Valentine Ideas for Kids
Instead of stopping at the store this year to pick up a box of premade Valentine’s cards for your little one, try your hand at a homemade Valentine’s craft. This year is all about handmade meaningful gifts.
Making SMARTer Goals for 2024!
2024 is almost upon us. It’s that time of the year, whether you make plans, goals, or resolutions. We like to call them SMART resolutions. Here are some suggestions for the new year.
Holidays with Little Ones
Traditionally during the holidays, you may have gone “all out” with your decorating. But now you have a little one crawling, toddling or walking and ready to get into everything. So, how can you decorate while keeping your little one safe from harm? We have some tips to help you find a balance.
Christmas Crafts I’m Loving This Year
Tis the season.Finally!So this year I put a lot of thought into kid gifts. I chose things that were geared towards other cultures, that would make kids work together and that provided just all out joy.There are Christmas Missions.Here are some ideas to get not only holiday season going but to help make it a little festive for others.
Crafts
Homemade Christmas Garland:This is available at Target, is super affordable.I gave it to siblings to work together on a Christmas Mission.https://www.target.com/p/create-your-own-paper-garland-kit-mondo-llama-8482/-/A-88292833#lnk=sametab
Make your own ornaments.I am loving the homemade stuff this year.It just makes Christmas so much better. I found the cutest homemade ornaments for kids that were plaster and came with paint!
Decorate their own room
The first gift was the movie “Elf”, then supplies to decorate their own room and “help mom”. I included cute little notes from the “elves” that I made on my Cricut.
Gingerbread Houses – There are so many to choose from!
Christmas Missions
“Christmas isn’t all about stuff.Sometimes it’s about giving to those that don’t have enough”.Give the kids a gift card and tell them to work together to buy a toy for someone else.You may be surprised.
Feed the hungry.Donate to a food pantry.Put a dinner together and deliver it.
Return gifts to Santa:Okay I can not take credit for this one but it was such an amazing idea.Have your kids go through their old toys and return them to Santa on Christas Eve ;).
Learn about another culture and how they celebrate. Include a homemade toy for Kwanzaa or a dreidel for Hanukkah.
Conversations about Financial Planning
Financial conversations are one of the most difficult things to teach children to have. I have heard many people say that personal finance should be taught in school. While we agree, you can also start educating your little ones on the importance of financial independence as soon as possible.