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Making Valentine’s Day Special for Little Ones Away at School

Valentine’s Day doesn’t need to be all lovey-dovey mushy stuff. Make it a time to celebrate your love for your kiddos. ContributorJessie Leigh offers some great ideas on how to make the day special for the little ones. While, traditionally, Valentine’s Day is a “couple day,” in many homes, it’s become a family affair. Candles, wine, [...]

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FREE (Boy Friendly) Valentine’s Printable

Over the weekend a few of my people and I were strolling through the Valentine section of a local store. FishBoy9 started to groan. “I hate Valentine’s Day. It’s so ewwww.” What followed was a very enlightening conversation. It wasn’t the chocolates and candies that he objected to; it was the mushy stuff. “I can’t [...]

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10 Simple Things to Enjoy on Valentine’s Day

photo source: D Sharon Pruitt While it can be great fun to prepare a special breakfast or cook a memorable meal for Valentine’s Day, the most important part of such a LOVE-ly day is to enjoy the simple things in life: time spent with the people you love. Try out these easy activities to do [...]

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Making Oatmeal Special (Ultimate Recipe Swap: Valentine’s Day)

This week on LifeasMOM is all about Loving Life — finding ways to help each of us enjoy life a little more. And food is a wonderful way to do that; is it not? Valentine’s Day is just around the corner — Monday, to be exact. So, this is a great time to share some LOVE-ly [...]

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Free Ebooks for a Happy Valentine

There is no shortage of free resources to get your creative juices flowing as you consider Valentine’s Day and how to celebrate with your peeps. Check out these free ebooks: :: Chocolate Treats from Lynn’s Kitchen Adventures – 17 easy recipes featuring chocolate! :: Mr Food Valentine E-Cookbook – contains 30 Valentine’s drink and dessert recipes [...]

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Valentines to Bake and Freeze Ahead of Time

With Valentine’s Day approaching, now is a great time to bake up a few cookies, stir up some fudge and stash it in the freezer for later this month. You can do the bulk of the work now and package it real purty later. You’ll be a rock star when your kids wake up to [...]

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Easy Valentine Chocolate Bar Treat

Who doesn’t love chocolate? With some scrapbook paper, a mess of candy bars, and some labels, you can create some pretty sweet Valentines. Check out this tutorial for custom-wrapped candy bars. And while we’re on the subject… What’s your favorite candy bar? Mine is the Heath Bar.

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Creative & Fun Valentine to Give – It’s Better than a Box of Chocolates

For Christmas my aunt sent me one of the best, one of the most clever, one of the most practical gifts I’ve ever received. I shared it with you back in December. Upon reflection, I realized that it would make an ideal Valentine for those special people in your life. And then readers kept asking [...]

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