Today’s Valentine printable is designed for use with a bath pouf. I try hard not to give too much candy in my kids’ Valentine’s Day Mailboxes, because they are getting plenty of that elsewhere. Instead, I try to give them things they already need or are otherwise useful and just make them look really cute…
I always buy my girls new Valentine’s Day socks every year. In fact, it was the very first thing I ever put into their Valentine’s Day Mailboxes, with a quick note that wasn’t really very cute. While my design skills have improved over the years, my Valentine’s Day sock tradition has stayed solid. So, here…
Yes, there are going to be a lot of Valentine’s printables this year. This is only the third one, but I am on a roll! I make the printables for my girls and our daily Valentine’s Mailbox Tradition, but all of these printables are perfect for giving to friends, spouses, or even for school Valentine…
Today was Day 2 of our favorite Valentine Mailbox Tradition. Today also happens to be the one-year anniversary of my shoulder surgery—and if you were to look on my blog for Valentine’s posts from last year, you would not find any. I tried to make a printable here and there for their mailboxes, but it…
This cute valentine printable goes with an EOS lip balm to tell your valentine “You’re the Balm!” A few years ago, I started a fun Valentine’s Day tradition with my girls. I had found some adorable little mailboxes and I decided to leave them a little something in them every day from February 1-13. Sometimes this…
February is here, and it looks like a theme for 2016 Visiting Teaching messages has emerged—we will be studying the Proclamation on the Family. For February, the message specifically focuses on “Marriage is Ordained of God.” The quote I chose for my printable this month is the tail end of Sister Bonnie L. Oscarson’s quote…
January is here, and with it comes a new theme for visiting teaching messages. I have really, really enjoyed studying the roles and attributes of our Savior in the past two years. Coupled with teaching the new cornerstone course in Institute this year (Jesus Christ and the Everlasting Gospel), I have loved learning more about…
Advent calendars are a fun way to countdown to Christmas, but parents might not love all the sugar! Here are 4 great non-candy ideas to put in your advent calendar instead! Last year, I splurged at Pottery Barn and bought an amazing advent calendar. I’d actually gone 14 years of motherhood without ever owning one!…
It’s always nice to have a simple Thanksgiving craft for the kids to do while they are waiting for Thanksgiving dinner to begin. This adorable little Thanksgiving turkey treat bag is super easy for even the littlest kids to make. Plus, if you let them fill it up with an assortment of their favorite little…
Use these printable gratitude strips to make a thankful jar this Thanksgiving! Normally by this time in November I would have put up our Thanksgiving tree. I like to have it up all of November so we can focus on our gratitude all month. But here it is 10 days before Thanksgiving Day and I…
Learn more about your child and strengthen your relationship together with a Pen Pal journal As a busy mom, I sometimes feel I don’t have enough time to really talk to my kids. And sometimes, when I try to talk to them, I am met with girls who don’t actually want to talk to me….
Redirect your children’s temper tantrums with gratitude. It really works! It’s amazing how entitled my kids can be sometimes. Shocking, really. Related: The Entitlement Trap Book Review I’m sure I acted that way as a kid, too, but I’m still surprised every time the entitlement rears its ugly head at my house. Don’t get me…