This is a great first memory game for a toddler or preschooler. The game consists of wooden tiles with stylized pictures of animals in bold and appealing colors. I like how the tiles are substantial and made of wood, thus easy for little hands to handle and flip over. What's nice is that they are durable enough to pass on to someone else after Avery and Nate outgrow them!
This is a little valentine that Avery made for her dad. Happy Valentine's Day, everyone!
Things that Avery has made recently, from top to bottom: (1) a picture of Paris (the page on the left in the little notebook), (2) a box of tickets for Nate, (3) a hanger and (4) a penguin (made in preschool).
Nate will be giving out valentines this year, similar to Avery's but with treats more popular with the toddler set: goldfish crackers. For each plastic vending capsule, I filled a corner of a ziploc bag with goldfish, closed it off with a heart-printed twist tie and snipped off the excess bag. I included a similar tag as Avery's valentines (link here), only with Nate's name and a different colored heart. Hope his friends enjoy their Valentine's surprises!
Avery is officially a preschooler and has many valentines to give out this year to new (and old) friends. Her birthday falls right around Valentine's Day, so whatever she gives out usually serve as both birthday and Valentine's treats. Her little Valentine's gifts are diamond ring erasers and pirate erasers (not pictured) from Target, encased in red vending capsules from Bake It Pretty. Vending capsules are always a fun surprise for kids to open, and can be used to store little treasures later on. I printed a simple Valentine's message on 1 1/4" round labels from Paper Source, stuck them to red hearts (made using this Marvy heart punch) and attached a little bit of red and white twine from Crate and Barrel. The red paper was also from Paper Source (one of my go-to stores for paper goods). Avery can't wait to give these out!