Valentine’s Day marks the two month anniversary of the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary. As we celebrate those we love, Sandy Hook Promise is asking all Americans to keep the community of Newtown in their hearts.
Send your love and support to the community today. SHARE a valentine, make the Sandy Hook Promise, and help send #1MillionHearts to Newtown.
Here’s another great printable from VeggieTales in honor of the Lettuce Love One Another DVD. Today’s theme is serving others. You can talk as a family about what nice things you can do for others and then fill out these cards. I’m thinking about doing them with Jacob and then having him give them to daddy for Valentine’s Day 
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(Disclosure: I received a copy of the movie but am not being compensated for posting this printable.)
Some Of My Favorite Romantic Songs
Tank- Next Breath
Savage Garden- Truly Madly Deeply
NeYo- Let Me Love You
Sixpence None The Richer- Kiss Me
98 Degrees- I Do
Brian McKnight- Back at One
K-Ci and JoJo- All My Life
Rascal Flatts- Bless The Broken Road
Bryan Adams- Everything I Do, I Do It For You
Steven Curtis Chapman- I Will Be Here
Luther Vandross- Here and Now
Whitney Houston- I Will Always Love You
Edwin McCain- I’ll Be
What are your favorite romantic songs?
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I’ve been enjoying using my Windows Phone 8X by HTC to play music. It has Beats Audio. Here’s a little more about what makes it amazing according to HTC:
The 8X has a dedicated amp built right into the phone, so it pumps more power to your headphones than ever. Plus, Beats Audio is coming to Windows phones for the first time ever. Take that combination and transform your listening pleasure with deeper bass, crisper vocals and detailed high notes for music, games, movies and videos.
(Disclosure: I am a member of HTC’s Troop 8X and received this phone to review. All thoughts are my own.)
{image via Paper Coterie}
Paper Coterie has another great printable out! This one is perfect for Valentine’s Day and with over 15 designs to choose from there is something for everyone. Find the printable here.
(Disclosure: This is not a compensated post.)
The Postal Service wants to surprise 650 students at the John C. Thompson School (PS-52) of Staten Island and you can help.
Following Hurricane Sandy, the school was closed from Oct. 31 to Nov. 19. Many children and their families lost everything. Today, the children (grades pre-K to 5) are working hard.Things are getting back to normal but will never be the same.
Operation Bear Hug hopes to make February 14th extra special by providing Valentines to every child in the school. Send your Valentine wishes to:
Operation Bear Hug
PO Box 10213
Staten Island NY 10301
Cards will be delivered to each child by the Postal Service’s “I Love You” Bear mascot on Valentine’s Day along with as many hugs as they can bear.
(Disclosure: This isn’t a compensated post. I just love the cause and wanted to share a fun way to give back for Valentine’s Day.)
Lucas
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My family
This is Jacob’s first year of school which means it’s his first time exchanging valentines with classmates. He is in Preschool so I wanted to make something fun that the children in his class could enjoy. He wanted to do Valentines with candy but edible items aren’t allowed. I had a bunch of ideas I had found when putting together my 10 DIY Valentines post so I chose to make the heart shaped crayons. I wanted to do something a little different so I got little notepads at the store and Jacob decorated each one with stickers. We got all of the stickers out and he decided what each of his classmates would like the most so each little notebook was personalized. I then printed out handwriting sheets and had him practice writing his name 15 times and used those for the “from”. I think they turned out really cute.
Making Heart Shaped Crayons
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Jacob's Mailbox To Receive Valentines
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Ready for the Valentines Exchange
My children have sensory processing issues that make sensory table a must have item in our home but I think sensory activities are a great activity for all young children. I like to create themed ones around Holidays or certain things that interest my children. Our latest table is Valentine’s themed.
Valentine's Sensory Table
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A close up of the items that are in the table
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Items in the table:
-mini themed erasers
-mini spiked balls
-clear decorative stones
-red heart shaped stones
-white feathers
-white pom poms
-red,white, pink shaped heart beads
-white yarn tied in bows
-pieces of white ball garland cut into smaller strands
-small heart shaped containers with lids
-heart shaped bowls
-Valentine’s themed cups
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Love these DIY Valentine’s Decorations {click on links to be taken to the posts they come from}:
Valentine's Day Tree
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Yarn Love Letters
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Framed Prints
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Valentine's Mobile
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Ribbon Tree
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Valentines Centerpieces
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Twig Heart
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Looking for more ideas?
Check out these 8 DIY Valentine’s wreaths
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Find other top 10 lists here
Want to make Valentines this year instead of buying them? Check out these ideas found around the web! {Click on pictures for directions}
Crayon Valentines
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Pirate Valentines
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Fishy Valentines
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Lollipop Valentines
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"I Dig You" Valentines
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Rockin' Valentines
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Magnifying Glass Valentines
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Mustaches!
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"Make Your Own Paper" Valentines
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Glow Stick Valentines
Time to start thinking about Valentine’s Day Enjoy this roundup of fabulous Valentine’s themed wreaths and click on the pictures to visit the sites they came from!
XO Wreath
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Heart Wreath
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Paper Heart Wreath
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Cockscomb Wreath
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Red, White, and Pink Wreath
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Button Wreath
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Valentine Book Wreath
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Double Heart Wreath
I’m joining in on another Valentine’s giveaway hop! This one is called “Giveaway Love Is In The Air” and is hosted by Matter of Cents and The Maven of Social Media. It runs from February 1-7th. All the prizes will be love/romance/relationship themed. You can find more information and how to join in here.
I just signed up for the All For Love Valentine’s Event which is a giveaway hop event being hosted by Real Mom Reviews and Mama Chocolate. I love these types of events because they introduce our readers to new blogs and they can enter to win lots of amazing prizes. This hop runs from February 1-7, 2012 and all giveaways must have a value of $25 or more.
If you are a blogger and are interested in signing up for this giveaway hop you can visit Real Mom Reviews to learn more and sign up!
(Disclosure: I am posting to participate in this giveaway hop and want to spread the word so more blogs join in. All thoughts are my own.)
