. (And lots of us can't live without Twitter.) It's a child-sized bottle, but I would totally drink from it. Damask, birds, flowers, bright col…
Once upon a time there was bare space on the wall Now I'm really digging this art. Let's go hang it up, this Total ellipse of the heart! Math geeks and fans of Bonnie Tyler will dig this Total Ellipse of the Heart print by Michael Paukne…
If you're looking for a ridiculously adorable Valentine for your baby too young for sweets, we've got just the thing. And it's not edible. But that doesn't mean your baby won't try to eat it. Created by Joyce Wan, the artist behind Kiwi …