14 Books for Your Little Valentine

With Valentine’s Day just around the corner (which is also my anniversary, thankyouverymuch) I’ve compiled a list of our family’s favourite children’s books about love.

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Here they are, in no particular order:

Emma - BabyLit - Adorable illustrations based on a classic. And it's about feelings!

I Love You Through and Through - Bonus Mommy points for acting out the entire book.

Goose Needs a Hug - Don't we all?

Someday - Y'all know how I feel about this book. Just buy it already. 

We Belong Together

You Are My Cupcake

Hug You, Kiss You, Love You - Okay, I put three of Joyce Wan's books in here just because I am head over heels in love with them. I kind of want her to illustrate my life.

On the Night You Were Born - A love story to a baby. So sweet. 

I Love You Because You're You - And because I have to, because I'm your Mom. But mostly because you're you.

Pride and Prejudice - Cozy Classics - I love these adorable felted books. Each picture is perfect.

Guess How Much I Love You - A timeless story of oneupmanship. 

You Are My Sunshine - Song lyrics with bright illustrations. My kids love the shiny cover.

Love You Forever - This one gets me every time. Google Robert Munsch singing the song so you know how the tune goes.

Huggy Kissy - Another action book. Hug and kiss those chubby little cheeks!

And there you have it! 

What did I miss from my list? What's your family's favourite Valentine book?

Valentine's Day Lunch

I wanted to make something cute (embarrassing) for my husband to take with him to work on Valentine's Day, which also happens to be our anniversary. Here's what I came up with!

Contains:

     -Red grapes

     -Candy hearts

     -Granola bars with hearts on them

     -Jam sandwiches cut out into hearts with a cookie cutter

     -Cinnamon hearts 

     -Chocolates in a heart

     -Pink grapefruit pop

     -Crackers

     -Valentine's Day paddle ball

     -Harry Potter valentines!

I found these awesome Harry Potter valentines here.

Excited husband!

Yarn Wreath

Yarn wreaths got me pretty excited last Christmas. I'd been wanting to do something cute but was a little afraid to try. A yarn wreath seemed totally do-able. And it was!

To start I a marked out on the wreath form with pen how large I wanted each segment to be. I tied the white yarn around it in a knot and then just started wrapping! You have to make sure to push the yarn together while you're wrapping so that it's tight against itself, otherwise it will look sloppy.

When I got to the end of the segment I cut the yarn with enough of a tail to tie it to the red yarn. Then just keep wrapping! I cut the tails off the yarn that I'd tied and tucked the extra yarn under the part I was wrapping over.

To make the pick lie flat my husband took an exacto knife and dug it a little niche to set in. I used Weld Bond to glue it in and then wrapped the yarn over it. When I got to the end I simply tied a knot in the back.

Voila! 

Mother's Day Cards