The Blog — Valentines

Sometimes your heart is saying "go on, eat that whole pan of brownies!!  Maybe those times aren't so great (although tasty), but most of the time our heart will tell us what we need to do to be where we want to be.  For instance, today I chose exercise over a pan of brownies, because my heart decided that it wanted to be healthier more than it wanted chocolate....it was pretty close though.....the brownies almost won. Feel free to share this with anyone you love.  Especially if those people love Darth Vader, because he followed his heart, right into the...

These Dinosaur Valentine letter puzzles make learning fun and cute!  The puzzles have uppercase and lowercase heart pieces.  They are perfect for centers, identifying uppercase and lowercase letters, and learning the alphabet. You can print these on white cardstock and laminate them to make them last longer.  Once you have them printed, cut the hearts out, and the pieces apart.  Then shuffle the pieces and have your child match the upper and lower case letters. To print or save the free printable letter puzzles just right click on the images below:   You can get the whole alphabet from Zipadee Zazz!...

Plan the perfect Valentine's Day dinner with this easy to use dinner menu planner!  It has a place to write in a shopping list, a spot for drinks, main dish, side dishes, desserts, and decorations.  It also has a cute little Star Wars guy on it, because everyone knows that with a Storm Trooper you really can't miss.....oh wait....  (see what I did there?  I made a "Storm Trooper's never hit any of their targets" joke.) This printable not only is super fun to use, but it will help keep all the info organized and make you a master of...

This cute Valentine's Day banner features a little lion holding his own Valentine banner - I mean c'mon, CUTE.  Even cuter if you were to string it up with a red heart between each pennant flag.  And it will get everyone in the mood for love...but more like, "oh that's so cute, let's just be friends" platonic love - you know, the safe kind. This banner is a piece of cake to put together too.  Just grab our free printable and print it on white cardstock.  Make sure to print as many pages as you'll need - the page has...

These Valentine's Day learning puzzles are super fun for kids to do.  Number puzzles are perfect for centers, learning to count to 10, and fine motor skills (using scissors to cut the pieces apart).   You can print the colored puzzle on white cardstock and laminate the pieces so you can use it year after year.  Or print the black and white version, have your kids color the picture, and then cut the pieces apart.  Once the pieces are cut and ready, have your student shuffle them.  Then using their counting skills, they can put it back together and discover the...