Valentine's Day is on the Way!

This is by far, without a doubt, one of my absolute favorite parts of the Holidays... or any Holiday.

I love doing crafts, or Art projects with the little ones!

For one reason, I LOVE Art, and I am very passionate about it, as well as anything which sparks creativity in kids! I think it is so ridicoulsy important, and that in itself is a whole other blog. So I'll save it. But I love watching them go to town and really express themselves!



















And I honestly get so excited to see how their projects will turn out. Their personalities shine through so much in these painted, glittered & glueds masterpieces.

Another reason I love doing these projects with them, is it is something they can all do together! It is not easy finding things a 9 year old, 3 year old and 1 year old have in common. This they do. And I absolutely LOVE that! Siblings are lifelong best friends, and I love them so much and want them to have EVERYTHING in life! I don't want them to miss out, or not get to experience eachother and their relationship to the absolute fullest, just because of an age gap!

And the last reason I love our holiday craft time is because I am in love with the Holidays! I believe in celebrating life and every day, and the holidays... oh wow, I am all about celebrating, embracing, enjoying, and appreciating the Holidays! I want nothing but happy memories for all of theirs'!

As you can see, their Valentines turned out lovely! And as I stated before, their personalities shine through so much!

This was Art project was one of my favorite yet, because Olivia just jumped right in! A lot of time I will have to put the paintbrush, glitter, etc, in her hand, and give her a nudge or two. She loved making Valentines and went at it completely by herself. She was all about our shiny confetti, and I was pretty pleased.

I'm always so proud of these silly little construction paper projects. And as you can see, they were pretty proud too! As they should be! :)

The last picture is a Valentine for me and Daddy. I had them do their handprints and I did the detailing. I love it! There's no way to stop them from growing, but handprints are such a great way to preserve them, and even freeze time in a small way! I don't ever want to forget these very special days!

Happy Valentines Day! Hope you are all as excited as I am!