Thankfully, my friend Revka at “Little Fun; Little Learning” has done a post of Easter ideas.  If you’re looking for something to do with the kids, you might want to head over there.  Plus, I completed my first guest blogger post at her site, so you might want to take a look at that too.    It’s my first venture away from Thrifty Mommy.

I also saw a cute idea this week at Goodyblog.  It is making cupcakes to look like a bird’s nest.  I thought the picture was really cute.

I hope you and your family have a safe and blessed holiday!

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 Just as promised, I have some pictures of the Valentine crafts that I suggested for this week.  At the top are samples of the heart collages we made.  (Once again, I love the die cut machine.  What a time saver!)  Next, are the painted hearts we did with marbles.  And finally there are the Valentine cards for the parents.  The card on the left doesn’t have the handprint made into a heart.  It is way too hard to get a toddler to hold their hand still to make a heart. For instructions on these crafts, click over to my post on Valentine’s Day Craft Ideas for Kids.

I really like to do the golf ball paint/marble paint activity.  This works for many occasions.  For Christmas, you could paint on a green Christmas tree and add some sequins or beads for ornaments.  For St. Patrick’s Day you could use this activity for a shamrock.  It’s very versatile and the kids really enjoy this activity.

For other Valentine ideas or preschool activities, try Revka’s Little Fun; Little Learning.  I met Revka online through her first blog, The Porch Light.  We began exchanging ideas and soon began calling one another on the phone.  A few months ago, Revka began her educational blog Little Fun; Little Learning.  I told her how my preschool class was studying a letter each week and Revka began doing posts on ideas for studying a letter each week.  It has been really helpful to me.  I just click on over to her site to see what links she has.  I have used quite a few of the ideas she has listed.

Let me know if you have any questions on the craft ideas.  I hope I explained everything ok.  And if you have any Valentine craft ideas, just let us know by commenting below.

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